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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-31

Weaver. of Iowa, and eX-Gov. LEVEL
ling, of Kansas, when their names
were shouted out.
Delegate Crawford, OF Kansas, moved
then that the delegates of the silvereon-
vention be admitted or exhibition of
their badges. There were many cries
of no, mo- from the middle-of-tbe-
road men. who evidently thought they
saw in this move to pack the galleries
with Bryan shouters, and Sergeant-at-
Arms Mcdowell said that it was i'm
possible to carry out such instructions
THEREBY pom Jerry Simpson mounted
a chair and said il was no more than
common courtesy to extend to the
other conventions which were here ia
a common cause the same privilege
which they had extended to the dele
gates to this convention.
After some wrangling Chairman But
Ter. amid bowls of delight from the
stratght-outs, ruled the motion out of
order.
At 1879 a motion to take a re-
cess until three o'clock was made and
was carried.
Fridays Session.
Friday morning at tour minutes
after ten Senator Allen called the del.
eCates to'the peoples party national
convention to order. A committee to
confer with a committee from the sill
yer party convention was appointed
and then the regular order was called
for. which was the reading of the mi
nority report of the committee on
rules. 1t recommended a change in
the order of making nominations so
as 10 make the nomination of vice
president before that of president
This was move of the middle-of- the
road men. Delegate McGrath, of Illi-
nois. promptly moved to lay the mi
nority report on the table. Congress
man Howard and Barney Gibbs, of
Alabama, demanded to be heard on the
motion.
After a heated debate a vote was
taken which resulted in 7s5 to 615 in
favor of the minority report
Gen. j. B. Weaver. chairman of the
committee on resolutions, was then re-
cornized and he read the platform as
follows
The Platform.
The peoples party, assembled IN national
convention. reafirms its allegiance 10 the
principles declared by the founders Of the re-
public. and also TO the fundamental principles
of Just government, as enunciated in the plat
form OF the party in 1922 We recognize that
through the connivance Of the present and
preceding administrations the country has
reached crisis in its national life as predicted
in our declaration four years ago. and that
prompt and patriotic action i the supreme
duty Of the hour. We realize that while We
have Political independence, our financial
ana Industrial independence is yet to
be attained by restoring TO our
country the constitutional control and
exercise of tne functions necessary TO a peo-
pIe's government. which functions have been
basely surrendered by our public servants TO
corporate noaopolieS. The influence Of Euro
pean money changers has been more potent in
Shaping legislation than the voice Of the
American people Executive power ana patron
age have been Us d to corru pit our legislatures
and defeat the viii Of the people. and plutoe~
Facy has thereby been enthIonei upon the
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-31
Bryan.s Notificafion.

NEW YORK. July est is about set
his nomination at Madison Square gar
den on the evening of Tuesday, August
IL. The big aud. torinm has been en-
gagged for that day and Lawrence Gard
ner the new member of the national
committee for the Distr ct of Columbi:-.
says there is likely to be no change 10
the present arrangements.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-31
BRYAN NAMED.
The Peoples Party dominates the
Nebraskan for President.

sewan Turned Down and Tom Watson, of
Georgia, Named for Vice President
Butler Temporary and Allen Perma-
nent Chairman-The Platform.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-31

ST. LOUIS, July 27.-Immediately
after the adjournment of the populist
national convention the committeeman
selected by the various states met and
organized for the campaign by electing
Senator Marion C. Butler, of North
Carolina. chairman; J. A. Edgerton, of
Nebraska, secretary and NJ c. Rankin,
of Indiana. treasurer.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-09-05

of postage when the department
was organized under the constitu-
ton were high: for thirty miles,
six cents for one letter sheet; for
sixty miles, eight cents; for one
hundred miles, ten cents, and so in
creasing with the increased distance
to the maximum, twenty-five cents
for distances over $50 miles. Stamps
were not in use in those days, nor
was the sender of a letter required
to pay the postage in advance. The
postage, six cents or twenty-five
cents, as the case might be, was
written by the postmaster on the
letter, and if the sender paid the
postage the word paid was added;
if he did not the postage was col
lected of the person to whom the
letter was addressed. These rates
soon yielded surplus over the
cost of the service, spite of the
ranking privilege which the law
gave to congressman and the heads
of departments. The de-
mand of the newspapers and peri
odicals of every class for cheap
postage, seconded by their subscrib-
ers, has led to a reduction of rates
greatly below the actual lost to the
government. In his report for 1892
the postmaster general, after stat
ing that the present letter rate pays
twice the cost of the letter mail,
says that the book and newspaper
mail is carried at loss of six cents
a pound. In recent years the P. 0.
has been characterized
by very progressive spirit, and it
is now rendering, not perfect SER
vice, but a high class service. No
other depart lent has more nearly
kept pace with the marvellous de-
velopment Of our country"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-09-05
PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

