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GOLD STANDARD DEMOCRATS



ut First Expected.
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 2A-During this
week thi. ty states will elect delegates to
The Democratic gold party. which will be
called TO order in this city one week from
"Wednesday. Chairman Bynum Of the
executive committee says that the con-
vention promises to be larger than the
leaders of the movement had expected.
The best rooms In all the leading hotels
have already been engaged New York
has taken the entire parlor floor of the
Bates house for seventy two delegates and
about fifty other gold Democrats from
that state Ex-Governor Flower has en-
gag q cult of room at the Denison
house The men at headquarters are
greatly pleased with the decision Of the
gold standard Democrats of Maryland TO
be represented in the convention. The
Democratic Gold league of the state re-
fused TO send delegates, preferring TO sup
port Mckinley, but other gold standard
Democrats of the state have issued "A call
for convention "Wednesday, and tele-
grams received here announce that full
delegation will be selected.
The work of remodeling Tomlinson
hall, in which the convention Is to be held,
will begin tomorrow The telegraph COM
panies are already in the hall with their
loops, and they announce that they VIII
be able TO handle any amount OF matter
Several drafts of platforms have been re-
ceived ut headquarters, and they will be
turned over to the committee on resolu-
tons as soon as IL is appointed. Professor
Atkinson of Boston has submitted sew
eral planks, which IL is believed Will be
incorporated in the platform. The men
In Charge of the movement confidently ex-
pect some word of encouragement from
President Cleveland before the conven-
ton meets. They take IL that the fact
that his Gloss friends, Senator Gray,
Senator Villas. Senator Gallery and Sena-
tor Palmer, are supporting the movement
is evidence sufficient that he Is in hearty
accord with the movement, but they be-
lieve he will not hesitate to speak out.
1t looks more and more as If Henry
Watterson might be the nominee of the
party for president. A message from New
York announced that the Kentucky editor
had said in an interview that If no one
else would accept the nomination he would
take it, The letters received at headquar-
tiers for several days have indicated that
he Ia the favorite of many of the most
prominent men engaged in the movement.
There seems to be an impression that he
can command more votes in the south
than any other man who might be NOM
mated. The leaders of the party are deep
ly interested In the fusion scheme in Flor
ida, Alabama and Texas, and they believe
the nomination of Watterson would make
easier the carrying out of the plans that
have been laid When the executive COM
mittee first looked at the southern situa-
ton the suggestion was made that If Wat.
terson could be induced TO take the NOM
ination the party would be able to make
inroads in the south
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Drowned i'm Grand Traverse Bav,

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich, Aug 24.-J. w.
Fleming, a lumber deater of Traverse
City, also secretary of the Michigan Maple
Lumber company and well known in
Chicago among lumber men, was
drowned in Grand Traverse bay Sunday
afternoon. Mr.. Fleming and Theodore
Ludgate. manager of the Traverse City
Lumber company, which is owned in
Chicago, were in n small rowboat which
was capsized by heavy wave Mr..
Fleming sank mt once, but Mr.. Ludgate
succeeded in keeping himself afloat until
picked up by another boat containing a
party of women and men, among whom
were Mrs Fleming and their little boy.
Efforts are being made to recover Mr..
EleminQ's BODY
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FORTY-ONE ARE HURT.
Runaway Trolley Car Oashes
Down a Mountain.
EXCITING RIDE OF PASSENGERS.

