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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17
Home From Australia.

We received u call this morning
from Elder John +. Burton, who re.
turned Tuesday from q mission to
Australia, on which he left Star vol.
ley, Wyoming, on Feb. 20, 1892
ElJer Burton's missionary labors were
la Queensland, Australia, anu were
attended with good success. He re-.
porte that mi,aion ~ being Ia y pr0i-
porous condition. There has been IA
ooneldtTable Increase In Church mem.
bership during the time Elder Burton
was there, ana a Mutual Improvement
association and SUNDAY school hAvB
been Organized st tbs CUOfpatoU
branch, Bfisbane. The feeling among
the people 10 more favorable tOWarl
the salnts than formerly. Elder Hun.
ton enjoyed good health. Ho returned
ON tho steamship Warrimoo.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17
Inc Iriangln Iynlers


a. special meeting Of the r,ior,,.
MO ~" night was held In tho Y.
Of A. i, a. rooms to appoint a COMMITTEES
y i've We men to secure all tho mom6srs
,, ~ .n' club, II possible, to 40, snoo.
show, DsII lhs three days' cyols
miuss' month, rs a reception com.
roluled 10 nm committee also WA an.
oithe a,.oG, ,I,en' The board Of difectors
purchase oi with n request for Inc
HnnAslum nome trainer for the
.ignei ~ ssc,,, mr. Kan schlei re-.
Mt. Harry sS'iia SHINY anu treasurer, aud
rses,SScy' Several new mtn V1su 70 the
hrs'su, with the n,on,, were
nss,i. humber before M 'y ,ax OF a
F't'aaiy. ''' h"' Thursday In
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17
Quorum Reunion.
To the Editor.

To the Editor.
A reunion OF the Thirtieth quorum
Of Seventy was held at tho Tesidence OF
one OF the Seven Presidents OF that
quorum, on the evening OF the 10Th
inst. Elder Andrew KlmbAll opened
up his house and the meeting was
held la accord with custom OF that
quorum, which has been followed for
the pact fiity years. On this occasion
some Of Its old members and two OF
the fret council OF Seventy and Pfe.l.
dent Joseph +. Smith, were present Ia
the ieslivs company, which were 10
kindly entertained by the most and
hostess. Everything for the pleasure
ana evenings enjoyment was iounu
under the hospitAbls roof, including
music aud einging. Short addresses
were delivered by President j. 4.
smith, J. u. Kimball, h. stevenson,
Sister Il. j. Stevenson and all seven OF
tho pTesidenis As they now stand In
order. The rsffeshInenls and n general
social interchange were freely on.
loyej. All present felt ohsered by the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17
COMM Il II GA L..

SALT LAKE CLEARING HOUSE,.
rodRy'a clearing house exchanges
amounted TO S2i7, i9l; same day last
year, Sl99.li6.
ToDAY's QUOTATIONS.
New York.-Silyer, ga; lead, $3.50.
LOndon.-5llvei, 8ts ,.
ORE AND NJ LLIoS.
Wells, Fargo h %. received today;
Penn. bullion, S3,SOl.
4. IL. Jones n Co. received to-day:
Ores, 81. 500; bullion, $500. Total,
$4,000.
w. b. Mccormick & 20. received TO-
day; CyAnides, Sl5, 900.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17
NEWS OF THE STATE.

The SEWER creamery, advertised Ia
tho NEWS A. for lease, IL being looked
after by Sanpste parties,
Ephraim Enterprise. Ole *. Olsen
made another shipment Of hogs to Salt
Lake last batutday..,......L. +. Becker,
tho Manti miller, went to Huntington,
Emery county, with Ole Larsen the
hrst OF the week 10 purchase an interest
IN the roller mill at that place. ........ The
Cook Twin Slaters' Uncle Toms Cabin
combination that held forth In the
Opera house Monday night was the
worst lot OF transformers that ever
Visited this county.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17
SILVER, Lead.
silver 07'.i Lead $3.50.
Arc Yon Ever Annored

