The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-07-25

the Treasury" as their candidate for
Congress. The Democrats of the Third
Indiana District have nominated Judge
W. 7. Zenor, of Corydon, for Congress.
Congressman Spalding has been renom-
mated by the Republicans of the Second
Michigan District. The Populists of
the Seventh Minnesota District have
nominated E. E. Lowmen for Congress.
VICE-PREsIDENT STEVENSON is quoted
as saying: II will support the nominees
of the Chicago Convention. but as to the
outlook am not we'll enough posted at
present to give an opinion"
ception by the citizens of Bath upon
his arrival home.
THE Populist State Convention of
nomination and commended the course
of Senator Pettigrew.
THE National Business Mems League
OF Chicago has issued an address to the
business men of the United States, recit-
ing the fact that the Democratic party
has refused to heed President Cleve-
lands call to maintain the national
credit and warning the country that
there is great danger in the existing
crisis. The address says the necessity
for action is imperative and states that
Indiana, Illinois and Iowa will be the
battle-ground of the campaign.
THE withdrawal of the amendments to
the Irish Land bill offered by Mr.. Ger
aid Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland,
is being sharply criticised by friends of
the Government. and has caused much
rejoicing among the Radicals, whose sup
porters in newspaper circles are rejoicing
over the Governments discontinue. The
Times, Government paper, attributes
the action of Mr.. Balfour to bad manage
ment. The Daily News NiberaD pre-
diets that the amendments withdrawn
will be added to the bill by the House of
Lords, and that by the application of
closure they will be forced through the
House of Commons.
A WASHINGTON despatch says that
owing to the fact that the amount of
silver dollars in the Treasury available
for the redemption of Treasury notes
has become reduced to $40 1859 582 and
will be further reduced by redemption
during the current month, the coinage
OF silver dollars by the minis will be in
creased from one and one-half million
dollars to three million dollars per month
from the 1st of August.
THE Navy Department last week made
payments aggregating over quarter of
million dollars on seven warships now
under construction by various con-
structors. To the Cramps at Philadel-
phia the twenty seventh payment on
the armored cruiser Brooklyn and the
twentieth on the battle ship Iowa were
made, out of the thirty payments to be
made on each up to their completion.
The Northern Pacific receivers at
Seattle, Washington, were awarded
Judgment by defau 1t against the Seattle,
Lake Shore and Eastern for 81 ,25S 500.
The claim was based on services rem
dered, money advanced and losses in
Cured in running the Lake Shore Road,
for which, it was alleged, the Lake
Shore agreed to pay.
SEVERAL years ago Marshall Harris, a
wealthy lumberman of Oshkosh, Wis.
bequeathed to the city 100000. to be
used in the building of a library, pro-
vided the amount was increased to
100000 by other contributions. Sena.
tor Sawyer has recently volunteered to
add $4,000. and it seems probable that
the remaining $4,000 will be forth
coming.
A CABLEGRAM from Yokohama received
in Victoria, B. O., puts at rest all anxiety
entertained for the safety of the Victoria
sealing schooners, supposed to have been
wrecked off the northeast coast of Japan
by the recent tidal wave. The message
states that all of the fishing schooners
have been spoken within few days.
The "long and the short man." who
have conducted series of daring "hold
ups" in this city during the past few
weeks we're captured by the police. They
are Douglas Clendenning, son of Mon
treal banker who failed recently, and
Red Collins. Clendenning is said to
have made a complete confession.
THE gold Democratic leaders in Hi
nois have opened national headquarters
in the Palmer House, Chicago. The
local leaders say they have promise of
sufficient support to make National Con
vention a certainty. even without the
party organizations of the Eastern