The statue of Edgar Allen Poe,
in Bronx Park, New York, will rep
resent the poet in a chair with a
raven at his feet.
A new volume Of poems by Bret
Harte and two volumes of his short
stories, the latter previously printed
as serials, are soon to be published
in London.
Viennese society women have
taken to swimming in public in the
Danube, to the great delight of the
populace which watches them from
the quays.
Nine. Camille Selden, the Eng
lish woman who helped nurse
Heinrich Heine in his last years,
and whom he called his "mouche,"
died recently at Orsay.
Taine left lot of manuscript
poetry, now in the possession of NJ.
de Heredia of the French Acad envy,
who, in justice to the historian, will
allow ~ one to read it.
The Raleigh News says that
Thomas E. Watson, the populist
candidate for vice president, is
worth $4,000, and is in receipt of
a good income from his paper, his
farm and his law practice.
Even in India the new woman is
beginning to appear. Miss Cornelia
Sorabjee, B. A., barrister at law, of
Puma, has formed business part
nership with K. P, Gadgill, barris-
ter, of the same place.
A curious example of the vicissi-
tudes of fortune is that of the late
Mr.. Pattison, who recently died at
Rockhampton, in Queensland. He
was butcher, who struck gold,
became very rich, went into politics
and was made postmaster general,
lost his money, and returned to his
butcher shop again, dying a poor
man.
A great lady of the second en-
pire has just died in Paris, the
widow of the Due de Morny, Napo-
leon HIS foreign minister. She
was a Russian princess, and after
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-09-05
OUR MAILS IN EARLY DAYS,

'In Washington's first term an
effort was made to speed the mails,
to move them at tho rate of one
hundred miles in twenty -four hours
or about two and one-half miles an
hour" writes Ex-President Harri-
son in his article in the September
Ladies Home Journal. "This
would have been a notable advance
for the carriers were then taking
nearly thirty hours between Phila-
delphia and New York. The roads
were bad and there were many slow
ferries. y In 1915 there were
only twenty-eight postoffices in the
Colonies; in 1895 there were four
hundred and fifty-three, and in
1895 there were 7O,064. The rates
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-09-05
OUR SERTZCE TO
THE SOUTH.

From Billings, Mon
tana, and also from st.
Paul, Mimi, the Bur
lingtOn Route maintains
through train service to
st. Louis, Mo-, there con-
Meeting in Union Depot
with all southern lines.
The route via st. Louis
is the shortest, quickest
and in every way the
best to the south and
southeast, and travellers
who take any other do SO
without a thorough UNI
derstanding of the facts
in the case.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-09-05
SCHOOL STATISTICS.

