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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-26
A. p. a. FoR BRYAN.


Movement TO Chockmafc the Officers
Who are for Mckinley.
Chicago. October a a Record special
from Washington says A sensation Is
promised in 2. A. circles in few
days, when members OF tina; ORGANIZATIONS
dissatisfied with the official communication
OF the president in opposition TO bryan
VIII reply by circulars declaring thoir in
tcntiun To support the Chicago nominee
and preferring against the supreme pres
idont and his associates charges of being
IN the movement to give the support o.
the association To Mckinley.
The object of the circulation OF the cir
culars viii be to permit all nnti American
protective association people to under
stand the methods being rcsorto1 TO BY
certain men in the order In the campaign
II is alleged that this win mako votes for
Bryan. 1t Is learned that one Of the chief
objects on both sides in the fight now ut
hand IS the capture Of Maryland. whore
It is said there are 270o0 American pro
tective association votes.
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TO PAY BACK LICENSES.
Canada to Remit Licenses Collected From
American Fishermen.

american flhHtimen.
Boston. Oct. ga special to the Jour
nal from Gloucester. Mass. says; News has
just been received hero of an important
decision by the supreme court OF Canada.
which may result in the repayment of all
licenses paid by American fishermen since
the abrogatlon of the treaty OF Washing
ton for licenses issued under the modus
yivendi. The action was brought by the
court many years ago for the purpose OF
defining the relative rates and settling
the claims of the Canadian provinces ON
one hand and the dominion government on
the other and has resulted In victory for
the former. The claims OF the provinces
upon every point raised is approved ex-
cept that the dominion Is declared to be
In control OF harbors. In the case OF har-
hoTs. the dominion is declared To have the
right OF controlling Its fishing, but 1t has
no power TO grant local lease In any part
of the country and in tidal waters neither
the dominion nor any province has power
TO restrict public rights OF fishing save by
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MEA1hEk INFORMATION.
LAST NIGHTS SYNOPSIS.

me arca OF highest barometer is GEN.
tnll over the East Gult and South A.lan-
tic states ~ general low pressure area
covers the northwestern portion of the
country and dominates the weather con-
oiuoh tonight generally west of the Miss
issipp, river.
The weather is partly cloudy TO cloudy
over the CUT States and the central
M4ssissippi valley, and is generally clear
elsewhere.
Precipitation amounting to 10 of nm inch
o. moro is reported from Corpus Christi:
trace Is reported IRON Nashville ana
Nioksburg.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
Observations taken by the United states
weather bureau at all stations at s p. M.
10Th meridian time
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CLOTHS AND YARNS.

Manchester. October 25 The market
has been more cheerful with larger bust
ness both for cloth and yarns. Yarns kept
steadily moving with the cotton STOCKS.
There has been light business in all de
nartments. aided by cotton offerings c. l. l.,
approoiably below the Liverpool parity
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CAUSED A SENSATION.

Hamburg, October 25.-The Hamburger
Nachrichten prince Bismarck's organ
prints an article disclosing the fact that
a defensive alliance existed between Rua-
STA and Germany during the last six years
that Bismarck was in office. ending in
March 1890. The article has produced
profound sensation in Vienna
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Berlin. October 25. Prince Augnst his
married on Saturday al schwern TO the
Duchess Elizabeth, sister of Grand Duke
Frederick Francis of Meinglenburgh-
Schwern. Prince Augustus former wife,
Princess Elizabeth of Prussia died in Aug
ust 1855. Emperor william. Prince Henry
of Prussia, the Grand Duke Vladimir of
Russia and others were present at the
wc6diup
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, ,hap OF the cause of the str,kers
Ia furnaces At an open air n,ao, ns"'eu
n mem, declared that the present ts moy ~
mai, nau rounded a social reyolut,on a,,,
"'"'"ed the downfall of capitalism ism" anu
"o"' oct 26.--The Paris corresno,.
e"' OIL the Times. writing of the onen,r,
VI 'no cooperative glass factory nj AMI
nr oS thut me scheme is that all of ,,n
a oa,ts oi me glass works shall be usnd ,nr
IL S ,n propaganda. The socialist nroo.
is "' S., uo'ihection affirm that the moment
France ''''cai one for the workingmen of
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HAVANA NOTES

