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The herald., 1896-05-01
AN APPEAL FOR AID
Thousands in the ThrOes of
Tobacco Torture
Only Prompt Decisive Action Can
Save Them-Somc Already Saved
Prove That There Is a Way

Are these the days
of freedom?
Is everybody out Of
bondage?
Would that we could
answer. Yes. Every
body's free
But. in fact. at the
end of this enlight-
ened century there
are hundreds OF thou
sands. yes, millions OF
men in the clutches
of a tyrant worse
than any in history,
unable to fight their
way to liberty. inDo-
tent to break their
IeIterS.
When once the to-
The herald., 1896-05-01
Legends OF Poisoning

1t is solemnly declared in an act of par
Lament, % Henry VIII, that Murder by
poisoning, in this realm hitherto, our Lord
be thanked, hath been most rare and sell
docl committed or practised." Mr.. Froudc
does not question the statement. Speaking
of the particular crime which provoked
this statute, he asserts that poisoning was
actually new to the English people in
1880. 1t would be safer to credit that the
means of identifying poison were new"
about that time. In fact, we know it was
so. One of the earliest incidents in our
annals is the murder of Brihtric, king Of
WesseX. by his queen, Eadburgha. H.
Vulnerable are the pcrsonages whose
death was attributed to poisoning after
this date. But the express assertion of the
commons may be accepted as evidence
that Engishmcn were not familiar with
the idea in 1880.
If poisoning had been rare before, it be-
came terribly common. Among Eliza
be,h's statesmen it was regarded as
weapon of defense almost legitimate. Her
favorite Leicester was called for short,
"The Poisoner." Young Englishmen of
rank and parts visited Italy to finish their
education, and too many OF them learned
to take the Italian view in this matter.
What was that view we have glut of evil
dence; an incident related by the Duke de
Guise in his memoirs is as significant as
any and not SO familiar. He tells in a
lnatter-O1'IAct way now ne requested the
captain of his guard to poniard an obnox-
ious demagogue at Naples. The captain
was shocked. He would poison anybody
at his grace's command with pleasure, b ut
the dagger was low-lived instrument. So
he duke bought some murderous drug, the
composition of which he describes at
length, and it was duly administered. But
Gennaro, his enemy, had just eaten cab
bage dressed in oil, which served as an an.
tidote somehow.
Scientific persons think it not impossible
that the legend of Mithridates, who is said
to have made himself "immune'' against
the poisons of his age and country, may
have some basis of truth. The same story
is told in India with picturesque detail.
Mahmud / of Ahmedabad-he who drove
the Portuguese out of Gujarat-ate poisons
to the degree that his breath was fatal. He
greeted an enemy with kiss, and the man
died instanter. His wives always persisted
before morning, and so agents travelled
without ceasing through his territories, kid.
naping lovely girls, who were sent to
Ahrnedabad through subterranean pass.
age twenty miles long-the passage at
least exists to this day for testimony.
To him Hudibras refers as the
'Prince OF Cambay, whose daily food
Is asp and basilisk and toad"
For his victory over the Portuguese had
won him renown in Europe.-London
Evening Standard.
The herald., 1896-05-01
Noriica's Admirers Express Their Enthu
s1asm

Nine. Nordica was the brilliant star of
the performance of Lohengrin at the Met
ropolitan opera house Wednesday night,
and she was crowned with the $4,000 tiara
OF diamonds presented by her admirers in
swell society in this city.
A great throng of lovers of music gath
cred in the opera house to ~itness the pre-
sentation. which recalled the memorable
presentation to Nilsson during the first
season of the old Metropolitan.
The presentation was made with marked
simplicity after the tumultuous close of the
first act. The curtain rose to the echoino
shouts OF the audience, and wreath after
wreath was thrown to the handsome sing
er, who appeured hand in hand with Jean
de Reszke.
Those in,the front rows had seen large
basket OF beautiful roses standing behind
Conductor Seidl's chair. This he lifted
when the hearty hand.clapping had some-
what subsided, and Nine. Nordica stepped
forward with smile to accept 1t.
The herald., 1896-05-01

Silk petticoats are as wide as the dress
skirt and generally much prettior.
The herald., 1896-05-01

Fur will be used in conjunction with
chiffon on the dressy summer capes.
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BRYAN NAMED.
The Peoples Party dominates the
Nebra skan for President.
Sewan Turned Down and Tom Watson, OF
Georgia, Named for Vice President
Butler Temporary and Allen Perma-
nent Chairman-The Platform.

