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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-07-10
EVENING SESSION.

The New York delegation has
decided to stay in the convection
bat not vote, and has appointed
a committee of six to visit other
gold delegates and urge on them
the same action.
The convention was called to
order at S:28. Delegates rapidly
filled the seats and the galleries
were crowded. The Bland march
ing club entered the hall amid
cheers.
Senator Vest took the platform
to nominate Band. When Vest
mentioned Bands name there was
great cheering. There was much
confusion, and it was hard for del
egates to hear the speaker. The
chairman raped for order. The
sergeant at arms threatened to
clear the galleries. Vest had to
stop speaking. The steps to the
platform were crowded and every
inch Of the platform was occupied.
Vest resumed. He said: 1.-The
revolution in favor OF silver has
come to stay. We want TO ur,
known or uncertain candidate. We
want no late convert To the the
cause"
There was SO much Ccmmotior
that it was hard even for the re
porters 20 hear the speaker. Most
of the delegates seemed to have
given up trying to hear the speak
er. His references to Silver
Dick" and silver quickly raised a
storm Of applause.
A Band banner was carried in
amid great applause. The Mis-
souri, delegates were moving. The
audience were on their feet.
A number of Bland banners
were raised in the galleries, The
band struck up The Battle Cry ot
Freedom" amid great cheering
and waving Of flags, handkerchief:
and hats. Cheers drowned the
band.
About a third of the delegate
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-07-10

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was presented with a Boies ban
ner and escorted to the Iowa dele
CATION.
A. B. Smith Of Minnesota sec
onded Boies.
Rhea of Kentucky presented the
name Of Black burn. He IS an clio
quent speaker and was frequently
cheered.
When Rhca closed the band
struck uD odd Kentucky Home"
and the au&;--ca sang,
Footc Of California S@condca
Blackburn.
Col. Patrick of Ohio presented
tie name Of McLIan. lI1 sal@
tdas with Mclean lhc Ctmccr@ts
C0"l1 carry Ohic,
At I2:37.the convention adjourn
cd ii! 10 this morning.
! CHICAGO. TuIv Io-At Io45 t..:s
rnorn;rcr T. WIS Learned thae HIT
world not ar+en5 fh4 co,,v,..fi,n
Ntn1av # is <aid tbet ra ;si,I
D,1oost-s came, n e1.,,,7,- THE
c,nv.nfion wos called n rr,!er n
1o.57 and OPENED with PRAYER
The New Yo,k DELEGATION sent a
committee t. Hills hotel to get
| hin, to come to the c0nver ton.
H3rr;tv cf PENNSYLVANIA ERE.
sented ;+e mama cf RoberI 7,
Pattieon.
Miller Of Oregon presents the
name cf Pernoyer
TIE nouirations for president
were declared closed
The roll Of states was ordered
for first bal!o>.
On the f st ballot the vote ot
Florida was as follows: Bland, ?
Br,an. I; Boies, I; Pattisop, I
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-07-10
SILVER TO BE- TIE BATTLE CRY.

were standing on their chairs and
cheering. The applause was re-
newcd with vigor. The chairman
tried in vain to restore order.
A banner with the inscription,
BLAND, Silver Champion" was
carried around the a;sles.
The applause quieted down
little; the band played cred.
White and Blue" but could scarce
ly be heard; the delegates resumed
their seats; the chairman rarped
vigorously for order; the commo-
ton, which had lasted two min
utes, quieted down somewhat, and
Senator Vest finished his speech.
Obermeyer Of Kansas took the
platform to second the nomina-
tion of Bland. His praises of
Bland were attentively listened to
and frequently applauded. He
spoke for five minutes. and wes
followed by Williams of Illinois.
Lewis of Georgia took the plat
form to present the name of Bryan
of Nebraska. The mention of
Bryan's name brought on tumul-
tuous demonstration. Nearly all
the delegates were on their feet &c
watch the demonstration.
Klutz of North Carolina, Will,
Jams of Massachusetts and Herman
of Louisiana seconded the nomina-
tion of Bryan.
Turpie of Indiana took the plat
form to present the name OF
Matthews Of Indiana. He could
not be heard except by those close
to the platform. There was such
confusion that he stopped in his
speech. There were cries Of
"Time!' After an interruption
five minutes the speaker resumed
bat could rot BE- heard. Soms
one in the gallery called GU, 81
nominate Grover CIevelanc"
TuTpie appealed to the chair tc
restore order, and finished his
speech.
Trippet of California SECONDED
Matthews.
A motion to adjourn On accoun
Of confusion was ruled cut Of or
der. The chairman said that i
silence was not restored the polio,
would clear the galleries.
Fred White Of Iowa took IL,
platform to present the name 0
Boies. He spoke for twenty min
utcS. His mention Ct Boies
name was family cheered. Hi
reference to "UnCle Horace
brought cheers from the galleries
"A woman in white, who attracted
attention by her vigorous applause
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-07-10

