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Very Thankfully
HARRY CONRAD.

HARRY CONRAD.
The old gentleman brought the
note to the table, opened it ont
before him, adjusted his spectacles
and read it over and over again.
I'd give a ten pound note,' he
SAID, chuck'ing, 'to see the Oh
fellows face when he hears how
Harry has done him.
1t was the custom of Mr.. Shel
don to read his newspaper at
breakfast, while waiiing for bis
only child and daughter, who, Il
little spoiled by over1nduIgence,
was generally late.
Bat this morning Matte was
later than ever.
The banker had read all the
foreign, as we'll as the home news
and even reperused Harry's no'e
again still she had not made heI
appearance.
The lazy puss! lie said at LIST.
Then he looked up at rhe clock
'Ialf an hour lattl Now this is
really too bad john he cried, ad'
dressing the man servant at the
sldeboard, 'seDd and see why Miss
Sheldon doesn't come down. Tell
her. with a severe air, Il am tired
waiting
John came back In about five
minutes looking very,mucb.. dnstra'
ted.
'If you please, SIR he stanmer'
ed Hiss Sheldon Is not in her
room, aud the maid says, that the
bed looks as # it hada't been slept
U
III all night
The rich merchants jaw fell.
If here was one thing he loved
better than money, better even
than life itself it was his mOtherless
child. What had become of his
dariue7 What awful tragedy was
about to revealed to him9 Had
she gone out for a walk the even
ing before and stumbled Into the
river? No; he remembered parting
with her at 10 O'clock. Had she
been looking from the window oI
her room and fallen out!
He started up, with a cry o
agony, to go and see, beholding, II
Imagination her mangled and lite
less form. Bat he was prevented
by the footnan appearing at the
door with telegram.
"a telegramP crled the merchan
unfolding it with trembling hands
sWhat can it meant Has she beer
found dead any whereF
This was the I, legram:
DEAR FATHER-Harry and
we're married at s O'Clock tbiI
morning. / would not consent t
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STRUCK DOWN IN BATTLE.

1t was strange and queer 10
watch the demeauOrof men wound
ed m battle. You might have
stood beside hundreds who were
struck down, aud yet NOn wou'i
not have found two whose action
we're exactly alike. When hit while
standing inactive most men threw
up their hands and cried ont aud
staggered about before falling. IL
hit while the regiment was advanc'
ing they fell with curses on their
lips. and sometimes rose up again
and llmped painfully after their
comrades. If reached by u bullet
while the command was beng dry
en- or retreating or changing its
position, then men walled odt ike
eh,ldren-not so much oyer the
hnlt as because they realized that
that they were to be lett on the
field to slff.r ami wOuld bs help
less to protect themselves.
When a regiment was IN line,
waiting to move to the right or the
| |, ft or be advanced, the thud OF a
bullet as it struck man could Or
heard b, the men on his night and
left. If struck in the chest or
shoulder or head he fell ont of the
rauks, threw up his hands with a
shoat, and then fell like a log. Ii
struck below the breast be nearly
always lurched forward and paced
| his hands on the wound and sunk
dOWa with a grOan. TIe demean'
or of no two wOGndrd men was
alike in minor particulars, but
strangely alike in the first move
nents. 4 soldier shot through the
head or heart shot dead in bis
tracks. as yOu might term 1t, was
not Instantly k He'd. There was no
such thing as instant death unless
struck with solid shot OF
blown to pieces bv an exploding
shell. No matter whether the bull
let pierced heart or brain, the vic
tim lived on for a few seconds
long enough to throw up his hands
and call out and clutch at the COM
rades beside him for support.
Few men preserved silence after
beng nard hit. After the first ex-
cIamatlon they cursed or wept, and
were not conscious OF what they
did. Each felt that he had been
grlevou>ly wrOnged by being shot
down sometimes they cursed
first and wept afterwards-sOme-
tines Nept and sobbed like child
rem from The first moment OF feel
ling pain. The curslng and the
weeping were the direct results ol
the neryons system being keyed toe
high by ;he excitement of the bat
tie. II wounded man was carried
to the rear he soon got the better
of bis Mysteries, and 1t was the same
Inf left to himself for three or foul
hours on the field, provided the
hShliug had ceased IN his Vicinity
7 1t was the wounded who lay on q
field where the lighting continued
who we're tue most TO be pitled
they feared to be wounded agaIr
or killed outright, aud their shout'
and screams could be heard when
ever the roar Of the battle diet
away little. Their fears we're by
no means groundIess. Ballet anC
bali and grape-shOt we're continual
ly. falling among them, and duIinG
the was thousands of soldiers wer,
killed while lying wounded be
, tween the lines. The burial par
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The Chsrms Of Music.