Women and Children Scream and Some Of
Them Try tn Leap from the Car. but Are
Held Back by the Men-The Trolley
Slips from the Wire and the Brakes Re-
fuse to work-wiId and Thrilling Three
Mile Ride.
FREDERICK CITY, Nd. Aug 2i.-Forty
persons were more or less injured by the
brakes Of trolley car failing to work Sun
day evening on the steep mountain incline
on the Frederick and Middletown electric
railroad. The line was opened Thursday
and Sunday large number of excursion
lists from this city made the trip. The Car
on which the accident occurred started
from Braddock Heights at the top of
Catoctin mountain, at z o'clock. Il. w
MANI was the motorman and ID. X. Eau
yer the conductor There were 100 per-
sons on the car, many more than its
capacity. The conductor and motorman
attempted To put number of men and
boys of, but they crowded on and the start
was made down the steep grade with the
heavy load. The motorman applied the
brakes. Those in front seemed TO hold
Jul luOec OD lIlc rear WncelS lltlutu anu
the speed of the car rapidly increased.
For awhile those on the car did not realize
their peril, but the exhilarating effect of
the dash down the mountain side turned
to terror as they realized that the car was
beyond the control of the motorman.
Passengers I'm q Panic.
A three-mile run was before them. Just
before reaching a trestle over a ravine fifty
feet deep the car gave a lurch, the window
panes split from the strain. and il seemed
that the timbers would break. Over the
trestle the car flew at a terrific speed The
women and children screamed and verai
tried TO leap to what would have been GER
tain death. Others tainted, but the men
chung TO the sides of the flying car and
held them back.
The motorman tried TO reverse, but the
trolley slipped the wire an d he was power
less. He stuck bravely TO his post, how
ever, and called TO the passengers TO hold
on for their lives as the car neared sharp
curve, two miles and half from the
mountains top. The next instant there
was crash as the car bounded from the
rails and turned over. The people were
piled on top of one another and damned
In the mass of wreckage. Many persons
who had seen the car tearing down the
mountain hurried TO the rescue and the
bruised and MANNED passengers were re-
moved TO their homes.
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defeated, support the nominees Of tn con.
vention. As an honorable man his
friends say he felt II his duty TO redeem
that pledge He informed the president
OF his position and intentions and TO
avoid embarrassments placed his resigna-
ton at his disposal 1t 10 said that Clevs.
land demonstrated
Ever since the rumor Of the pr bahls
resignation OF Hoke smith there has been
more OF less gossip concerning his prob
able successor, and at the interior depart
ment the name Of John NJ. Reynolds, the
second assistant secretary of the depar =
ment, has been mentioned frequently for
the place.
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Killed In "a Runawy.

DUBUQUE, Ia, Aug. 24-George Muegge,
postmaster and turn teacher ut Com
munia, Clayton county, was Saturday
killed in a runaway at Clayton. The
team was frightened by bicyclist and
jumped over an embankment. Mr..
Muegge's brother, Professor H. Muegge
of st. Louis and two sons were in the
carriage, but escaped injury Decedent
was widely known among the German
turning and singing societies of the Mis-
sissippi valley. The Dubuque turnverein
will attend the funeral at Communal
Tuesday
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THE DEATH RECORD.

HANS Il. WARNER, prominent Republic
an politician, ut Ellsworth, Wis.
DIR. JEROME COCHRAN, noted yellow f.
yer expert, at Montgomery, Ala.
JOSHUA w. LIPPINCoTT, Of the well
known publishing firm, at Narrsgansett
Pier.
ALEXANDER TINcH, veteran of the
Evil war, at Humboldt Ills
Ex-Congressman RANSOM w. DUNAAM
of Chicago, at Springfield, Mass
Hon. w. u. BALFoUR, provincial secre-
tary Of Toronto, Can.
JOHN H. ARNOLD, an old settler Of Lock
port, Ills.
CURTIS c. NICHOLS, veteran bank cash
ier, at Boston
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Rear-End Collision.

ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Aug PA rear-end
collision, caused by the breaking In two
Of Great Northern freight train, oc-
CURED just outside this city Sunday night.
Twelve boxcars were derailed and
smashed into kindling wood A boy dis
covered a mans leg under the wreckage,
and on investig 'tion the badly dishgured
bodies of two men were disclosed and now
await Identification. One is that of a man
about 80 years old and the other youth
Of perhaps II The two unfortunates were
stealing a ride in car which was thrown
into the ditch
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Harrison to stump the Country.

CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-It is stated here
among politicians that ex-President Har-
rison will make a campaigning tour of the
east and middle west. 1t is said that he
will, after his speech in New York city,
make a tour through the state, then GO to
Pennsylvania and Ohio. After that he
will fie turned over TO Indiana and stump
that state from the rear end of train be.
sides holding as many big meetings as
possible. Nett he is to take whirl
through Illinois, Wisconsin, Kansas,
Iowa and Nebraska, and possibly through
Minnesota and northern Illinois.
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HOKE SMITH OUT OF THE CABINET.
Because He Was the Only Member Sup
porting Bryan and Sewall.