BY buzElug or roaring sound In y ur
huaG? Have you difficulty In hear.
ing distinctly Are you troubled with
a continual dropping OF muous, irfi'at.
ing the throat and causing you T.
oaugh2 IL your breath unpleasantly
affected and accompanied with bad
taste? lie your hearing less Aoutt1 II
20, you have oataTrh and should at once
procure bottle OF Ely's Cream Balm,
the best known remedy. The balm
will give instant relief.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17

CHICAGO. Jan, II.
Hogs, receipts 1900 market fairly active,
Dc higher than Yesterday closing.
Light 80 500 $40,
Mixed gLbIH,lli
Heavy, - 5hdfLOj.
Rough, ISL a&As0.
ta,tie,reoeipts, $500, market slow, weak. At
yesterday closing.
iieuyes, N,lA "a 40
Cows anu heitrrs, NlGoaJ90
Texas steers, 81 9uaNlO
stockera anu Feeders. 81 i0aiL7a.
sheep, receipts, 1906 market quiet but
steady,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17

Lsonsrd, so, 900 shsre,; Frarcls Hall,
26, 900; W. =. Hall, % 600; G. II. Both
we'll, $4,000; ~. w. Msyne, so, 900;
Fred J. Lsouafd, trustee, $4,000. The
following are the officers named: CIR.
Boutwell,, president; Francis Hail, vice
PRESIDENT; Fred J. Leonard, secretary
and treasurer.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17
srocEs Ann uARKET.

NEW NOHK, Jan. t7,-stoot market opened
dull and heavy under the influence OF lower
quotations from Europe anu tho unsettled
uomtluo financial outloot. Tue selling pres.
sure was most prominent "a grangers and the
Industrial EroupHi hut, aside from a a per
cent drop in leather preferred and per cent
IN Rock Island the dcciincs did not exceed
fractions.
1Tading came almost 10 a halt the second
hour. There we're no MARKED changes
In prices,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17
University Lecture.

Prof. q. a. Whiting will lecture this
evening on the subject Of "mammalS,"
IN the lecture room u tho laboratory
building Of the University Of Utah.
LECTURE begins nj O'Clock. A cordial
inviiation to attend 10 extended 10 the
public,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17
Successor 10 Mr. Fyler

., was stated on what appeared to be
W. IA authority that the directors Of
MI, .'S ,'l b'o'' d FyIer company met
, ,su forenoon Tor the purpose Of elect.
oith.' o'!sof to Mr.Fyler ~ manager
maj ny voI ,n' The explanation was
he'd. h,, formal meeting" had been
0u' That one would 20 soon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17
The Golden Ssol

VIM '" :, Of Incorporation ,y.,. a.,
Golden s.s S' ~, clerk today by the
capIsI ,, oos' 4 Mining company. The s
'OO divided , :, NE company Is s., 500.
amour, r ., INT, into 100000 shares. ''G Tno
''''''H'o" d !. iSils ny each $,s ., the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17
School House DESTROYED.

Heber J. Gran & Co., yesterday Ic.
ceived word that the school house al
Piomontory had been totally deir1y q
by hfe. Tue building and lie contents
we're insured In the Home Fire Of
Utah TOT $500.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17
Licensed 20 We'd

J. NJ. Krosb, aged 81, and Helen
Nielsen, aged SO, 10th of this city,
took out marriage license this after.
uOOu.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17
7HE NlKERSOFLAWS
Canal. Bill RELATING TO the Control oil
state Prisons
,rs INSPECTOR swAsrWs APPEAL


