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prepared speech, make corresponding
changes. The newspaper reports of
public speeches are the only accurate
records.
Mr. Reed is one of the few public
men who could make a large income
by public speaking. He has received
81 900 for one lecture delivered in Bos-
ton, and he has received $500 several
times for repeating this lecture at 9TH
er places,-at Ann Arbor, at Rochester,
etc. He receives offers very frequently
from colleges, lyceums and so on, and
he declines them rather regretfully;
for Mr.. Reed is not a rich man, and an
occasional $500 for a lecture would be
an agreeable addition to his income;
but he has little time to go lecturing.
He will, however, make 81, 500 or $4,000
with his pen this year, unless he should
be nominated for the presidency. He
receives never less than $500 for a mag
aZine article, and he sometimes gets a
great deal more. His salary as speak
er is $4,000 a year and with this income
from his literary work enables him to
maintain his home in Portland through
the year, keep up very modest cot
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Mr.. Reed to appear. He knew that Mr..
Reed had been up very late the night
before after an cNhausting day in the
house. speaking on the sherman re-
peal bill: he knew also that Mr.. Reed
was anxious TO take part in that day
session Of the house. So at 20 minutes
before noon he went into his bedroom
and spoke TO him. When Mr.. Reed
learned what time IL was, he jumped
out Of bed, pulled his clothes on IN
hurry, and without waiting for break
fast. hurried downstairs and into cab.
He was at the capitol a few minutes
after 12 O'Clock. and said afterward
that he never felt better than he did
that day.
Sleep has a recuperative power Tor
Mr.. Reed However exhausted he may
be at the end of the day, good night s
rest will make a new man OF him. In
the 5lst congress. when the speakers
duties were much more severe than
now, Mr. Reed used sometimes 70 slip
into his room when the house had gone
into committee of the whole and, with
out a word. stretch himself out on
leather-covered couch. In less than a
minute he would be sound asleep. Mr..
Allen would drop the latch Of the door
and Neal. the colored messenger out
side. whose excuses for the speakers 5
inability TO see you are harp-like in
their melody, would place himself on
guard. For 10 minutes or more there
would be silence in the speakers room,
broken only by the faint rustic of pa
pers at Mr.. Aliens desk and the heavy
breathing of the sleeper. Mr.. Reed can
go to sleep at any hour of the day or
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ed out of the window" for about an
hour. while the stenogra pher took the
typewriter manuscript and went over
IL. but he was not at all satisfied. He
determined to rewrite the whole thing,
and sat at his desk for a long time,
perspiring copiously while he wrote.
But when he asked Mrs. Reeds judg-
ment and that of his secretary. Mr..
Allen, on what he had written, they
told him the typewriter manuscript
was better; so he gave up the task and
used the first copy.
Mr. Reed would be called "a good
study in theatrical circles. That Is,
he has a good memory, and hnds 1t
easy to study a speech for delivery. He
always writes the speech out, reads
over the manuscript two or three
times. and then is pretty well prepared
to reel off his thoughts just as he wrote
them. Usually a fellow member sits
behind him with the manuscript ready
to prompt him If IL should be, neces-
sary. He needs very little prompting
though. He is satisfied If he adheres
TO the thoughts in the manuscript
without using its exact language. His
speeches as published in the congress
sional record are not reported exactly
as he delivered them on the floor of
the house He gives his prepared man
uscript to the reporters for publica-
ton Usually he has the speeches put
in type at the government printing Of
flee before delivery, and slips are given
TO the press associations. The repor-
ters, however, follow Mr.. Reed closely,
and if he departs radically from the
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ties TO perform and he performs them
well he does not believe in a civil
pension list; but he thinks the salaries
paid - government employees should
- arranged on different scale.-tnat
smaller salaries should b. paid 10 new
a7pointees. AMI that salaries should in
crease with years of service. with "A
provision that a certain percentagr of
salaries should be held back by the
government 10 form an insura nee fund
10 provide for superannuat@d clerks.
Experience has shown that govern
ment clerks viii not provide for them
selves. and IL Is quite likely that con
Sress will adopt some day a plan hike
that which Mr. Reed favOrs
Mr. Reed Is an indefatigable worker
in whatever he undertakes. He bears
the strain OF hard work better than
most men. probably because he is such
an excellent sleeper. He makes 10 q
rule TO get seven or eight hours sleep
a night. No one calls him in the morn
ing unless there is an emergency. one
morning during the last congress. Mr.
Allen waited until 20 minutes TO 4 foI
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REEDS ADJUSTMENTS
He Writes Essays on the House Catand
Letters That He Never Mails.
MRS. REED EDITS SPEECHES
1he Speaker Submits Everything to
Her Critical Eye-How He Pre-
pares a Speech-tiis Wish to
Return to Literary Work.

