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SLATE WENT HROUC
Nominations Made by Missouri Democrats
Not . Break Occurs.

Not . Break Occurs.
For Governor-LoN v. STEPHENS q,
Coop, n county
For Lieutenant Govcrnor-A II BOLTE OF
Franklin county.
For Secretary OF statc-A. y, OF
haiaye,,e county uenom,p. toa) sr,,,,r
c Z S.a,, M oEinhhi o'
IL, s,o,o Tressnra, RANK piTrs p, no,.
roe county.
For Attorney Gonoral-E G Crow Of Jasper
county.
g. .
'hfrh"'oN o,i,' "o.' aug IN
STATE range oy uovernor w. D.
Stone and his friends, has been put
through without . break by the Dem.
ocrats in state convention here. From
Lon. v. Stepbens. the man nominated
Tor oovsr,or cleor tbrouob ,h. lie, o.
"a $3.50
.u " ."oPei en'y y ."
'orney sehefu'' WIG eo"oihe nus 'ri'
umphcd.
Desperate efforts were made at va
rious times, notably before the ballots
Tor auditor and attorney general, to
make nj least n crack In the combine
slate, but all OF them failed utterly.
because the combination was able to
keep It's forces under perfect control.
When the convention reas-
semblcd yesterday afternoon it
was addressed by Senator Vest. The
committee on permanent organization
named G. Il. Peers or Warren as per-
lament chairman. Cor. Roach OF JAS
per us permanent secretary. The
order OF business was fixed at Gov
M first, then Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary OF state, auditor, treasurer,
attorney general, Supreme judge,
railroad commissioner and electors.
at-large In order. Senate Peers was
given a warm reception and he also in
his speech sounded a note of warning
against any Populist fusion. BRYAN
and Sewall," he said 'and notice that
link the names together! We will
stand by them and elect them. l am
surprised" he added. that some OF
the party seem Inclined to wander of
after strange gods" The committee
on resolutions was not ready to re-
port and convention voted to begin
balloting Tor Governor, q proceeded
to nominate Lon Is. stephens by &C.
clamation.
The nomination was made with q
whoop and . cheer. Mr.. stephens
was sent for and thanked the conven-
ton for the honor.
Convention then adjourned till .
o'clock.
On reassembling the platform was
adopted without amendment Sam
IL. Cook OF Mexico was then elected
chairman OF h State central com.
mittee.
Nominations for lieutenant govern
or followed.
Is. w. Lyon nominated John "A. Lee
OF St Louis, ID. IL. Shields named j.
H.. Davidson OF Hannibal. A. ID. Burns
named L. X. Cash OF Clay, o. u. Avery
named q. L. Dunn OF Lincoln, j. D..
Butler named John Is OMeara of st.
Louis, j. w. Gould named A. ii. Bolte
OF franklin, and w. ). Anthony
named +. 5. McCarty OF Ste. Gen.
evievc.
The first ballot resulted: Lee, iOl;
Davidson, GU; Cash, ~; OMeara. %;
Damn, 10; Bolte, 6s; McCarty, 81;
necessary to choice. 2Gs.
Second ballots: Lee, las: Davidson,
3S; Cash, as, Omeara. lo3: Dunn, os;
Bolte, 81; necessary to choice, .6'.
Third ballot: Lee, lI3; OMcara, l2l;
Bolte. lOi; Cash, 40, Dunn, o" Neccs'
sary to choice, 2Ie.
Fourth ballot: Lee, 1917; Bolte,
.l2i3; O'Meara, 6lH; Dunn, olG.
Necessary to choice, 2G6
When h fourth ballot was an
nounced there was the widest en-
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Fusion In West virginia.

PARKERsBURG, W, Va, Aug. 7. -
After wrangl,ng all afternoon and
evening, the Populist state conven.
ton nominated Isaac Cox Ralphsny.
der OF Paramount, free silver Demo.
crat, for governor, over Judge j. A..
Steally, middle'ot-the.road Populist.
Ralphsnyder is rich and expects to
secure the Democratic Endorsement.
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FUSED IN
Populate and Democrats Divide the
Presidential Electors.