ST LOUIS, July 2a.-At 1887 o'clock
Wednesday Chairman Taubeneck STEP
ped to the front of the platform to
call the national convention of the
peoples party to order. At the sight
of him the Illinois delegation. which
sat Immediately below the platform,
arose and cheered. Quiet came with
the first rap of the gavel. Rev: w. l..
/ Smith, of the Third Baptist church of
this city, delivered the invocation
while the 1900 delegates stood rever-
emily.
Senator Butler was introduced as
temporary chairman by Chairman
Taubeneck, who said that Mr.. Butler
had been elected temporary chairman
without a dissenting vote and he added
his belief that when the convention
should adjourn it would be found that
it had acted wisely with as great
unanimity as had the committee in
choosing the temporary chairman.
The states were then called for men,
bers of the committee on credentials
and at the conclusion the convention
at 2:10 o'clock took a recess until eight
o'clock at night
When the convention met at eight
o'clock the hall was in darkness owing
to failure of the electric lights to
work. There was considerable con-
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sILvERITEs CONFER.
The Meeting at st. Louis Indorses
Bryan for President
Congressman Newlands Made Temporarv
and w. p. st. John Permanent Chairman
Declaration of Principles-National
Democratic Ticket Endorsed.

ST. LOUIS, July 2a.-The delegates of
the national silver organization were
slow in assembling in the music hall
IF the Exposition building, and there
we're not nearly enough visitors to fill
the galleries when j. j. Mott, chair
nan of the national committee, called
the convention to order at 1890 O'Clock
yesterday. Prayer was offered, after
which Miss Lille B. Pierce, of this
.ity, read the declaration of independ-
.nce. This caused an outburst of ap-
CLAUSE.
Wien the call had been read, Con-
gresham F. G. Newlands, of Nevada,
was introduced by DIR. Mott as tempo
rary chairman and proceeded to make
his address In opening he referred to
the republican declaration for virtual
gold recommendation and to the demo-
cratic expression in favor of free silver
coinage. Then he lauded Mr.. Bryan
In strong words, after which he dwelt
On President Cleveland's financial pol
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TO STUDY COINAGE,
Members OF the Silver National Commit
VIII Go Abroad.

NJ embers OF the, Silver National Committee
Will Go Abroad.
ST. LOUIS, July 25.-At n meeting of
the new national committee of the sill
yer party, held Immediately after the
adjournment of the convention.
Charles D. Lane, of California, one of
the largest gold mine owners in the
world, was elected chairman, and I. N.
Stevens, of Colorado, secretary. Head
quarters will probably be established
at Chicago. The national committee
also selected Hon. d. p. Thompson.
president of the Oregon Railway &
Navigation Co., of Portland, Ore, as a
special envoy to go to Japan, and Hon
j. NJ. Hawthorn, of St Paul. Mimi, to
go as special envoy to Mexico for the
purpose of uSking an official investi.
CATION as to the effects of the free
coinage of silver in those countries.
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THE PRECIOUS METALS.


In the fiscal year ending in 1894 th0
United States bad $6s1 .QoO, 900 in gold
and S624, 10000 in silver in circulation.
According to Mcssedaglia, the worlds
silver mines have produced since 14e3
$50 500 tons of silver, valued at l.
Goa, 0oO.O 900.
The years between 1851 and 1860 werc
the NEST productive in the gold mines
of this country. The amodnt mihes
was 81 ,332, 9s1 .o00.s.
The gold and silver money OF. Trnneo.
is estimated by the Bank of France
to amount to $500. 900 900 Of the former
and s50o,0oo,ooo Of the latter.
India is on Il strictly silver basis,
gold not circulating to any aprrsciat;e
extent. The currency comprises $685.
OOO, 900 in silver and ST 900. Oe0in paper.
The director of the mint estimates
that in all South America there are now
in circulation Si5 600, 900 of gold, $500
DOC, 900 of silver and 5000. e<0,Uoo of pa.
per money.
In the decade ending with 1890, the
world produced 27,ooo,ooa ounces Of
silver, of which the United States coSs
tributed 3s9, 100000. or considerably
more than onethird.
Arizona and Utah have each pfo-
duced about S2I 100000 worth of pre-
cious metal, Arizona having contzib-
uted $6,951,793 Of gold and $14,0s5,1T5
of silver. and Utah S1;47T,262 of gold
and 19,92O,43S of silver. .
Every country on the globe is said
to produce more or less gold, even
China, which does not use gold as cir
c. Eating medium, produces annually
about $4,000, 600 worth. either exported
Or employed in the arts. g
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FARM EXPORTS OF 1895.

