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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16

can walk, and do so something after the
Iasnion OF a lizard.
stsined-glass window, the first ever
made in this country for export TO
Europe, has been completed IN New
York. 1t is TO be placed in a Kent
church as a memorial Of Mrs. Harrl-
cite Dur de Gallatin by her son, Count
James Gallatin, member Of the we'll
Known New York family.
In Toronto, Mrs. Alexander Cameron,
worth 3,UOU,UUU, mother OF Princess de
Climay OF Belgium, was married TO
Capt. John Morrow, of Montreal. She
was a Miss Lyons, Of CIeyeland Her
first husband was Ward, the Detroit
millionaire, and her second choice
Alexander Cameron, the Toronto law
yer.
Two Clipperships raced from the
Sandwich islands into New York lar
Dor. They were three months on the
way and differed but one day IN the
time of Journey. Frequently the SHIPS
would range so near that conversation
was possible. Both ships are owned
by Sewalis, OF Name. The Henry Will
ard brought a cargo OF 2,5Ug tons OF SUI
gar and the KenilWorth $500 tons.
With her left leg held with yice-like
grip between the iron walls of an ele-
Vator shaft and the car, Mrs. Emma A
Martin, of Chicago, was compelled TO
submit to the amputatiCn OF her foot
by a surgeon. Because OF the neces-
sarily awkward operation a second
amputation was made when she haG
been removed to her home. She is 65
years old and it is feared will net sur
ViVe the shock.
The vacation schools in Chicago man
aged by the civic federation are a sue
cess 1t cost 5000 10 run each school
for six weeks From che school l,0O0
children were perforce turned away
The idea is to keep the children off the
streets. One day in each week a pic
mic will be had in the country. me
study consists of manual training, sew
ing, clay modelling, gymnastics, music
and nature teaching.
George Law, cIubman, bon Vivant
and railway magnate, is dead i'll his
Fifth avenue mansion, New York. LII
1889 he took a special train of fighters
and sports to Saratoga, presenting each
with a gold watch and diamond ring.
Joe Coburn, the deceased prize fighter,
earned many a diamond ring by telling
| Law to knock him down to illustrate
how certain blows should be delivered,
and Colonel Tom Ochiltree, the racon-
teur of Texas, is the owner of a $4,000
diamond ring which Law gave him.
The trip to Saratoga by special train
cost him over $50 900, half of which was
spent by the pugilists IN trying to beat
the tiger" Law was educated at Co
| lumbia
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-07-16
BRYAN AND SEWALL
NATIONAL TICKET NAMED BY THE
DEMOCRACY.
SELECTIONS ARE AS SURPRISE
Both Candidates Are Nominated on the
Fifth Ballot-Sensational and
Dramatic Scenes in the Convention
-Nebraskan's Great Speech-Gold
Men Silent-Biograph

Chicago, July 13.-Bryan and Sewall!
such is the presidential ticket named by
the democratic national convention
that continued throughout nearly he
whole of last week. Both nominations
were made on the fifth ballot-Brydn' S
Friday and Sewalrs Saturday. The
convention was held ir a monster COL
iseum out near the worlds fair grounds
and from 5000 to 10000 people
packed it daily. Many sensational
events occurred. The gold element
controlling the national committee Sc
Iected Senator D. B. Hill Of New York
for temporary chairman, but the free
silver men rebelled, made fight on the
floor Tuesday and elected Senator Dan
iel of Virginia. The latter made a
ringing free silver speech. Hill was
lionized, but could not be prevailed up
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Walter Clarke of North Carolina by
Delegate Ferry; George W. Fithian OF
Illinois by Delegate Johnson; Allen W
Thurman of Ohio by Tom L. Johnson
Gov. Pennoyer of Oregon by Delegate
Miller; Hiram Sibley of Pennsylvania
by Delegate Shoemaker of Missouri
Senator Daniel Of Virginia by Utah
delegate, and SewalI of Maine by Cal
ifornia delegate. The names of Daniel
Mclean and Fithian were at once with
drawn. After the third ballot Bland
withdrew. The balloting resulted:
First ballot-Sibley, ISL; Williams
CMass.) rs; Bland, 62; Mclean, Ill;
Sewall, 108; Harrity, IL; Pattison, 2;
Clark, so.