The Ocala Rifles row have a
fist class gymnasium ia their ar
mony where every thing is pre-
yided that the atle' etic could de-
sire. The boys can pass a pleas
ant aal profta5'e recess.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-07-10
BY Te'es:aFh to The Evening Star.

DJ II 'aI' D II'C A-'CI'I' : ~V.I'
Chicago, July Io-In ycster-
days Afternoon session Hills mo-
tion in favor Of minority report
was lost, IS was his resolution in
dorsiag Cleveland. An amend
ment, providing that free coinage
be abandoned If not successful at
the end of one year, was also vo:
ed down.
The vote was then taken on the
platform, which was adopted by a
vote of 62S against sol, one dele
gate being absent.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-07-10

No Bolt in the Chicago Convention, but the Wishes Of hc
Majority are Rcspcced--Ths is Democratc--Thc
Money of Our Daddics" to be Restored.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-06-04

While the storm was at its height, a
passenger train on the Chicago 81 AL
ton railway pulled onto the bridge
from the Missouri side, on its way
east. Engineer Scott had proceeded
only a short distance when he realized
the awful danger. The wind struck
the coaches, causing them to careen.
The train was about half way across.
The overhead poles were swapping and
tumbling into the river, while large
stones were shifting loose from their
foundations and plunging into the
water. Realizing that any moment
his train might be blown away, Scott
put on a full head of steam, in an
effort to reach the east side shore.
The train had scarcely proceeded 200
feet, and was about the same distance
from shore, when the upper span of the
bridge was blown away. Tons of
huge granite blocks tumbled to the
tracks, where the train loaded with
passengers had been but moment be-
fore. About the same instant the
wind struck the train, upsetting all
the cars like playthisgs. Luckily no
one was killed, but several were taken
out seriously injured. The wrecked
part of the bridge is just east of the
big tower near the Illinois shore, and
extends east about 800 feet The en-.
tire upper portion, traversed by
street cars and carriages, is carried
away, while the tracks beneath are
buried in the debris, in some places
eight feet deep.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-06-04
A SCENE OF DEATH.
Fatalities Will Approximate Four Hun
dred in the Two Cities.

Fatalities Will Approximate Four Hun
dred in the Two Cities.
st. Louis, May 30.-When darkness
temporarily interrupted the search for
storm victims tonight, 3l5 people were
known to be dead on both sides of the
river, and, although the complete
death list will never be known, it is
believed it will approximate 400 in the
two cities. The number of injured is
larger, and many of the manned can.
not survive. The property loss will
reach we'll into the millions, but insur.
ance people, tiremen and police alike
refuse to hazard guess at accurate
figures. The uncertainty regarding
the loss of life and property is due
mainly to the wide extent of the havoc
wrought by the storm.
The miles of wrecked buildings as
yet unexplored, and the more numerous
collapsed factories, toward the investi
CATION of which little progress is made.
may hide almost any number of bodies,
as the police have been unable to Sc.
cure anything like an accurate list of
the missing. In the factory districts.
many of the employees on duty at the
time the storm broke were without rel.
atives in the city, and their disappear.
ance would scarcely be noted, even
though they be buried in the ruins.
1t is believed by the police that, owing
to the suddenness with which the crash
came, many tramps and homeless ones
sought shelter among the buildings
which were leveled, and nothing will
be known of their death until perhaps
weeks hence, their bodies are found.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-06-04
oOlNGS OF CONGRESS
Routine Work Of the Fifty-Fourth
sion-Senate.