Mexico purchased sos of our sheep.
paying $3,33S. 90
OF horses we last year year exported
1884, valued at $2,2O9,29s.
Asia last year took 1,73s of our hogs
and paid SS,9S1 for them .
Our broomcorn went abroad last
year to the value of $l69,5O3.
Cuba took 392 ,2O4 bushels of Indian
corn, paying $216,6o2 for it.
American flower seeds were last year
exported to the value Of $4,000.
Asia last year called for 81 ,371 pounds
of our tobacco, and paid $9,66S for ito
India last year imported from Amer
lea s,165 barrels of flour, paying $685..
1854.
OF rye flour we sent abroad lest year
;,76S barrels, for which we Received SIZE
O62.
Our farmers last year sent abroad
1924 bushels of fax seed and pocketed
SLAB. -
Our oats found market in Europe
to the extent of 569,977 bushels, valued
at $200,793.
China last year imported from the
United States $13,946 worth of preserved
fruits and nuts.
Peas and beans went abroad last year
to the extent of 242, $50 bushels, valued
at $4,000.
American hams were needed in Eu-
rope to the extent of los. 494, 1923 pounds,
valued at S1O,96O,567.
Asia last year imported from the
United States II ,064, $50 pounds Of raw
cotton. and paid sSo6,o5S.
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icy, which the democratic convention
had repudiated. and expressed especial
pleasure at the democratic declara.
ton against further tariff agitation.
He referred brie fly to the other issues
in the democratic platform as non
essentials. He then denied that it was
lars or to debase the currency, but de.
clared that it was the purpose to raise
silver's value and diminish the strain
on gold and restore the old bimetallic
unit of value. He defended the pro-
posed ratio of sixteen to one and
spoke in favor of bimetallism and at
tackled England's gold policy.
The following telegram from Sena-
tor Teller was then read:
DENVER, Col, July 22.-L N. Stevens.
Southern hotel, St Louis: The money
question overshadows all others On its
rightful determination depends the pros
perity Of the people and the perpetuity of
republican institutions All other questions
must be subordinated to it A vote for Bryan
and Sewan is a vote for industrial and finan-
cial independence of the American people
from foreign domination and control and they
should have the support OF all opponents Of
the gold standard. H. M TELLER
At the caucus of the silver organiza-
ton delegates yesterday the following
committee was appointed to confer
with the populists with a view to So
lidifying the forces: G.. w. Baker, of
California;: Judge Scott, of Nebraska;
w. T. Foster, of Missouri; William P.
ST. John, of New York, and B. F.
Keith, of North Carolina
The committee on credentials re-
ported that there were no contests
The committee on permanent organi-
cation recommended that w. P. st.
John. of New York, be selected for
permanent chairman; Charles A.
Towne, of Minnesota, be chosen for
vice chairman, and R. E. Dufendorfer,
of Pennsylvania, for secretary. The
report was received with cheers and
adopted.
MIR. st. Johns speech in accepting
the gavel was loudly applauded. A
motion was made that a special COM
mittee consisting of one delepate from
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CONGRESSMAN NEwLANDS

each delegation be appointed to confer
with like committee of the populists
for the purpose of set thing the differ
enceS between the two factions.
The general trend of all the speeches
in debating the question was that the
great object was to secure an indorse-
ment of Bryan and Sewan At every
mention of the democratic nominees
the delegates cheered.
The motion was at length carried by
q viva voce vote.
The roll of states was then called for
conference committee. The conven-
ton then adjourned until ten o'clock
Thursday.
When the second days session met
Congressman Newlands moved that a
committee on ways and means be ap-
pointed to raise funds with which to
defray the expenses of the. convent ton.
Congressman Charles A. Towne, vice
chairman, was then. introduced. He
said that the press of the country had
apparently forgotten it's sacred duty
and had become the plant tool of
monopoly. Money was the god it
worshiped. But the day of regenera-
ton was at hand History was be-
ing made to-day. The people had
been lax, but had determined to man.
age their own affairs. They had suf-
fered grievously at the hands of mo-
nopolies and trusts. but hereafter they
would look after their own affairs
Ex-Gov. John P. St John, of Kansas,
was then called upon to speak: He
was greeted with cheers He told how
corn was worth ten cents and oats
eight cents a bushel in Kansas and po-
tatoes six cents a bushel in Minnesota.
This was one of the reasons SO many
farmers believed in free silver. Three
months ago nearly everyone believed
that nothing on earth could defeat
William Mckinley for president,
but the surrender of American
interests to Great Britain at
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A WESTERN inventor recently patent
ed a scheme by which, he claims, he
IAN artificially cool whole communi-
ty at little expense. At certain inter-
Vals he would erect skeleton towers,
like windmill towers. each having an
electric trolley wire running from
bottom to top. The wire transports
peculiarly made bombs to chute at
the top, where they are exploded by
electricity. The bombs contain lique-
6ed carbonic acid gas, which, when
liberated by the explosive, will in
stantly evaporate and severely chill
The surrounding atmosphere.
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MEN WE ALL KNOW.