Havana. October % The directors Of
the railway have united with the employees
IN giving the victims of the recent rear
ehd coiiislon at Guines station, in Havana
province, $4,000.
Last night the Insurgents made an at
tack upon the town of Mariel, which Is
me northern terminus of the trocha hut
they We're repulsed by the garrison assisted
by gunboat in the bay.
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London October 26.-Tbe sts,da,,..
Nonstantinople correspondent sa,s 49,, ,',...
VI arms during the week has been
'''oS' extensive and feeling of vague nm
eaSihess and alarm is spreading rari,1,,
ne palace hopes to distract the atlantic,
y. the Moslems in Constantinople from, IN itH
NH ,,nii, ml'saeeds by holding out a prospect r.
An Athens dispatch to the same ro,o.
says. reports from all parts of Tnrles
punt punt 10 the complete dislocation of tho ~
t,ml,iiSlratlNe machines and absence of ~,
Justice Justice and public security. Tho onl,,s
nS 81, sent collective note to the porte
cri,ino, Ssi i, character in view of the
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SHIPPING AT ouINTANA.

Quintana. Texas, October 24,-The
steamer lIoratlo arrived yesterday from
Galveston and II Is said will make regular
trips between the oil mill and Brazoria.
The three masted schooner Laura, after
discharging her cargo at Velasco, was to-
day lowed on the outside by the steamer
Seminole. from Galveston
steamer will soon arrive In the Brazos
which Will run on the outside and VIII
make regular trips between Brazora and
Galveston.
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CENTRAL AMERICAN EXPOSITION.

Guatemala, October A.-(Via Gaiyeston)
Representatives of twentysix foreign
countries are working for the success OF
the Central American exposition Senior
Dolores Rodriguez has been appointed min
lister to he United states.
Tho situation IN North Guatemala and
San Salvador is quiet.
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RALKAN TREATY.

Pekin. october 25-The return accept
anoo OF Japan of the Chinese rendering OF
the clause of the Balkan treaty regarding
Japanese factories in China, has been re-
coived. Japan is granted lands IN TIen
Tsln. shanghai, Han Kow and Annoy
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MILITARY TRAINS COLLIDE.

Madrid. October rs dispatch from
Havana gives additional particulars of the
recent collision between two military trains
near Guines. According to the official ac-
counts four soldiers were killed and thirty
injured Among the injured were eight
officers.
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NIHILIsT CIRCULARS.

London. October ga Berlin dispatch
to the Standard says that the Russian sol
dleIs on the Frussian frontier have seized
a hundred thick walking sticks containing
thousands of nihilist proclama;iohs.
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general legislation except in very few
particulars. therefore the present domin-
ion fishery act. under which license fees
are exacted from American fishermen 10
Illegal aid must be withdrawn. These IL
oenses. 1t is estimated. amount to over
$40, 900 year
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London. october 25.There has been
marked excitement in Lincolnshire over
rise in wheat of ~ shillings on the week
with holders disincined to sell, AT meet
ing of the master bakers of London the
price of bread was raised hall penny Per
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SAN JAcINTo VETERAN DEAD.

Died, at 1915 this morning, at Si2 Bre-
mond street. Fifth ward. Ellis Benson,
age 81 years Funeral services VIII be held
at the late residence at 10 u. m. Tuesday
morning.
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WEEKLY BERLIN LETTER.
Military Scandal Furnishes
Food for Gossip.
SOLDIER DRIVEN TO SUICIDE.
,rutai Conduct of superior Causes
Him to End His Life German Ar
tillery to lie keorganiz ID.