In the first place, / commend, among
indoor recreations, music-vocal and in
strumental Among the first things
created was the bird, so that the earth
might have music at the start. This
world, which began with so sweet a
serenade, is finally to be demolished
amid the ringing blast Of the archangels
trumpet, so that as there was music at
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-04-03

Still further, | commend 10 you
large class Of parlor games and recrea-
tions. There is a way Of making our
homes hundredfold more attractive
than they are now These parents can
not expect to keep their children away
from outside dissipations unless they
make the domestic circle brighter than
anything they can find outside Of it. DO
not. then, sit in your home surly aud
unsympatheiic and with half con-
demnatory look because Of the sportiul-
ness of your children. You were young
once yourself; let your children be
young. Because your eyes are dim and
your ankles are stiff do not denounce
sportfulness in those upon whose eyes
there is the first luster and in whose
foot there is the bounding JOY OF robust
health. thank God that IN our draw
inp rooms and in our parlors there are
innumerable games and sports which
have not upon them the least taint OF
iniquity.
Light up all your homes with inno-
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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-06-18
IT WILL HAVE TO Be FOUGHT OUT
IN TIE CONVENTION.
NO AGREEMENT REACHED.
The Gold Men Insist Upon an UnequlVO-
cal Declaration, With the. Word Gold
Ia It-McKlnley Leaders wasn't
Less Radical Expression
Latest Convention
News.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 16.-The three
cornered platform fight has drawn
the lines very sharply. The men
from the East who are demanding a
distinct gold plank are very deter
mined, as such men as Lodge, Plat
and other opponents OF Mckinley
seem to feel that they are placing
Mckinley in-a hole by insisting that
an emphatic declaration shall be
made. Their programe is to force
the fight in the committee on resolu-
tions and, if they cannot win there, to
carry 1t to the floor of the convention.
Senator Lodge, who has drafted a
gold declaration and secured its in
dorsement by representatives of a
number OF States, has been pressing
his plank with great deal of persist
ency and has irritated some of those
who would prefer a milder declara-
ton.
The silver men were at first dis
posed to aid the ultra gold men in Sc
curing the stralghtest kind of declar-
alton, but there is an indication that
they are not quite so enthusiastic in
that direction as at first. There are
some who seem anxious to make a
dramatic exit from the convention
hall, but there are number of wav-
erers and the probability that there
would be representatives of ali dele
cations left on the floor, makes the
proposed grand stand play seem lit
tie doubtful as to the effect.
Maryland's delegation went to
Platt's rooms early this morning and
declared for gold standard with the
word gold in the plank. This makes
thirteen states that have promis to
stand by Platt, New York inclu +.
AS yet Ohio has not signified will.
ingness through Mr.. Hanna to accept
this, but, so sure is the latter of the
control of the convention, that he be-
lieves he can either allow the Eastern
ers to fix the plank or else use his
own judgment and strike it outl
Cyrus Leland of Kansas, thinks the
majority of the Kansa delegates
would favor the Indiana plank on the
money question as a compromise be-
tween the gold standard and the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at l6
to /. Other Kansas delegates agree
with Leland, the only ones who favor
the single gold standard being Major
Anderson and Judge Brown.
According to p. II. Lannon, editor
of the Salt Lake Tribune, the feee
silver delegates to the convention
will throw their strength with the
gold standard people. 1.-The free sill
yer delegates" he said, shave given
up all hope of recognition, and as thew
are opposed to anything in the nature
of a straddle, will go to the gold
camp With aid of the silver men
think the gold standard will Wi L
think the words gold standard ill
be used in the money plank of the
platform.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-06-18
you ARE TO BLAME.
The Man Who Takes a Kick Deserves

