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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23
THE SILVER CONVENTION.
Congressman Nsulands of Nevada I
Chosen Temporary Chairman.


Chosen Temporary Chairman.
ST. LOUIS, July 29.-The delegates 10
the national silver organization were
slowly assembling AZ Music hall and
there were very few visitors in the gal.
lerics when J. J. Mott, chairman Of the
national committee. called the oonyen.
ton TO order. Prayer was offered after
which Miss Lilhe b. Pierce Of this city
read the declaration Of Independence.
This caused an outburst Of applause.
When the call for the convention was
read Francis q. Nowlands Of Nevada
was introduced by Chairman Mott a.
temporary chairman and the convention
delegates gave him a vigorous reccp.
ton.
Mr.. Newlands made an enthusiastic
speech in favor Of silver At times he
arraigned the two old parties for their
positions on silver and gold, but COM
mended the Democrats FOR the step they
had taken at the Chicago convention.
In speaking ON the free coinage Of silver
he said;
I'VE claim that the free coinage Of
silver at the ratio Of 10 70 by this
country is practicable; that il viii re
store the old relative value Of silver and
gold release this country from depend
ence upon foreign gold impair the com.
pctitive efficiency Of tie cheapl labor Of
silver standard countries; restore the
value Of our agricultural products with
which we pay our debts abroad and
save this country from a manufacturing
competition that will prove destructive. -
Mr.. New'ands was frequently inter.
rupted during his speech from delegates.
but As less than 100 persons occupied
the galleries the applause from that
quarter was feeble,
After the appointment Of the variou.
committees a recess was taken.
Al caucus Of the Silver party dele
gates the following committee was ap
pointed to confer with the popnlist
with view to solidifying the forces
q. A. Baker. California; d. +. Keith
North Carolina; Judge Scott. CAlilcs
mia; W n. ssandish, North Dakosa
General Turner. Massachusetts,; $. !
!. Keith, North Carolina; Q. A. Turne
Q Minnesota.
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ABoU1 The PLATFORM.
SO Far Little Attention Has Resn Given
60 This Matter.

ST LOUis. July 22.-While there are
many platforms floating about. there
appears TO be comparatively little crys.
talhEation q ideas Tho subject has ~.
eeived nothing like the attention that
was given 20 the same matter prior 20
the Republican and Democratic conven-
tons There have been no conferences
Of men selected by men by common con.
sent to prepare the declaration Of party
principles, and Il is apparent that the
matter win be left in abcyance until the
committee ON resolutions shall be called
upon to act.
Il is generally conceded, however.
that the Omaha platform will be closely
followed, aud that the money. trans.
poriaf,pn and bond questions viii re.
csis ftheir cli.oi attention. The con-
vontion win demand that the govern
ment shah control the railroads; tha
silver shah be coined frco and In quaint
ties lsmised BY the supply; that N
government shall issue a Sufficient suy
ply q paper money 70 meet the a
! manas u business and thar nalion
banks snail l,e abolishoa. Il a holievl
e ilas ihe snhsssasnrr seAens viii
dropped.
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which this convention represented. he
sAid, was the growth Of the farm. Il
had been concciyed IN the distress that
prevailed among the producers Of the
country. The people had felt the effects
Of misgovernment II there was ans
movement ON the face Of the earth
called up by the veritable hand Of God
Il was the Peoples party. As he de.
elArcd that the spirit Of Washington.
jefferson. jackson and August" Lin.
coin were floating above this oonven.
ton. the delegates cheerod Justify. THE
party has reached down to the soul and
heart Of humanity. God save the pc0.
pie Upon that We stand We are de.
voted TO their cause Let rs never for.
get in our work that we are n band Of
brothers waging war against the enc,
mics Of mankind. We must stand to.
gether whatever we do" Her,
the "middle-of.the.roaders shouted.
THE Peoples party win not die, il
needs 10 live. stood at the cradle Of
the Greenbaok party, stood at IN,
cradle Of the Peoples party, and God
forbid that ! should be here now to at
tend its funeral. This Is the grea
work Of the country. Let rs do on
duty, first determining that we viii nei
ther desert nor destroy our party.
There where more "middle-of.the
road" cheers when Donnelly finished
Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease Of Kansas 20
. demonstration as she ascended IN,
stage just before Chairman Taubenecl
introduced Senator Butler as temporar,
chairman.
Senator Butler Of North Carolina wa
made temporary chairman without an,
opposition He made a short address q
the convention and was well applaude
when he finished.
I After the appointment Of the usua
committees the convention adjourne
until O'Clock tonight.
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eUILER FoR CHAIRMAN
The Committee Names Him FOR Tenn
porary Presiding Onleer.