Second ballot-Sibley, 113; Williams,
Mass.) 16; Bland, 294; Mclean, 1853;
Sewall, 81; Harrity, 21; Pattison, l;
Clark, %.
Third ballot-Sibley, so; Williams,
(Mass.) Is; Bland, 255; Mclean, 21O;
Sewall, 81; Harrity, 10; Pattison, l;
Clark, %.
Fourth ballot-Sibley, 0; Williams,
(NIass) 9; Bland, 0; Mclean, 296; Sew
all, POI; Harrity. Il; Pattison, L; Clark,
As
Fifth-When the roll call was con-
cIuded there was a hurried consulta-
ton. Sewall had 420 votes, within %
votes Of enough to nominate. The Hi
nois delegation wavered. Suddenly
Harvey Donovan mounted chair and
shouted: illinois, which will cast its
vote for the nominee Of this conven-
ton, now desires to aid in the finishing
Of the ticket. She casts her 48 votes
for Arthur Sewall of Maine"
THAT dominates, hurrah for Sewall,"
shouted thousands Of voices. Ken
lucky, Ohio, Maryland and other states
all quickly fell in line. A Michigan
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against trusts and third term. The
minority report differed chiefly in the
coinage plank, which was for the pres
Ont single gold standard. Senator
Tillman of South Carolina opened the
debate for the majority platform and
was singularly bitter on the gold
bugs" Senator Jones of Arkansas also
advocated the silver resolutions and
Senator Hill the minority, or gold, plat
form. The latter was given great
ovation. He roasted TiIlman, who had
unite, not divide, to build up, not
destroy. The plan should be for vic
tory, not plot for defeat. Senator
Villas endorsed all that Hill said as did
also eX-Gov. W. E. Russell of Massa-
chusetts. Then came the greatest
speech of the day or of the
convention-the speech whose won
derful eloquence gave its maker
the presidential nomination the
next day. 1t was by eX-CongressmaI
Williams Jennings Bryan of Nebraska.
After talking for some time on the va
rious issues the speaker paused for a
moment as if to close when from all
sides came shouts of ''go en-, ''go en-"
THE republicans nominated at St.
Louis Mckinley of OhIo," Mr.. Bryan
proceeded. 'He is a man who used to
boast that he looked like Napoleon"
There was half a minute of derisive
laughter, and then the speaker contin-
ued: Eyes, the nominated him
en- the anniversary of the bat
tie of waterloo and already we
can hear with distinctness the
beating of the waves Oh the shores of
St. Helena" Great applause). The
American nation, he declared, was able
to legislate upon every question with
out the aid Or advice of any other ma
ton on the globe. On such an issue as
is made in this platform the demo-
cratic party would carry every single
state in this union. He would not, he
said, SANDER the states of Massachus-
etts or New York by saying that on such
an issue they would declare the peO-
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beaten, 564 to 357. Wisconsin voted
for it and also for the gold platform.
At the evening session the nomi-
mating speeches were made. Senator
Vest Of Missouri, presented R. P.
Bland of Missouri. Governor Over
meyer of Kansas, made a seconding
speech as did also eX-Congressman J.
R. Williams of Illinois. Delegate
Lewis of Georgia presented the name
of Bryan and a wild outburst followed.
". c. Klutz of North Carolina sec
onded Bryan's nomination as did also
G F. Williams Massachusetts, and
ThOS. Herman Of Louisiana. Senator
Turpie Of Indiana spoke for Governor
Claude Matthews of Indiana and was
seconded by o. A. Trippett of Cali
fornia. F. E. White Of Iowa sprung
the candidacy of Horace Boies of that
state, and Miss Minnie Murray of
Nashua, Iowa, a beautiful girl dressed
in white, produced a prodigious dem
onstration for Boies by frantically
waving a silken flag from a conspic-
uous position in the gallery. John S.
