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SILVER MEN TO CONTROL ALABAMA.


New York. April 2o.-ln n recent inter-
view Mir. Mark Hunna of ohio. McI<in-
ioy's manager IN the East, said in an in
terviow; They are political babies, mere
children in politics. Their methods show
It, h"d been led to believe both Ph,t
and Quay astute, far-sighted politicians
Ihey are nothing OF the sort. They have
SO far conducted their end of this like To-
ycar-old children"
llama and the entire Mckinley outfit
are fun of wind" was ex-senator Thomas
c. piatt's remark after he had read the
aoove sentences.
Yes continued MIR. Plat. AS he
glanced over the interview. there Is NOR.
WIND than nnythine else in the Mckinney
boom. The Mckinley people seem to
have leave TO print all they wish. and
they ore In the fake business 1t seems
10 me that the press is helping them IN
their campaign Of wind nrd buster Then
there are prominent democratic news
papers TINT are booming Mel, nley. Per
haps they want the republican convention
to nominate him because they think he
VIII be the easiest man to defeat"
DO you continue to believe that Me
kinney viii not be nominated ut st.
LOUIS"
MIR. Pia;t's reply to this question was
not to" nominated"
''Did you have n conference with Sem
tor quay In Florida"
II did not. In fact 1 aid not know he
was in Florida until ! saw in a Jackson
villc newspaper that he was stopping at
the same hotel with me"
rs there any truth IN the statement
that Senator Quay intended 10 desert the
unti-Mc Einl.y forces?"
Not the slightest"
General Clarkson, who has Just returned
from n prospecting tour in several West
ern States. is also certain that Mckinley
viii not be nominated for president 10y
reasons for his opinions
mo candidate win be nominated on the
first ballot" sand Genein Clarkson.
''Therc viii be ll0 contested seats to he
settled hv the committee on credentials,
nomination Mckinley has not gained
any advantage during the past week. AMI
the truth is more resolutions fuvuTug
Nckiulry's nomination have been voted
down Of 'ntc thnn have been adopted.
THE Bradley forces in Kentucky were
badly handled. else the Mckinley second
choice resolution would not have been
adopted"
VIII have eight out OF the twenty-six dele
gates from Indiana and he also says that
the German newspapers Of The Western
Suites are critcisng Mcllinley's financial
views.
Inc financial quea'lon.' said tho gen
eral in conclusion "ell be- more Of an
issue in the coming presidential contest
than the 'ariT ISSUE Tho st Louis con
ana Tho nominee VIII have - i,c sound on
the financial question, telove the silver
people viii capture the democratic con-
venton. and our contidntc's position on
finance should be- above slsricion.'
"Ex-S"nator Flat saws that the Me-
Kinloy boom IS fun of wind"
Mr. platt's diagnosis of the Mckinley
boom 10 correct" said General Garrison.
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TO BOLT OR NOT TO BOLT.


That is the Question Sound Money Men
Are Discussing at Dallas.
Dallas. Texas, April ga caucus of
sound money democrats held touleht at
tho oriental was attended by eighty-nine
delegates, representing McLcnnan. Travis,
fas,iand Stephens. Parker Kaufman,
Johnson. Collin. Rockwal Dallas ana
other counties.
resolution was adopted requesting tho
press To consider the caucus executive ana
not publish its proceedings
After adjournment The Post reporter
was informed by Judge a. T. Watts of
Dallas hat he had submitted to- the cau-
ciis plan of procedure which in sub
stance was the reorganization Of the DEM
ocratic party on the basis of sound money.
Clay Mack of Mex nney also states that
he presented a PRESTON similar TO that
OF Judge Watts.
From what can be learned. while no &C
ton was taken. the caucus seemed to be
almost unanimously in favor OF cutting
loose from the free silver democracy.
Judge George Clark of Waco entered
while this caucus was in progress. Sew
erai rose to their feet and applauled The
Little Giant.
The conference viii be called to order
tomorrow at 10 a, m. in the opera house
John w. Springer OF this city Will OPP
pose a bolt. taking the ground that n
socialistic democracy is preferable 20 an
anarchstlc populism.
Governor Culberson spent today here
leaving tonight for Greenvile.
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s1LvrR MEN ~ 0ALADAMA,
Platform Win Declare for Free Coinage
Innnston lor GONclnOr.

