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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-06-20

| Another question of interest Is the change
Of representation in the republican nationa
| convention. This scheme Is advocated will
| much vigor by national committeeman N B
scott of West Virginia. who does not believ,
! that states which are invariably democrati, /,
ought to have IN equal voice with republican
| states in the matter OF selecting Presiden-
| tia candidate.
"My scheme to change the present prac-
| tice. he said. Twas introduced at the las,
republican convention. and created much
favorable comment ut that time. Since then
the popular feeling for it has largely in
creased, and intended to bring it before
the national committee with some prospect
Ul success.
While the tide is all running one way, aud
everything points to the nomination of Me-
kinley. the Reed men. rs well rs the friends
of some of the other candidates, have not
yet abandoned all hope. and still keep up
the show of resistance. Mr.. Reeds name
will he presented to the convention by sena-
tor Lodge. and Mr.. Reeds interests will he
looked after as carefully by Mr.. Lodge. Mr..
Manley and Mr.. Gran" as il there was II
chance for him to receive the nomination.
Senator Gear Of Iowa has opened up
the Allison headquarters. and although
business round there is not partr-
ularly lively, and the callers do not
fall over one another in their anxiety to
obtain Allison buttons, it is impossible to
learn the exact number of delegates Mr..
Allison has already pledged to him.
Senator Gear puts mp Il very handsome
bluff, and bandly tells any one who cares
to listen that Mr.. Allison il in the race and
pressing the leader hard. General tarkson,
the other Allison manager. is sick in Phila-
delpha, and will not he here. Still his pres
ence is not very much missed, and senator
Gear is quite able to entertain his visitors
without the help of Il large corps Of assist
ants.
The Reed men are determined that SEN
ator Proctor of Vermont shall not be the
permanent chairman of the convention If
they can in any way prevent it, They don't
Mckinley at the critical time, and that his
treachery, and that is the term they use did
more to prevent the nomination Of Mr.. Reed
than any one thing else.
Mr.. Murray Crane went to Mr.. Hanna and
frankly asked him if it had been deter
mined that senator Proctor should be the
chairman of the convention. Mr.. Hanna
admitted that that idea had been entertained
by the Mckinley people. and that his seler
ton to preside over the deliberations of the
convention would he satisfactory to friends,
to major Mckinley. as he hoped it would be
to other candidates.
Score n victory for Massachusetts on the
color question. Mr.. Crane has won his fight,
and the two cOlored members from Mass;l-
chlisetts. Dr. Courtney and Mr.. lhitlln, will
the Massa husetts delegation, ana meet with
exactly the same treatment rs that accorded
to the other members from the bay state
After Mr.. Crane had delivered his uti-
matlm to the prOpretors of the South
crn the hotel people concluded that it
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ALL WILL HONOR OLDGLORY.
National Flag to be Welcomed by
Th. Confederate Veterans

