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The total Of all these items OF what
you own makes mp your assests. The
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sumo that the leaders wilt not no out,
10 mater what their futnn, action may
bc, but Eonih of their followers mRy.
On the other hand the silver leaders
claim that thu gnlIl men have put them.
selves In this poSltlOni The meeting ut
gold standard men which did not break
up until an early hour thu morning Is
quoted as AN example, Senator lilack-
burn, Ot Kentucky, said this morning;
You Will notice that the men who made
lncehdIary speeches advocating boiling
tho ticket and platform are men whose
states have no gold delegation aud who
are not delegates. l am told Mr. John
J., Irish, ot California, made n brilliant
and pointed effort IN that direction. and
that General IIragg aud Franklin Mac.
NCuHh also were FOR bolt, should
like to know By what right they Inter-
fcrc witltlthe work OF delegates sent
here by the people. Even AIR, whitney.
OF New York is an lnterlopet, not having
been sent us II delegate 10 this CDnvGh-
tlon, What right have such people to
assume to run this convcntlon?"1
II IL only right to say that there was
no mention OF boiling the convention
made IN the gold mems meeting last
night except what Mr., Irish, OF Calltor-
MIA, said In closing his speech: Wen.
II some things happen, know what /
should do" and stuck his hands In his
pockets and strolled down the room. Mr..
Coudert, Governor Russell. OF Mnssa-
chusetts, were very cautious In their
remarks und were avcrse to hasty or ill-
tempered action. no matter what oc-
Cured.
General Bragg made the statement
that he would not support q silver plat
form or ticket. and Alessrs. Cultivate
and Holden, OF Ohio. both claimed that
such ticket and platform would take
10000 votes from the Democracy In
their state. There was some talk OF an
independent ticket. but the whole matter
was finally resolved into the adoption or
u resolution for a. committee OF one
from each state to feel the pulse OF the
people on the subject and report back In
August to Senator Gray OF Delaware. .
When New York met after midnight
there was a more bitter feeling when the
action OF the silver men on the Michigan
contest became known. The meeting
lasted until after three o'clock and then
adjourned until this morning, Mr..
Coudert, Henry PurrUy, and Congress-
| man Sulzer deprecated q bolt, and Perry
Belmont, Roswell =. Flower and 4. few
others said It was the only course left
for good Democrats. The meeting broke
up rather disorderly without action to
await consultation with Senator llill
and Mr.. Sheehan.
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waved their burners. Delegates from
delegations crowded the aislcs TO wiring
his hand. while the terrnceu galleries
yelled and shouted.
After the interlude by the band. New
England had her inning when George
Fred Williams, the stalwart. fashion,
ably attircd. blond mustached, scholar
" looking young eX-c0ngreSSman from
Massachusetts, whose conversion to free
silver was recently announced. was call
ed to the platform amid great entmsl-
aSm. He said:
Fellow Democrats OF the union OF the
United States: This Is not II sectional
convention. tApplause.) The battle
which Is now opening Is n battle for
the restoration OF the union Of the states
(Applause.) There has been no trans
fer OF the seat Of Gmpir" from the At
lantIc to the Mississippi. (Applause.)
The seat of empire Is where II always
has been. and pray that /, may al
ways be IN tn, logging camp OF Maine.
In the tobacco ,lells OF, Virginia, the
orange graves OF Florida. the. planta-
lions Of Louisiana, the wheat fields OF
the west and the mining camps OF Cali
fnrnin, applause and cries OF good"
"rDod,@ | believe, fsilaw Democrats,
Tint the interests OF New England are
represented here as well as the inter-.
rsts OF the south and west. (Applause
and cries Of "good.O The contest In
this cause that l wish to make IL In be-
half of the honest capital OF New Eng.
land, aud In behnlf OF the Ave milllona
Of spindles that are now silent, We
have seen the process going on which
has created the talk OF scciIonalIsm.
against which protest. Under the ex-
isting system which this convention
will condemn, our customers have been
rulncd-the farmers or the west and
south (Cheers and cries OF good:
good.D
Then The railroads Into which we hnvG
nut our honest earnings have been
ruined, and wo have flnnlly come down
on our knees with You. Is to rescue
the honest Investments OF every man
In the United States that we are here
to-day. (Applausc.) I beg you, gem
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CHICAGO, July S.--Thc crowds began
pouring into the Coliseum shortly after
. o'clock this morning, but the heavy
eyed delegate1, many OF whom had had
an all.nIght vigil. were late In arrlv-
Ing. \ fresh. green. tern-bank, crown
ed with bright roses, graced the edge
OF the platform. The sunshine sItted
through the air spaces In the vast dome
and glittcred among the gay trapplngs,
The band kept up u fusllade OF lively
airs while the people bubbled up
through the entrances and melted away
In the acres OF seats and the scene
early became brilliant and animated,
a few minutes before ten the delegates
began 10 arrive. They came with their
loius glrded for the fray. The develop
men:s OF the night put every man on
his mettle for that meant hard fighting
all along the line. The FIRST OF the con-
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from New York, who has been called Tor
so often, Is n member OF the committee
on resolutions and Is not here"
Still the convention demanded Hlll
until Senator White was driven TO cry
appcalIngly "Why will you Insist on
man who Is not here?" 49,.
Then the cry was turned to Russell