HASTINGS. Neb., Aug. ALI OF yes.
tcrdav afternoon and evening was
consumed by the Populist state con
vcntion in wrangling over the terms
of fusion.
During n brief intermission Gov.
ernor Holcomb was nominated for
governor by reclamation and John u.
Harris for lieutenant governor.
This morning the convention nom
mated four Populist and four Demo.
cratic electors. 1t was not done, how
ever, until several hours Of hard
fighting had been gone through with.
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WATSON IN THE CHAIR.
Ths Popuiist Vice Presidential Nominee
Presidos over Georgia PopulI.ra

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. The largest
apa most enthusiastic state conven-
ton tho Populists of Georgia have
ever held assembled to-day in the hall
OF the House at the state capitol. The
presence OF Thomas Il. Watson, the
party's nominee for vice president,
added interest to the occasion and
worked the enthusiasm up to as high
. temperature as that Of the weather.
thomas L. Watson called the con-
vention TO order at ll:l6 o'clock. lie
made no speech, but the dropping Of
his gavel was the signal for an out
burst from the delegates.
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Niagara Falls Buildings burned.

NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, Aug. -
The Park theater, Tugby's museum
and other buildings were destroyed
by fire shortly after | o'clock this
morning. The International hotel
was on fire several times and the
guests fled to the streets, but it was
only slightly damaged, The loss will
reach $3.50, 600.
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Hottest Day of the Year.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. s.-To.day
vas the hottest day Of the year-iOl
degrees In the shade. The heat seems
to extend generally for hundreds Of
miles and IL it lasts much longer the
cooling exhalations at night from the
forests around Kansas City will cease.
Patrick Dolan an old man, died from
sunstroke. There were several pros.
t,atinnc
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EDWARD S%CHOFiEL.D.

Sawyer faction OF the party and n cor
responding defeat for ~vx-Govcrnor
Heard and his followers.
United States Senator Thurston ad.
dressed the convention, saying. amSuR
other things: ~ received wordvto.
day from q trusted friend in nv Ajate
confirming what already knew, that
william j.. Bryan, great us he may
appear to other parts Of the coun,ry,
on election day in November next,
Will be defeated in his ward, in his
city'Sn his county, in his congress
sionai district and in the state where
he lives"
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For Relic Hunters.

"1ubbs has found a way to protect
bis celebrated grandfather's grave"
'What is it?"
HE has had it planted with poison
IVY" Chicago Record
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NO ADVICE BY CLEVELAND.
h President Denies Having Expressed
Any Gold Ticket Opinion.

Any Gold Ticket Opinion.
New YORK, Augi In answer 10
an inquiry as to the truth of a report
published In this city Yesterday that
President Cleveland had made known
his disapprovsl OF the proposed gold
standard ticket project, the President
telegraphs as follows to the Evening
Post:
"Buzzard's Bay, Mass, Aug. DIT
Is a~bolutely untrue that / have given
any advice touching the course OF the
Indianapolis conference.
,,GROYFR CEEYEIANnN
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The Steer Dressing Eoeord Broken.

RocHEsrER, n. Y, Aug. John
Glass q Buffalo, holder of the worlds
record for dressing q steer, cut down
the record yesterday from 8 minutes
and IS seconds to 4 minutes and li1S
seconds at the butchers outing.
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Arkansas Cotton Fields Ablaze.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Aug, s.-Cotton
fields in Lonoke county ure being
swept by fire. In the bottom lands
near England the stalks have been
dried by the hot weather.
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Completed Its Labors.

HASTINGS, Ncb., August AT SEQ
yesterday IN ,rning the populist state
convention completed its work and ad-
journed after empowering the state
central committee to fill any vacancies
that might occur.
All offices were filed with the ex-
ception of that of encouragement,
which was left vacant for the demo-
Gratis.
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WISCONSIN REPUBLICANS.

A Candidate for Governor Named on the
Sixth Baliot-Thurston's Prediction.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. s.-The Re5
publican State convention nominated
Major Edward Schofeld, Of Oconto,
for Governor On tho sixth ballot The
result is q victory for the Philctus
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THE GOLD DEMOCRATS
A NATIONAL CONVENTION
SURE.
The Scntiusn Of Those Assembled ut In
d%ianapolis Strongly In Favor OF n Ma
tIonai Gathering Divisions o, the
Nominations Question.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. s.-The
provisional national committee OF the
gold standard Democrats who posi-.
lively refuse to accept the Chicago
platform and ticket, began its initial
meeting here this afternoon. frst con-
sidering the question Of calling an
other national Democratic conven-
ton.
That a convention will be called
there Is almost no reason to doubt,
hut whether another ticket will be
called for is still a n open question,
for several Of those present are
strongly in favor Of ex.Congressmau
Bourke Cockran's plan of adopting an
old line Democratic platform and in
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FANATICS LAND IN JAIL.
Religious Enthusiasm So Boundiess
That the Law Steps In.