Platform Win Declare for Free Coinage
Johnston ior Governor.
MONTGOMERY. A,a., April 2o.--lhe silver
men of Alabama are in the saddle here
tonight. They VIII control the democratic
state convention tomorrow and ii Is ap-
paront they will place the democrats OF
the state on 10 to free coinase plat
form.
MIR. Johnston of Jefferson VIII be nonl-
mated for governor by vote of $3.50 TO ~
although this does not represent the vote
mar xiii be cast on the fYoe silver prop
neitiou. Many OF the Johnston I..cehh "a
nrc .oiiul money mon. VINO SUPP pfirH
.t,autnin Johnston because OF MS presumed
nrniloldlitv good capacity ana Naihh'
Marty service IT was hoped that IN con-
Starvation of such mcu ~ lhc-c IN" con-
vrution could be persuaded 10 loFrHo ~
n 10 blank and simply declare ioi "a.
no.. coinage of gold and silNef wllhuu
discrimination, hut the " hlle 'ouull"s on
North Alabama sent their delegates h'I.
ia demand Tho Old ratio ana ihey viii
fnrnn thn issue. There Is undoubtedly a
.or mn ioritv for the 1G to ratio. ana
,,,,iess Something unlocked for Eappen'
no ,,lonk win be inserted. Hon. Jonn II
pnni mend CONGRESSMAN from the Fouf ~
dfstrict will preside over lle rphFrii, lIll
nnd Hor. u W. Pettis Of p"iias, WIN n'
chairman of the committee on fcsolu
lions. Al of the minor stare 9i !p'r 80, W.
II. denolnlnated except the auditor' li.hs'
,,rcr ma commissioner Of agriculture
whose second terms expire IN lp.l.' ~, ~,
nnd whose Successors viii be nainea 20
morrow. There are many candidates ioi
~
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IN The RAILWAY WORLD.

Es1or j. Waldo of the Galveston. La
I'M s,'u houston returned yesterday
E Es, e. Louis, whore he received add
fi a. n9, r AT the hands of the south
| cha i,n .lalIle association by being elect
'-'' man OF the board Of admlnis,ra-
lvpeesf,iannten,dent II, j. Simmons of tho
IL Rm.., Ia Porte aud Houston ana
lstin '" s.h road, returned Yesterday from
tiine Gfnere they enjoyed The Sabbath
|ths eMSaesiler; general Passenger agent
3:ny H. ia, ana Pacific. spent yesterday
! friends 'Vcal passenger men and greet
Iapt ainu u Ticket row.
yenn,, Jj9hn c. Lewis, the veteran
| the ~ aD'H travelling Passenger accent
3,erdar' S sl, Mountain route. was nero
San / n .na moved westward last night
and aS GMaaan,ager c. w. Bein of the Sun.
EeeI,sN ehfal returned yesterday from
rats ansence in ST. Louis ntton,iing
|tfc snn,'etng IF the Southwestern
(sh, iaS'.aav.elle, travelling passenger and
lrned H. OF the Mexican National.
pay mo g ian Antonio Headquarters yes
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HARD TASK FOR BRITAIN.
Needs Time and Many Men to Subju.
gate the Transyaal.
ANXIETY IS STILL FELT IN ENGLAND,
Though tho News Of n succcssfui supply
Trntn Affords Some Satisfaction.
Krugcr's Reply Unsatisfac,oty.