The Man Who Takes a Kick Deserves
II.
ThereisnO sense in workingmen find
ing fault with their surroundings as
long as they are content to stand idly
by and let mOnopolists work their own
sweet pleasure. The man who Is
robbed is just as much to blame as the
man who robs him If 1t is in his power
to prevent the robbery. Instead of
whining at their position workingmen
should realize that it is their own fault
If they are imposed upon. They con-
stitute the great majority Of the voters
Of the country, and at every election
they bob up serenely and deposit their
ballots to perpetuate the very state OF
affairs they detained against. If they
are In favor Of this kind Of thing, and
they generally vote as IL they were,
they should be manly enough to brace
up and take their cruel like men and
do less whining. When the masses
really mean what they say they will
tell the rObber he has gone far enough
and must go no farther, and they will
vote in such way as to show that
they mean business. The man who is
always running down the professional
politician and then votes for him on
election day is pretty contemplate
individual and worthy Of no consldera-
ton at the hands of his fellows. To
abolish robbery and poverty, and one
always follows the other, 1t is necessary
for labor to change its diet and take a
good-sized dose of common sense, then
1t will talk Tess and do more. You
cannot kill monopoly by supporting
its ticket. You must get hustle on
and do little voting for yourself, and
until you are sensible enough to do SC
you will get what you deserVe--the
bone, with all the meat scraped of.-In'
dustrial Banner.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-06-18
VICE PRESIDENCY.
1t Is the General View That the Position
Shall Go East,

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 16. - Among
the supporters of Mckinley is a ten
dency to throw the nomination for the
vice presidency to some man selected
by the opposition. This has increased
to some extent the movement in the
interest of Dingley of Maine, because
of his close relationship to Mr.. Reed.
Mr.. Hobart's candidacy was also
somewhat improved by the announce
ment that large number of New
York delegates were zealously sup
porting him. The Wisconsin delega-
ton is working for II. Clay Evans.
The New York delegation has given
up all hopes of securing favorable
answer from Governor Morton, but
will urge him if Mckinley is nomin-
Rted, to accept. In the meantime,
however. ruboor is busy with the name
of j. Sloat Fassett of New York and
the mention of his name is favorably
received by the Western de crates.
The boom for Garrett o. Hobart is
being pushed with great vigor this
morning, and he will undoubtedly
prove a formidable antagonist to the
othermen mentioned. If New York
decides not to have a candidate every
effort will be made to bring the vote
toNew Jersey for Hoba rt.
The Maine people have two candi-
dates, leaving out of consideration the
movement in Mr.. Dingley's favor.
Senator Frye and Governor Cleaves
have open support this morning in
friendly rivalry and it is possible that
friends of the latter may succeed in
obtaining support for him from the
West.
The Mckinley people have busted
themselves with the names of Chaun-
cey M. Depew and Warner Miller, both
of New York. MIR. Depew would be
acceptable to both of the New York
actions, but Mr.. Miller would not.
1t is the general view that the Vice
Presidential nomination shall 60 to
the East and hence the Eastern candi-
dates are more numerous than those
in the West and South.
The Tennesseeans are making a
great effort to win the Kansas dele
gates over to Evans. Half dozen Of
them accompanied the Kansans in the
round of the various state headquart-
ers last night and by agreeable man
ners, peculiar to Southern people,
added to the pleasure of the short
stops made at the hotels This morn
ing they renewed their Establishments
and later Evans himself appeared at
the Kansas headquarters where he
spent an Hour. He took a great fancy
TO w. c. Hook. who introduced him to
all comeia
The fist choice Of the Kansas dele
gates for vice president, however. Is
Hobart Of New Jersey, who has aimed
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-06-18
Plenty of Money.

One of our Chicago dailies declares
that there is plenty Of idle money in
the country, that is anxlously seeking
investment, and that anybody who has
good collateral can get all the money
he wants. That sort Of argument Is
wickedly misleading. OF course there
is idle money in the country, and Of
course 1t can be borrowed on good Sc.
curity. Thousands of farmers could gel
money by mortgaging their farms, and
when they had got 1t the farms would
practically belong to the money loan
ers. The farmer does not want to Dor,
row money. He wants simply to sell
his products at living prices. That hJ
cannot do. Why? Because business II
paralyzed; and what paralyzed 1t? Thu
legislation of Congress that established
the single standard and the calling Il
of their loans by the banks few year.
ago. Business Is afraid to go ahead Of
borrowed capital. 1t is afraid that h
will be crushed almost without notice
by the people who loan it money. Thu
farmer has products to sell. He hal
wheat in his bins, corn in his cribs AMI
stock in his fields and yards. But h
can get nothing for them; and he ha
no money. The public wants his pro
ducts, but the people have little monel
with which to buy, and hence consumP
ton Is limited and prices are necessarL
ly low. The banks and the Shylocks ar
masters of the situation. With less thas
one-half the per capita circulation tina
we need, they are able to hoard THU
money and drive the people to despair
Enlarge the circulating medium and
they cannot hoard the money; they
cannot build a wall between theft
vaults and the people by demanding
usurious interest or unusual security. Il
Is crime to put all the industries Of
the country into the grip of the money
owners, and that is what Congress hat
done. All the money in the world viii
do us no good as long as 1t is locked iI
bank vaults. What we want is to MAXI
money so plenty that the vaults viii
not hold it.-Farmers' Voice.
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MILLER ATTACKS PLATT.
The New York Delegations Caucus De-
VolOps Lively Sensation.