RICHMOND. Va. June lG - Captain
Thomas Elicit. secretary Of the advisory
committee to receive the veterans and mill
tary On the occasion of the laying of the
rurncis.ou" Of the Jefferson Davis monu-
mrnt, on July ?. and one of the stanchest
onir!cratcs who ever shoullerrd Il musket,
t'-day received Il letter from Ms. Thomp-
son. secretary of the confederate veterans
assuri;itlon of the District of Columbia, ask
ill.,; if the luitrd States flag would be al
I"Wtd IN TIL" great parade. The writer
stated that he had heard that the national
nag would not hr allowed in the parade and
added that in that event a number of tho
District of Columbia military and visitors
who marched under tn" national flag could
not come.
captain Eiirrt representing the confeder-
ate veterans. replied that the report was
without foundation, and that the partici-
aatS in th" parade from the South not only
regarded the nitrd States ilag a their flag;
hnt would fight a. bravely for it as any peo-
III" in the nation.
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Conservative democrats, the republicans
believe, will either vote for Mckinley or else
not vote at all, and thus place in the doubt
full column, states that are now assuredly
democratic. From Kansas, too, whore the
free silver idea is by no means confined to
the democrats and pOpulists comes signili-
cant uttcrance.
81 am for the gold standard" said Cyrus
Leland, the national committeeman for that
state. II want the platform to say some
thing, and | mean it. We have tried hcdg-
ing and trimming and it don't pay.
Powell Clayton of Arkansas, for instance,
comes out squareiy for sound money.
'Speaking for myself" he said recently
81 am In favor of n square and explicit
declaration by the convention of the party
on the monetary question. ! am in favor of
the present standard, and am opposed to any
greater limitation of the coinage Of silver
than may be necessary to enable the govern
ment to maintain it on q parity with our
present standard of money"
If the West is willing to make some con
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of him, and by no others, to the effect that
there would be better arrangements in flu
ture for seating the delegates. Then he
called the convention to order, and amid the
noise of incoming delegates and the buzz of
conversation the chaplain of the convention
offered prayer.
Secretary "Joe' Manley was applauded as
he rose to read the call for the cOnven-
tion. His voice was not heard by any
except the few who sat near him. When
Manley had concluded at 1890, chairman
Carter announced that the national conyen-
tion had selected for temporary chairman,
subject to the approval Of the convention,
Hon. Charles W. Fairbanks of indianapolis.
Mr.. Carter read the list of temporary Sec
retaries named by the national committee.
National committeeman Lambe of Vir-
ginia offered a resolution that the conven-
tion be governed by the rules of the last
convention: alto that the usual commit
tees be appointed on resolutions. ere
dentals and permanent organization,
and that all resolutions in relation to the
platform be referred to the committee on
resolutions without debate. Adopted.
The committees were then announced and
at 1.50 p. m. the convention ad journed until
10 o clock.
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cession on the financial question from its
point of view, in order to secure more tariff,
some OF the eastern men are also ready to
accept something less than the gold stan
dard declaration, If thereby the western
states can be held in line and the election of
O republican president assured. This is the
view of ex-senator and ex-governor Cheney
of New Hampshire.
"Our people," said he, want protection
and sound money. We do not want free
coinage Of silver by the United States alone,
Of course, but believe the time Is not far
distant when all the leading nations will
come to some agreement to coin silver "
But governor Cheney does not speak with
the voice of authority for all New England
or the east. National committeeman Murray
Crane of Massachusetts intends to invite
the six New England members OF the ma
tional committee to attend conference, and
to endeavor to have them stand solidly to-
gether in favor Of gold plank in the plat
form.
Mr.. Crane thinks that if the men from
New England and New York. New Jersey
and Pennsylvania remain firm they may be
able to accomplish something. Mr.. Crane
admits, however. that it is doubtful II he can
induce the six New England members to
unite for gold platform. Two of the New
England members. Cheney of New Hamp-
shire and Childs OF Vermont, are recognized
us NltNlUltN lHtu anu IL - VIC OFihioh u'ic
that they will do nothing to cmbarrass the
Mckinley managers or to oppose in any way
their wishes.
What Mr.. Hanna is satisfied with they
will be. and their detection will prevent the
east from being solidly in support of the
gold plank. eve will not be satisfied even
with the Indiana PLATFORM says W. A.
Sutherland, the national committe eman
from that state. 1--WE are for the maintenance
OF the single gold standard. and will be sat
isfied with no financial plank that falls short
of direct declaration to that effect, dec
laration for gold that will be plainly under
stood in America and Europe"
There are other subjects of gossip among
the arriving delegates than the vice-pres-
dency and the plstform One OF these is
the removal OF the republican campaign
Headquarters from New York to Chicago.
The Illinois delegation will make deter
mined fight to secure this change, and they
advance political considerations.
Believing that New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut will be safely republican, as
against u democratic free silver candidate,
they argue that the fight will be in Illinois
and other western states and the location
of campaign headquarters in Chicago would
bring the managers into close touch with
the party workers.
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EVANS PREPARES A PLANK.
He Offers Advice on the Financial
Question to the Convention.