by the eastern men, but the young Mas
sachussetts ex-governor sat impassively
In his chair In the first now and his
friends gave him UP. Finally eS-GoV-
ernur Overmeyer, OF Kansas, was
brought to the platform and appeased
the appetite OF the crowd Tor several
minutes as he pleaded for "the dollar OF
The Iaddies." For another five min
utes the band held them In check with
stirring music.
The Chief fAnarchi,t Flashes a Torch.
Then the cries for Altgeld were renew
ed and at last with evident reluctance
the Illinois governor was urged forward
to the stage. Curiosity existed among
thousands who had never heard and
some who had never before seen this
great power in this part OF the country.
Some OF the delegates crowded to the
foot OF the stage: not because his voice
was weak as his clear tones reached
every furthcrmost limits OF the hall, but
TO get n closer view OF the man. With
great deliberatlon he opened with the
statement that he had not come here 10
make 4 speech. but TO assist In the nomi-
milton OF the next President OF The
United States and the formulation OF 4
declaration OF principles that would
again offer hope to the party of the peo-
pie. This opening sentiment warmed
up the audience and soon the pale, al
most haggard face OF the Illinois gover-
nor grew flushed. His gestures became
quick and vehement and before he had
proceeded far the convention was sway
ed as by n cyclone by his oratory.
When he declared that hungry men
and children were looking to this con-
ventlon for relief there was a great de-
mons,ratIon. Adroltly he worked TO his
climax, He described the toll and blood
md sweat OF the millions which was be-
ing doubled by the shrinking standard
OF values. Then he paused and fingins
his arms out bketore him asked: VIII
YOU let them continue IT,"
NO. No, never" came in laundering
chorus from 10000 throats. Later refer
ring TO the great struggle against slav-
cry he pointed to an American flag at
his back and secuted the Idea of COM
promlse. did the men," he asked,
',who gave up their lives to preserve
that flag talk of compromise? There
could be none. There can be none" AS
he finished and descended from the plat
form he was accorded another great de-
monstratIon. The Illinois delegation
mounted their chair; and frantlcally
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Special Dispatch TO the Intelllgencer.
4 CONVENTION HALL, CHICAGO.
|llls., July S.-Thc first great demonstra-
ton Of the convention. which UP to the
present time had lacked In real enthusl-
asm, came when New York tonight
cast her I? votes solid in favor OF the
sitting OF sound money delegation
from Michigan during the ballot on the
contest case. 1t was an eye opener for
the free silyerItes In the convention,
and they could only stand and look on
in amazement. From fully seven thou
sand OF the titteen thousand spectators
there went up mighty shout, hats
were tossed In the air. dags waved and
for nearly ten minutes there was
i n demonstration such as has not been
excellrd for impressiveness In the his
tory OF conventions.
1t was the sound money sentiment
asserting itself and was more than sug-
ges,ive. From that time on the roll
call proceeded with great difficulty. The
5confusion was so great that threat
10 clear the galleries was the only thing
fthat restored semblance. OF order.
sEven then the votes OF the states could
mot be heard at the reporters-tables.
81 When the result OF the ballot was an
nounced there was n counter demon
stration which far exceeded the sound
money outburst. as everybody expected
IA would. Then It was the gold mems
turn TO look on silently. They felt. how
ever. that they had made an impression
Son the convention and looked satisfied
with their wrok.
The silverites are now satisfied that
they will not need TO abrogate the two-
thirds rule TO nominate one OF their
own men. The seating OF the Michigan
silver delegation settled II. II was
hISh-handed proceeding. and was de-
nounced as revolutionary by the sound
money men, but had TO be done.
West Virginia gave but t%d'rotes for
the sitting sound money delegation.
AS / write. the silver demonstration
over the defeat OF the minority report
continues. II has been going on for
many minutes and the end Is not In
sight 1t is case OF the majority as
sertinS Itself. - ,
The two West Virginia delegates who
voted with the sound money people on
the Michigan case, were John A. How
ard and ]. W. st. Clair.
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leaders did not care much for tho sI,ror
business, hut had adopted 1t to win votes
/ from the Popuists. '0'''
IL Is true, ilS telcRraphed .l,at Chit.
ton denied the story after he was warm. +.
" denounced Tor his alleged lndIsrrc.
ton, and that he got Governor Fjowpr IN
help him out OF the hole, but aycrybody
here knew that II Chiffon lid make the
admission he only expressed publicly
what each WcIt rirEInlan leader here.
outside Of few sincere sIlverltes. IL ny.
pressing to his ne!ghb0r. One ,conyer-
cation which occurred at the stat, hcad-
Quarters Is sample OF the many.
w hen Mr.. Chiffon denounced tho fight
agalns: him for national Committeeman
nnd said that Il was an ou,rage bscaugc
he and his brother were original frrn
silver men, c. II. fancy, Ok Wheeling,
VINO wax also n candidate for the honor,
reminded him that hia assertion could
not be true. 81 hav,: only been In the
free silver band wagon twn weeks my
SELF" Hald Mr.. Tnncy, and am sure |
beat you four days"
While the J.eglster Is tearing Its
clothes to stand In with all 'faC,long In
Wheeling the Chirng0 end Mt the Pul-
mcr House Is making history.
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CAVE OF ADULLUM
Where The DiScontcnts are Telling
Their Tales oi Woe.
THE MOB IS ENTERTAINED
BY the Mouthings OF Chief Actors
In the Farcc.Comrdy
WIlILECRl:DENThLSCOMMlTTEl

