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Cv6AHS HOLD THElR OWN.

n Liberal. one Of the most influential
papers In Madrid. supplies the inforina.
tiOu that from March. 1905. to fcl,r,,.
AIRY. 1904. Spain has sent to Cuba S1V..
ri 900. which has been thrown away
In the vain EFFORT to overcome the pAtri.
otto Cubans. From March. 1895. to
April, 1891. she has also sent upon the
ZANE prontless errand 10 generals. i,s:.
chiefs, 4.76S captains and lieuten1mts.
:i,;SO5 sublleutenan ts. 1l2.5tO cO1Wials
and soldiers. 1i3 cannon. 15O.1111 rifles.
1000 hayonets. 2S,lA cases OF canister
sh0t, VI. SIS. 3lS cartridges, and 72,3.sI
Kilograms Of powder. There IL another
!dece Of informat ton which this Span.
ish paper does not supply--namely:
That since Jan. I. 1901. there have been
1906 Spania ris aud Cubans killed. aud
yet the war goes ON and Spain n no
nearer the suppression OF the struggle
for freedom than she was eighteen
months ago. Though Cula has q pOpM.
lation less than half that Of the United
States during the revolutionary war,
spain has sent twice ~ many men ,herc
~ England did here. and they have
fought ~ hard a. they knew how. ami
still made no headway. for the rcvOlu.
tlOnkts not only hold all that they
held over year agO. but are In ,lpnyer.
aus proximity to Havana. They begu u
their struggle few In numbers. without
drill or discipline. armed only with
Machetes, and only having such scant
supplies a. could be furnished by the
Cuban cigarmakers Of Key WeSy. New
YORK aud o few other places. aud yet
they have successfully dehed Spain and
compelled her to drain her resources 10
the verge OF bankruptcy. and all this
without the friendly active Intervention
Of any outside nation. surely such u
brave. determined people have earned
their freedom.
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FORESTS or AMERICA.

The forest area Of the United States.
exclusive Of Alaska, apprOximates aOO,-
HO.OOO acres. Though seven.tenths Of
this forest area lies on the Atlantic side
~ the continent, and though the prairie
Mates contain but 4 per cent. OF forest
growth, the subject Of forest fires "
none the less one Of vital interest To the
Northwest, because this section still
Possesses the one great source Of sup
ply Of the most valuable Of al timber
white pine. The annual cut Of white
pine Is estimated at 1?.UO million feet,
hoard measure. This " triple the
amount OF lumber obtained from any
other tree, and Its relation TO the total
output may he seen from the fact that
the entire cut Of conifers and hard
woods together II 10000 million feet.
Pennsylvania and New England, which
formerly supplied the white pine for
the country, are exhausted, and the
principal sources Of supply are now
Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota,
with some small tracts Of virgin white
pine forests In Michigan. In the forest
dreS Of 1904 Minnesota alone lost x1?,-
u0,OOO worth a this precious and
dwindling supply. Other States an
nually lose amounts exceeding $1,000.
no, and the total annual loss. accord.
ing 10 Mr.. FernOw, far exceeds S2S,-
u00O. Destructive forest fires have
already begun their wsrk this year. In
the Allegheny region. When 1t In re.
nleinbered that the Industries relying
on forest products stand easily second
In capital and men emplsyed-aftcr
agriculture-andt that their output ex-
reeds our mining products by more
Than 20 per cent, the sweeping effects
~ these accommodating fire losses must
lie apparent 10 all. Main, Minnesota,
and Wisconsin have recently led the
way in adopting preventive measures.
The Minnesota law, which Ii as good
~ any yet formulated In this country.
constitutes the State Auditor n Forest
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Commissioner for the State. with a
salaried deputy to he known as chief
fire warden. The supervisors Of towns.
mayors Of cities. and presidents Of vii.
lage councils are made local fire war.
dens. and power IL given to press into
service In emergencies any able. bodied
man. a fine of 500 for carelessly set.
ting fiW to forests is imposed wisely
Increased to $500 In case where the act
IL done maliciously. The Wisconsin
law Is similar. except that the chief
clerk NJ the land Office II forest war.
den. These measures arr good as far
a. they 60. Hut they do not 20 far
enough. 1t II true that a strong public
opinion In forest regions will prove the
most summary cxtinguisher Of fires.
Hut In default Of that Canada has dis.
covered the most effective system. The
Province OF Ontario has a system Of
mounted patrols or fire Ringers. who,
from May to September. placarl the
towns and hamlets. educate the people
by rigid watchfulness. and employ as.
sistancc when fres break out. Owing
to this service Ontario escaped last
summer with scarcely any loss. though
II was the driest season known for
years. For 91OO.OW annually Michigan
or Wisconsin or Minnesota could NO,
only maintain such q patrol. but could
take the additional precaution Of burn.
Ing the tinder.llkc debris left on oil
lands from which the timber has re-
Gently been cat. The ultimate saving
would mount high into tie millions and
benefit the nation at large.
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led by Senator White. did the same thing.
The silver men sent up wild cheer
when A. =. Trude announced the vote Of
Illinois as 40 against the substitute. Zen.
ator Hill rose when New York was called
and announced 'Sevcnty.two votes aye"
The announcement inspired a great dem.
onstration In the galleries. The gold men
rose from their seats with flying hats and
handkerchIefs. and cheered continuously
for over FIVE minutes. The gold delegates
got mp ON their chairs, New York and
Massachusetts leading. Hut, only one
third Of the convention rose. The other
two-thirds sat silent and stern. The
demonstration which succeeded the an.
nOuncement of the vote was In marked
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contrast. In one case the gallery led: In
the other tho delegates. The galleries
shouted for gold. but the delegates voted
for silver. When the chairman declared
the amendment lost BY vote Of as to
;nsS the silver delegates ieapcd to their
chnirs In demonstration, turning dciiantly
toward the audience AZ they checrctl.
The silver mon had won battle number
two md the non. conteutious business Of
ator stephen NJ. White. Of California.
was escorted 70 the chair. The crowd
knew him from his appearance at the
morning session, where he had temporary.
~ relieved Chairman Daniel. and they
listened intently TO his very short speech.
Tho convention adjourned for the night
after scenes Of widest confusion.
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FAN wONEN,S SHOES.