DeCduse was the Oniy hemDtf sup
porting Bryan and Sewall.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-For some time
rumors have appeared in print on the prob
ability of the early resignation of Secre-
tary Hoke Smith. There can now be no
doubt but that he has resigned and that
his resignation has been accepted. For
some days past shipments have been made
TO Atlanta Of his books and papers, and il
Is learned he has declined TO set any de-
partmental business to be heard by him
for date later than this month.
The news that Secretary Hoke Smith
had resigned and that his resignation had
been accepted created considerable stir
In political circles here although the prob
ability of Smiths retirement had been,
In a measure, anticipated ever since his
paper the Atlanta Journal, declared that
IL would support Bryan and Sewall. 1t Is
known that the personal relations between
the president and Smith have In no wise
been disturbed.
Beyond the question Of his concep-
ton of party loyalty In aoquiescing
In the will Of the majority Smith
during his campaign for the gold standard
In Georgia against ex-Speaker Crisp had
given personal pledge that he would, II
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HOKE SMITHS SUCCESSOR.
Not Likely That Assistant Secretary Rey
nolds VIII BE Promoted.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The news that
Secretary Hoke Smith had resigned and
that his resignation had been accepted by
the president, created considerable stir
in political circles here.
There has been a good deal OF gossip
about Mr.. Smiths successor. 1t seems al
together unlikely that John NJ Reynolds
the assistant secretary, will be promoted
1t is regarded as much more probable that
a new man will be selected, probably from
the middle west, Indiana, Illinois or Mis-
souri,.
The names of Ex-Governor Francis of
Missouri, ex-Congressman Bynum of In
diana and ex. Congressman Ben Cable of
Illinois are those around which gossip
most persistently clings. All are promi
nent gold Democrats.
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HISTORY OF A WEEK.


The PROJECT of the Indiana and Ma
tional Association of Spiritual.sts to erect
a UNCONVENTIONAL college is meeting with
great encouragement all along the line
and there il little doubt that the college
will be erected.
The time war telegraphers will hold
their annual reunion at Pittsburg Sept
TO- IL and IL.
Pacific coast lumbermen have combined
10 contro' the trade and put prices up.
San Fran :.sco Is their headquarters and
the combine Is known as the Central Lum-
Der Company of San Francisco.
New York police have received informa-
ton Of an anarchist plot 10 bow up the
Fifth Avenue hotel and kill he politicians
who make their headquarters there.
Ice formed at Alexandria, Manitoba,
Sunday night Maximum temperature
was %.
There were $50 funerals In New York
and 2i0 in Brooklyn Sunday, Cemetery
emp loyes cannot dig graves fast enough,
and many funerals are delayed on that ac-
count.
Forest fires are raging on the Wisconsin
shore of Lake Superior.
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Illinois Gold Democratic Convention.
FAMILY AFFLICTED WITH CHAMBERS.
Child Dead, Wife Dying and Another Child
Down with the Disease.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20-One child of the
family of George Blase, market gardner
living on the outskirts of this city, has
died of CHAMBERS, his wife is dying, and an
other child-a boy, aged years-is begin
ming TO show symptoms of the dreadful
disease The disease was transmitted to
the 81 Sc family from a horse used in
marketing the garden product
Several days ago the first child became
i'll. The rapidity of the disease was such
that within five days from the time the
first symptoms appeared the child was
dead. The same symptoms as marked the
disease in the child soon appeared in the
mother
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BRYAN AND HILL.
The Two to Partake Of q Lunch.
con at Hills Home.
ONE THAT NAY PROVE HISTORIC

And Settle the Attitude OF the New York
Senator to the Chicago Nominee, ~ That
Is Yet tn settie-secretsry smiths Resig-
nation from the Cabinet-Msjor McKin-
ley Receives Several Thousand People
from Pennsylvania - Chairman Jones'
Appeal for the sinews of War.
UPPER RED HOOK, n. Y, Aug. 24.-The
fact that William j. Bryan, Democratic
candidate for the presidency, will lunch
with Senator Hill, the leader Of the party
organization in this state, became known
yesterday to the little party of politicians
nhabiting the Red Hook hotel and in
sired more anticipatory discussion among
them than any other incident of the can
didate's eastern trip. Every one assumed
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Monday, Aug. "a.