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. June 14-General
Grosvenor, who has gone to st. louis. took
with him a number of suggestions from
prominent republican members of the House
rs to the form that the conventions decla-
ration on the silver question should take.
Some were in writing. others were deliy-
cred orally. They were not solicited, but
were none the less welcome for being volun-
teerrd.
Among those who submitted suggestions
in writing was Mr.. Evans of Kentucky, a
member of the ways and means committee
and representative southern republican.
This is his plank
mo people can be prosperous whose cur
rency is debaSe!, or discredited, or whose
financial policy is hating or doubtful.
"rhe free and unlimited coinage of silver
at n ratio to gold based upon anything less
than the relative commercial value of the
respective metals must necessarily result In
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CITY TAKEN,
Cubans Capture Capital of Province
After Hard Fight.

NEW YORK. June l6-News was received
at the Cuban junta that Puerto Principe had
fallen to the insurgents under Maxine
Gomez. the commander-in-chief. Added to
this. Mrs. Garcia, wife of general Garcia, re-
ceived II letter from her husband telling Of
his taking Jiguani, near Bayano, in the
province of Santiago de Cuba.
The information in regard to the former
victory is meager. 1t came in n cipher tele-
gram which said that Gomez had attacked
Puerto Principe after forced marches east
ward from Las Tunas.
The siege began on May 90, and after sew
eral days the Spanish troops evacuated the
city. Their loss was placed at 500 killed and
more than 200 wounded, The Cuban loss
Is reported slight.
Earthworks had been thrown up mt every
point on the eastern approach to the city,
and on the western side fully TO-, 900 Spanish
troops were stationed. Gomez attacked
with 1000 men. The city is the capital Of
the province Of the same name and has u
population of 80, 900.
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IN BUSY ST. LOUIS.
City 0verrun With Politicians,
Spectators and Pickpockets.
Program Being Arranged For Re-
publican Convention Opening.

ST. LOUIS, NO., June 15-You can hear
nothing discussed In this city now but poll
ties. Candidates, managers, politicians,
heelers, spectators and pickpockcts are here
as thick as flies around II molass-
es barrel, each with an AK to
grind and working like beavers to Sc
cure their coveted object. In hotel corridors.
on street corners. in fact wherever you go,
you are sure to find small or large gather
ing of excited statesmen and others, both
great and small, talking the situation over
and telling what is going to happen. Some
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WANTS A DOVER.
Sarah Ann Angel Calls Herself
"Mrs. Could"

NEW YORK, June l5-An action brought
10y Sarah Ann Angel, calling herself the
widow Of Jay Gould. for the admeaslre-
ment Of her dover rights in his real estate,
was before justice Beach Of the supreme
court.
The defendants mentioned in the papers
are Edwin Gould, Helen VI. Gould and Ar
thur Won Ericsson. tile latter being included
as party defendant only because he hap
pcned to be the tenant of the Gould house
al East 47th street. part of the realty left
10y jay Gould.
The complaint in the action, which was
verified in Albany on May 20. alleges that
the plaintiff WAS on or about April l6 1883,
married to Jay Gould, late of the city and
county of New York. in this state that she
lived with him as his lawful wife and that
the said Jay Gould died on or about the
second day of December, 1892. leaving the
plaintiff Ibis lawful widow, him surviving"
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SOME CONVENTION TYPES.
Odd Characters To BE Seen From
All Sections at st, Louis.

ST. LOUIS, MO-, June lG-lf YOU are a
gentle, sensitive. peace-lovng soul belong
ing to the republican party in the state Of
New York and don't want to get mixed up in
a wicked atlray that is likely to last life
time, stay away from st. Louis. This is the
advice of an old campaigner. They are
numbering Piatt every minute OF the day, to
use figure of speech, in the corridors of
the southern and Planters hotels, and Platt
is fighting for his life.
The old leader is backed against the wall
beset 10y enemies who are clamoring for his
blood. No one ever saw him fight more
gamely. He may be able to escape. bat if
he does it will he because now and then
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HE HAS THE VOTES.
Test Ballot Shows That Mckinley
Wins.