New York. April 2o.-Thc SUMS London
cable says: Lord Salisbury. who will re-
turn 10 England next week, must Mt once
grapple With several serious questions
There is no longer much doubt that the
government will send large force TO the
Soudnn in August, unless In the mean
time IT may become necessary TO Use the
fun military resources in the empire in
another war with the Beers.
\ large section OF the conservative press
insists that the Transvaal Is making rapid
preparations to fight for complete inle-
pondence. The Times Is so strongly con-
WINGED of this it Is really hysterical on the
subject. In the face OF this possible war
the military authorities are proclaiming.
with a great show of dismay. that II Is
simply impossible In the present condition
of the British army to send 5p0N0 trcups
to Africa, which would bc necessary In
order to crush the Beers. Some journals
declare without reserve IL Will be Il long
time before the British government can
put an army i'll the field which will he
capable of whipping the Transvaal re
public. This is n state OF thinss which. II
even approximately true viii he regarded
with satisfaction throughout the World.
Nor is much sympathy felt wi1h ENGLAND
In other European countries over her
present difficulties in Matabccland
Private advices from Buluawayo indi-
cate one of the most potent causes of the
native revolt was the treatment of Mata-
belle girls by the British and other set
tiers III the natives should succeed in
driving tho whites out of the country
IN
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nppOSITE VIEWS.
NcI<inley's Manager and Reeds Man
nger FigMre Differently

MeKinley's Manager and Reeds Man
ager Figure Differently
Washington. April -Representa'iNes
AIarich and Grosvenor, the politician man
ayers OF Messrs, Reed and Mckinley re-
spectively. gave out tonight the custom
ary weekly bulletins in which they pre-
sent tie relative strength of their canal
dates up to date from reports received
throughout the country.
Mr. Aldrich figures IL out that OF me
eot delegates elected TO date MckinieN has
inst about 35is per cent. This beng SO
Mir Aldrich ventures the prediction ma,
MCKINLEY VII only have 325 votes our oil a
Total Of .ls votes when The convention ar
50 miles. or lust about the nunner 'na'
the friends of Mr.. Reed and the olh.r ,i en-
didatcs have conceded to him. the AN
r,-h statement OF the strength ot tne re-
spe,tive candidates TO date Is as fono"So
Reed i9s Mckinley III, all otheiS ~ 'e,
doubtful u: total 6Oi. OF the 10 Delegates
from Louisiana 10 are credited 70 100 i
and 10 Mckinley. All the delegates iioi ,
Mississippi are placed in the doupiiui cor
uinn. .,, q, ont,
Representative Grosvenor figures II ou'
that the present condition OF me Mshl, NJ.
ley vote including. as usual, the iuii WIG
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LOUISIANA POLITICS.
The Suffrage Question Discussed-Solli
Democratic Box.

The Suffrage Question pircussed-Solli
Democratic Box.
I.ogansport. La. April is-The demo-
cratic party bad rcusng meeting at TINS
place last night in Garrett opera house
Several speakers addressed the meeting,
among them Hon. II. 7. Liverman, can
dilatc for state senator from this district.
Mr.. IiVerlnnn deriared for the free ana
unlimited coinage Of silver, at a ratio of
III to l. Also in favor of amendments
granting pensions TO soldiers and sailors
of the Confederacy. He also exposed, very
cleverly, the schomc Of the popullst -rrpuD-
lean combine campaign cry on me sur
fragc amendment, and proved by the rec
ords Of tho last legislature that the sui
frage ailcndmrn was the creation OF MT.
l!enoit. the porulist member aud rejected
hv n democratic house, A. II was based
on strictly educational principles, and al
forwards u compromise was male 50 ,hat
where la, voter, who Was barred ny mt
eracv. would by producing tax receipts,
showing he was assessed at over S-op he
allowed 10 east his vote
i.oganepo rt Is the only box in the state
Of Louisiana that can lay claim to ne
fact that republican ballot has meyer
leon nlaced upon her tally sheets aud II
is not reasonable to suppose Sne VIII ole'h
her record. and fall from grace.
Fully 500 people were In ATTENDANCE
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s,,pnrMr COURT DECISIONS.

Washington, April 20. The supreme
court today in the case OF the Central
Pacific Railway company vs.. The state Of
~. ~. ~ lands OF the railway, upheld the
d DO $50 Of the state courts to the effect
ths, The state is entitled 10 levy taxes
upon patented lands ana also Oh , ,ahas
M VIM mem surveyed and on which the cost
~ surveying had not been paid.
The cases involving the Mormon Ghuf fi,h
p',nl,nis act were sent back 10 the fu-
ernrne court Of Utah for final disposition.
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TIE SOUTHERN srATEs.