Captain John Fitzgerald, president of
the Milwaukee Ship Yard company, and
well known all over the lakes, died ut
Milwaukee after a brief illness
The United States cruiser Brooklyn has
left her builders dock for New York.
She will be given her trial trip this week.
The T. L. Haydock Carriage company,
has assigned at Cincinnati. The assets
are s200,000; the liabilities $4,000.
The coach department of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton and Dayton shops at Lima,
O., has burned; also the freight car de-
.partment with many freight and other
cars. Loss, $4,000
Ex-Street Commissioner Lewis f. Wills,
Of Atlantic City, N. j., shot himself In the
head In Paramount park, dying later. He
had been swindling the city In the street
dirt contracts and had been found out
Nearly quarter Of . million dollars
damage was done by fire In the exposition
building at the Buffalo Driving park. The
buildin gwas destroyed. No horses were
lost. Fourteen hremen were overcome b.
che heat. but will all recover.
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sprinp Wheat Crop. OF Three States.

MINNEAPoLIs, Aug. 24-The annual
spring wheat crop report, prepared by H.
V. Jones, commercial editor of the Min
neapolis Journal, has been issued. 1t
covers the states of Minnesota, North Da-
kota and South Dakota, and these three
states are estimated to have raised this
year los, 900, 600 bushels, against 100, 600. 600
bushels last year, and 100, 900 900 in 1894
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Iowa Nursing Morton's Boom,

OMAHA, Neb., Aug ga special TO
The Bee says: Secretary J. Sterling Nor
ton has written letter TO l.. NJ. Martin
of Des Moines, national committeeman
for Iowa of the National" state Demo.
cratic organization, which will probably
have the effect of causing the Iowa gold
standard convention TO endorse him for
president. The ls ter is general discus
sion of the silver question
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Woman Fatally Shot.

ELGIN, Ills, Aug. 24.-Miss Bernice
Stringer was accidentally shot and fatally
injured Sunday at IL o'clock. Mart AL
drich, an employee of the main Office Of the
watch factory, was spending the evening
with her and had revolver In his pocket
While she was examining the weapon ii
was accidentally discharged, the bullet
striking her in the breast and passing
through the body
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May Result in n Duel.

ATLANTA, Aug. 24.-Correspondence
which may result in a duel is now in
progress between Charles A. Collier, pres
ident of the late Cotton States and Inter
national exposition and candidate for
mayor, and Howell c. Erwin, prominent
lawyer. The trouble grew out OF Il state
ment by Erwin in political speech.
Friends are trying TO prevent trouble.
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Foreman Attacks Gov. AitgeId.

CHICAGO, Aug "a. - Ex-Congressman
William 5. Foreman has written Gov
ernor Altgeld a sensational open letter In
which he makes various charges of reck-
lessness In handling state money, and de-
clares that he, as Democrat, cannot sup
port the governor for reelection
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The Fran Arrives Safely.

CHRIsTIANA, Aug 21.-After reaching
the latitude of 1918 north the Fran, Dr.
Nansen's Arctic ship has drifted back to
civilization with all on board well. The
ship arrived at Skjervoe "Wednesday even
ing 1t goes without saying that she did
not drift across the polar basin as DR..
hansen expected she would
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Bicycle Accident at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Aug 24.-Two bicyclists
killed and three seriously, fortunately not
fatally, injured, and one more slightly cut
and bruised was the Chicago record of &C.
cidents TO wheelmen Sunday. Electric
ears are responsible for two casualties, a
Northwestern railroad train for one, and
q colliding surrey in Lincoln park for two
caaaa
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Robert J. Makes IL in goa.

BUFFALO. Aug. 2l.-Ten thousand peo-
pie saw Robert ]. carry of the free-for'all
race yesterday, and in the first heat lower
the Buffalo track record one quarter Sec
ond. The weather was delightfully."- cool
and the track fast The time by quarters
WIS: obj, 1:O1M, 1:32, and 2:04
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Terrible Wind storm in Ohio.

CINCINNATI, Aug. PA terrible wind
storm passed over Wood county, o., un.
roofing houses and leveling forests. Hun
dreds Of oil derricks were blown down.
The loss in the Bowling Green oil field is
over 100000.
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Henri, II. No, a L,,,l. Bi. .Recept,ve.

NEW YORK, Aug PA dispatch to The
Herald from Paris says that Henry Wat
terson, in an interview said: IF any
thing could make me bolt a third ticket
In the presidential canvass in the United
States IL would be my own nomination"
Watterson's first choice is Carlisle, then
Generals Palmer, Buckner, Bragg and
Secretary Morton
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Frightful Railway Wreck.