Copyright 1896 by Bachelor. Johnson &
Bacheller.)
Speaker Reed is going to return to
literature. He said last summer that
he would write no more for publica-
ton, because everything he wrote was
misinterpreted to his disadvantage.
. For the same reason he declined to be
interviewed last summer by any of the
newspaper correspondents who visited
him at Portland or Grand Beach. He
has not lost his prejudice against be-
ing interviewed, but he has consented
to return to his magazine work. Pos
sibly the addition to his income which
writing brings is an inducement; per-
haps he finds 1T necessary to relieve
his pent feelings by putting pen to pa
per. The speaker of the house speaks
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tage AT that very modest summer re-
sort Grand Beach. and occupy a good
suite Of apartments at the Shoreham.
Mr. Reed is a man OF great patience
and of kindly, hospitable disposition;
he let's people impose on him great
deal. He never denies himself 70 any
one who wants 10 pay his respects To
the speaker" however little claim the
man has 10 consume the speakers val
liable time. All sorts Of people call on
him | was IN his Office one evening
recently. when a man called 10 ask
about a pension bill in which he was
Interested The speaker listened very
patiently TO all he had TO say on the
pension question. and even 10 discus
sion Of the silver and tarin questions,
which his caller essayed in passing.
He excused himself only when IL was
necessary that he prepare 70 go to a
reception at the white house When
they We're in Washington not long ago.
a gentleman called with his daughter
TO see the speaker and found him just
dismissing a meeting Of the committee
on rules. Mr.. Reed received them very
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Can you tell me. colonel. what is the
difference between capital and labor?'
was asked Of a retired officer OF the en-
gineer corps. United States army. L fat
ter myself that I can, sir" said the colo
mel. "One day before William II. Van
derbilt died he was run down by an un-
ruly team at Fleetwood park. His inju-
rles did not amount to a scratch, sir. but
they caused a panic in Wall street. and
the newspapers published from two TO
four columns about IT, At the same in
slant a brick mason fell from the cp OF a
vail he was building and broke his neck.
One-twenticth OF a column answered for
him. That. sir. is the difference between
capital and labor"
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him recently that he would seel lost
n he should drop out Of puolic lif". he
replied that he would probably be a
great deal more contented. And ne re-
called as one OF the happiest expert
cnccs OF his life a trip he made l. Eu-
rope. when for two months r. Travelled
about among strangers. never seeing a
familiar face.
George Grantha Rain.
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George Grantha Rain.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20

nrcsc:; = ii etandard Of value. We favor
the use If both geld and silver as money.
and nc leEc thar our government should
coin ard 1c"n IL circulation as u part of
tie ci'""-atory medium as large all
amount o~fisilver as can be employed with
out destroying or threatening to DESTROY
the existing parity of value between the
unit,in gold and the unit in silver. We
are opposed to a descent TO monometallism
OF any kind and particularly to a silver
monometallism with its deprecated and
dcpreciating standard of silver. We
therefore oppose the free coinage of silver
by our own government at the ratio Of I6
to l, without cooperation on the part of
the other commercial nations of the
world. 1t would reduce this country to a
condition of silver monometallism, en-.
failing upon us financial panic and COM
mercial and industrial disaster. We are
utterly and i~rrevocably opposed to the
adoption of any such policy.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20
SILVER MEN DOWNED.