That the Law Step, In.
NELsoNyILLE, o., Aug. 8. - New
Pittsburg, a mining camp a few 4
from this city, is the scene of re.M
ious excitement bordering on fanati-
cism. The leaders claim to be IN per-
sonal communication with the Lord
md act under instructions from him.
Excitement Is so high that families
are being broken up and numerous
lights have occurred over the matter.
The people have tried to get rid OF
the fanatics, but failed. Warrants
were sworn out yesterday for the arrest
OF the leaders, Mart Searles and his
two brothers, and when arraigned be-
fore the justice they were furious -
denounced the court in most /
terms, insulting the justice In t.
highest manner, even climbing upon
the desk and splitting upon him, The
trio were finally placed in jail and
Mart was taken to the Athens asylum.
The others will surely follow. Their
followers number about $50, some II
whom have given as high as $3.50 each
upon being converted. The more con.
s~ervative people predict that the
trouole VIII end in ~bloodsied.
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Bim Doolin Kills Two More Deputies.

GUTHRIE, Okla, Aug, 7.-Bnl Doolin,
the outlaw who escaped from the
United States Jail in this city four
weeks ngo, was surrounded by deputy
marshals at Newoka. A desperate
fight took place, and during u fusiladc
OF shots Doolin escaped. Deputies T..
NJ. Gregor and Horace Reynolds were
killed,
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New Orleans Bank Closes.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Aug. s,-The
American National bank failed to open
Its doors to-day. The board Of direct.
ors have decided to so into liquids.
ton,
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TEXAS POPS RADICAL.
Hryan's Endorsement Contingent a
Watson's Acceptance.

"'s'
GALVESTON, Tex, Aug. TT w. j.
Bryan will not take his stand upon
the Populist platform and openly &C
cent Tom Watson as his running mate
things which it is manifestly i'm.
possible for him to do-the Presiden.
tial electors of tn. Texas Populist
party will not cast their votes for
him. The convention In session here
will name a full set of electors under
such conditions as will cost Bryan
their vote II he does not accept the
conditions. Norton of Illinois will
probably be the man on whom the
Texas Populists will unite.
1t Is significant that the Populist
State convention of Louisiana yester-
day took precisely the action here
contemplated, and named a full set of
electors They are as yet for Bryan
and Watson, but they were named
under conditions which expressly pro.
vide for Bryan's replacement. There,
AS here, Norton will! probably be the
man
The engagement of the Princess
Maud to Prince Charles is said to have
been the result Of simon-pure love. II
Is not stated, however. whether this
bubbling fountain has Its sources In
The hearts OF the young people or In
he patent adjustable blood-pumps OF
he heads Of their respective houses.
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FUSION DEAL CLOSED.
Democrats Indorse the popuiist NomIn-
ations as Past as Made.

HUTCHINSON, Kan. Aug The
Democrats OF Kansas. in State on
'ention here, adopted the report Of
,lc conference committee which was
vent to abilene to meet with the I'opu-
lists. and every Topulist nomination
MAS Endorsed as fast ms made.
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IT'S FUSION IN KANSAS
POPULtSTS ACCEPT THE
PROPOSITION.

rhs sitter Fight Bctwccn Harris and Lew
eiilng Result. In the shelving Of Both Of
Them The Fusion Agrccment-Popu-
Hats Accept Democratic Election
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OMAHA, Neb,, Aug. 7. - James Il.
Sheehan, president of the Jacksonian
club, who attended the dinner given
In honor Of Secretary j. Sterling Nor
ton at the Omaha club Tuesdas even,
ing, declares that q motion made al
the party f~avoring q new ticket was
defeated by Q small vote.
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PlNGREE FOR GOVERNOR.
The Michigan Republicans Nominate this
City Potato Farm Author.

GRAND RAriDs, Aug. The Re.
publican State convention to-day NOM
mated Mayor II. s. Pingree Of Detroit
for Governor on the fourth ballot
amidst tremendous enthusiasm.
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Has Hoheniohe ResignedS

BERLIN, Aug, s.-The Nuesten Mach
flchten reports that Prince Hohen'
lone the imperial chancellor, ha, re-
signed n that he has left B.riin Tor
kasseli. II is added that further
chsnges are impending in the minialsy
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Hot Winds and Fires in Oklahoma.