The New York Delegations Caucus De-
VelOps Lively Sensation.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 1G.-When the
New York delegation was called to
order this morning it was understood
that Chauncey M. Depew was to be
named as chairman Of the caucus and
that ex-senator T. c. Platt was to be
selected as chairman Of the delegation.
There was not the shadow of suppo-
sition that there would be any oppo-
sition.
Ex-senator Warner Miller had beer
in conference all the morning with
the Mckinley managers and with Mr..
Matthews of Buffalo, and when the
double proposition was made he was
upon his feet in an instant and said:
~ move, Mr.. Chairman, that the name
of Mr.. Depew be substituted for that
of Mr.. Platt."
Surprise was written on all faces,
and even Mr.. Dcpew seemed taken
aback.
Il did this because the most distin-
guished man on this delegation has
been entirely neglected." said Miller.
There were cries of NO." and
motion was at once made to divide the
question.
Depew was then selected as chair
man of the caucus by a unanimous
vote The question was put as to the
selection of Mr.. Platt for chairman of
the delegation, and Miller renewed
his resolution to substitute Mr.. De-
pew's name.
Depew sat silent and Congressman
Quigg, in opposing the substitution,
attacked Mr. Miller in vigorous and
most vicious manner. He said inspart:
''Mr. Mill knows that Mr.. Platt and
MIR. Depew are at this time working
in harmony and he takes this peanut
politician chance to try and make dis
cord. This body will not sustain one
whose attitude towards the instruc-
tions of the last Republican conven-
ton in New York is open to doubt and
suspicion"
Before Mr.. Miller could answer,
Frederick S. Gibbs had obtained rec
ogp'tlon and moved that the delega-
ton take recess until o'clock this
afternoon. He characterized Miller
as Chronic kicker" and washer of
dirty liner" and political outcast"
and used several other like charac-
terizations
Mr.. Miller was not allowed to re-
spond to these attacks, but a recess
was taken until o'clock. 1t is posi-
BILE that Mr.. Miller will obtain about
ten votes for his motion to sixty
against it.
After the meeting Mr.. Miller went
to Hanna's rooms. 1t is thought that
Mr.. Miller's move is toward the nomi-
nation of Depew for Vice President
and that the Ohio people may be
willing to assist him.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-06-18
REFLECTED REPUBLICAN, NATION
Al COMMITTEEMAN.
NINETEEN TO THIRTEEN.
The State Delegation In Secret Caucus
Turns Down MIR. Filley-One of tho
Hottest Fights OF the COnVen-
tlOn Settled-Other Dele
gate Selections by the
MIssOurianS.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June l6.-The
Filley contingent of the Republican
state delegation marched at noon to-
day to the meeting place of the caucus
the Kerens rooms In the Southern
headed by a brass band, and the dele
gates went into secret caucus as soon
as they arrived.
The first test vote was on the selec.
ton of a temporary chairman. This
resulted, Warner =, Filley Is, Neid-
ringhaus ], rank /. Filley and
Warner eviden threw their votes on
men who were 1T candidates The
result was interpreted as showing that
the Kerens and Warner faction
together had two more votes than
Filley alone. Warner was elected on
the next vote.
George A. Purdy of the Fifteenth
district, friend of Major Warner and
an out-and-out supporter of Kerens,
was elected secretary ON the second
ballot The first time he received II
votes and Ben Leonard of Bolivar, a
Filley man, 16. Four did not vote.
On second ballot Purdy received 2!
votes and Leonard IL.
When the time came to select ma
tional Committeeman Mr. Bittinger,
for the Kerens men, proposed a secret
ballot. Both we'll of Sedalia, of the
Filley faction, moved that the vote be
viva voce and if there was question
that the roll should be called. He
made an inlpassiOned speech for his
hcfifarfn hat ~ Lost 10 10 AZ
and the Kerens measure proposed by
Bittinger, secret ballot, was
Adopted
Boutwell, then proposed an adjourn
ment. The Kerens men fought it,
On rising vote Bothwell's motion
failed by vote of l6 to l6. The eau
Gus then decided-l8 to 14-to take up
the election of all the committee
members, and q motion to adjourn
till o'clock by Ben Leonard was
quickly tabled.
John L. Bittinger of st. Joseph, a
Kerens man, and j. l.. MINIS of Car
roll county, Filley man, were nomi-
mated for members of the committee
on credentials. Bittinger received 10
votes, Mlnnis Is.
Sixth district, and j. II. Both II of
Sedalia were the candidates men,
Der of the committee ON .nanent
organization. Jurdon wa, supported
by the Kerens men and got Is votes,
Boutwell, 16.
f. G. Neidringhaus at first refused
to run when nominated for member
\of the committee on resolutions but
finally recOnsidered his withdrawal.
The Kerens men nominated Nathan
Frank. Two votes, each tie, II to
II, were cast. Then Frank withdrew
and Neidringhaus got the position by
reclamation.
The tug of war came at ? o'clock.
Boutwell, placed Filley in nomination.
Nathan Frank nominated Kerens.
The first ballot resulted: Kerens,
II; Filley, Is; Warner :.
AS 1t takes eighteen votes to elect,
another ballot was ordered. 1t re-
suited: Kerens, 70; Filley, 10; War
ner 3.
The Kerens crowd outside set up a
wild yell, while those inside were
silent
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-06-18