hOSAACClN ~ l. - ~ - y S'O'
County School Superintendent
Butcher has completed his annual
report for the year ending June 30,
1896, and which has been filed with
the state superintendent, says the
Gazette. Following is a summary
of the report:
Number of children in county,
S594-males, 1894; females, 1900.
This is a decrease from last year of
172. Enrolment in public schools
was $685., a decrease of $50 since
1895. The whole number of teach
ers employed in public schools dur
ing the year was 254, 40 males
and IA females.
Average monthly salary paid
male teachers was $4,000; female
teachers, 1882. Total cost Of
teachers wages, $43,516.41. Es-
timated value of school houses and
grounds, 1898, 596; of school furni-
ture, $33,437; apparatus, $13,474,
libraries, 1926, a total Of 1886, 743
Insurance on school property, $149,-
go. Indebtedness of school dis
tricts, exclusive of bonds, $95, 1871
90; amount of school district bonds
issued during year, $16,600; bonds
outstanding at close of year, $751;
1875; average rate of interest, 81
School was taug ht an average of
five months in each of the 147
school districts Of the county during
the year, the shortest term being
three months. There are IA
graded schools in the county. Two
school houses were built, and there
is now in the county 1872 school
houses, with total seating capac-
ity of 9419. Six districts in the
county are not supplied with school
houses. Forty-eight districts voted
a special tax, and four voted to is
sue bonds. One new district was
organized during the year. There
are II defective youth in the coun-
ty. One hundred and ninety eight
teachers are required to conduct the
schools of the county.
The financial exhibit shows cash
in hand Of treasurer to credit of
school districts, June 30, 1896, $23,-
866.61; amount apportioned to dis
trict by superintendent from state
funds, $50,538.07; received from
special tax, $2166789; from sale of
school lands, $117O.81; by transfers
from other districts, $212.90; from
all other sources, $9O0O7. Amount
paid during year for rents and in
cidentals, $10,74158; for sites,
buildings, etc, $5OOE07; intereston
bonds, $14, 141.58; interest on war
rants, $256.58; for redemption of
bonds, $4049.93; transferred to
other districts, 1858 As; total dis
bursements; $78, 1861.
During the year 1913 teachers
certificates were issued on examin-
alton, and 63 without examination.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-09-05
4. q. JACK0OT, Z. q. H.,
Spokane, Wash.

DIR. McCallie, the old reliable dentist OF
Moscow, will extract your teeth free Of
charge, and do all other first-class dental
operations at bed rock prices. ATT
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-09-05

Morny's death married the Spanish
Duke de Sesto. She was the mother
of the present Due de Morny, who
married Guzman Blanco's daugh-
ter.
An Arab named Mohammed Ben
Aldiel Benzerti was banned recent
ly in Tunis for killing four other
Arabs. After the usual time the
body was taken down and given to
his relatives, who were preparing to
bury him when he remarked: BE
fore burying me give me something
to drink" They took him to
hospital, and he is likely to recover.
Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Medal anu Diploma.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-09-05
TIME SCHEDULE:

For information, time cards, map
and tickets, call on or write ant
Or A. d. CHARLTON, Asst. usn
Pass. Agent, Portland, Or.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-09-05
THROUGH TICKETS

Through tickets to Japan and Clll Ia
via Tacoma and n. =. steamship co. q"
line.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-04
NATIONAL DEMOCRACY.
Il MEETING ~ NEW YORK TO PER.
FECT JHE ORGANfZ1TfOS
And Formulating Plans for Increasing the
Membership ot the Psrty-Promi-
Dent Men speak.

NEW YORK, Dec. "A meeting OF
the National Democracy-Gold Democrats
was held tonight In the ballroom or
the Hoffman House. About one hundred
and twenty-five prominent members OF
the party were present.
Nj. FRANCIS NJ. Scott called the meet
ing TO order, and IN Going 80 stated tnat
the meeting was called Tor the purpose
Of formulating plans Tor increasing the
membership and perfecuns the organi-
zation OF the party.
We want an organization" ne said.
that Will maintain the principles or
Democracy IN the nation ana state, so
that the great mass OF the voters VIII
realize that We are night"
Wheeler IL. Peckham said ne believed
that a party could be formed IN this
state aud city that will suporscde the
present pemOcratic organic, ton.
Robert B. Roosevelt cnercd rosolu-
ton providing that the Chair should
appoint a committee OF dttccn TO act
with the Chair In formulating plans Tor
perfccting and increasing the orcaniza-
tion. lt was adopted unanimously.
Former Governor OF Souta Carolina
Hugh 5. Thompson spoke IN favor or
the new party being fully organized.
and said
The South is a fruitful field tor such
party as you propose 20 organize. 1t
has been question or races in the
South. but ! believe the time has como
when we will vote for principles. and
not on account OF races"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-04
wnY1LG's oAmrAloN i rAiLURn.
Gomez l. Steadily Advancing Wesi-Gen
gampo~ / = Indignant.