...umed work ut
rbs state Senate ios o...toy
iu All members except 5ena'or
3 M ~ n,s.snt Prayer was Of
Bsrnes were n..w, oftbe First
tired BY Rev. Z. IL ofo"", whIoh
stlopaI church, aitet ""'."
Cohk'., ,outnal was speedily dis-
yetlefday's ''
posed Of n.,,,,on from
Warner pfs'en'eu p,a,s n, the
-. uayercamp, ex'clefk u Wv
80 ,,.,,,o, court at Provo, enclosing
fiis' ul''''o' ,-.,.t. ,ec,iyed In his
bill for mA'o'iH'' ,,.,1 I'M nj.
sfiico In 1870 auN $3.50 Tha hill IA
W. p.,rnope. sAwtoll * Co., Stallion
fiom ss"s "a IA for SIT for print
efp, OF ChloAkV''
ed envelopes. .. 49,,
Evans presented P''''V -.
~ s..,s, bse inspector Of Salt
JohhN -, ,.ads as follows
Lake county "nie" .att..,,s
nfpasmuch as the hhou"' eV'''ss 49,.
..a.u lake county Tor tue year iov'
" .t.i hse tax IL insufficient
OF lue .let mo for my ser.
" "" bee inspector OF
WIGS ..nniy. beg leave TO
say , Sony honorable body that
peu"gu ,,ci the county court OF said
you ~ nsy me sufficient from the
eoun,y ,nnys of the county TO cover
gen sssccisney. Would state that my
t.iu usI M sas for thlrty.six days at
~ ~, dsy' or fiOs, and all received TO
ples 49, siqsb.S
ul,y , 9s Introduced n resolution
o th.t The secretary OF state he
Iy.id 40 proeute dookols for the
in, 'i',,s o,,ris on the state. Commit
,n $3.50 nJIclsry.
Va" a. uiIlsf Salt Lake, Introduced .
,,,, ~, an al relating 10 the control Of
~, ~" ,,,,on, The measure under a
,.w I.,an N tho rules failed to carry
~ gss Ieterfed 10 the appropriate
lll VI
w. nss,ute oontemplAtes that the
h.s,t N ,taie pfl,on commandment
,ssiibsys Tho control aud maDage-
,ssnt N The state pflson and the ptis.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17

uhleasu, close. Jan. II.
wheAt-.JanuarY, SIS. May, 6O4,
CoTn-IanuarY, Nt Nay 26s,
OAta--Jbnuaty ~; May. 49,.
January, slllli May, SiOAlk,
Lard--January, 1910, May, ti,WhaG
llIbs-January, $40 May, 81 l'ia5gS.
Rye-aBtt.
Harley --2iAt',
ilAN.-Vl
IimothY-1As5,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17

After the usual prsllminasies In the
House, Condor Of Weber presented
be following, which was headed,
CUISINES MEMS PETITION"
o0DES CRY, Utah,
January IA, 1896.
To the legislative Assembly OF tho State
Of Utah.
The undersigned, citizens and tax
Payers OF Weber county, Utah, respect
lul'y .pelu0n your honorable body to
urea 'le law commonly known as the
iIe ana Police Act, as we believe It to
eau unjust law, aud one which IL very
Unpopular IN THIS community And an
pray. " 20"
me peullon was signed by l.. II.
0ihen,
House claim No. 0 was pre ented Inv
Ss,uIng' o. salt Lake. This Ia n clai m
slis Harvey Hardy, as sheriff Of
oal' Lake county, Asks Tor an approprl.
cases. 'A'
n; j. NJ. No. |, by Robinson, asking
~, .ue annexation 10 Utah of tbos.
sSn,ns OF Coconino and Mohaye
suun1les north Of tho Colorado river.
wa lead as amended, snd lis passage
Recommended, fs'
,m "a. y, No. 10 was then read ss
WIN ny the committee OF the
Of lhs sa" el which tue consideration
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17

Mr.. Rogers, Of the Grand Iopera
house, says the management Is sen.
ously contemplating giving Q1cena TOT
another week. The play has been ~
favofably received by the people, That
1t Ia thought those who have not yet
seen II would appreciate the oppor.
tunity.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

May Irwin appears tonight at the
Theater In Widow Jones. Ths fares T.
said to be one OF the best and the SUI.
porting company IN excellent.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17

Uncle Toms Cabin goes al the Ly.
oeum again tonight and tomorrow,
matinee anu evening.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-17