Washington, May 29.-The Sc,
today defeated the proposition IA
crease the beer tax 70 cents Der h.
by a vote of "a to 27. The vote I
taken as soon as the file ,sess
was taken up, the beer -tax proposil
being submitted in an amendms
With the amendment disposed of
cheese bill was further debated l
was not disposed of. The debat
the bond bill proceeded after 3 o'cll
A partial conference report on the n,l
appropriation bill including the n
of new warships was agreed to.
Washington, May 3O.-The st.I,.
horror was the theme of a touch,
and eloquent prayer by Rev. Dr. n
burn, the blind chaplain of the sep,
at the opening of the session tod,
When the house resolution was
ceived authorizing the loan of tenn
the mayors of st. Louis and East
Louis, Palmer asked immediate Cons
GRAFTON. Vest interposed the supp
tion that while it might seem unT
cious for him to interpose obiectr
yet, in view of the late reports show
the usual exaggeration attending
first hours Of calamity, he did
consider the action necessary. ?
people of st. Louis, he said, could +
care of themselves. The resoluf
was amended to be joint INSTEAD
concurrent, thus requiring preseu
tion to the president, and was Ii
adopted.
Washington, June 1.-The sen
today reached an agreement to tax
final vote on the bill to prohibit the
sue of bonds, Hill reserving the Ri
to move to postpone the vote. 7
bills, repeating the law relating to
bates on alcohol used in the arts, 4
amending the law concerning the
tilling of brandy from fruits, W
passed. The later authorized the
emption of distillers of brandy m,
from the provisions relating to
manufacture of spirits, except as to
tax thereon.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-06-04

The list of known dead in st Louis
is 100, and in East st. Louis LAG.
Colonel Wetmore. manager of the
Liggett g. Myers tobacco plant, which
was wrecked, estimates the entire prop
erty damage at $25, 900, which
will be, he says, almost a total loss,
owing to the lack of cyclone insurance.
Other estimates range from $15, 5,000,-
900 to $50, 900, but the majority
of them are close to that made by Col
onel Wetmore.
East st. Louis is in ruins. The cy-
clone which swept down on the city
last night obliterated block after block
of business houses and dwellings and
left behind it red trail of death,
scores of human beings buried beneath
crushed to death in the streets by fly
ing debris. The improvised morgues
and hospitals are fairly chicken with
dead, some crushed and battered out of
all human shape, and through them
flow steady stream of hysterical
women and grim-faced men looking
for their missing ones. 1t is almost
impossible to make an accurate esti-
mate of those killed and at st. Mary's
hospital there are 56, six are in the
Big Four freight house ruins, but how
many more there are scattered about
the city in private houses it is impos-
sible to tell. A conservative estimate
would place the total at least 80.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-06-04
DEATH AND DISASTER
IMPOSSIBLE TO. ESTIMATE THE
LOSS OF LIFE.

st. Louis Visited by n Cyclone Which
Proved the Most Disastrous That
Ever Visited That Section-Fire Do
ing its Work.
st. Louis, May 29.-Death and de.
struction reign supreme in st. Louis
and vicinity tonight, as a result of the
most disastrous storm that ever visited
this section of the country. So wide
spread is the destruction in both ST..
Louis and East st. Louis that it is i'm
possible even to estimate the damage
and loss of life. Buildings of every
description are in RUNS, and as a re.
suit hundreds of people are reported
dead and injured.
Reports are in circulation that seven
steamers lying at wharves both on this
and on the East st. Louis side of the
river have been sunk, with all on board.
The city is nearly in darkness, as elec-
trio lights and trolley wires are down,
With one or two exceptions all the
street car lines in the city are at a
standstill. and thousands of people are
compelled to remain down town or
walk home.
The storm broke out about O'Clock
in the afternoon, after most impress
sively hot day, and rain began to fall.
1t soon developed into fierce thunder
storm, with the wind from the east.
A little later the wind gained velocity
of 80 miles an hour, driving the rain
before it and tearing loose signs, cor.
nices, chimneys and everything in its
way. Many buildings of every descrip.
ton were demolished, and others set
on fire by lightning and crossed wires.
The fire department responded to fifty
four alarms.
The streets were full of people going
home from work, and d panic ensued as
soon as the storm broke; men were
picked up and hurled against the build.
ings; horses and carriages were sent
flying here and there, and falling wires
full of deadly fluid added to the horror
of the scene.
Suddenly the wind veered to the
west, and completed the destruction.
There are few buildings in st. Louis
that have not suffered in some way
from the storm. The beautiful Eads
bridge on the east side, is crumbllng
mass of mortar aud stone
The roof of the Republican conven.
ton hall was blown off.
A twenty.four foot section of the
western wall of the city Jail was
blown clear down, exposing the in.
terror.
The condition of East St. Louis is al.
most beyond description. The town is
a wreck for blocks around, and the
loss of life in that region alone is esti-
mated from 200 to $50.
The city of Bowling Green, Mo-, is
reported wrecked.
Scattered bits of information show
that between Moberly and the city,
various small towns have been wiped
out and many persons killed in them.
AS to the river, it is reported that
the magnificent steamer Grand Repub.
lie was sunk with all ON board. The
steamer Pike, with thirty passengers
on board, was blown bottom side up.
Many other steamers were sunk and
the number drowned in the Mississippi
will aggregate hundreds.
The city bears the appearance of
having been shelled by the enemy. In
some places structures have been en-.
tirely destroyed, while in others high,
jagged walls stand, constant menace
to passers by.
e~-.-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-06-04