Rhea urged Joe Blackburn's claims
and A. w. Patrick Of Ohio, gave John
R. McLean's candidacy an impetus.
Wisconsin being called Gen. Bragg
said that the state had no candidate
to present on the platform adopted
but E. J. Dockerey jumped to his feet
and declared that Wisconsin would in
November cast her votes for the nom
inee Of the convention. He seconded
the nomination of VIM. J. Bryan, the
idol of this convention" Strife here
cropped out in WiscOnsin's camp. for
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en- to speak at this time. The debate
and bitter, but the dominant silver 2le-
ment ian things with high hand,
though avowedly it meant no i'll will
toward Hill The vote was Daniel 556,
Hill 349. This ended the first Gay S
session and left the gold and silver
men further apart than ever.
Wednesday.
The second day was full of interest
Some contesting silver delegates from
Michigan were seated and thus was
the Whole Michigan delegation, under
the unit rule, changed from gold to
silver There were TWO sessions
Wednesdays in the forenoon and
the other in the afternoon. The first
was simply devoted to speeches to fill
in the time till the credentials commit
tee was ready to report. Senator
Blackburn of Kentucky made hit
with his eloquence. Loud calls for
Bryan were heard, but he was not in
the hall. Gov. Altgeld an Ex-Governor
Overmeyer of Kansas were called for
and spoke. Senator Hill was sh0u-eG
for, but he was with the resolutions
committee. After an interlude by the
band, New England had her inning
when George Fred Williams, the stall
wart, fashionably attiTed, scholarly
looking young eX-congressman from
Massachusetts, whose conversion to the
free silver was recently announced, was
70 nj nj
pleading for free silver on behalf of
New England.
Mr.. Atwood of Kansas then presented
partial report of the committee OH
credentials, favoring delegates from
each territory and, second, after a
cal eful and painstaking comparison of
the official credentials with the list of
delegates and alternates, as prepared by
the secretary, your committee beg
leave to report that it f1Eds its roster
or roll of names correct, with the eX-
ceptiOn of those names appearing there
on as delegates and alternates from the
states Of Nebraska and Michigan
Great applause and Cheering). Rela-
tive to the contests from Nebraska
your committee begs leave to report
that after a careful examination of the
testimony presented to your committee,
and after a full hearing from the re-
spectiye parties and a careful consider
alton of their several a, guments, your
committee finds and begs leave to re-
port that the delegates and alternates
headed by the Hon. William J. Bryan
of Nebraska Great applause) are en-
titled to seats in this convention IS
delegates ana alternates." The report
was adopted, and thus Bryan obtained
a seat in the convention. In the after
noon the Michigan contest came up,
with a majority (goldI report for it and
a minority (silver) report in opposition.
EX-Congressman Crosby of MaSsa-
chusetts, ]. F. Salisbury of Delaware
Eliot G. Stevenson of Michigan, Senator
T. F Grady of New York, and eX-Gov.
r. P. Flower of New York, spoke for
the minority report. Stevenson is an
administration man and it was he who
was credited with manipulating the De-
troit convention by the aiu Of office
holders and thus defeating the silver
element. The majority report was
championed by Gov. Aitgeld Of Illinois,
F. NJ. Taylor of Arkansas, and Q. S.
Thomas and Delegate 0'CCnnell Of Col
orado. Then a motion to substitute the
minority for the majority report pre-
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FOREIGN FLASHES.

Serious earthquakes nave recently Oc-
Cured in Cyprus.
A case of cholera is beng treated in
the hospital at Danzic, Polish Prussia.
Some hard fighting with the Cuban
insurgents is reported by the Spanish
troops
The condition of Mr.. Henry M. Stan
ley, who is i'll in London, is regarded as
critical.
A peerage has been conferred upon
Sir Hercules Robinson, governor of
Cape Colony.
In a recent engagement between the
British and Matabele the former lost 70
men and the natives 100.
A provisional government has been
formed in Crete, and the union of the
island with Greece is to be proclaimed.