FERRY, OKLA, Aug. Slot winds
which have prevailed in Southern vArd
Western Oklahoma for q week have.
parched up all vegetation. Damaging
prairie fires have occurred along the
line OF the santa Fe, Rock Island and
Shoctaw railroads. Many cornfelds
have been burned over.
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For Govcrnor-sTATE SENATOR J. W.
LEEDY ~ Coffcy county.
For chief Ju~sticc-FRANK DORSTER OF
Marion county.
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For Governor LON V. STEPHENS OF
Cooper county.
For Lieutenant Govcrnor-A II BOLTE OF
Franklin county.
For Secretary OF statc-A. A. LESUEuR OF
Lafayette county NepomiD,ted.)
For Stats Auditor JAMES N. SElBERT Of
Cape Guardian county (renomin,tcd
For State Treasurer-FRANK PITTS OF Mon.
roe county.
For Attorney Goncral-E G Crow Of Jasper
county.
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KANSAS ~POPULISTS.

A straight Ticket Nominated After an
All Night Session.
ABILENE, Kan, Aug. S.-Yesterday
afternoon the Populists in state con.
v%ention, after a bitter attack had
been made on Cliggitt, the Democratic
nominee for presidential elector in tho
first district, because Of charges that
he had carried a gun against the
striking miners Of Cherokee county in
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A~fterward the Populist committee
held a meeting, and after much dis.
cusSion it was agreed by n vote Of 10
to that the Democratic proposition
should DC recommended to the state
convention for adoption.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1896-10-15

zasad, zagorzafego populiste,
kt6ry dawniej ostro j surowo
gromil zasady partyi DemoKra-
tycznej
Rozum Mlnnesockiego ludu
]eszcze sic tax mocno ME
stepi', by pope}nic podobna
niedorzeczno6d ,jaka sic spla'nit
Kansas, wybiersjac bezboznych
populisow "a kontrclerow
hendlu do zarzadu catego
Stanu. Owszem danny panu
L'ndowi PREY wyborach "
dniu 8 Listopada nagrods, ma
laka ten polityczny mstacz
sobie zasiu1y}, znaczac gtoski
przeciwko MENU.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1896-10-15
ZNAK DUzEGO KAPELUSZA.


A~
ZUPELNA
czyli nieraad panuje W
tutejszem Towarzystwie sw.
K,zmierza Krolewicza. Grasu-
je tam ia okolo 300 cz}onk5w,
jeszcie 2 jake 90 ewarchofow.
z posiewu smutne] pamie;i DR..
Iuf.mi,ickiego, i CT wszelkle.
mi silami chca dalej utrzY-
mac ready ,;;tuszkowskie jake
~ ten Towarzystwie Cd 3 lat
panowa}y. Pray wyborze
presydenta, " poniedzia}ek, ID
Psz.lziefnika, W kt6rym bralo
udz'al 252 cztonkow, pier
wotnie legalnie wybrany zostaf
glosami 1913 czlonek p. Marcln
Daszkowski prezydentem. z
tego przeciez ME byla zadowo
Iona partYa warcho'ow, i gdy
JUL wieksza poiowa swiatIej
szYch czionkow, zwolennskow
por7adku. gwoli spoznlonel
pory, sic w>dal'}s, przedsie-
wzieto ponowny wybor
prezydenta i wybrano sob'e p.
R iberia Wihczewskiego. Prey
ponownej msni2u(acyi wybor
.czej warchof nazwlskiem Cora,
jak sam sic chwalil, no3em
odgrazal sic t7m, ktor2y
g}osowaG chcieli ma .. Marcina
Daszkowskieg,.
Wobec takich naduzlc
ka3dy Iozsadny czlowiek
prz gznaG mnsi, ae 6.s warcho!.
ski wybor p. Roberta Win.
cze wskiego IA prezydeuta
Towarzystwa sw. Kazmierza
Kr6lewi,za jest nielegalnym i
De Ia n%ajbli1szem posiedzeaiu
tego Towerzystwa bedzie
musiaf sic odbyt wybor
ponowny. = S1iatleisaa i
wieksza pofowa cz1onkow
powinna sic staraG O to, ably
sic wreszcie owe niesprawledli
we rzady warcholskie skonczy.
~.
NOVA SZKOLA niemiecko-
katolicka, wystawiona kosz
tenn s22, 900, poswiecona Costa
Ia otwarta " ostatnla
niedziele.
ZNOWU POLISH A
W Polskiej Hall Dramatycz.
nej odbedzie SIC " sebote. "a
Pozl2iernika, teatr amatorski
tutejszego nowo sorganlzowa
nego Polsklego Klubu ORA
matycznego. Odegrana bed2ie
setuka ludowa ,Chfopl
Acystokraci''.
MA FARMIE JanaB rzezih-
skiego W Dodge, Trempeleau
Co., Wis, napotkano prey
wiefceniu studni ma naturally
gaz. Gdy przYlozono palaca
zspa}ke. wybuchl p}omieh W
gore ma 200 stop. Gaz dotad
sic jeszcze pail.
zIMnmNnLK
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1896-10-15
WIADOMOSCl
E.