ST. LOUIS. July 22.-The Populist ma
tional committee decided upon Senator
Marion Butler Of North Carolina for
temporary chairman. The selection was
effected without much apparent opposi-
ton, but there was an adverse element
present which would have manifested
itself II the committee had not been 90
evidently favorable 10 Butler.
His selection is accepted a. a victory
In the committee AZ least for those who
are opposed 10 the nomination Of both
Bryan and Sewall Il was At first the
plan Of the Bryan men 10 put mp Weav-
er for the position. but they changed at
the last moment 20 General Fields o.
Virginia who was ON the presidential
ticket with General Weaver four years
ago. They believed that the opposing
faction would b. divided between But
Ter and Mr.. Hines Of Georgia Mr..
Hines was, however. not placed in nom
nation, leaving the straights united up
ON Senator Butlef. General Fields was
placed In nomination, but when It be-
came apparent that Hines was ont Of
the race and when the committeeman
from one state after another rose 10 sec
ond the Butler nomination, Hines
friends withdrew his name and allowed
Butler 20 be nominated by acolamAtion.
Senator Butler was placed in nomina-
tion by W. A. Guthrie Of North Caro-
lima, who eulogizcd him as the son Of a
North Carolina farmer and spoke Of
him as a patriot and philanthropist. he
said that Senator Butler was the young.
ess man who had ever occupied aseat In
the senate since the days Of Clay and
that he has won and worn his laurels
there most worthily.
Numerous seconding speeches were
made and the nomination was made by
acclamation amid a volley Of applause
]. W Hayes Of the Knights Of Laboi
and W. D. Vincent were chosen tenn
porary secretaries.
The Bryan advocates have announced
their purpose Of accepting the action O
the national committee In the selection
Of Butler for temporary chairman.
The "middle-of.the-road" factioi
held a meeting at the Texas delegation
and decided TO oppose the selection o
Senator Butler for temporary chairman
Several names were mentioned for th
place. but no selection was made. J. {
KeArby Of Texas is the most prominer
among those spoken Of to oppose Bui
! Ter.
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seFoRe THE CONVENTION.
The situation as Well a. Could n,
AsosrtAinsd by NewsgathererL

The Situation as Well a. Could Ne
AsosrtAinsd by NswsgAthersr[
81. LOUIS. July 22-The Populist
national convention which viii be called
10 order today at noon by Chairman
TAubeneck, is in bad shape on account
Of internal dissensions, and indications
aro that a fierce fight will be made by
the different factions. which may be
prolonged four or Ave days, and which,
from present indications will probably
result In a bolt no matter which faction
prevails.
The heterogeneous complexion Of the
convention, comprising a. Il does. many
whose opinions on all questions seem to
BE- Numerically opposed and who hold
and advocate those opinions with a
bulldog tenaoity that neither argument
nor suAsion seems able toshake. the con.
nicting interests and conditions that
hedge the situation about win stagger
.he oldest prophet were he TO attempt %
forecast the result with anything like
detail.
The Bryan men appear TO bc In con.
trol and the leaders are confident thai
they are IN the majority. Practically
all the trained and experienced general
are algned with them. They have
. very thorough organizAtlop ior system
alic and elective uprk. They hA'
ps'n ''snio'esaey 90 arrival q 90
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workers from Kansas and many from
other parts Of the west. They are press
ing on the middle-o the. road delegates
the view that the situation presents the
single issue. Mckinley or Bryan that
the western Populis,s insist upon grasp
ing the opportunity 10 vote on the silver
issue where their votes viii count and
that failure 10 nominate Bryan win
spli, the party wide open and cause dis.
sendons that will never heal. They
confront the southern delegates and
scattering squads from other sections
who want 10 keep in the middle Of the
read and have mo truck. as some Of
them express H. with either Of the
parties, especially the Democratic party
with which they have been at war.
While strong Of conviction and vOcifer.
Gus In their determination that they
will never surrender, Oh. middle-of-the.
road delegates are practically disor.
ganiEed crowd. They keep mp q great
deal Of enthusiasm At their meetings
and loudly claim as high a. 600 majority
IN the convention. Tho hotel corridors
ring with their oratory and applause, Of
their followers, but their claims Of vic.
tory cannot be argued out on paper un.
less Ia the final contest those who insist
upon a compromise should side will
them.
In certain quarters, however. the
"middle-of.the.road" delegates appeal
10 have unquestionAbly gained strength
In Washington state for instance. out oi
Il Bryan men who came in the delega
tion they claim TO have captured all bul
two. They argue that they have dis
rupted both old political parties ant
with four more years Of old party rul,
they viii be able 10 sweep the oOuntay
Their meetings are the feature Of tn,
convention thus far
Although the "middle-of.the-road'
men are making a loud noise. whicl
creates an impression Of numbers an'
strength. despite the wild claims Of tn
shouters il was apparent yesterday tina
some Of their leaders were weakening
They were talking In a more temperAt
strain and were suggesting compromise
rs the best way out Of the tangle.
Cyclone" Davis for instance. pre-
pared a resolution which he said woul
offer. declaring that in order 20 defea
Mckinley and the gold standard th
Populists should agree upon commo
electors. Riffs In the lutes Of severi
Of the southern "middle.Of.the-road
delegations were also discovered. no
ably in Texas.
Although the Bryan managers seeI
confident Of success they are by n
means out Of the woods,
The proposition Of indorsing Brya
and allowing the Populists 10 name th
vice president mot with a fiat rofus'
' from the Democrats and upon th
scheme Is causing most Of the troubl'
= Altogether, siEing the situation up,
seems reasonably certain that Brya
viii be indorsed Beyond that nothin
can be safely predicted.
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poNNELLY MLL TAKE II.