The body of a woman was found
floating in the Columbia river, in front
OF Astoria. The head and neck had
been horribly mangled with some sharp
instrument, presumably an ak. There
was large cash extending from the
top of the forehead to the bridge of the
nose, and there were several other
wounds ON the back of the head, any
of them sufficient to cause death. The
woman was identified as Esther Gun.
ion, a quarter. breed, who is said TO
have been living in a scow near
woody island with Sam Maylandt. a
fisherman. 1t is thought that the lat.
ter murdered her.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-06-04
A BRILLIANT SCENE.
Ambassadors and Others Received by
the Czar and Czarina.

Ambassadors and Others Received by
the Czar and Czarins.
Moscow, June 1.-The czar and
czarina today received the ambassa.
dors, the special missions, the military
officers of exalted rank, the Asiatic
deputations, and the mayors of the
provinces, in standing rows in the
throne room. The function was one
of the most brilliant it is possible to
imagine. The czarina was dressed in
pale blue silk, with velvet train
richly embroidered with silver and
studded with diamonds. The United
States minister, q. X. Breckenridge,
and a full representation of the
American mission participated in the
ceremonies. There was an endless di.
versity of costumes among the ZOO
deputations from the rural cantons.
Each received present of the tradi.
tional bread and salt ON a carved and
inlaid silver platter. Ikons adorned
with jewels were presented, to the
Asiatic deputations.
The Siberians wore costly furs, and
the rabbis of st. Petersburg, Moscow
and Warsaw wore sacerdotal robes of
pure white silk, donned specially to
mark the first occasion of Jews being
received at the Russian court.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-06-04

Upon the arrival of the steamer Sig.
nal in Astoria announcement was made
OF change in the programme of hand.
ling Chinese coming to the Pacific coast
by the Canadian Pacific line of steam.
ers' Instead of being landed at the
nearest point to their destination, they
Will be held ON the Sound and the
Identification papers will be forwarded
by mail to the custom house officials at
the points where the Chinese seek ad.
mission.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-06-04
House..