A most eligible young man has been
lost TO matrimony by the revelation
made to him by acting as Junior trus.
tee OF an estate left to gOotl.lOOklng
mother and four young and attractive
daughters. lie had to 20 over certain
Of their accounts. and. among other
things, found bill for their summer
OUTFIT Of shoes which quite took his
breath away. The entire family was
much given to outdoor sports, and
their needs In the way Of foot.gear are
thus summarized In Vogue: "rhe list
started out with golf and tennis shoes,
four pairs: cycling shoes. four pairs
making eight piirs--and after those
came what the girls would have called
their 'tramping boots for mountain
climbing and all that sort Of thing. add.
ing M another four pairs. making
twelve. followed by what ns children
they were wont 10 call their dress up
for each. a pair Of very smart looking,
patent.leatler ties. making sixteen
pairs, ana four pairs Of patent. Heather
slippers. making twenty pairs. besides
four pairs Of kid ties. some pairs black,
others bronze, making twcnty.four
pairs; while each daughter was In need
Of two pairs Of satin dancing.slippers
to match her frocks. and besides pair
each Of white Kid ties, making thirty.
six pairs, and finishing up with four
pairs Of simple toilet.slippers and four
pairs Of bathing.shOcs. The masters
bin was headed by one pair Of fishing.
boots, one pair Of half.boots. with rub.
bcr soles. making two pairs; then fol.
lowed riding and cycling. boots. each
one pair. adding up four pairs: walking.
boots, i've; and two pairs OF dress.tiss,
seven; . pair Of patent.leat her slippers,
eight; one pair Of black satin slippers
and another satin pair to match din.
ner.e0wn. making 10 far ten pairs, the
list ending with ono pair Of pale.blue
hid mules and one pair Of bathing
shOes--all In all, twelve pairs, tho en-
tire number Of pairs for the family
amounting to Afty.sIx pairs Of shoes fOi
the seasons OUTFIT"
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Ondetl by W. e. kluts nj North Carolina,
George Fred Williams Of Massachusetts,
nnd Thomas ]. kcrnnn Of Louisiana.
senator Vest placed the MissOurinn In
nomination, and Gov. Overn,cycr Of Kan.
shs seconded the nomination. The name
Of Gov. Claude Matthews Of Indiana was
presented Ivy AenatOr Turpic Of Indiana,
and seconded by Delegate Trippctt Of
Colorado. Fred White Of Iowa placed
BOics In noniaatl0n, and tho Waterloo
10 the enthusiasm Of Miss Winnie Muir.
ray, q young woman from Nashua. Iowa,
who led the Boies demonstration 40 Mrs.
Carson Lake did the Blame dcmonstrn.
ton ut Minneapolis four years ago. Scn.
WtOs doc RlHckbNr,l- As Kentucky WINS
placed In nomination by John 3. Rhea. u
brilliant Kentucky orator, and seconded
by Gen. 1t. Clair Of West Virginia, and
w. w. FOotc Of California, and Mclean
OF Ohio WAS nominated by Delegate Tat.
rick Of the Buckeye State.
Tho crowd Of tho evening was the
largest probably ever seen at national
convention. II seemed u: great ~ the
enormous multitude which gathered ut the
dedication Of the Worlds Fair In the
Manufactures Building. 1t completely
6lled the hall. and tho effect OF the bright
rays Of tho electric lights upon the up.
turned faces and the swaying bodies ~
somc incentiv the playing ~ the baud.
the arrival Of q prominent man or the
display Of familiar llthograph--u moved
tho crowd 10 u nervous Outburst was
most curious. aud at times extremely dis.
quicting. for 40 one could escape appre.
hcnslon lest sudden fear should send
this great mars tumbling across the am.
phithcuter. Long after tho hall wus
crowded until the walls threatened to
burst ut their Joints turbulent and
angry crowd ragged ut the doors. The
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THIRD DAY.