I. uniiy Engaged tn Hatiia,inE ,hr IioiI
Call Nnd Err"nS.ng the N"@r.of" Few
Gnid Delegates E,.GUvernor IIogg
Grants TO the Applause Of tho silver
sIaniacs, while the Gold Men Preserve u
Digninrd Standardization, the Hue
Gras, Dsrvish Takes Few Whirls
with Ills Mouth-"Opportunts Wili.
ianis, OF Ms.,aehusettS, Gets the Glad
Hand From'ChRirman DanIrl,-inarch.
lat Ang.ld, Herr Most, Dear Frlend,
Poses a, a Museum Freak.
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TAKE THE BIT IN THEIR TEETH
And Override All thcTraditions OF
the Democratic Party.
MANY PLEAS WERE MADE
Against the Removal OF the Michi.
gan Gold Men,
BUT. LIKE ULYSSES SAILORS.

Their Ears were Stuffed with waI, and
They were Deaf TO the Voices OF tho
sirens-sheehnn's Pathetic Appeal Not
TO End the Convention In Revolution,
II Il Had Begrhi In that sisnner-The
Platform, the Phantasn,aI Vision OF 70.
litiesl Puretiei, Goes Through with I.
Whirl - Senator White Il Permanent
Chairmnn-Several IIystericai Demon.
strntion, hy the Money Mad Gathering,
sllverites Guarding lTh.ir "Troei,am
Closely,
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GOLD MEN ANGRY