Democrats of Minnesota Are Opposed to
Unlimited Free Coinage.
ST. PAUL, June l3.-Free silver was
downed at the Democratic state
convention by a vote of APO to 1923 and
a delegation sent to Chicago instructed
for sound money. D. w. Lawler, can
didate for governor four years ago,
heads the list of delegates, as follows:
Delegates at Large-Daniel w. Lawler,
Ramsey county; Philip b.. Winston, Hen
nepin; Chauncey R. Baxter, Otter Tail;
Logan Breckenridge, Olmstead.
The district delegates are as follows :
First District-John Noonan, Waseca;
j. II. McGoyern, Wabasha.
Second District-B. F. Worries, Martin
county; c. w. Schultz, Mobiles.
Third District-Albert Schaller, d.
kota; John Sheehy, LeSueur.
Fourth District-Frank G. Brady, Geo.
j. Mitch, Ramsey.
Fifth District-A. u. Smith, w. H,
Donahue, Hennepin.
Sixth District-Thomas r. Foley, Ait
kin; William r. Remer, Stearns.
Seventh District-M. F. Noonan. Big
Stone; j. F.. O'Brien, Polk.
The Financial Plank.
The financial plank of the platform is
as follows:
We are unqualifedly in favor of the
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20

The National Millers' association held
its annual convention at Chicago.
The international arbitration confer.
ence was held at Mohonk Lake, N. Y.
North Dakota veterans held their en-.
campment at Hillsboro. Those of
South Dakota met at Watertown.
The American line steamer St. Paul
has broken ali Southampton records,
making the trip in 6 days, 5 hours and
80 minutes.
Dudley Buck has discovered that the
historic New England stock is dying
out because of too much pie and too
little blood :"
Robert Bonner of New York was for
the eighth time elected president of the
Scotch Irish congress, now in session at
HARRISBURG "a. +j' :.#: A., :, 81.
:, Railroad Commissioner. George, D.
Perkins was stricken with paralysis
while walking along a street in Des
Monies, and is in a serious condition.
The Wisconsin state court of Catholic
teresters at Appleton has closed. IT. J..
Callen Of Milwaukee was chosen chief
ranger. Green Bay vas chosen as the
place of the next convention.
The wooded island in jackson park,
Chicago, is just now the largest and
fines rose garden in the United States.
Two million flowers are in bloom, in.
Guiding IS varieties. The flowers are a
legacy of the worlds fair. r. :,
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20
CRIMINAL NEWS.

Rev. Hermanns. the ALLEGED murderer,
is said to have been located by St. Louis
police.
The North Dakota supreme court has
decided against Myron R. Kent, who
will now hang at Fargo for wife murder.
Joseph Windrath was hanged at
Chicago. He was to have been executed
several weeks ago. but was respited to
determine his sanity.
A prominent Republican politician of
West Superior, delegate to the St. Louis
convention, is accused of e1nbezzlelment
as the result of a political feud.
A highly respected citizen of Ki1nball,
5 D., died, and it was then discovered
that he was the perpetrator Of a large
number Of mysterious robberies.
a bomb was thrown into the crowd
during the Corpus Christi procession at
Barcelona. and its explosion resulted in
the killing of six persons and the injur.
ing of fifty
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20
MOTHER AND CHILD DEAD
Fatal Fire at Minneapolis Caused by Case
line Exploding.

Fatal Fire at Minneapolis Caused by Case
line Exploding.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 15.-Mrs. Ara
Anderson and her 9-months-old son.
died during the evening as a result of
bodily burns received in a gasoline x
plosion that occurred at their home in the
morning. She vas polishing her stove
and used gasoline to soften the sub
stance. The stuff ignited from the
heat of the stove and the woman's
clothes caught fire. Her child was at
her side and it's clothes also became
afame. The cries Of the two hastily
brought assistance and the fire was ex-
tinguished, but the mother and child
were fatally burned. They fingered in
great agony until evening when death
interviewed.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20
Eighty-five Entombed at Tay-
lOrVille, Ills. in a COL
liery Accident.
After Hours Of SuffoCatiCn All
but Three of the Victims
Were Rescued.
Gasoline Explosion at Minne-
apOlis Fatal to Mother
and Child.

TAYLoRv11LE, Ills, June 15.-The
Taylorville coal mining works were de.
stroyed by fire during the morning and
30 men entombed alive. The fire, which
was caused by al explosion of gasoline,
spread rapidly through the mine, cut.
ting off the men at work in the lower
levels. Those rescued were taken out
through a shaft that the fire did not
reach. The flames are still raging be.
low, and the bodies of three dead
miners cannot be recovered. Twenty
mules also persisted. The loss by fire
will be So, 900, cove. ed by insurance.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20
To Refund the Hawaiian Debt,