Vidal, one of the most famous sculp'
tors of France, was stone blind at the
time when he executed some of It's
most famous works.
Cornelius Vanderbilt is building a.
100000 fence around his property at
Ochre Point, Newport. It will be work
of art wrought in iron and stone.
Ex-Lieut. Gov. James A. Johnson.
who died in San Francisco the other
day, was we'll known on the Pacific
coast as a lawyer, newspaper man aud
politician.
John Jacob Astor denies that he in
tends building theater "at which only
tirst-class plays should be presented"
He is not thinking of investing his
money in such enterprises.
Verdi tries hard to hide from the
world the very fact that he is writing u
new opera, and some precautions he
took recently have led many to suppose
he is at work on a FINAL" work
DR.. Samuel Fillmore Bennett, the au-
thor of THE Sweet By and BY is 81
country doctor in Richmond, Wis. :
little town'of about 800 inhabitants =
served through the war as Lieut.. Ben
nett, of the Forticth Wisconsin volunss
teeIS.
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PARKS and boulevards of Chicago
will soon be linked with great blaze
of electric glory. Commissioners of
the park boards have decided to CO.
operate in behalf of illuminated drive
ways on an extended scale, while the
present shadows in the parks will be
aispelled by flood of light 1t is
thought the work will be largely COM
pleted by December Is Cyclists re-
gard the general extension of lighting
facilities with approval 1t means to
the enthusiastic wheeling fraternity a
continuous circuit of extended day.
light" from park to park.
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DR. S. A. HAGEMAN, of Cincinnati,
has applied for patent on an inven-
ton which promises to create sensa-
ton among musicians. It is a mechan-
ism to be applied to the piano for the
purpose of correcting the false tones
Of that instrument. which have hith-
erto been regarded as a necessary evil.
The invention makes a piano as true
rs the violin, and it accomplishes the
result by a sort of mechanical finger
Ing similar to the human lingering on
the violin. Competent musicians say
the problem has been successfully
solved.
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CHILD INSTANTLY KILLED.
Six-Year-Old Cathe rine McCarty Mangled
by a Cable Car.