"a
n the Associated iress'' --Ano'her hin-
ara,i foIlovine closely upor ,ho
n! -
Fntencing OF Lieutenant Won bfuoawIt"
four years Imprisonment in a fortress
A IN dismissal from the army for killing
~ w
worklngmah Win MS sworn because the
litter accidentally pushed the lieutenant's
lair while entering cafe, has caused
.,,,rat,o s,t. 4, civilian o,a ,au,,
'''i''''''
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,
,..,,,,,,i,.,-, I
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sergeant, on learning of young Bauer's /
sho,,so. al Hyon,d ,u,o ~ I,,,' "''n IN d c
major who made Bauer non.com-
stained offirer '''" CUM
Far his utterance the ser,ean, ,,o, -,
,.oned for three weeks and VOC 49, t,
(nsierfea TO heIdelbron, where he be- a
Dr bo ,nnl r.yo,ea Co.. ~ UPON p
=, bv suhiecting him ,n s,,,.,r ,i,i'i ' , In
~. w S""1' '''"e nun ~ sNStSihdtlc pru- IL
ues' p""N' NV at'elhp'eu 10 commit &,
ttinned untu tho vtc,ir in -, "o.e 81
'iIueu nun ine Ni',Ifn' IN desperation, be
.n ,I Wv" rb ,,,iI n,,'ns nl.nseii almost /,
, .aa ;n,o NV nv, rni'i."lE court winch IN 9s
leu ,n,V tmo m''',' sunny occurred 1t at
knber of Inhabitants of Battling have a..
h taken the matter IN and have cnn, W
| led the military authorftics :, ra,,,,, ~
inquiry. which has inst herun
is learned nm rooa a,thort,, Up
IRE German artillery is about to be
rganlzed. Emperor William paid great
fnuon to me matter during the recent ~
y maneu'ers and the military cxer- lie
at kummersdorf The plan CON po
ule 'olH,"''oh OF smaller field ar ma
ny regiments instead OF the present lat
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A nOCTOR DECORATED.

berlin. october %. DR., Kayser the re-
firing director Of the German colonial de-
partment, has been decorated with the or
der OF the Rcd Eagle
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Stocks of Grain Unusually Low Stocks
Very Inactive.

very iUdtliNt
London. October % The advance in the
bank rate has not led to an advance in out -
side quotations because there vas an am
pie supply of funds Tn plethora has been
increased during the week by The release
of S500,00o Of japanese money, with rrohp-
bly, a million more in n few DAYS There
is some indication that tne bank ig Dor
rowing on stock in or Ter TO make its quo
tations more effective In checking the out
flow of gold. Russia IS Offering less for
bar gold, while the German and French
exchanges have moved in favor Of Great
Britain in an advance in the bank rate.
The outward movement continues. being
further stimulated by the heavy and in
creasns wheat shipments from Atlantic
and Pacific ports
Stocks of grain in Great Britain stand at
an unusually low Lowell and the failure of
the crop in India has caused active pur-
chases to repenish supplies. The hmeri-
can surplus Is being freely drawn upon al
advancing prices and purchases of Euro
pean goods being much restricted the To-
mittance OF gold is the only method Of re-
dressing the adverse balance, a change in
this respect will probably occur after the
election,
The stock market has been very inactive
with bun tone and few dealings con
slsting OF rcalHlnAS win New TO the sptN
Element beginning on Monday. The future
course of values seems to depend to large
extent upon the result of the election in
the United States. both in the money mar
ket and on the stock exchange. The Amer
lean market had some setback on realiz-
inEs NJ profits with a general tendency 10
expect higher values after election There
was n rise in Lake Shore aud Que in Wa
bash debcnture preferred.
The foreign markets showed hardly any
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BRYAN's SUNDAY.