shortly before II o'clock Thursday
morning the convention came to order.
Rebellion hung like pail above the great
body. md y).JD people ranged the slop.
Ing hills tina. overlooked the arena to
watch tho BATH - the wrestling giants.
The silver lead, 4. entered with light
and buoyan' step. The fnccs OF
thu gold leaders we're grim. grave
and defiant. The managers OF the
several candidates were marShallng their
forces. Chairman White was no honrsc
he could scarcely speak. and he handed
the gavcl over 10 Congressman Richard.
son Of Tennessee, who announced that
the committee on resolutions was ready
to report, and called 10 the platform Ben.
ator Jones OF Arkansas to make the com.
mIttcc report.
The platform as reported by the con-.
mlttec declares for the free and Mnlimlt.
ed coinage Of silver at the ratio Of III to J..
The issue Of bonds In time Of peace Ia
denounced. National banks to he dc.
prived Of the power Of Issuing notes. A
tariff for revenue only In demanded aud
the declaration made that revival Of
the Mckinley law would be disastrous
To the country. An income tax law II
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session by his brilliant speech on the
adoption NJ the platform. The wild
cheering Of the delegates and their TX.
travasant demonstrations Of delight over
the performance Of the eloquent Nebras.
kan startled the friends Of Bland, Boies,
and other candidates, and as soon ~ the
platform was adopted an adjournment
was taken until y o'clock at night. The
oiOrning session was rendered notable
also by speeches Of Tillman. Hin. Villas.
Russell of Massachusetts and others and
by the significant refusal Of the free
silver majority 10 commend the admins.
tratiOn Of President Cleveland.
At the night session. In the presence
Of fully $1,000 people. the nominating
speeches were made, and there was u
repetition Of the exciting scenes Of the
afternoon. The Bryan enthusiasm con.
tinued. The galleries went frantic ut
every mention Of his name. and the wild
demonstration Of the afternoon was du.
plicatcd when he was placed In noiainn.
ton by II. T. Lewis of Georgia. and sec.
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"1RAINiH0" AN ACTRESS.