ST. LO us, Mo-, June 17-There was the
usual delay in allng the convention to order
for the afternoon session. but the waiting time
was pleasantly whlled away by strains Of
music.
The report of the committee on credentials
was then presented by its chairman, Mr.Fort
of New Jersey.
Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa presented the mi
nority report from the committee on ere
dentials
The question being now on the ordering
OF the previous question, the delegati on
from Maine, seconded by Massachusetts
Maryland and Iowa. demanded roll call.
The roll of states was then called and re-
suited as follows: Yeas, 56S l-2: nays, 339
1-2; so the previous question was ordered.
The votes of Alabama, Florida. Illinois and
Texas were challenged. and on a poll of the
delegates the votes of the delegations as an
nounccd by the chairman were changed.
When Mr.. Platt rose to cast the vote of New
York he was also greeted with lusty cheer
ing. The roll call was: Yeas, 5i5 nays,
$50.
/ Mr.. Grosvenor moved to adjourn till 10
o'clock tomorrow, and an equal storm OF
ayes and noes was raised. The chairman
declared in favor of the ayes and at 5.O7 p.
m. the convention adj journed
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Hat money to the extent Of the difference,
ana tn" republican party declares its unal-
t-rablc opposition thereto.
'lt equally opposes any departure from
the present gold standard, unless such de-
partnre shall be based upon some agreement
with the great commercial nations of the
world with which We transact the bulk of
our foreign business which would enable lis
to establish and maintain Il system whereby
dollars coined in either of the two metals
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THE FINANCIAL PLANK.
Opposed to Free Coinage of Silver
Except by Internal iOna al Agreeme

ST. LOUIS, No., June 16-The text of the
financial plank of the platform was agreed
to this morning at conference held after
breakfast by manager Hanna, senator-elect
Foraker and senator Lodge.
The republican party is unreservedly for
sound money. 1t caused the enactment of
the law providing for the resumption of spe-
Gle payments in 1872 since then every dol
lar has been as good as gold.
We are unalterably opposed to every
measure calculated to debase our currency
or impair the credit of our country. We are
therefore, opposed to free coinage OF silver
except by international agreement; and I'M
til such agreement can be obtained the
existing gold standard must be
preserved. All our silver and paper
now In circulation as currency must
he maintained at parity with gold
and we favor all measures to maintain in
violable the obligations of the United States
and all our money. whether coin or paper. at
the present standard. the standard OF the
most enlightened nations Of the earth.
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HAVANA, Cuba. June ia council of
war was held at the palace last night, being
attended by several generals and captain
general Weyler. 1t was agreed, in view of
the present condition of the country, caused
by the rainy season, to modify the plan OF
campaign. Active preparations will be con-
ducted only Nhen they are required in spe-
cial eases. Precautions will be taken to
protect the town against possible attacks.
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ASHTABtrLA MIKE.

Body guard of Mark A. Hanna. He was
with Col. Abe Slupsky when Slupsky hit
Tom Walsh, the big Texan.
The colonel is only five feet tall. and the
other man is six feet. 1t was necessary to
give him the knee in the stoma III to make
him bend 80 that the coloners two fly fists
could get in their work. The knee bent him,
and there again, quoth the colonel, g!
tattoed him wild my crackers, n say. picked
him up N t'rew him down, n says. now lay
there, now, you big moke, till l send for you.
Then goes away. He gets up n pulls a
knife N opens it wild his teeth. He makes
chap n l upper cuts him n sends him out
-see?"
To understand just how we'll the colonel
did his work. it is only necessary to say that
Welsh was picked up unconscious and il
was a long time before the doctor could
bring him around.
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ATLANTA NOT WORTH COST.
Secretary Herbert Settles The Con.
trOvcrsy Over The Cruiser.

WASHINGTON. u. c.. June 15-rhe au-
thorities az the navy department have set
tied the controversy between the construct
ors and engineers of the navy regarding the
cruiser Atlanta.
The engineers have contended that the
ship should be converted into u modern
cruiser by the substitution of twin screws,
triple expansion engines and a change in
he- batteries. 10 do this would require an
expenditure of over 500. 900.
Secretary Herbert does not believe that
the vessel. which has seen 10 years active
service, is worth so great an outlay.
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Gold Standard Wins.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. June l6-Thc Massachu-
sets men sat late tonight listening t. the
canvassers for sound money and the re-
suits were regarded as overwhelmingly Y assur-
ing. making certain the adoption Of the gold
plank. Indeed. the total report of the gold
delegates footed up 627 and a majority Of
the convention is 400.
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$4,000 Giutotbc Volunteers

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June l6-Mrs. Julia c.
l'aly has given To- commander Booth OF the
Volunteers of America real estate valued at
10000 To be used in whatever way he thinks
test. Though the property was given to
tine army without restrictions. commander
Booth will allow the local companies to reap
the benefit of the gift. He has already turned
over to colonel Fielding the deed to the
property. and its management will he left
'ntirely to him.
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Morton Declines.