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WITH ~ ioch y ~ sN.t' WIN ~, n'u ~ mn Wy
81. HrnlE mum, Ntsu",a' '''N''s'" "''''
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N"hANa ' u'-nil,,',e .n"'c"S; i. Sc ,i
~ ~ ."ii , ~ '..,ni,, NJ Wv,
,""l' WIN NJ iNy' ~ E.,i
tul ueth ovuhN'u' '"o"sn sHr "'V" win
ulf secret
SPARTANBU re. 5. c.-Thc greater
part OF tho business portion of the town
of Woodruff. twenty miles from here, was
destroyed by fire. Eight business build
iugs burned.
NIcts SI3f,Rc; Nlss-Cuptntn / / Null
holland Of ihe \'l,l sburp. mud I;rp,nville
packet company wnicl, he hnd un,a,,.(,
FOR. tho INST twelve vear,, died very sud
denly at his ofnce. this city.
cAy.ENAu ~, rbo ,crorol socintv
of the sans of me Revolution elected az
president John H. Carroll Of Til,ro,t
CIV Md Rnsolutions were ndoptnI To
nuiflgnmnfe with the s;ons of tho AmcrI-
cpn Revolution under certain conditions
pr,,-,,opr - ,,,uu,a pt,, =,
mr. W ~, :" i'it ,. ,;,
yo"iIH Mhlu ,','' Iii, ~, ~ ~, =,
i'c'i' M ,unr, " ~, o. ,''
~ ny W. us,"s ,t. h1,,r !. - Il, ,irt,,
il,o ny hoiI,' u. NV H., j., ~ ,,,
thht MS Pu'p"sn ""9 "'i,'i ''''' i"'''i y
ATLANTA, Ca All OF me largest cot
ton manufacturers OF Georgia, Aiahnmh
and Mlssissippi are gathered mere Tor the
purpose OF organization, IN RESPONSE TO
me can re'on'N iSsunh. ~ - aiiiou 70
FORM slfpnE Vi.i'H,lNc h'.'' 'h''"ii, 'h'-
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serve agent for the First National bank

serve. agent for the First National bank
OF Palestine.
S, c. folsom has been appointed post
master at Mound In Corycli county, vice
Ambrose White, resigned; Lydia j. Muir
ray nj onic, In Floyd county. vice Samuel
r. Feagan. resigned. and Henry c. CHIT
land at Carter In Parker county. Vice
Elisha J. Blorons resigned
In the United States supreme court.
Judge Garland handed down the courts
decision IN the case of 4, W. Crane Va, the
United States on which the court laid
down the general rule that a plea 10 the
Indictment is necessary In a prose sutton
for crime before the trial and that record
OF the trial must show this fact. JUS
tees Peckham, Brewer and White dis.
scented.
The president today nominated James A.
Crow as postmaster nj Plano.
The house committee will report favor
ably the senate bill appropriatlng 500. 00i
for government building and eNhlbi,
at tho Trans Mississippi and international
exposition at omaha In 1875
The ways and means committee of tn,
house today favorahly reported the bill
introduced by Mr.. Washington to permit
the entry free of duty of exhibits ant
lahorers for the Nashville, Tenn. cx-
uQSitipu.
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n,ISEEEE DIED HARD.

pallaq. Texas April 90. -'lNo new board
of aldermen was installed today. X i.
Adams was elected mayor pro tenn; j. Z.
Woodside, Thco Buiharz and a, =. Black
winter commissioners, md Kirk Hall and
A jackson notice comm Ssioneis. ~
Inc outgoing aldermen Pat O'k"cfc died
hardest. lie paid his respect TO WORKING
mon whom u" accused 1l untierlnihihh
10 The extent. he said, Of circulating m
report that he wa not orthodox on mo
suhiec, OF infant baptism CONCLUDING
- Krvre said: you ingratcs. the Lord on
tho last day Will say to you, 'Depart from
M, We cursed. into tlo everlasting nam =
that ] have prepared for The deYii ana
his inns
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lMBODEN AT JOAOUIN.
He Declines 70 Ram for Congress or Dis
tricl AtlnrunN-Erae Cmlnn ~.