PITTsBURG, Aug. 25,-The east bound
Chicago limited express on the Baltimore
& Ohio road was wrecked near Marr's
station this morning Fifteen people are
reported killed
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Thinks We Would Annex Samoa.

BERLIN. Aug. 24-The Hamburger CORE
spondent, in an inspired article speaks of
American "intrigues' in Samoa, adding:
There is a strong feeling in the United
States in favor Of annexation and German
interests demand prompt and decisive
ction "
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Thursday, Aug. go.

A. b. Bell. railroad brakeman, found
a bag of counterfeit coins at Eldora juno
ton, Ia.
The liabilities of Ferdinand Schumacher
the Akron Co.. oatmeal king, are s977,-
300 and the assets sl.o93, OO6, according to
the schedule filed by the assignees.
The coroner jury on the Eyster MUIR
der at Lincoln, Neb, held Cliff Hagey re-
sponsible for the death and Maude and
Laura Clark accessories after the fact.
The report that Mgr. Martinelli is to be
the apostolic delegate to the United States
has been confirmed by recent letters to
Cardinal Satolli.
Sheriff Landy Folsom has been arrested
at Perry, o. r., by deputy United States
marshal on a charge of having murdered
a wealthy cattleman named Long some
nine years ago.
j. NJ. Hawthorne, envoy Of the Silver
party of the United States is at the (ity of
Mexico collecting data for use in the cam
paign.
Democrats at Erie Pa, are planning a
big demonstration when Nominee Bryan
speaks there next "Wednesday.
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Man Mistaken for a bear.

BANGOR, Me-, Aug. 24.-Charles Potter,
q guide at Minot, was shot and instantly
killed at Deer island by G. T. Russell, of
Boston, boy Of 10 years. Potter was
mistaken for bear.
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Morrison Will stump for Bryan.

CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-Colonel William X.
Morrison. In letter to prominent state
policitian, announces that he will take the
stump In Illinois for Bryan in October.
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Professor Andree Turns Back.

TRoMsoE. Norway, Aug. 24.-Professor
Andree has arrived here from Danes
Island on board the Virgo, having, appar-
emily, abandoned for this year his attempt
TO cross the Arctic regions In balloon.
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Friday, Aug. FL.

The Cartright hotel at Creston, Ia, was
burned by incendiaries. Some of the guests
escaped in their night clothes.
Peter McNally, reporter of the Boston
Globe and an expert swimmer, swan from
Newport TO Narragansett Pier, distance
of twelve nautical miles, in hours and 81
minutes.
4. j. Phelps, minister TO Great Britain
during President Cleveland's first admin
istration, has bolted the Bryan silver
ticket
1t Is es imatpd that the Cuban war is
costing Spain $500, 900 daily.
The pos master general has issued a
fraud order against the Creditors Bene-
fetal association, Of Ro kford, Ills.
A gang of tramps held up and robbed
eighteen prominent men at Willmar,
MINI. They also shot a lad, j. Tilden, so
that he may die. A large posse is in pur-
suit, and some fighting is expected.
The largest cave in the world has been
found under the town of Hudson, Mo. 1t
is lined with pure onyx.
John DAILY, the Irish dynamitard, has
been released from Portland prison
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Wednesday, Aug. 10.

Captain NJ. +. lamar, In charge OF the
Fourteenth infantry at Vancouver bar
racks, was dismissed in disgrace for In
debtedness and falsehood
Baron Won Zedtwitz, prominent figure
in German politics, was killed on his
yacht, the Isolde, at the regatta of south
sea, Great Britain The Isolde was run
down by Emperor Williams yacht Me-
teor, and totally wrecked.
The 800 600 palatial home of Millionaire
Frederick Faulkner, of Belvidere, Mass,
was totally destroyed by fire. 1t is thought
to have been Of incendiary origin.
BY the granting of an injunction to Err
win II. Earle, at San Francisco, all Of p.
ID. Armour's cars will be tied up owing to
an infringement on patent ventilator.
John McCafferty, of Cincinnati, o..
swallowed number Of peachstones on a
wager and is now dying
Alva Lewis, OF Louisiana, Mo-, was
killed by a stroke of lightning at Denver,
Col.
Governor Matthews, Of Indiana, spoke
in a rain storm at Brokville Saturday, and
as result is now confined to his room
with congestive chill.
William Mazick Miles, a well-known
club and society man Of Seattle, COM
mitted suicide at his rooms in the Rainier
club