ST. LOUIS, NO., June 13-Chauncey NJ.
Depew has received the following telegram
from governor Norton
''Rhinecliffe, y. Y. June 13.
"Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew st. Louis. Mo.
"Please announce that stated to you be-
fore you left New York that would not I'M
der any circumstances accept a nomination
for vice-president. This is final.
LEW p. MORTON
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An improved tone is noticed in the prod
uce market. Eggs have advanced little
and meet with good demand. Butter re-
mains about the same with sales light. Pork
is II little off and slow sale. Flour has adj
vanced and trading is comparatively lively.
Corn is unchanged Oats are quiet Fresh
meats are steady. New potatoes from the
South are plenty, but command a fair price.
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ST. LOUIS. Mo-. June l5-The color line
Is drawn more deeply. the race war is hotter
than before. Hanna is threatening the
Southern with lawsuit for turning ont
those colored brothers 1t had agreed To keep.
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AUDITORIUM AT ST. LOUIS.
Where tho republican convention OF 1896 Is held

would be wisdom on their part to take in
the colored men rather than permit the
Massachusetts delegation to give up their
rooms and headquarters and go elsewhere.
The hotel manager told Mr.. Crane that the
color line would not be drawn, and that all
Of the delegates from Massachusetts would
be treated exactly alike.
Mr. Crane stipulated that DR. Courtney
and Mr.. Ruflin must be allowed to eat in the
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PORTSMOUTH. y. H.. June 16-As {
Mr lenness was rowing down Sycamore
creek, he discovered in mid channel the body
,i John l.. Marston. who has been missing
snre last Monday morning That Marston
'nmmitted suicide was evident. for a
rope was tied about his body. and at
ti'hed To this was an iron OK chain, which
Was also chained about his legs and had ap-
latentlN been weighted.
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could he made of such intrinsic value as to
he equal to each other in fact and in the es-
timatiun Of the commercial world.
ANY other system of bimctallism is
frauSht with evils too great TO be risked by
an intelligent people, but within these limi-
tations We favor the largest use of both gold
and silver as coinage METALS
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POLITICAL GIAN ITS MEET.
Republican National Convention at
st. Louis Opened Tuesday.

81. LOUIS, MO-. June l6-The conven-
tion opened n. l22O Chairman Carter
pounded on the table with Il toy gavcl and
began Ia talk. Neither wa, heard for "A
long time. He will have to get new gavel.
After while his voice was heard. ana the
words Cease conversation and take their
seats, at last became audible.
ne made an announcement that was
heard hy those persons sitting within 10 feet
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Was Born In Barre. VI

CHICAGO, ILL.,. June l5-Sarah Helen
Pearson, wife of Prof Charles W. Pearson
OF the chair of English literature. North
western university, died recently. She was
born in Barre, Vt. AZ years ago. and was
married to Prof. Pearson in June, 1876.
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BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS.

to buyer and seller alike, it will necessary
to carefully note the predatory remarks
which precede all articles quoted. In II mar
prices for every day of the week, hut noting
tho general tendency of trade, those given
will be found sufficiently close to enable
dealers to base their transactions thereon.l
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100000 i'm "A Poultry Farm.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. June 10 Sanford
Klein and Herman Henkel, prominent busi-
ness men of this city, have just invested
$50, 900 in poultry farm, to be located at
Crescent Spring, KY. 1t will be the largest
institution Of its kind in the West.
The young woman who edits the
fashions column Of city contem-
porary, devotes space to a discussion
OF How to Dress Properly in the
Street." That's no place to dress, ex,
cept In case Of fire, --.~ ~