Spanish troops claim to have won de-
cisive victories over the insurgents in
the engagements which have recently
taken place.
Another expedition has landed safely
on Cuban soil, 1t consisted of 81 men,
and they had with them 100000 rounds
of ammunition.
The prince of Wales has issued a
number of special invitations to we'll
known people for the inspection of the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com
pany of Massachusetts at Marlborough
house The princess of Wales will re-
ceive the ladies of the party.
There were seventeen cases of chol-
era and FIVE deaths from that disease
among the Egyptian soldiers in Cairo
Monday and four cases Ind four deaths
among the British soldiers. In Cairo
and elsewhere, up to the present there
have been 465 cases OF cholera and 4O3
deaths from that disease.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company Of Massachusetts was given
Hearty welcome to England, the people
cheering themselves h0arse as the
bands played the Star-SEangled Ban
ner and God Save the Queen. The b2n-
quet in the evening was great sue
cess
Sir John Fender is dead in London.
He was the last of the promoters of the
Field Atlantic cable. Pender was
GLASGOW merchant and organized
company of 345 stockholders, each one
of whom contributed fl, 900 to the ven
ture. The first cable was lost from the
Great Eastern and a new company
formed with $3,000,O00 capital. After
tho Atlantic was linked ne Joined other
lands to England and was the chairman
of thirteen of the leading cable COM
NAMES of the world
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As the fourth roll call was begun it
began to look very much like Bryan
The delegates saw it and began to sing
a march. The voting this time re-
suited: Bland 241, Boies SO, Matthews
So. Mclean 46, Bryan go, Blackburn
-, PaUtison Sc, Stevenson S, Hill 1:
whole number of votes cast 76S, nee
essary to a choice 512.
In the fifth there was a stampede 10
Bryan. Illinois voted sclidly for him.
The nomination of Bryan seemed I'M
minent. There were cries of ohio can
do it, and John r. Mclean appeared on
a chair holding his cane aloft, while
under him the other Ohio Leaders
seemed to be squabbling. Ohio with
draws the name of Mclean said that
gentleman, and vote for Bryan -
There was commotiOn afoat
in the Texas ranks Bryan had
1872 votes. Montana with and
Oklahoma with the same num-
Der swelled it to 5O4 Or two-thirds
was called a vote was read in which
Bland said: If it should at any time
appear that my candidacy is an OBJ
stTuction to the nomination of any
candidate more acceptable to the free
coinage delegates than Tyelf, l wish
that my name be at once withdrawn
from further consideration. I am will
ing tC waive the state instructions for
me anG let the silver delegates decide
the matter Then the stampede in
creased and it became so universal that
motion was made and carried nomi-
mating Bryan unanimously. Five Wis
consir men voted for him on roll call
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delegate moved to make the nomina-
ton unanimous and it was done. Sen
ator Jones was elected chairman of the
national committee.
The Nominees.
William Jennings Bryan of Lincoln,
Neb., was born in Salem, Marion
county, Illinois, March 10, 1860. He
attended the public school until he was
nfteen years of age, spending his vaca-
lions on the farm. In the fall Of 1875
he entered Whipple academy at Jack
sonville, Ill, and went to Illinois col
lege at Jacksonville in 1877. He COM
pleted a classical course and was gradu-
ated with the highest honors in 1881.
Then he attended Union College of
Law, Chicago, for two years, during
which time he was connected with the
law Office of ex-senator Lyman Trum-
bull, recently deceased. He began the
practice of his profession at Jackson
Vile but removed to Lincoln, Neb.,
Oct. l, 1887, and became a member of
the firm of Talbot & Bryan. He never
held an elective Office prior to his cleo
ton to congress in the fall of 1890,
when he was chosen to the fifty-second
congress as a democrat, receiving 3d.
$40 votes against 25,665 for William ].
Connell, republican, 1906 for Allen
Root, Independent, and 1870 votes for
+. H. Chaplin, prohibitionist. He was
reelected to the ffty-third congress, re
ceiVing 1874 against 1854 for A. W.