FOR A FEW CENTS ANY PERSON
CAN OBTAIN A SUPPLY TO SEND
ABROAD TO FRIENDS, AND THESE
SILENT MESSENGERS FREQUENTLY
PREACH THE GOSPEL AS EFFECTU-
ALLY AS MISSIONARIES. TRY IT
BY BUYING SOME AND MAILING
TO YOUR FRIENDS ABROAD.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10

He was settin' on "A shoe box at tn corner
Chawin' plug terbacker an waitin' fer n
treat,
While he squirted his terbacker Juice at an
inerfenslve fly,
SO he hIsted up his brltches, an he took an
other chew,
An boldly waded inter him, an this is what
he blew:
Can you tell me. my friend, why the chinch
bug Is eatin' up your grain?
HIVE yer ciphered on the problem why We
git so little rain?
Can yer tell me, plodding farmer, why the
army worms aroundf
Why tn tarnal yeller sunlight is burnin' up
tn ground?
Can yer tel, me why tn weavil, tn rust an
Hessian fly
Are eatin' up yer s~ubstancef Do yer know
tn reason why?
Why tn price NV eggs an butter. oats an
corn, an wheat an rye,
Are a-fallln' in the market as tn years are
passin' by?
The reason why these dismal clouds cast
their shadders 'crost tn sun?
Why yer debts are gettin' bigger, as tn
seasons go and KUN?
TIL reason fer this trouble is plain enough
ter see,
lis that orful, fearful, nasty thing; tn
crime NV '73.'
Tew be sure, yer didn't know It fer thirty
wears or so,
this deadly blow.
Tn Gold Bugs down In Wall street under
cover Nv tn law.
Hav' gobbled up yer earnings in their
thirsty, hungry nav.
sixteen TO one will cure ~you-'tis tn allo.
pathic plan."
The farmer stopped and listened, tho 1t
nIn4ast mazda him laf
At the stupid, senseless logic NV this whit.
tim talkin' calf.
An his dander gan arisin' at this ever
An he kracked his heels together an he
shuk his fists an swore:
You must think us farmers bav' nuthin'
else to do
But stan aroun' an arglfy with such tarnaI
You'll l~egislate the weavll, chlnch bug an
Hesslan fly.
You'll %resolute the raindrop err know tn
reason why,
You'll upset tn laws NV natur, you'll change
tn seasons round,
You'll stop tn golden sunlight from shintn'
one tn ground,
TIL law that fixes prices, you'll change il
with coinin' NV tn silver sixteen tew one.
Half a dollars worth NV metal Will be
worth Test twict as much,
When melted by tn government an giv'n
It's magic TOUGH.
You'll bust up all tn railroads, shops, an
savings banks.
With tn drivlln' silly nonsense Nv you crazy
silver cranks.
sit seems ter me that ! remember when
things were all askew,
Some time about November In tn year Nv
'o2,
That the same gang Nv fellers promised
another treat.
That yer told tn grubbip' farmer that
you'd gin him dollar wheat,
That he'd surely then be happy, an his
forum would be made,
Ell he'd Jest upset tn tariff, vote fer Cleve-
land an free trade.
Now, we don't pertend tn know much, fer
we never had much show.
But there is quite a grist o. things thai
even farmers know.
They know when they've been lied to, an
taken fer a Ounce.
An they're goIp' tew be did keerful that
they don Z git fooled bat. once"
st. Paul Pioneer Pnesa.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10
THE MODERN ALADDIN.
How Bryan Ignores the Experience
of This and Other Nations with
Free Coinage.