washington, May 29.-The hous
spent almost the entire day discussn
the senate amendment to the geneu
deficiency bill, appropriating 81, ,Osl
600 for the payment of about ID
French spoliation claims, $54S, 900 ID
325 war claims, found to be due unds
the Bowman act; 1854, 900 for the psv
ment of what is known as the Cha
tauqua claim, for the construction
an ironclad steam battery in 1864, sn
about $40, 900 for Indian supplies fu
nished in 1878 and 1874. Cahirms.
Cannon, of the appropriations CON
mittee, seconded by Sayers, led tbl
fight against the payment of thss
claims, which they charged had bes
Jumped together into one amendmsrI
in order to command enough strenga
to secure a passage. Grosvenor, Mss
hon, Adams and Richardson advocatsj
the claims, whioh they contended bal
been found to be equitable and Just
The vote was close, but the friends d
the claims carried the day, III to 81
Washington, May 3O.-Almost th
sole topic of conversation among th
members of the house today was thI
st. Louis tornado. Members stod
about in groups and discussed the ho,
rible details. AS soon as the journa
had been read, Bartholdt asked unaDl
imous consent for the consideration oil
resolution prepared by Joy, of ST.
Louis. directing the secretary of war
to place at the disposal of the mayor
OF st. Louis and East St. Louis {,
sufficient number of tents to affori
temporary relief to houseless in thos
cities and to give such relief as NIGH
be proper, etc, Bartholdt explainei
that his colleague, Hubbard, had
called upon the secretary of war tbi,
morning, and had been informed that
If congress would give the authority,
eight or ten boats used near st. Louis
in the Mississippi river could he sent
to the Mound city to render assistanc
and relief. The resolution was unsn
imously adopted.
Washington, June 1.-The hons
spent almost the entire day debating
the johnson. Stokes contested election
case from the second South Carolini
district An effort will be made to re
consider it, and if that fails, to unsea
Stokes and declare the seat vacant
The river and harbor bill veto was rest
and referred without debate to the com
mittee. Hermann stated that actiOl
on the motion to pass this bill over tn
veto would probably be taken at al
early date. The naval appropriate
bill was again sent to conference, th
two houses disagreeing on the numbe
OF battleships, and the senate amend
ment limiting the cost of armor plat
to $3.50 per ton. Boutelle said it ha
been ascertained that the average cos
OF armor plate was $500. He read
letter from Secretary Herbert, critics
ing the language of the amendment b!
which the secretary might be preventet
from making direct contracts viii
shipbuilders and for ships and armor
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-06-04
An Old Man KilIed

Los Angeles, June 1.-The last car
on the Santa Monica line in this city
last night ran over and killed an in.
mate OF the Soldiers Home, whoss
Identity is still unknown. The belief
Is tnat the old man was placed on the
track by hoodlums, though it was ap
parently case of suicide.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-06-04

The total amount of the fortune of
the Rothschild family is now put at
So, 600, 600, 900.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-07
MIR. pATTISON is SHY.
The FIX. Governor Declines TO Discuss His
prcsi icutiai Ca ndidacy.

Philadelphia. March 6.--W men seen
this morning and asked as to whether
or not he is a candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for the presidency,
Ex-Governor Robert r. Pattison re-
piled: Il appreciate greatly the COM
pliment which has been accorded me by
the mention of my name in connection
with the nomination for the presidency
by the resolutions of the recent gather
ings of the Democracy In PennSylra-
mia, but must at this time decline to
discuss the question"
Governor Pattison was seen upon the
subject chiefly because of what oc-
Cured at the recent meeting of the
Democratic county committee Of York
county. A member Of that committee
offered resolution endorsing the can
didacy of Governor Pattison for the
presidence. Prior to this. the commit
tee on resolutions. To which was ordered
to be- referred all resolutions without
debate, had reported and their report
had been acted upon. The chairman
ruled the PattiSon resolution out of or
der on the ground that it was too late
EX- Lieutenant Governor Chauncey f.
Black then stated that the resolutions
committees function had ended, and
that Ii had gone out of existence. and
further declared that Mr.. Pattison is
not a candidate" The resolutions were
thereupon decided to be all out Of or
der and the merits of the case was not
passed upon at all The friends of
Governor Pattison complain that the
members of the Democratic county COM
mittee were misled and declare that
York county IL q strong pattison coun-
~. In 1890 Pattison's majority in the
county was 4,i99.
1t now appears that Harry y. Gitt
and Jere Carl, who were the opposing
candidates for national delegate from
York county. are both favorable to the
nomination of Governor Pattison and
will stand with the friends of the reg
ular organization in the coming Dem
ocratic state convention. Mr.. Gitt, who
was successful and who was reported
in the dispatches from York county az
being unfriendly. was in Philadelphia
today. When spoken to upon the sub
ject. Mr.. Git said: II expect and in
tend. AZ one of the national delegates
from York Adams Cumberland district.
to cordially support the candidacy OF
Governor Pattison for the presidency.
He Is worthy of the support on Penn
sylvania and | shall do what | can to
help send a delegation to the Demo
cratic national convention that viii!
loyalty support him. Any statement
that ! am in any way hostile or un-
friendly to the regular orga ani2ation Of
the party in the state is without found
alton In fact"