He Declines 70 Ran for Congress or Dis
tiict Attorney--Free Coinage.
joaquin, TcXas, April lS.-i'on. w. NJ.
lmbodon. prosecuting attorney OF the Sec
ond Judicial district, spoke here today in
favor of the free. unlimited and unre-
strictcd coinage Of silver. independent OF
amy other nation.
In his opening Mr.. Imboden referred
feelingy to tine great kindness that had
been shown him by the democracy of
Joaquin and Snc,hy county, SAID he had
been urged by large numbers Of people
in and ont of the county to make The
race for congress. but that he was not
ana would not under any circumstances
be n candidate for that or any other Office.
petitions requesting him to run for re
election to the office oil district attorney;
hat as much as he would Ike TO comp v
with the request made MIN by the good
people If the Second judicia. district, he
could not possibly comply with their re-
quest. lie appreciated the fact that there
seemed to be unan,mity of approval Of
his services az district attorney. but ne
had long ago assured tho bar throua honi
the district that he would not be IN tue
race for his present office and that there
were now two very rHpal'" gentlemen
wha were candidates for the Office who
were his strong personal ard political
opposed him for the office II he had again
aSpired and in view of these facts he
hoped his friends would drop his nam"
and not instruct for aim rs they were
threatening TO do. Notwithstanding his eN
prt-iscd determination not 20 he IN the race
lie then launched into speech advocat-
ting free coinage and indorsine blackburn
for the presj1anCV
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~ nlI1n ToRNApO.

Fremont, ohio. April 2o.--A tornado. nc.
companied by rainfall, swept over tho
northwestern part OF sandusky county,
killing two persons iniuring II number Of
others and doing i.rent damage to prop
oriy. a railroal bridge was smashed, II
lip tree was blown across n Wheeling md
Lake Erie freight train. crushing the "a.
boose and nearly killrg number of
trainmrn. The housc Of James Green wns
Green. was Killed outright his wife. fatal
ly hurt aud the baby carried across tho
road In iis cradle. escaping uninlured
which the latter and John Low were
shearng sheep, was crushed. The barn
was blown across a field.
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popl,LIsTs AT GRAPnLANp.

Grapelnnl Texas, April IA populis'
beat convention was held hero yesterday.
There were twelve 1r fifteen present. j.
=. skIdmore, a republican, was selected rs
,hcir chairman and jerry clark, repub-
il,tn as seer tary they mdorSed tho
imam piatiorm DELEGATES were appoini-
.c,i ION county convention in Crockett May
6. Hoh r.lpns Wa Endorsed ~ candidnte
w. Vernon and Jerry Clark for shern. VIei
Tnnl 'iiared Uncle Tom Tunstal, even golhg
so far as to say they would not vote Tor
MIN ii nominated. They ignored Judge
lstIrugt entirely.
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ISLAND CITY ITEMS.
Resolutions In Respect 10 the Late j
MuEou


Resolutions in Respect 10 the Late Judge
Mason.
Galveston, Texas. April ao.--M n called
meeting of the Galveston bar this morning
in the district court. the Hon Thomas Nj.
Joseph presiding and Mr. X. WaNcrly
Smith acting as secretary. the bar commit
tee heretofore appointed to tina, duty,
submitted. through Major +. Charles
hume. rcpor, upon the death OF Judge
Mason. Tho rcpor, considers the early life
OF Judge Mason. speaks of his intellectual
and legal attainmonts and throughout re
fleets the high opinion in which the DIS
tinEuishrd gentleman was held 10y ms
conpani AT the bar. After the reading
of the resolutions by Major Hume. Colonel
George l., Fnlay madc few eloquent
and touching remarks upon the liic ana
character OF Judge Mason.
SALVATION ARMY COUNCIL.
Tomorrow begins the three days coun-
ell Of the officers OF the Texas district
Of the Salvation Army. There viii be
private council In the dny time and spe-
c al meetings nj night, There VIII BE- a
string band of twenty pieces. and also "A
brass band IN attendance at all of these
meetings. Every officer of the TN'Nas
field. II is sad will hc here. Tuesday
night will lie musical marvcls. Wednesday
night great international meeting. and
Thursday night the social and spiritual
sides OF the Salvation Army.
MASS MEETING or EArTlSTS.
There will he n mass meeting OF the
Bap,is,s of the city tomorrow evening AT
s o. lock Mt the FIRST Baptist church FOR
the purpose of taking action in regard 10
the arrest IN Havana by the Spanish au-
thuriiies of Rev a J pia2. "A missionary
of tho home mission board of the south
crn convention and citizen Of the United
States. To this meeting Christians of
EVERY denomination are cordially invited
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Wild INponsn cLrvrr,AND