T..
REGISTRACYA. - Kto
chce sic registrowaG, must sic
kaza6 zapisac ma listt wyborcza
lub przekona6 sic, czy jul
dawniei tam bY} zapisany.
ChoG to pewnie ka1dy wyborea
dobrze vie, to jednak niejedni
o to ME dbaja. A }atwo NIGGA
tacy Niedbalscy CLOS utracic
Adv to sic ME zdarzyfo
polskim wyborcom W Winonie,
zwracamy uwage ma to, re
registracya odbywat sic bedz'e
W odno5nych lokalach jeszcze
we Wtorek, 20 Pazdziernika
j we Wtorek, II Pazdz., cd
godziny 6 rano do 10 wiecz'
" plerwszej wardzie usta
nowiono tera1 2 precynktY
wiecej, a wiec W tYch dwoch
nowych precynktach przede-
wszystkiem kaAdy wyborca
powinlen sic registrowac.- W
trzecim iczwartYm precYnkcie
czwartej wardy tak&e ka&dy
wyborca powinien sic registro'
wac.
SOBOTNI MITING W Hall
Philharmonicznej, ma kt6rym
ohn Lind mowi{ q
sprawie pienie&nej, zwabi'
wiele sluchaczy, wszelako
uwagi m6wcow ma}o sic
r6Anily cd lyle / lyle razy
poprzednio jul wYm}oconych
frazesow.
Pan L;nd to adwokat z
profesYi a stat sic gtosnym
przez polltyke. Okolo 6
lat reprezentowaf on W Kon-
gresie drugi distrykt / W tym
cassie b>l przcciwnym i nieo p.
grauiczonemu biciu srebra. przez
same Stany Zjednoczone, ma
sasadzie l6-l. Diva lata
temu, podczas waikiki o krzesto
senatorskie pomiedzy guber.
natorem Nelsonem q senatorem
Wsshburnem, byf on jedDym
re zwolennikow pana Wash =
burma. Gdy kleskaW ashburna
byfa pewna, Lind uwa3anym
by} ma kandydata do wszy-
stkiego, nawet ma ,ochotnego
Barcusa", ale mic mu sic ME
dostato. :.
TIE, jesieni Lind nom;nowa
ny zostal przez populistyczne
skrzyd,o partyi Demokratycz.
mel a potem przyjety przez
populistow ma lIste jake
kandydat "a ten sam ur7ad, II.
gubernatora MinnesotY. Zgodali
"a sic ma program %obYdwoch
nart,i, lubo zasady obu TAX
sa nleugodueui 2 aasadami,
lake pan Lind dawniej gtosi},
ae tego rosum ludski wcale
nooodziG ME zdoia. Ale pan
Ind to czlowiek, chcacy
koniecznie bye u CORY, mniejsaa
o to, jakich do tego trzeos
u4y6 srodkow.
Jedookae narod nie bedaie
tax g'npi, sby p%ostaw'd IA
.,e,e slanu ezlowieka bes
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1896-10-15
MA SOBOTNI MlTING