Mr.. Bryan states that he believes the
free coinage of silver, by our govern
ment alone, at the ratio of rs TO 1,
would raise the price of silver to $1.29
per ounce; and he never tires of alleg-
ing that our government is strong, and
rich, and powerful enough to accomplish
this result without waiting or asking for
the cooperation of any other country.
In making this prediction Mr.. Bryan
ignores the experience of this and other
nations of the world in regard to the
coinage of silver during the past 100
years; but waving that, let us see what
his proposition involves.
| presume it will be conceded by Mr..
Bryan and his adherents that the price
of silver bullion in this country cannot
be affected without at the same time
affecting il everywhere, and that the
rise in the price will apply to all silver,
whether in bars or wares as well as in
coin, throughout the world.
The figures / shall give, except those
showing the production of silver since
1892, are all taken from n report sub
mitted by Mr.. Voorhees,, a free silver
" ocate, Oh behalf of the finance COM
mittee of the Senate, March 3, 1894,
which report Is entltleu lounge LAWS
of the United States from 1892 to 1894,
with an Appendix Relating to Coins and
Currency; Fourth Edition, Revised and
Corrected to August 1. 1894. Prepared
Under the Direction of the Committee
According to that report, page 273,
the production of silver in the world
from 1903 to 1892 amounted to 1922
5O7. 716 ounces. and there has been pro-
duced since 1892 about 60O, 600
ounces in round numbers. Add this to
the other sum and we have a total of
S.122. 5O7, ZIG ounces. / have no data
showing the production of silver prior to
1903. aud hence I cannot give the fig
ures; but ] think it may be safely as
sumed that it amounted to MS much as
the whole amount of silver that has been
lost or destroyed. In order to be sure
hat we are on the right side, however
let us deduct 122, 5O7, S16 ounces, and
state the present supply of silver in lis
various forms in the world at S,00O;-
100000 ounces. This IS worth 66 cents
per ounce, or S.. 2S0, 900 1000 in the ag
rregate. To this, according to Mr.
Eryan's opinion, the legislative fiat O
our government alone would add u
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10
Has the American Farmer Forgotten

Has the American Farmer
That under President Harrison's adj
ministration the prohibition against our
meat products by Great Britain, Ger
many. Denmark, Austria, France, Italy
and Spain were removed
Has he forgotten the high prices he
received during the times reciprocity
and protection were in force!
Has he forgotten that our trade in all
agricultural products was extended dur
ing this time!
Has he forgotten that our exports Of
bacon. hams and lard was increased
$19,000,000 in one year by this same
policy?
Has he forgotten that we exported
$12,O00,0O0 more of American beef
products in a single year?
Has he forgotten that we exported
S16.O00,000 more of live cattle annu-
ally?
Has he forgotten that we exported
S150. 900 of cereals, namely, wheat,
$115,000.000, -four $2S,OO0,000 and corn
$7,000,O00?
Has he forgotten that we increased
the foreign sales of all our agricul-
tural products S~21o,OOO,OOo annually
over what it had been previously?
Has he forgotten that four years ago
Mr.. Bryan and his free trade friends
promised him that if the Mckinley bill
was repealed better prices would be OBJ
tanned for all of his products!
Has he forgotten that all these prom
Uses failed of f~ruition, and that instead
of receiving better prices all agricultural
products have deprecated in value?
Has he forgotten the good times that
all classes, tho farmer, the wage worker
and the business man cninved under
protection and reciprocity?
Does he propose to accept the promises
of this same Bryan crowd, who make no
references to their pledge of four years
ago that the repeal of the Mckinley
bill would bring relief to all classes in
this country, and who shamelessly ig-
nore all reference to those promises. and
now seek his votes under pledge that II
debased and deprecated money will
remedy the hard times?
The American farmer should not for
| get that protection and reciprocity
brought him prosperity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10

IOtuI III NItNltIn IlOIfy
The cost of running the same smelter
would be in Mexican money S154.S5 for
labor on the American side of the Rio
Grande. 1t is SOB in Mexico ninety
miles from a railroad.
"The present cost of smelling in Mexi-
CO.. said Mr.. Harrison, sis only about
one-third Of what il is in the United
States. This shows that a very low
grade of silver ore which would be smelt-
ed at a loss in the United States can be
treated here at a profit. Our furnace
smelts twenty tons of ore a day at n
cost Of S2.54 n ton for labor. The
price and reliability of labor is an inn
portant factor in smelling. Here in
Mexico we have cheap and steady work
ers. The average income of an adult
in the state of Nuevo Leon is 10 cents
a day. There is scarcely a day ! do
not have to turn applicants away. The
entire population is offering service in a
fearfully overstocked labor market. The
cost of mining in the Cerralvo district,
as compared with the western part OF the
United States, is about one-sixth what il
is in Colorado and one-eighth what it
is in Arizona"
Ore Mine and Its Output.
If you ask who is the richest man in
Durango, the reply will be:
"Maximiliano Damn"
The case of Maximiliano Damn is one
of the answers to the question how cheap
ly can silver be produced at o profit in
Mexico. Mr.. Damn Is a merchant, A
few years ago he owed 100000 to Euro.
pean creditors. The story Of Maximiiiano
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10
The Working Mans Vote is His Own.