Il willing 90 Accept the Presidsntini
Nomination d rendered Him.
ST. LoUIs, July g2.-Ignatius Donnel.
ly was asked II he was a candidate for
the preside.cy. He replied that he was
not, but that he would accept IL the
nomination was rendered him with the
hope Of promoting the interests Of his
party. Mr.. Donnelly holds that the
party should be maintained intact and
that this cannot be done by the indorse-
ment of Bryan and Sewall.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23
POPULISTSATST. louis
They Meet In National Con.
vention There.
THE PARTY WELL REPREsEETED

There Were Over Two Thousaad Dele
gates Prsssnt-ssnator Butlsr of Nersh
caEoliaA Made Temporary chairnas
without OPPositioa-0svs stoas
MAKES the Welcoming Address Sad H
Replied 10 By IgnAtius Doansily-Ths
silver Convention.
ST. LOUIS. July ~. The hall In which
she POpulist met in national convention
today was the same in which the
national Republican convention wa
held. There were the same arrange.
ment a. 10 seats. but the decorations
were no, elaborate. Delegates began
70 strAggle in before 10 O'Clock. bui
spectators were slow in arriving. When
the pt was half filed with delegates
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23
JONES ron TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
Anii-nryan Leaders Decide to Put Him
Against Butler.

ST LOUIS. July 2g.-The "middle-of.
the-road men" early today decided to
place o. d. Jones Of Missouri in nomi.
nation for temporary chairman against
Senator Marion Butler. who had been
selected by the national committee. The
middle of.the.road men" did not hold
any formal meeting, but an agreement
was reached among few leaders who
gathered The middle of.the. road
men" were not 10 be frightened by the
threat that Jones is not a delegate. and
claim that any man can be chosen foI
chairman
Il was also announced that definite
agreement had been reached 90 place
Paul Vandervoort Of Nebraska in nom.
ination for president in opposition "a
Bryan. Vandervoort has consented 70
run before the convention and says h,
will give them all the iigh, he has in
him TIE "middle-oi-the.road men
are not well organized and have nc
definite idea as to their strength either
on the temporary chairmanship or on
the nomination Of candidates.
AZ the last moment Il was decided
not 20 put Jones ont against Butler fol
temporary chairman.
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THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 90, 1895.