,,+o,a. c.n,t,... c......
I ATTENDS services az Fhurch and Gets
Needed TEST
jacksonville, Ill. October % 1t was a
of n,tiet and ROC, t,,.t Wiuio,, me-
a,,,,, d. .At..,,.
p''' III '"'S CITY "h're 'ot SIX years ne
Ifrod himself for his after life, In
'hnorniug he attended services at the
, SN street Presbyterian church It was
PROXY Tho largest ronrrcga,to, tto, uo,
A. ,,.,
flee .ong before the congregation roner
| ally sembled the church was crowded and
-. w of the building many OF the ciii-
r, Jacksonville waited for over an
s -FOUR order 10 get a good look at the
'uIiheritizen. When he arrived there
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Nons'ahtinople. October %. 1t is rsnor,
eu that the police seized largo n,r,hon. -,
uoillps last evening The arrests ~
hehians continue here. vi AT
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of ina ,h l'r THOMAS threw bombsh h,
NJ bravo ro"p Oh the gold bugs Tho
n s,,,ds Viva WI cause surprise to tho,
ne Irn,ta,t no merely know Or. Thomas
ID pud ,,,.e,,, 10 "He OF me foremost thinkc
$ Chioans' go. influence with the people
Of stornly doyn,o4 NnoW 'r. Thomas is {
10 All sensationalism ami ~ V ~ ueNold
80 serious thought by all those noorI, ,.b
a ~ "a i9.a,lu mat All his opinions are worth
n Chicago h." ' anu RESPECT No man /
cause of silver thar va n'Sa an ana IN
e simply honestly ana hra,oi, nulhas b.
position at this time uooiarlns N
In the course of b, t
Thomas said: ''''Fie" l)r
( AS a humauitariar H.,
sud must now sttnd With w. """Es s'oo'
| believe their rond,tlo. 'ne people an'
improved bv a rotn,,, ~, ""N,t ne VASTLY
the constitution TN ~. o'd money OF
rights OF man in mis- ,,oril uSsl' Tor the
and hard Thu, battl, s "'S "'on 'ohA
lieous liberty has hco, cNh ana re
do not want to coe in , "'isety won We
the divislon be,,,oln ~ .''S Heo country
The contrnlizatinn If masses ana classes.
carries the nossi,io MriAlh ana power
ger. and If inc ,,,',l,,,.. oi great dan
owners and doo1nrs ~ ,,"sSes' me money
it. it is for tboir i,,an. % maze TO see
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| Iros nerit, ,rhn '"" ~. 'Iie largest pubic
/ deep moral sienificsnco TO, ,o me mas
/ Present ,1ono 49,. 80 "oN MOI TO tho
~ is s,,r,,'t =" me years 10 como.
friends ,na - ,Sv ~ many OF my best
tl,at an, No, NH, -, P,'"8IN Il sorrow,
Lu r,,,s, "..m 'I''h III ms campaign
conscience 10 my JUDGMENT and
So mar. nri,.,. !, exceedingly that
dl,tv to ,rn, ,n,'' nane lell IL to be their
be sad dnv for ttt. ioll'loS' II Wlll
san ies,os @S .o' u,lS country when parti
MAJ, % ,lto rehgion
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licans roall,. v.aat an" ina, the repub- |
cnenLing =. az ,ao'IoI'elal ism
niIiionayro DO, "o"'H nna'e ny many |
meaning tharehv tbos' , W. 'l"SseS -
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sole ind,,os 80 teIN Iicn must be the
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s,oris ~" il'u can not and of right !
,ho,', ''"o viii no If prvan is elected
And these men dare in say Inc advocates
If silver are anarchists
DR. Thomas is thn most notcd divine IN
hcago w NJ Hoyt is the rrsatost
Wholesale grocer in Chicago Frank H.
,ooner of tho firm, NJ siogeI Coonnr e 10
3 the greatest retailer in Chicago mr. in
he world These three famous ChIcaeoons
declared for Rrvan and good ,iroe an
bo son,e dav And tho Cb,cnoo naners Ala
,ot rogord ,bis nc niece ~ nn,s ond
c,.,t,Sad 20 oloir, CO, oo,,r,,, ,o. NJ
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'hlcago HIS immense wholesale store oc-
upes the site of old Fort Dearborn His
r.,l,h is estimated in the millions uo
a,.... 49,, .,.,.,,.
's "'""'9 :" a" ''''e
II" eNn""SH'S '''iiuc"''"' ic'tei' 'n-
rossed TO his friends and business asgo-
iates, Mr.. Hoyt gives substantial reasons
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Mr.. Frank II Cooper Of sieGel. Cooper
& Co. is the third to declare for free sill
yer. He will act as chairman OF the great
business mems meeting OF next Wednos-
dav, October IS, which Will be addressed
by w. j. Bryan These three notable ac-
cessions to the democratic cause have Gre
ated a profound sensation.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1896-04-18