their affections through the influence
OF Cyrus Leland. He is mem Der Of
the national committee and lie and
Leland and John M. Thurston were
the recognized leaders Of McKlnley's
friends In the contests before the COM
mittee last week, and strong per-
sonal attachment has sprung up
between them. Conditions or some
party emergency. may move the Kan
sas delegates to support some other
aspirant for the vice presidency, but
at this distance from the balloting,
they are undoubtedly for Hobart.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-06-18
PLANS OF sILVERITEs.
The Delegates May Leave the Conven-
tiOn In n Dramatic Manner.

The Delegates May Leave the Conven-
tion In Dramatic Manner
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June Ex-senator
Dubois of Idaho and Representative
Hartman of Montana joined Senator
Teller of Colorado here last night.
There is no longer any doubt of the
purpose of these radical silver men to
bolt the action of the convention un-
less they can have their way about
the financial plank. The program
they have arranged will probably fur
nish the most dramatic incident of
the convention. They intend, as a
preliminary, to marshal all the
strength they can in the committee on
resolutions for silver. They know
. they will fail, but instead of at
tempting to secure a compromise it
will be their plan to so throw
their strength in the committee as to
force, if possible, the adoption of a
straightout gold plank, be ewing that
an emphatic gold declaration will put
them in a more advantageous position
for what is to follow As one of them
said to-day: "lf the Republican con-
vention cannot be right, we will force
it to be honest; better gold decara-
ton for all concerned than an equivo-
cal plank"
The fight will then be carried TO the
floor of the convention, under the
leadership Of Senator Teller. The
Colorado Senator, as the head and
spirit of the silver strength in the
Republican party, will make speech
which his friends say will be the eff
fort of his life, 1t will be his vale
dictory to the Republican party. 1t
will be followed after the convention
has voted down the minority report
which he will offer, by the announce.
ment of the severance of the ties
which bind him and his associates to
the party. This will either be done
in the form of statement to the con-
vention or of an address to the peo-
pie, more probably the former. The
climax will certainly be dramatic.
1t is probable that Senator Teller
will go Immediately to Colorado and
that the Republican silver men that
go out with him will remain here and
issue an address to the silver voters of
the country, of all parties, calling
uDon them to support Senator Teller,
as the pre-eminent representative OF
the issue, for president. The Silver
men expect to carry at least five
states out of the convention with
them-Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Nevada
aud Montana-and they are very
hopeful that tho Democratic conven-
ton at Chicago will nominate the
uan who leads the bolt here