SAN FRANCISCO, June 15.-P. G. Jones,
a member of one Of the largest banking
houses in Honolulu, and minister. Of
finance under the late monarchy, has
left for New York to interest Eastern
capitalists in the refunding of the Ha.
waiian government indebtedness. The
government has $3,906, 600 of bonds
drawing 6 per cent outstanding at pres.
emit, which it is proposed to pay and issue
In their stead bonds drawing 4 per cent.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20
OUElLED TO. THE DEATH,

Mounted Policeman and Balfbreed Use
Theii Rifles.
WINNIPEG. June IA dispatch from
Calgary says abeht s O'Clock in the
evening as Charles Godin, mounted
police interpreten.::w was riding to the
Langevin bridge. Pierre Duchene, a
halfbreed, fired atihim with a revolver,
mortally wounding him. Godin imme.
diately returned tie fire, shooting Du,
chene through the heart. Godin thei,
rode back to thy. barracks. where he
died a few minutes after arrival. ~
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20
Reformers at johannesburg,

New York, June 15,-A dispatch to
The World from Cape Town says:
John Hayes Hammond. Colonel Francis
Rhodes, Lionel Phillips and George
Farrar, the reform leaders released
from prison at Pretoria, have arrived at
Johannesburg. The Transvaal gets a
round million from the fines imposed
upon the reformers arrested,
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20
SEVENTY e'MEN LOST,

Terrible Effects CT the Sun on the C~rew<of
the Bonaventure.
LONDON, June r5.-A special dispatch
from Bombay says that the British
second class t%winscrew cruiser Bona.
venture, flagship of the East Indian
squadron. flying 1.-The flag ..of Rear.
Admiral Edmund c. Drummond, lost
70 men by sunstroke while on a voyage
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20
Judge Maynard Dies Suddenly.

ALBANY, N. Y. June 15.-Ex-JudRe
Isaac H. Maynard, formerly Judge of
the court of appeals and ex.attorney
general, died suddenly in his room at
the Kenmore from heart trouble. He
was alone in his room and was sitting
IN a chair at the time of his death. He
had ljust finished Ibis luncheon and
was apparently in the best of health.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20
The Saengerfest .Adjourns.

P1TTsBURG, June 15.-The 2Sth ma.
tional saengerfest of the North Amer
lean Saengerbund closed during the
day with a business session at which a
permanent organization was formed to
be called the North American Saenger.
bund. A constitution was adopted
comprehensive enough to take in all the
German singing societies of the country.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20
Noted Desperate Killed,

KANSAS CRY, June 15.-A special to
The Star from Fort Scott says: Bill
West, the Indian Territory desperate,
who recently broke Jail at Topeka
while being held for murder by the fed.
eral authorities, was shot and killed at
Illinois, O. T., while resisting arrest,
by Thomas Carlisle, a territorial officer
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20
Two Children Drowned.

DICKINSON, n. D.. June l5.-Two
children of Albert Oukrop, living five
miles northwest of town, a cir! 10 and
a boy Of 6 years, were drowned in a
slough near their house. The little
fellow fell in and the girl jumped in to
save him.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20
Another Greek Vessel Seized.

CoNsTANT1NoPLE, June ia. dis
patch received here from Canea, Island
of Crete. says that another Greek vessel
loaded with munitions AND provisions
for the insurgents. has beer seized by
the Turkish officials.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20
WAllinC Defense Concludes.

NEWPORT, KY. June 15.-The de-.
Tense has closed its testimony in the
case of Alonzo Nj Walling, indicted for
the murder of Pearl Bryan. The prose.
cution is Introducing evidence in re.
Initial
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20

patches from Madrid say that the bank.
ers of Paris and Amsterdam have de.
clined to advance any further loans tc
Spain before next November
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20

Decline to Advance Spanish Loans.
New YORK, June lo.-A special to
The Herald from Havana says Dis.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20
Talk Of Tracy for Second Place.