over the On'tlng OF The Michigan DtItgn.
tIon-Their Future Plans.
CHICAGO, July s-The gold men are
angry this morning they have bern hold
Ing n conference with various leaders
since eight o'clock. They claim that
the silver mon are unscntlng delegations
with no apparent cause than to simply
aid them In pushing their plans through
and that they have thrown Democratic
rroccdcnis to the winds. Senator I'm
Mr. whitney, Mr. Coudert, !; National
Committeeman sheehan and cpngress-
man Sulzcr Ind It difficult to slam the
tide or anger In the Now York dciega-
t'on and an outbreak OF my kind may
lead to bolt. II Is pretty safe 10 as.
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Both Factions Get n Cl,ansSto DO
1 Some lIowling.
It WAS THE GOLD MEMS TURN
When New York Pumped Her
Seventy.Two Votes
FOR THE SITTING DELEGATION
From Michigan, which was In Fa.
yor OF Sound Money.
TIIE GALLERIES GREW FRANTIC

i, Their I.ond dAeeIaInations. snd Only a
rhr,., 10 Clear Them Made the People
sub.lds-siiv.rites Amazed at the Dem
on,,ration- nat the Arrogant Majority
iIsd Their Innings when tho Result OF
the Ballot wa. Announced, which Er'
plunged the Names otthe Auriferou, Del
.sation from the Roii-Goid Men Salts
i,ned with the Impression they Made.
.charIie" fancy Gets the Drop on Chair
man Chilton-An Amasing Episode.
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THE PLATFORM IN FOUR LINES.
Nothing TO Coin hut silver,
Nothing 10 Eat But Air;
Sothingto Do Bnt shiver,
When that Air Il Rare.

CHICAGO. July SAN hour before 5
o'clock hundreds began streaming in.
pouring up through the entrances along
the slopes like so many ants from sand
piles. The convention band. which Is a
good one, filled a half hour with oper-
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For West Virginia, western Prnnsyl-
vania and Ohio, showers Thursday
morning. clearing IN the afternoon or
night; brisk to high northcaStcrly
winds, lE4
I.ornt Temperatures
The tcmpcra,urc yesterday as, observed
BY c, SchnppI, druggist. corner Four
tecnth and Market streets was As fol-
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had THE DROP ON HIN.
Chiiton's Free Silver Claims Unmask.d
by Editor 1nney.

Special Dispatch to the Intclilgencer.
CHICAGO. Ills. July S-The WeSt
Virginia contingent read with Some
amusement the denuncIatIon''In Tues
days Register OF the report that Chair
man Chiffon had admitted to ex-Gov-
crnur Flower that the Wes, Virginia
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I:,-Gor. Irosg Uruni,.

their chairs 10 slN,ut. maryland, My
Maryland" inspired another demon
HtratIOn.
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Governor Evans. of South Carolina,
says II Is probable that the IS Votes from
his state will be cast for Teller on the
first ballot and thereafter, ns long us
there IL n chance OF nominating the
Colorado senator
The herald., 1896-04-22

day Cor FOOLS consecration). etc. The
Tuesday before Lent was especially
styled Carnival-the Fast-nacht of the
German people. The custom of pre-
senting green nosegays and planting fir
trees before houses are reminiscent of
the thysus of the ancient Bacchanals
and equally of Yule-tide decorations for
Christmas among northern peoples.
The ancient custom also of scourging
women accidentally met during the Lu
percalia was preserved in the mediae-
val observance of the carnival. The
presentation of eggs. the burning of the
holly boy" or Jack-a-Lent. and the
jumping over the fire, all of which We're
characteristic observances of carnival
The herald., 1896-04-22

with little "clacks" of wood In their
hands, and fall to beating doors and
singing:
"Herrings, white and red,
Ten a penny, Lents dead.
Rise, dame, and give an egg
Or else piece of bacon.
One for Peter, two for Paul.
Three for Jack-a-Lent's all.
Away, Lent, away!
The food was asked with which to
make merry. First coming to door, the
children strike UP loud with their song,
"Herrings, herrings!" and as soon as
any food is donated they chime in with
the chorus:
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THE rvAID OF HONOR