KEY WET FLA. Uec 3.-Pas engers
Who arrived nom Havana last night re-
port that Ncylrrs campaign lu Ilnar oei
hlo, 80 far. is comp.... failure. despite
tAc Tact tl4t Ac uaa uNDl f4Aiy Thousand
Mcu ln tlc province.
Whom Mcyler Ielt Agicm4sa he formed
q column OI 1900 infantry. 1,yuJ cavalry,
and ttA pieces OF ARTILLERY. and marched,
akliDls inc base of tAe hllla uu thc aOuih-
cfu sIac, ana seeking an opening Go ai-
tack MoCcO, Who - strongly iOIu.cd ON
tlo top ol ile Ills. Il appears that
MtceO has gathered aIl bis Iorcts and
D. now tntrturAcd lu the hills waiting
Nfyltr attach. There ls Ao I4tu ll
the report tAat M4ceJ Lnt divided his
forces mo small bands 10 clude COmnatf.
u is known on good authority that Wcy-
lti mas no Wow Ol Mtrllb MacDO. NJ eyer
VIII say he found uo rebels and VIII Ic-
iNim 90 Havana saying tnc province Is
paciNcd and tLat there only remains small
parties OF bandits in the hills. and as tne
local troops are sufficient TO dleptrse and
crush these rebel bands, bis presence ls
unnecessary.
Gomez. with a large force. SIS steadily
advancing west. moving slowly ON ace
count of great impedimlute in the way OF
cdnnons. infantry, ctc. Ie d. now re-
ported ln santa Clara province. and it is
tald la coming with 30 OUU men. The
censorship IS most Ingenious Nothing
ls allowed TO he printed COucrrf'ug
Gomez movements or bis Whereabouts.
There are more shocking details of
Lopez ColOma's execution. Tie was kept
indncled twenty-f0ur hours in tine chapel
re was ill ana very weak IIr saw nis
child before being killed, which was the
onlE favor allowed him. He showed no
We1kncss in that trying moment Gcn-
tial Martinez CampOs is indignant af the
injustice committed in executing Colo>la.
lamros obtained the Queens pardon for
1oloma ana sent telegram so advising.
The message arrived at noon VIEWER
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-04

The Rumor Of Secretary Oincy's Ultima
tum 4 .rDan.

The Eumor of Secretary Oincy's Ultima
tam .reani med.
WASHINGTON. u. c.. Dee. "a local
paper prints thc i0lowins This morning:
Reports We're DOB quite general circuia-
ton lu Washington yesterday 90 the
effect that Secretary Oluey some time
iu November had given the Spanish
government COurlrOualy but firmly 20
understand that the Cuban rebellion
must ho crushed within three months
or the United states would Dee COM
PEELED Go intervene Go stop h0stilties. lt
was said that prominent Republican
Senators had been informed of this ul-
tmttum. The reports in their general
features were similar tO rum0rs preva-
lent about "a month ago, aud emphatic
ally denied 10 the time by officials Of
thls government and also at Madrid. 80
confirmation of tho latest reports could
he obtained in official circles here, and
30 was denied tlat Spain had been in-
formed of any such ultlmatum.
Senators who have been active I'm for
cien affairs and have consulted state
Department officials ON the Cuban sit-
uafion expressed the opinion that the
administration bad not made amy rad
lc1l change M Dos attitude but num-
bcr Of them gave 10 as their own per-
sonal opinions mot Congress should
adopt vigorous measure TO erd tho pres
emit state OF affairs. 10 is expected that
the President viii take early occasion
to send 10 Congress tho report Consul
General Leo has submitted 10 the Sec
rotarv OF state on the result Of his OBJ
scryations in Cuba.
prominent mombor OF the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations said yes
torday that lt would not bc possible for
i e.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-04