CW" DEPQsrT0 GENERAL. venta para Puerto
h,oo aanHL ~ en Las enenas nouoas
"a oaarna 1aEea' Aeoaha Ad1antas upado
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

In the new French ministry Meline
is premier and minister of agriculture.
British defeated the Matabeles in a
big engagement, April ~, but the
natives are closing in on Buluwayo.
The Senate accepted the Marquette
statue. presented for the Capitol stat
uary hall by Wisconsin.
William Scarborough, Joseph Held
elbranch, Mrs. Lucinda Williamson
and Charles Cranberry were killed by
q cloudburst at Waldo, Del. Damage
is reported to other places there
abouts.
Captain Henry C. Borstel. ex-consul
to Brazil, has filed suit for divorce
from his wife Lorinda at Perry, Okla,
on the ground of abandonment They
were married in Maine in 1865 and sep
arated in 1890.
Illinois supreme court has decided
that the city of Chicago has the right
to reduce street Car rates of transport
tatlon.
Ex.Mayor j. Hull Davidson Of Lex
ington, KY, has challenged ex- mayor
T. Duncan to duel. Both are edit
ors.
If Wichita prognosticstor can be
relied ON, Kansas will experience three
more cyclones during the summer of
1886.
Commander Booth Tucker of the
Salvation Army went Summing and
was arrested, but was bailed ont by
Steve Brodie.
Kansas wheat now averages 96 per
cent of a full crop, and the prospects
are good for 20, 600, 900 bushels. Har-
vest will begin inside of a month.
During a popular fete at the town
of Ions LIE Sannier, France, an an
archist named Colin stabbed and killed
the mayor from political hatred.
A bold and partly successful at
tempt was made to blow up with dy-
Mantle the palace of the captain-gen-
eral of the Spanish forces in Havana.
Ex-President Harrison presided at
Aception and dinner given at In
dianapolis by the State executive
committee of the Y. NJ. C. A. Ben
was extra sociable.
Two firemen were killed and $780,
600 of property destroyed by fire in
J. X. Bywater's building, Paris, Tex.
Carl Feigenbaum. recently executed
at Sing Sing, is believed to have been
the Wh,techapel, London, Jack the
/ Ripper.
Howard P. rockingham, q broker
| on the New York stock exchange,
offers to bet anywhere from 81. 600 to
! s25. 600 in sums to suit, that Mckinley
/ will be nominated and elected presl-
| dent of the United States
| An Illinois Central train with Wis
TORS to the State G. A. r encampment
1t Cedar Rapids. Iowa. was ditched BY
: washout Just east of Raymond. Sew
eral cars were telescoped and four
teen people injured, but none sest
4 ossly.
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SHAH OF PERSIA SHOT.