Bryan and his shouters make much of
the charge that efforts are being made
to control the labor vote. The labor
vote cannot be controlled. 1t is free.
A secret vote must of necessity be free.
1t was to make it free that legislators
made it secret. There would be ample
ground for criticizing the writing of let
tiers to working people by their employ
ers Oh the subject of election, if such
action by the employers involved com
p%ulsion: for this is a free country, and
the right of every citizen to freely ex-
press his own views by his own vote
| should and must be sacredly maintained.
| Under existing circumstances letters of
| advice written by employers to their en-
ployes are no more TO be regarded as
| attempts at compulsion than is the cir
| c~ulation of any other class of campaign
| literature to be considered as an attempt
at compulsion. They are a legitimate
part of the Campaign of education"
| TO be judged by the arguments they con-
| tain, and acted upon as the recipients
may decide to he best for their W in
terests.-Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10
FARMER BBowN's DILEMMA.

We had a public meetin' In the schooihouse
here last week
And a Teller from the city was invited down
to speak.
He'd studied up the subject of finance In
every light
And claimed that he was competent to
show us what was right.
He saws this whole blamed country Is a-goin'
straight 10 smash
Unless we get free coinage and Increase our
stock of cash.
He's Hggered out a daisy scheme and claims
twill work immense.
He wants 10 make our dollars cost MS only
nifty cents.
He'd take flour bits of silver and would
run IL through the mint
And sfomp IL plain zone dollar" with the
governments imprint;
The mines would dump their silver and the
nation. slick as grease.
Would grind out brand-new dollars at just
fifty cents apiece.
somehow I've wondered -,
when / buy dollars for fifty cents who'll
take 'em for a hundredi
IF. s. p, in Chicago Fimes-Heraid.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10
The Silver Basis.

In wages on q silver basis, the mine
owner of Monterey finds his margin. In
wages on a silver basis, the smelters of
Mexico figure out a great advantage over
those of the United States. The Omaha
smelter is one which offers n fair con-.
parison with this Guggenheim plant of
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-05-23
the pRonlslrIoNIsrs.
Various Committees Assembling In Pittsburg
for q Political Conference.

PITTsBURG. Pa, May 23.--Delegates
are beginning to arrive for the confer
ence OF political reformers, which Is to
precede the national prohibition con-
vention, which opens on Monday.
This conference will agree upon a plat
form to be submitted to the delegates
of the cold-water army, through which
1t is expected to form coalition OF re-
form elements.
PIrrsBuRG, Pa May 23.--The vari-
Gus committees having in charge the
arrangements for the national prohibit
tion convention have practically COM
pleted their labois, and everything Is
in readiness for the arrival Of the ad-
vance guard of cold-water advocates,
which is expected to put in an appear
ance within day or two. The first
contest OF the convention will be over
the election Of temporary chairman
between the broad and narrow guage
factions of the party. The former are
fighting for The selection of G. K. Bent.
ley, of Nebraska, who is also men,
toned as the probable candidate Of the
broad -guagers for the presidential
nomination The narrow-guage peo-
pie will urge Joshua Levering, the
Maryland prohibitionist, for the chair
and he is also generally re-
garded as the choice of the eastern
states probibitionists for the presidency.
The rooms which have been reserved
for the delegations indicate that the
attendance will be up to all expecta-
lions.