New Cardinals Invested with Insignia OF
Illilr-

ROME. Dec. "a public conslstory
vvss held in the throne hall OF the Nau-
can to-day. the ceremonies beginning at
> lo o'clock. Tie hall was tnronsed as ths
PoDe entered. Ills Holiness being borne
aloft i'm the sedia gcstatorid. As ne ap-
n.ared ln tho hall the entire assembly
r.u itnou their knees. After the Pope
took 6ls seat upon the throne a brlei SER
Viz. ~, held which was followed by the
distribution of red hats 10 the recently
appoiutod Cardinals The bcsto"dl OF the
I,fs VAS made by the Pope himself
Cardinal Satolu recently papal delegate
"a the Catholic church in the United
States was the first one 10 receive nat
and after him came Cardinals ferratd,
Aeliardi, Jacobini, cretoni, fierotu anu
prisco.
After the ceremonies were over the new
Cardinals went 10 tho Sistinc Chapel and
tho Pope retired from the ban IN tns
manner I'm which he entered. As Ills
Holiness was raised aloft he was saluted
with cries ~ "Viya Pope and King.
Among the appointments OF the new
bishops announced az tho Consistory was
that OF Edward J. .. Dca. OF Portland
Oregon, 10 be Bishop OF Nesqually Ore
eon
The Rev. r. +. Prcndcrgast. OF Phila-
dclphia has been appointed utniar bish-
90 OF sciIlio and Monsiguor Martnelh.
Papal delegate 10 the United states has
been confirmed in the rank and title OK
Archbishop of Ephosus. The vacancies
in the sacred congregations on the pro-
naganda. studies index and laureton have
been assigned % Cardinal Saiolii.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-04
SITUATION ~ CHIPPEUL FANS
Business DemoraIized, the People Panic
Stricken and Hundreds Homeless.

Stricken aud Hundreds Hom"le-s.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS, Dec. g.
The waters OF the Chippewa stll creep
slowly into the city. and the prospects
OF an early end OF trouble is still re-
mote.
Up TO o o'clock tonight 1900 pounds
of dynamite had been used on the gorge,
but with little effect. To make matters
worse. a heavy snow-storw has set IN
and more ice rs forming.
The people are panic stricken. and men
arc asking each other where n viii end.
Business Is domoralizel. and the loss Will
Dee very heavy. Reports from the farming
country are distressing hundreds are
homeless, all their personal effects being
swept away by the relentless waters
The Government Will be asked tomorrow
90 send men To try ana blow up the
gorge. This IS believed 90 be the only
hope now 70 save the entire city from be-
ing inundated.
TO many kilograms Offering aid. the
Mayor replied that no assistance was
yot required. and that the city was IN
good condition, so far as danger 10 life
is concerned.
10 is impossible TO get room for ar
who have been obliged 10 move, and
merchants have been obliged 10 store
goods in private residences on the hin.
Colonel Jones. the army engineer. says
that he cannot given an opinion yet as
To- what is best TO do. lie found the
ice-pack or gorge extended eighteen
miles. and that while the water was
rising ln Chippewa Fails the river IT,
self was falling. and that he ala not
believe that the danger was so very
great just now Further than this. he
would not speak until he has invesu-
gated more thoroughly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-04

The Pope Denies the Authenticity Of AL
legged Correspondents.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Ihe Hood OF
gossip following the deposition OF bishop
keano from the rcctorship OF the cain
ole University OF America appearing IN
the American newspapers has reached
Rome. and has resulted IN the CardInal
Secretary OF state sending the following
cablogram, received this afternoon, AT
the Apostolic Legation here:
Rome. December 3, 1876.
"Monslgnor Marunelh Apostolic Dele
gate. Washington, -. c., l.. ;. A.;
.Vhe Holy Father has learned with
Great sorrow or the agitation created
in the United States by pretended corre-
a,ondence and kilograms from kome'
announcing measures soon 10 be taken
AGAINST eminent American prelates ana
distinguished professors Of the 'alhohc'
rrnivoreitv. Your Excollcncy VIII au-
thoritativclv deny all such falsehoous'
r.,,ch are the product OF reprohensioie
Vaccinations
A co,bollc churchman. we'll versed Win
~ e,ons leading up 10 Bishop keane's
removal said tonight. that the aet'oh
~ tho rrolv Father I'm sending the caoie-
oram above. should put stop 70 al
further gossip on the subject. IL was
,v,u understood he said. in 'hNf'n Nh
cles that Bishop Keanes removal was
brought about by German ecciesias,ic
influence and it was hoped by the same
influence that further changes III tue
same direction and following tho Same
lines. would follow. While he deprecated
sensational newspaper tax IN this
instance II seemed to him, TO have had
am excellent effect as it had rea'hea
tba ears of Rome. which had called a
hait on the assaults being made bv mo
German ecclosiastics on the American
partv OF the Catholic Church IN Amerlca'
Tho American party. De raln' H'" "'s
Nfted a finger 10 repel such assauits nor
IA 10 eont tale. 20 Rome but simply
bl1cd d., fimo with the result that the
rrolv Father had now taken the matter
I'm his own hands.