The Ruler Assassinated by . Fanatic -
He Entered . Shrine
LONDON, May 1.-The shah of Persia
was assassinated by fanatic yesterday
afternoon just as he was about to en-
ter the inner court of the shrine of
Shah Abdul Aim, six miles north Of
Teheran.
The assassin, who was promptly ar
rested, is said to be q sayid from Ker-
man or from the province Of that
name. 1t is believed the murderer
has accomplices.
The heir apparent, Muzaffer-ed-D Din,
was Immediately advised of the assas-
sination of his father and will leave
Tabriz, where he was sojourning, for
Teheran as soon as possible.
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Capitalists to Aid Cripple Creek.

Denver, Colo, May 4. - Arrange
ments are being made for big mass
meeting of business men in Cripple
Creek next Tuesday. 1t is expected
that d. H. Moffat, Eben Smith, w. S.
Stratton, n. j. jackson, Irving How
bert and other capitalists will be pres
ent and will aid literally in rebuilding.
w. S. Stratton is reported to have said
that he will furnish s.! ,O00,OO to the
responsible business men of Cripple
Creek who wish to rebuild in the
burned district
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POLITICAL NOTES.

Joe Manly and Tom Platt, man
ayers respectively of Reed and Nor
ton, still believe Mckinley cannot be
nominate
The Kansas CityRepublican county
convention instructed its delegates
for Mckinley for president, Webster
Davis for governor, Filley for national
committeeman and Mayor Jones for
delegate at large.
The st. Louis county Republicans
instructed for Mckinley for president,
Filley for national committeeman,
and Niedringhaus and Filley for del
egates at large.
The Second, Third, Fifth, Ninth
and Twelfth congressional districts of
Michigan gave ironclad instructions
for Mckinley.
Republican territorial convention in
ley and anti-Mckinley delegates were
elected to st. Louis
Illinois Republicans turned down
Senator CullOm and instructed for
Mckinley. Cullom was backed by the
machine and all the bosses
McKinley's victory in Illinois makes
his nomination at St. Louis almost
certain.
AS a side incident of the Leland
Morrill, falling out in Kansas, Leland
charges that in 1894 ''Farmer" Smith
came to him and agreed to withdraw
from the contest for the gubernatorial
nomination if Morrill, would pay him
50, COO, the amount of his expenses in
the campaign of 1892, when he was
defeated by Lewelling. Morrill, re-
fused. Smith holly denies the story
and says Leland is liar.
Tennessee Prohibitionists nomi-
mated Josephus Hopewood for gov
ernor.
Ada, Ohio. A. P. AS officially de-
nounce the efforts to array the order
against Mckinley.
Senator Irby says South Carolina
Democrats will not follow Senator
Tillman in bolt.
Senator Teller of Colorado fatty an
nounced his intention to bolt the
Republican party if silver is ignored
at st. Louis
Michigan Democratic convention de-
clared for sound money by a narrow
majority.
The Populists and Republicans of
Alabama have fused on the State
ticket. The Populists named the Gov
ernor.
The Democratic State convention of
Pennsylvania instructed its delegates
for ex. Governor Pattison for President
on a sound money platform.
The Cleveland wing of the Nebraska
Democracy met in convention at Lin
coin, Endorsed Cleveland's administra-
ton, roasted the free silver men and
A. P. A. and elected sound money del
egates to the Chicago convention.
The Mississippi Democrats declared
for free silver and for Senator Wal
thai of that State for President.
The Illinois Republicans nominated
John R. Tanner for governor.
Vermont Republicans chose McKin-
ley delegates.
Georgia Republicans split The
regulars elected three Mckinley and
one Reed delegate-at-large. The bolt
ers Endorsed one Reed and one Mckin-
ley delegate and named two contest
ing delegates
Senator Wolcott of Colorado declares
he will remain loyal to the Repu blicau
party, no matter what action the st.
Louis convention may take on the
/; money question.
Silver Democrats have put forward
the name of Senator Isham G. Harris
of Tennessee as chairman of the Chi
capO convention.