Six-Year-Old Cathe rine McCarty Mangled
by a Cable Car.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 27.-Little
Catherine Inez McCarty, six years old,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nc
Carly, of 400 East Ninth street, was
ground to pieces before her mothers
eyes in front of her home by Ninth
street cable train at s:45 o'clock Satur-
day night Mrs McCarty was return
ing from shopping tour and the child.
running to meet her mother as she saw
her on an eastbound car, was killed by
a westtound train. She was dragged
fully 25 feet before the train was
brought to Standstill.
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instead Of a nomination, pointing out
that an Endorsement. which did not re-
quire an acceptance, was the way out
of the tangle.
Senator Allen called the convention
to order at $50 and committee to no
tify the candidates for president and
vice president was selected. The chair
man then called for the nominations
for president. Gen. Weaver went for
ward to the platform and in lengthy
speech placed William ]. Bryan IN
nomination. There were many
speeches made in seconding Bryan's
| nomination. Several other nomina-
lions were made, namely: Col. L. NJ.
Norton, of Illinois, was named by Mr..
Call, of New York; Delegate Living
stone, chairman of the Missouri dele
cation, named Ignatius Donnelly, Of
| Minnesota, and, when Donnelly de-
clined the use of his name, he placed
Gen. j. S. Coxey, of Ohio, in nomina
ton. The nominating speeches oc.
cupied six hours.
When the nominations were closed
George Abbott, of Nebraska. moved
| that the national committee be given
plenary powers in all things connected
with the party after the adjournment
of the convention and the motion was
carried.
The roll call was then made and
Chairman Allen announced the official
vote as follows: Bryan, 1,042: Norton,
331; Donnelly, 16; Debs, S; Coxey, l.
1t was 4:22 when the announcement
of the vote was made and pandemonium
reigned for about 20 minutes. Finally
Chairman Allen declared Mr. BRYAN
the nominee of the convention. some
one made a motion to adjourn, the
chairman put the motion and then de-
clared the convention adjourned sine
die.
National Committee Organized.
ST. LOUIS, July 27.-Immediately
after the adjournment of the populist
national convention the committeeman
selected by the various states met and
organized for the campaign by electing
Senator Marion c. Butler, of North
Carolina, chairman; j. A. Edgerton, of
Nebraska, secretary and NJ. c. Rankin,
of Indiana, treasurer:
Sketch of Tom Watson.
THOMSON, Ga, July 25.-Thomas E. Watson
was born in Columbia county, Ca. September
s. 1856. He received o common school aduoo
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The state of New York has formally
assumed the ownership and care of the
grave and last recognized home of old
John Brown. The little farm was
purchased by the John Brown associa-
ton, organized by the late Kate Field,
and by the association presented to the
state, which has now entered upon its
trust A new monument to John
Brown was unveiled by Franklin and
Leander Thompson. whose brother
was killed at Harper's Ferry. The
oration was delivered by Col. Henry
W. Lyman and Gov. Morton was rep
resented by proxy on the occasion.
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A Clerk Goes Wrong.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. July 35.-Edward
NJ. Cowling, confidential clerk for
Woodward, Faxon & Co., wholesale
druggists on Union avenue, was ar
rested on complaint of the firm for en-
bezzlement The information charged
him with having made away with
sl,4OO between January 1, 1894. and
July, 1896 1t is not yet known wheth.
er the amount of the embezzlement
will exceed that sum.
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p AN astronomical expedition which,
men of science say, is the most impor-
tant one planned for more than half a
century, left Chicago recently for
Flagstaff, Ariz, to go eventually to
Mexico The gentlemen carried with
them one of the best lenses in the
world. Under the favorable atmos-
pheric conditions to be found in Ari-
, IONA and Mexico the expedition
expects to add volumes to the history
Of the planet Mars and to make the
most systematic survey ever attempted
$ of the sidereal systems which whirl
through space around the southern
hemisphere.
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The extent of the corn crop of the
United states this year is about ST.
DOC, 600 acres Last year it was g, 600, COO
There is every indication now that the
corn crop Of the country will equal
the enormous crop of last year, which
was 2151, 1S6, 900 bushels That was
the largest corn crop the United States
has produced for many years. The
crop of 1894 had only been 1.2l2, 600, 600
bushels, and it was but a trifie more in
1898 and 1892 In 1891 it reached be-
yond 1000, 600, 900 bushels. If the dry.
hot winds of August and September
do not parch the stalks there will be
wonderful crop.
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LEON HARTMAN. of Dubuque, a., a

LEON HARTMAN, of Dubuque, Ia, a
widower and the father of nine sturdy
boys, adopted nine fatherless girls and
agreed to give their mother home.
The mother is the widow of his brother,
who lately died abroad. She arrived
1t Ellis island few days ago. having
crossed the ocean from Rotterdam, and
the Arst person she met was her
brother-in-law. The children, rang
ing in age from 8 to Is years, are all
brisht-eyed, rosy-cheeked girls. and
they SO completely won Mr.. Hartman's
heart that he at once offered to
adopt them and the mother was will
INC. 90
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Marshall Fields Offer.

CHICAGO, July 27.-Marshall Field,
founder of the Field Columbian Mu-
scum. has informally offered to give
So ZOO, 900 to the museum upon condi-
lions which are to govern it's future To-
cation. He insists that 90 acres shall
be set aside on the Lake Front park,
which is close to the business center,
and dedicated to the institution
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LONDON, July 27.-A society paper
says Queen Victoria has taken quite a
fancy to the duchess of Marlborough,
formerly Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt.
According to it Her majesty is not
generally partial to Americans who
capture people and her cordially in
the case of the duchess of Marlborough
has been remarked upon in court cir
cles as quite unusual