Field, republican, S63 for R. w. Max
we'll, populist, and 2,409 for Jerome
Shamp, independent. He was not
cal Gidate at the polls when the fifty
fourth congress was elected. Mr.
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Bryan married Mary Baird of Percy,
Ill, in 1884 and three children have
been born to them, the eldest IL. Mrs
Bryan has a great liking for politics
and has herself been admitted to the
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NOTES OF THE DAY.

Empress Carlotta of Mexico is Sc
years OF age and has been out OF her
mead now for Twenty-Five years.
The position OF the new ocean cable
going down between Halifax and Ber-
muda is kept secret by the British au-
tnOrities.
In Australia horses and cattle are
now being branded by electricity from
storage batteries. The temperature is
uniform and the brand safe and arts
tic.
Paris streets are losing their reDlta-
ton for safety at nights, crimes of VIC
lence having become more frequent
even in the neighborhood of the inner
bouleYa1ds.
A. o. Jaffrey of New York wrote 10
newspaper that he intended to drown
himself. 1t was believed to be a hoax.
A day later his body was fished out of
East river.
Among the 1900 people residing
within the limits of the Oregon school
district in Missouri there are seventy
eight persons who Lave reached Or
passed the age of 70
Jerusalem is now competing with
Spain, Mexico, Florida and California
for the orange trade of the world. The
fruit is grown in the district between
Jerusalem and Jaffa
In the best houses carpets are no
longer planned to the room. A Persian
rug or bordered carpet covers the cen
ter, leaving bare all around about two
feet of the oak flooring, in the French
fashion.
Liverpool has a city ordinance for
bidding the use of streets to vehicles
displaying advertisements. man who
to show an advertisement or
a bicycle was fined under this law
Bangkok, the capital of Siam, has
had a free public library since last No
vember, which is used by 1000 readers
weekly. Once week lectures are
given, which are well attended by at
tentive audiences.
Bass & Co. of Burton cn-Trent, Eng
land BASS ale), got up ID excursion for
10000 Of their employees the other day,
taking them to Blackpool in seventeen
trains. They had hired every show in
he place and opened them free to the
besides providing
steamers for sea trip, free railroad
tickets, and enough money to pay for
he incidentals.
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vailed SIS to 36S and the silver men
ton. Tremendous applause marked
the decision. Wisconsin's "a were east
solidly with the gold clement; Minneso-
ia voted Is for gold, for silver; Iowas
% were for silver
The report of the committee on per
manent organization was called for and
Delegate Finley of Ohio, its chairman.
read list of the permanent officers,
selected, which was headed by Senator
White Of California for chairman. White
spoke briefly and then adjournment was
taken till the next morning.
Thursday
The net result of TIE long daylight
eession of the third day was ,ue rejec-
ticn of the gold platform offered by the
minority of the committee on resolu-
lions. The vote was 62S to 301-more
than the two-thirds for which the silver
element had been STRIVING, The day
was one of fervid oratory with Bryan
of Nebraska as the IDOL of the hour, be-
ing second only to Hill of New York.
Quite 10000 people were in the great
coliseum from the opening at 10 in the
morning till recess late in the after
noon for dinner. The majority plat
form declared for free silver coinage is
to /, without waiting: for other nations;
against needless molesting of the tariff
for a new contempt Of court law; for an
income tax; fer Cuban independence;
for arbitration Of labor troubles or
railways; for the admission of the ter
ritories5, against life tenure III the pub
lie service; against immigration OF
paupers; for river improvements;
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pies impotence of the American ma
ton to attend to it's own business. Tie
speaker referred to the merciless DOM
inatior of the gold power in the past,
and added: But I warn them that
they shall not cruelty the democratic
party on a cross of gold" The con-
clusion of Mr.. Bryan's speech was
marked by the most enthusiastic
applause and a dozen delega-
tons grasped their state STAN
dards and planted them in the
Nebraska camp. The minority report
was then rejected, 626 to 303 and the
majority report adopted, 62S to SOL
and the new democratic free silver
creed had been ratified. Senator Hill
made a motion to commend Cleve-
lands administration but it was