She comes. vision of delight,
In dainty gown of organdie,
The prettiest piece of pink and white
That ever gladdened human sight.
OF all the maids there is none quite
So fair, so dear. as she.
About her lips the dimples show
With quaint occurrences when she
smiles
Cupid is lurking there 7 know,
To wreak disaster with his bow
Her mouth q rosebud in the snow,
A rosebud that beguies.
III.
With downcast eyes, so sweet and shy.
There lives none bold enough to say,
She sees that lancer prancing by
The herald., 1896-04-22

HOWELL wi or u "a te eeveedF
has esd o in
in came to from Miss
and S AM is
in ad he
% to h e Of "a not
in h n a the
o no PRESENT. lsbeutfM Mspdngf aMMma
The herald., 1896-04-22

winters untruth yields at last.
Spring renews old mother earth.
Angry storms are overpast.
Sunbeams fill the air with mirth;
Pregnant, ripening into birth.
All the world reposes.
Our delightful month SO gay.
Not by birth, but by degree,
Took the first place, poets say,
Since the whole years cycle, he.
Youngest, loveliest, leads with glee,
And the cycle closes.
'SuoS sluspulS IBAeeIpsIy-
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Here sits a good wife,
Pray God save her life.
Set her upon a hod
And drive her to Cod"
If they receive nothing after singing
their song they fill the keyholes with
dust and sing in chorus defiantly:
"Here sits a bad wife,
The Devil take her life;
Set her upon swivel
And send her to the dwell"
According to the papal order the
clergy We're allowed to commence the
carnival two days before the laity. The
several days had distinctive names such
as "fat," or greasy Sunday; blue" Mon
The herald., 1896-04-22

Punish not thyself with pleasure: glut
not thy sense with palliative delights. nor
revenge the contempt of temperance by
the penalty of safety. Were there an age
Of delight, or any pleasure durable, who
would not honor voluptia? but the race of
delight is short, and pleasures of one age
are not pleasures of another. and their
lives fall short of our own."-Sir T..
Browne.
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NO. "a,
JUDICIAL. ADVERTIsEnEE
DUBLIC SALE.
ESTATE OF JOSEPH NuMA ROBIN.
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY

BY virtue of an order of the Honorable Eiev
enth Judicial District Court of the state OF
louisiana, in and for the parish of St Landry
there will be sold at public auction TO the last
and highest bidder, by tho undersigned adj
ministrator or any duly qualified anctioneer
at the last residence of the deceased, on B;t-
you Teche, i'll said parish, on
Wednesday, March 2Jth, 1896,
the following described property belonging to
the estate OF Joseph Nllma Robin, deceased
late OF the parish OF st. Landry, to-wit:
l. plantation situated on Bayou Teche
containing four hundred and forty arpents,
with the buildings and improvements.
3 Another tract of land situated on the west
bank Of Bayou Teche, with buildings ana i'm
nroVelients, containing sixty arpents., twenty
being wood and swamp land.
j. Another tract OF land with the buildings
and improvements, situated on the weA bank
dn of Bayou you Teehe, containing fifteen ARP pts of
open land and ten arpentS of wood land.
4. Another tract of land with buildings and
pmprovements, Tn situated on the Yest bank of
Bayou Ieche, containing one Hundred and
twenty-three arpents, more or less.
S. The One-third interest in twenty five hun
dred acres of swamp land, more or less, situat-
ed on west bank of Bayou Courtableal.
6. One lot of merchandise consisting of gro
ceres, hardware, notions, tinware and dry
goods.
7. lot of household furniture, consisting of
seven bedsteads, four armOirs, one toilet two
Waslstands and one parlOr set.
8. lot of kitchen furniture, consisting of
stove and cooking utensils.
8. One pair of mules. Queen and Nancy.
TO- One pair of Ulules, Kate and Kelly.
II. One pair of Hluies Dina and Julia.
~ one palr young mules. yearlings; one
horse; three horses geldings: five Mares five
cows and calves; one lot of hogs Q5) smait and
large.
13. One wagon one cart, one buggy; one
boiler, one steam press doth OLD; twcuty-fuul.
bales OF cotton; one lot of shingles 12 packages).
TermS-CaSh
JOSEPH ARTHUR ROBIN.
IeD. y, 1896 Administrator.