MA 0 MlTING "
hall Strehlowskiei, "a Kt6rym
.kapitan milicyi wisconsinskieI
pan Tadcusz Wild ~przemawial
W jezyku polskim. 1ebralo sic
oK,olo $50 lud2i, tax il ma]y
st6sownie Iokal byl zape}niony.
Pan Wild dobrym jest m6wca.
lecz niestety 70 z}e) stronie
na)wa3niejszej obecnie sprawy
politycznej. A przecie4 pare
lat temu byf on sam tegim
republikan;nem, z poswiece-
MEM walczac "a elem ochron.
nem. Podobnie TED slabemi
jak lego wiara polltYczna, byfy
jego sobotnie uwagi o wolnem
Diciu srebra = same dawno
oklepane rzeczy. Zdanie jego Q
otwarciu kopaih, ktore "
najlepszych caasach zatrudnia
ly 80 tysiecy ludzi, to punkt
nader siabY wobec faktu, re
" ostatnich paru latach
90 me koleje przesz!o mil;on
]udzi pozbawi}y roboty, Ola
cie2kich czasow, kt6re nastap,
ly ,skoro tyIko Cleveland zostal
wybrany p.ezYdentem. Czego
nam %potraeba, to otwarcla
miynow f,bryk dia pozostaja
cych bee roboty, a gdy kazdy
robotplk chcacy pracowac,
be LIE m6gl dostaG za)ecie, to
dobre easy wroca napo~r6t
bedzie al nadto p;enie6zy do
prowadzenia businesow W tynl
kraiu. Posiadamy dzisiaj "ieoei
pien,edzy. anizeli posiadalismy
W roku 1878, majac wuwczas
wolDe bicie srebra. A czego
nam jeszcze potrz9ba, to
wskrzeszenia zaufenia, aby
pieniadze po1ostajace jeszcze
W kraju, W obieg sic dostaiy.
Wtedy znow nastana dobre
easy, a robotnik. farmer i
ku.piec zarowno beda szczesli
wynn.
JEDEN Z NAJLEPSZYCH
kaznodziejow polskieh W
AmerVce q ZaraZem re
zdolniej ,zych mistrzow piora !,
ks. Sylwester Kolkie-
wicz, z billiards, Mich, bawil
W poniedzia}ek w'eczorem,
przez 8 godztnY " naszem
miescie, ]ad8c W towarzYstwie
naszego bli3szego sasiad a wiel
ks. Alexandra Siwca - q
North Creeku do Mlwaukee.
W obu m}odych kaplanach
poznalismY serdeczuych pray
49,.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-21
ABOMINABLE POLL TAX.
Quite As Offensive in the County As
It Used to be in Town.


Festus Adams. a good looking young
man 25 years old, is in the county jail
for the terrible crime of refusing to
work out his poll tax on the roads Of
Shawnee county.
Young Adams lives on an island in
the Kansas river near Willard. He
claimed that the island was the prop
erty Of the government and consequent
~ y ne was not Haple 70 pay pou Tax a.
Harvey Lister the road Overseef, IN
sisted and finally Adams yielded and
worked one day on the roads. He re-
fused to work the other day, as the
law makes the poll tax two days
work.
Lister warned the young man shat if
he did not work he would be arrested
and he finally sent him word that I'M
less he was out on the road at a GER
tain time he would be arrested Adams
did not come to the mark. He says he
was sick and unable to work, but Lis
ter carried out his threat and came to
Topeka and swOre out a warrant be-
fore Justice Furry and Deputy COnsta-
bic Matthews brought the young man
to Topeka and committed him to jail
last evening.
The failure to work the roads is q
very trivial offense at best. The law
makes the penalty for refusal a fine of
IS. If Adams is found guilty the fine
and costs in his case will amount to
at least S25, besides the time ne IS com
PEELED to spend in jail
81 worked one day" said Adams to a
Journal reporter, "and I would have
worked the other if had not been sick.
1 refused to work at first because /
claim do not live in the county and I
do not now believe that I am liable to
work the roads"
He talks intelligently and appears to
be a man of average Intelligence. This
is one of the cases when it appears that
the aid of the law is invoked unneces-
sarily. It is another instance of a
petty officer showing his authority by
J,
nails for an offense which can hardly
be ella sSed as a crime
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-21

and conciliatory or plain and to the
point
The Georgia member of the national
committee, who had come to force fu-
sion himself offered the resolution Op-
posing it. He explained his action as
folloWs: Il got a telegram about fus-
ion and thought it meant division Of
vice presidential electors between the
two parties. Senator Jones thought
that it was a good idea to see what
could be done with it. I never had
any idea that the POpulists wanted as
much as they did. To ignore the Dem
Ocratic vice presidential candidate is,
Of course quite out of the question"
The committee adopted a resolution
calling for a state convention to be
held in Atlanta on November 20 to Sc
lect four Democratic candidates for va
cant places on the supreme court
bench. The delegates to this conven-
ton are to be selected on November
IA, by primary or mass meeting in the
discretion of the various county com
mittees.
Atlanta was selected over Macon as
the convention city, by a vote Of Il
to s.
The Populist committee remained in
session throughout the afternoon and
resumed the sitting after a brief recess
for supper. Thomas E. Watson ar
rived from Thomson at $50 and join
ed the committee. He declined all re-
quests for interviews and refused to
say anything for publication concern
ing his letter of acceptance, or the ac-
ton Of the Democratic state commit
tee on fusion