Gov ,rnor Stone was merely expected 10
make . welcoming address. His wei.
come was most cordial and oouched IN
choice words. He ventured upon few
general remarks upon the propriety Of
the freedom Of the opinion Of the pross,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-23

~ AANAAMWH
While the governor was speaking the
Texas delegation raised an immense ma.
tionAl flag in their midst
IgnAtus Donnelly Of Minnesota 70
sponded 20 Governor stones speech
His appearance reused the "middle-of.
the.roadn element 10 n burst Of onthusi'
Asm. Donnelly spoke gracefully bul
avoided adroitly any allusion to the sub
jects upon which the delegates below
him were divided. The movement
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-10
Hale aad Hearty

s.
Is the condition in which every human
being was undoubtedly intended To be,
and whenever this is not the case there
must be something wrong. Probably
in majority Of cases the trouble is in
the blood, which has become Empower,
ished or impure by reason of heredi-
tary scrofula taints or from some other
cause. In case there is scrofula in the
blood there will frequently be erup.
tions of the skin, though sometimes
the disease assumes different form.
Il, fact. very large proportion of di-
senses are caused by this inherited
faint. That the cause is in the blood
is proved by the fat that scrofnla. salt
rheum, rheumatism, catarrh. and OF
like diseases are most readily cuiei by
purifying the blood. No medicine has
such record of cures as ii DDS Sarsa-
parilla. and yet Hoods Sarsaparilla is
always advertised as blood purifier.
The way 10 keep hale and hearty is to
keep the blood pure, and If II is not in
a condition Of purity and vitality there
is no better remedy that can be used
than this same great blood purifier and
strength builder, Hoods Sarsaparilla-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-10
LACK OF EDUCATION RUINED HIM.

A certain philanthropic woman has
theory that the remedy for crime Is
universal education. A short time ago
she visited Sing Sing in company with
several friends. Among the convicts
was a man whose face betokened in
telligence. She called the attention Of
her friends to him. saying There is
man whose countenance shows
natural intelligence, and yet | am sa-
tisfied that he was deprived of educa-
ton"
I'm wager that he is well educated, :"
said one of her friends, and turning
to the warden, asked:
What was that man convicted Off"
Forgery was the response.
"See?' said the friend turning to the
lady.
We'll, don't care | do not believe
he is an educated man. | want to
speat with him.
| Permission was obtained. and the
! following colloquy ensued:
Did you have the advantage of an
education
mo. ma-am"
Don't you think II you had received
liberal education you would have
been free man?"
Il know it, ma-am.
Il told you so, " turning to her friend.
and then speaking to the convict
again. she said;
You feel within yourself, do you
not, that knowledge would have di-
rected you into paths of rectitude?"
Il don't know about that, but I do
know that If | had been properly edu-
Gated | would not have spelled bearer
with a double r, and that's what got
me caught. New York Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-10

Francisco. Possibly, of course, the
growth Of population. in San Fran
cisco may have been more rapid than
in the German book town." but there
/ are certainly no figures to prove it.
The truth Of the matter is that since
the close Of the Frarco-German war
and the payment to Germany of tn
big French indemnity manufactures
have been stimulated in Germany to
the injury Of agriculture, and the low
prices of agricultural products in Ger
many, as in the United States and other
countries, have materially cheapenei
the cost of living, while under he pro-
tectiye system the payment OF wages,
in manufacturing pursuits has been
sustained Accordingly, the big cities
of Germany have increased greatly in
population since the close OF the
Franco Prussion war, but in no such
proportion as is indicated by the figures
which have been sent out on their
travels among the newspapers OF the
country. The establishment Of the
German empire has enhanced greatly
tue lulpol ldhVS VI belild 90 q Sits esae
has drawn to it many persons who did
not feel themselves much attracted 10
the somewhat inaccessible capital town
OF the Prussian monarchy. Berlin en-
joys another advantage, which 1t may
be said TO share with Paris and Vienna,
of being the capital city as well as the
chief city of tae country and the san
itary and building reforms prosecuted
by the German imperial government
have doomed Berlin, TO use an Amer
lean phrase, and Hamburg, the chief
port of Germany Berlin Is not a
port,) has shared in the increase. New
York Sun
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-10
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach this
diseased portion 81 this ear fherc is Gnly nnS
way 10 cure deafness, aud that Is by constitu
famed condition OF the mucous lining Of thu
Eustachian Tube, Wl,on this tube gets iaiiam'
med YOU have a rumhlng sound or Imperfect,
hearing, and when II Il eetirely closed leafhoss
is the result anA unless the Inflammation can he
TAX Ii out and HITS tube resi- 1ud 10 its normal
condition, hearing VIII be DESTROYED forever,
nine cases cut Of ten are caused hy catarrh
which Is nothing hut an iniiHmed condition. OF
the muc aus surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any ces.
of Deafness fcaused by catarthl that cannot no
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure, Send for circu.
lars, free. r j. CHENEY a Co, Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists. 75c,
Halls Family Pills are the best
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-10
GERMAN CITIES GROW.
But Not So Rapidly as Some Compare
sons Make 1t Appear.