Providence, II. l.. April eo-The DEM
ocratc delegates of Rhode Island will TO-
morrow appoint the delegates to represent
tnis state ut the National convention at
Nhlcago The platform will be brief. Ii
VIII inlorsc the cleveland administrator,
AND advocate the gold STANDARD The
uelegation VIII he for Vim. g. Whitney
OF New York for president. with ox-,;ov-
ernor VIM. II. Russell of Massachusetts
second choice
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JAIL DELIVERY PREVENTED.

For some time Tailor Archie Anderson
has Suspected that he had not frustrated
completely the plans of the inAates of
the county Jail who are so much DESTROYS
OF liberty. Although two or three times
ne has caught them In an attempt to
break out, he believed they were still
quietly working. Last night he made an
inspection OF the interior and found one
bar cut entirely In two and two others al
most severed. The watchfulness OF Archie
Anderson has saved u number OF jail de-
ilveries to Harris county and Sheriff
Erickson. lie guards the interior OF the
county bastile AZ IL II were valued treas
ure OF gold. and 1t Il due TO his efforts
that the insecure cages have held their
prisoners 30 well
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rapidly without obstruction.
HArrLr Wtrm MArAnELEs.

London. April 2I.--A Pretoria dispatch
SAYS that "a telegram received there from
Buluawayo, dated Monday, says; There
was sharp sklrnish this morning with
800 Matabeles. There were $50 friendlies
engaged and they killed six Of the enemy
There was no loss on our side.
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A s1,ccrssrrIL EXPEDITION.

London, April 2o.-The Exchange Tele-
graph company says; Later news received
from Eulunwayo al this office from Mr.
Joseph Hambleton IL that n wagon train
of provisions from the south Is said 10
have succeeded in entering the beieag-
uorcd town ana rcinforccmen's from
Mafekinn are reported to be advancing
RAPIDLY without obstruction.
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as ~ tnr:,r,ctor. free. All OF when l.
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sun l,,nr 4. U. Kiesling's drug store.
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SIX pRIsoNERs ESCAPE.

Ciebnrne, Texas, April 20.-Six Of the
prisoners at the county farm escaped to-
day. They oyerpowered the guard. took
his gun, handcunod him TO crazy man
and then. after Handwriting both to u cul-
tivator. they took n ticket OF leave alb
sence. They have not been rearrested At
this hour
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of Ohio and Indiana, is SIC delegates He
nredicls that II tho same ratio OF gain is
,,,ul,,i!'a,hed TO the end that his original
prediction that Mckinley VIII have ON Inc
iirst ballot iSS delegates will no, only he
verified but that Mckinley win receive
SUPPORT from states not included In the
original statement.
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COMMISSIONER BAKERS REGRETS.

vith The post correspondent this even
ing Land Commissioner Baker expressed
,ha ko,nest regret TINT he would not be
nllc 10 attend the Dallas Sound money"
ting. ~ had really intended 10 50.
continued Colonel Baker. but my chief
clerk is attending court as witness IN "a
vrsiern county and II Is a matter Of i'm
feasibility for us both 20 be away at the
ZANE time. as the commissioner ana chief
rIrrk arc the only ones IN the land office
49, nm slrn ofliclal papers.'