After all the terrific huSbub. the
mcasly sum Of $4,000 has been award.
ed by New York Jury to David Be.
lasco for his services In training Mrs.
Leslie Carter for the stage. Though
interest at per cent. from 1910 has
been allowed. will this compensate the
playwright for all he has done for
n. X. Fairbanks prOtege? We trow
not. According to the testimony Be.
lasco has shed at least 300 buckets Of
tears. and the number Of times he has
chastisei Mrs. Carter by knocking her
head against the wall, even at 81 per
thuinp, should entitle him ~ u heavic:
verdict. Other bruiserr. like Fltxsim.
mons. for instance. have raised a.
much o. $4,000 for single blow. Why
discriminate against poor play.
wright
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declared for, 10 be effected by cOnstitu.
tlonal amendment. sympathy for the
Cubans II expressed. II ID demanded that
pauper immigrants he excluded. Liberal
pension appropriations arc favored. Sen.
ator Hills bill prohibiting punishmcnt
In contempt caSca II approved. Tho Pa
ellie railroad refundlnY bill IL denounced.
The third term Idea Is opposed, and the
declared extravaganza OF tho last Ilcpub.
licsn Congress Ia denounced.
The platform concluded. Tho report
for the minority was read by j. ii. Wade.
Of Ohio. and the gold people rose an'l
checred. but after their outbreaks on
yesterday these efforts were faint. The
Endorsement ~ the Democratic admins.
tiTtiOn which Senator Hill had made u
losing fight for In the committee on rcso-
lntiOns, brought down u yell from the ga!-
lcrics. New York delegates stood aud
waved their hats. Tho issue was drawn.
senator Tiliman, OF South Carolina, OPEN
cd the great debate In behalf of free coin.
age. On on, lapel of his coat he were
u Cuban Hug. on tho other u pltchfOrk.
The 9O.tkW people broke forth. Cheers
mingled with hlsscs rent the air. ~ come
from State said Mr.. Tiilman. (which
was the home Of secession. South Caro-.
linn IN lStD." he said, "led the light IN
the Democratic party which disrupted II.
Disruption" he continued, while the gal.
ierics Kissed, drought about tho war, and
the war cmunc,pated the black slaves.
Now" he added, 1--WE are leading the fight
to cmancipat' the white slaves"
Senator Jones followed Tillman. Then
came Senator Till, who began by saying,
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CONTINUED from ragc Onc.)

corn. oil. cotton. Iron. lead and the other
like staples, and they seek to get II for the
NJ nation calls Itself free and Independent
that II not great enough TO- eatabIlsh and
maintain q financial policy Of Its own. To
pretend that this. the foremost Richest and
most powerful nation Of the world. cannot
colin liz own money without suing for an In.
ternatlonal agreement at the courts ~ Euro.
pean autocrats. who have none hut primary
interests to subserve. has for many years
been held Out. at every Presidential election.
They have made use Of such an agreement and
have foiletl II afterward, and we have never
In all our history had an international agree.
ment upon q money system. ant! none Of the
founders Of this republic ever dreamed that
such an agreement was essential.
The majority Of this convention maintains
that this great American nation with a natu.
raj base Of nxed empire II fully capable Of
restoring this constitutional money system Of
gold and silver at equality with each other.
When Mr. Daniel had concluded. the
secretary called the roll Of States ond
territories for the appointment Of com.
mittees, after which the convention nd.
journcd until 10 o'clock "Wednesday
morning.
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SECOND DAY.

The crowds began pouring Into the
Coliseum shortly after 0 o'clock Wcdnes.
day morning. but the hcavy.eyed dele.
gates, many OF whom had bad an all
night vigil, wcro late 10 arriving. At
1O:4A o'clock Temporary Chairman Dan.
lei called the convention 10 order and d..
rected that the aisles be cleared. Rev. DR..
Green, Of Ceda- Rapids, Iowa. offered
prayer, ut tho conclusion Of which Chair.
man Daniel called for the report Of the
committee on credentials. The commit.
tee was not ready with its recommenda.
tons and by unanimous consent NO busi.
ness was transacted until the report was
received.
The convention tired of inactivity and
shouted for speeches. Ex.Gov. Hoyg oi
Texas was called and spoke for half M
hour. He urged harmony aud raked the
Republican, fore and aft.
senator White, Of California. who had
been selected for permanent chairman by
the silver men, then relieved Mr.. DAME
Of the Ravel and asked the further pleas
urc Of the convention. The galleries shouted
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THE WHEEL AN AID 10 CRIME.