There is a paragraph now going the
round of the press which declares
that in 1870 New York had loo 900
more people than Berlin and that IN
1880 Berlin had outstripped New YORK.
In 1876 Hamburg had 34S,000 people
and Boston, $4,000, but in 1890 Ham
burg had 9,260 and Boston 44S,000.
Baltimore was once as big as Hamburg
but is has long been distanced. Lelp-
zig has grown from 127 900 in 1875 TO
355000 in 1890 and has distanced San
Francisco Breslau used to be smaller
than Cincinnati, and is now la ger.
Cleveland and Buffalo and Pittsburg
were all in 1880 bigger than Cologne
but Cologne was bigger in 1890 Ores
den is growing more quickly than New
Orleans.
These figures, showing the increase
in the population OF German cities,
would be of more serious account, per-
haps, if they accorded more nearly with
the facts of the csse. By the official
census of 1885 the population of Berlin
MdS l,OlDtbVbs os AltN NNhtu VA 4oHp
it was 1,579,244. New York has NV
more than 100000 population in excess
0: the total of Berlin. 1t was ahead Of
the German city i'll 1870; it is ahead OF
it now. The official census OF Ham
burg in 1885 made It's population 30G,-
600. In 1890 il was 500 1000, a material
increase, due more Largely to annexa-
ton of territory than to the normal
growth of population. Breslau mas
gained nearly 25 per cent in population
in ten years, and has grown more rap
idly than Cincinnati. But on the
other hand, Chicago has increased in
much greater ratio than any German
city, and has now as large population
as Berlin, if not population consid-
erably larger,
1t Is a serious question whether,
really, the population Of Leipzig is as
large as the population OF San Fran
cisco. In 1890 there was census IN
both cities, and it returned 295 600 as
the population Of Leipzig and 29S Quo
1900 more-as the population q San
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-10
MILE. ANNA HELD's BLUFF.
Too Forward Boston Tough Scared by
the French Chanteuse.

Mile Anna Held not only sings
charmingly in mellifiuous French tut
is an inveterate cycler. and gave evil
dcHce yesterday of possessing a gift
for bluffing hitherto supposed to be a
Gistinctively American characteristic.
She turned the tables on a too easily
frightened tough, who-but stay. Let
the story tell itself.
Mile. Held, after receiving some
friends yesterday at the Brunswick,
went With party for brush on the
bicycle, Stopping by the way to view
the Baechante at the public library.
The party continued the journey out
Boylston street and Massachusetts ay
enue toward the Harvard bridge, where
the chanteuse pleaded fatigue. She
urged her companions to go on, promis-
ing TO meet them at the bridge on their
for such studies Of yankee manners and
customs as offered she deserted poor,
unfortunate woman begging aims, ami
in response to her own language, dis
covering common bond of sympathy.
During an interlude in the con rersation
rough-looking man approached the
unfortunate and with threatening de-
meanor demanded what money she had
secured. That proved to be an easy
thing, the woman giving up" with
alacrity. Then the bad man turned
to Mile. Held, but she was not SO
easy" The plump little chanteuse
was frightened, necessarily, and had
promptly retreated to her bicycle at
the outset Of this Characteristic yankee
street scene. Then she recalled little
derringer pistol presented to her in
Paris, now snugly reposing where 1t
was within reach. Out came the pistol
and in a moment the would-be robber
was looking down the muzzle of the
weapon
The bluff worked. He stayed where
he-was until after a time Nile. Held's
friends returned, and then he sneaked
away. The beggar woman was re-
couped for her losses, and the party,
not caring for publicity, took no fur
Their measures for the toguh's appre-
hension The chanteuse having re-
covered her composure after the ex-
citing events of the afternoon, re-
turned to her hotel and recounted the
tale substantially as written, so far as
could be determined from the frag-
mertary data afforded by one I'M
skilled in free marathon Boston Her
aid.