The fact that thieves are coming to
see how we'll the wheel Is adapted to
their knavlsh purposes Is not at all
pleasant TO contemplate. II was to
be hoped that the bicycle would re-
main for n time in the hands of those
who use IL for health and pleasure; but
criminals were all too quick 10 apprO
pirate 1t for meaner ends. VIII there
eventually appear bands Of cycling
1t is not unlikely, and
the danger lurking In such quarters H.
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hour named for reassenhllny was 3
o'clock, but 1t was halr an hour later
before the rush OF feet nnd the ra,r of
voices In the galleries subsidized sutii.
GENTLY to permit Mr.. Mcclellan. who
again occupied the chair In tho place of
tho permanent, chairman, Senator White
Of California, TO compel order.
At the adjournment, half an hour after
midnight. all arrangements had been
completed for the ballotinG to begin ut 10
o'clock the following morning.
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THU CHICAGO nAaLn.

greater than 1t was in the days OF stage
coaches and black.masked riders. Ia.
cilitics for guarding against the as.
saults Of thieves are vastly greater
than formerly, but the bicycle, with
Its stealthy approach. and swift flight,
seems to be the modern appliance for
evadlng modern Instruments Of law.
It IL fight Of the criminal side Of nod.
ern ingenuity against i,s legitimate
side. Which will win?
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VOICE..

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One of the most creditable things
that can he said of the Salvation Army
Is that 1t has established In the United
States mills and factories that give
steady employment to nearly 1000
DersOns
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Woman, advancing with rapid
strides. Is accepting every opportunity
leap year offers. In Pennsylvania Mrs.
Martha Gullman, after winning the
prize In u splke-arlving contest, stole
the husband of u friend.
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There h nothing new In the demon
stratios that u dog can live for months
after the removal OF Its brain. Sclcn.
lists have lived for years without
hearts. to the very great misery Of
luckless bcastics that CHANGED TO fall
Into their power.
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to you that you might as well do away
with all intcrnatiOn agreements"
Thursday Night Session.
Tho Thursday night session of the
Democratic convention adjourned short
ly after midnight until 10 o'clock the
next morning, after having adopted the
platform, but without choosing u candi-
date for the presidency. 1t was day Of
great excitement and strong emotions.
A sensational wave of enthusiasm for
ex-Congressmar William ]. Bryan, Of
Nebraska, was aroused at the morning
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a Chicago street beggar seems to
hove a pretty good idea of the relative
sizes Of the Affections which weight
him down. He wears a placard saying
i am married; also blind"
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for Blackburn, Hill, Bryan and Altgcld.
Kentucky joe made vigorous spcccl,
for free silver. Senator Hill and Mr..
Bryan were not present. The crowd
shouted vociferously for Gov. Altgcld.
The Governor spoke for nearly half an
hour, and from start to finish his address
was bitter dcnunciation Of the capital.
lists, far and near. ]. +. Williams. Of
Massachusctts, followed with free silver
speech. He. too, attacked the railroads.
the corporations and Wall street.
Five minutes later the committee on
credentials filed into the hail. Delegate
Atwood. Of kansss. chairmsn Of the com.
mittee, read tn, report. It confirmed the
action Of the national committee In every
detail except Nebraska and Michigan. In
the former case the actloa OF the national
committee was reversed, thus seating tho
Bryan delegates. In regard to Michigan.
tho committee decided to leave the matter
open for future action. Chairman White
put the motion to adopt and declared II
carried by viva vOcc vote. Tho seating
Of the Bryan delegates was received with
tremendous cheers by the convention, and
the Nebraskans. with WIN. ]. Bryan on
their shoulders. marched into tho hall
mid remarkable reception. The gold
delegates from Nebraska retired to seats
In the audience On motion Of Gov. Ait.
geld the convention then adjourned until
3 o'clock.
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POLITICAL BULLETIN.

AZ the various
this standing bulletin
and records Of the men seeking their SURFACES
So far the only Republican
alone can be published
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Wednesday Evssi.s asss,o..

The delegates rcassembled for the even.
Ink session u N.tle before u o'clock. aud.
although the sunshine falling through the
western windows gave tho convention hall
an air Of beautiful peace. It did not ex.
tend its soothing indsence to the hearts
Of tho Democrats on tho hOor. They were
tired. aud many Of them were hungry.
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The calamity ut 1t. Louis VAS nudsr.
stood by the English newspa pers, II al'-
pears, as q disaster at sou. and they
Issued bulletins. saying: "rhe steamer
IT, Louis has been wrecked aud 100
lives lost" II seems hardly crc<lihl..
shat they should have come 10 close 10
the truth. TO get tho name correctly
was marked journalistic achieve.
ment for London. but In addition To
have an approximation Of tae real
number dead seems almost like stroke
Of genius.
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Republican County Ticket.

lone can be published at present.