ST.. Louis, June 15.-There has been
some talk during the day about present
ing the name of Benjamin F. Tracy of
New York for vice president, but it has
only extended to the suggestion Of rep.
resentatives of different states that they
might inquire if Tracy would be &C
ceptable to their delegations for the
second place Oh the ticket.
Chicago Union Stock Yards.
CHICAGO, June II, 1899.
HOGS-Market active and &c lower thar
yesterday
Sales ranged at $3.5o@3.4 5 for light;
s.. OO@3.9 for mixed; &2.S5@3 20 for
heavy; $2.S5@2. 95 for rough.
CATTLE-Market active and prices
6@1Oc higher.
Sales ranged at $3.4O@4.30 for beeves;
$1.4O@3.7 IS for cows and heifers; E.. bO03. 50
for Texas steers; $2.6O@3.7 70 for stockers
and feeders.
SHEEP Market steady.
Receipts: Hogs, 10000; cattle, $500;
sheen. 10000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-06
UJLW1UKEE'S LITERARY FESTI| Al.

THE CONGRESS Of wIscoNsIN AUTHORS Is LIKE
1y TO BE AZ SUCCESSFUL AS THE CAT SHOW
From The Wisconsin Sentinel
I, loss than ten days the Congress OF Wisconsin
Anibors called for March TO- will be held at the
NIlwaukee Ethical Society Hall. ana there can no
longer he any room for doubt that IL VIII De sue
cess Milwaukee enterprise gave me nrst Dig "a,
Show I'm the United States. ana MILWAUKEE, enter
help 10 make a success VI III" "''' NN"o'''' W
Executive Chairman John B. Powell IL rapidly
rcce,yine new manuscripts for the competition
Seveniy-five authors. between the ages OF h'teen
and seventy three years have contributed an ag
greRate OF 10000 words. The matter submitted Is
either essay poetry or story. The stories are
limited to 200 words. the essays TO lJo. and the
poems TO TO The amount OF cash prizes offered
Is $40 which will be divided among four profess
stores and poems Contributions have been re-
ccivei from Illinois, Iowa. Minnesota. Michigan
Connecticut and New-York, although. naturally
enough Wisconsin talent has furnished the bulk
Powell and his clerks have not finished cataloguing
them For this reason he will probably include
manuscripts up to and including March 3. after
which date the entries for the contest Will be
closed Mr.. Powell calls attention 10 the fact that
some excellent literary productions have been re-
ceived which are ineligible In the contest because
the authors id not keep within the limit OF space
One blank-verse poem makes 5000 words
THE Sentinel to-day prints some OF the pro-
ductions specimen OF what will be offered
to the Authors Congress by way OF entertainment
The Executive Committee has a wide field to choose
from the heroes OF the stories are a cosmopolitan
lot, and the literary style OF many modern poets
and story writer's Ii echoed here and there The
public at large Is assured that the committee prom
ises some better things than those that follow and
holds back some that are worse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-06
CANDIDATES FOR CORONER.

The contest for the appointment OF Coroner TO MI
the vacancy caused by the death Of DR.. william
OMeagher Republican. continues to attract the at
tention OF politicians. and the Governor will have
plenty Of candidates to choose from DIR. Max VI.
Smith OF No. 22 East Eighty -frst-st.. first vice
president OF the XXVlIlth Assembly District Re-
pubican Club has entered tho field. backed by
Port Warden John II. Gunner. president Of the club;
Edward f.auterbach. Henry G. Adee and A. s.
Mason A largely signed petition urging DR.. Smiths
appointment forwarded to the Governor from
the regular organization OF the district last evening;
Another candidate IL Dr. Theodore X. Tuthi, OF
No. 3l9 West Eighteenh-st;. who last evening re-
celyed the Endorsement OF the Ninth Ward Repub-
lIcan Club Of Abingdon Square. Or: Johnson. OF
the XXXIIId Assembly District. Is James NJ. Do
remus's candidate.
DR. Hamilton Williams OF No. 225 West Fifteenth
st. .atey member Of the Republican County
Committee from the With Assembly ID strict was
supposed to have the inside track for the place
until he met the powerful opposition Of Uncle
George b. Deane. the district boss. This unsx-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-06
THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE THREATENED.
FRANCE WOULD RECEIVE ITALY WITH ofE!
ARMs-GERMANs say THE DREIBtNp

FRANCE WOULD RECEIVE ITALY WITH OPEN
ARMs-GERMANs say THE DREIBtNp
MAY NOT BE SEVERED.
Paris March 5-The Figaro" says that the rate
of the Triple Alliance will be decided at the frst
sitting Of the Italian Parliament. Whatever the
issue may be-" the paper adds. at need not trouble
France We need only TO look on.
The "Matin" says: France will be glad to see
Italy turn toward her. She VIII be received with
open arms"
The other French newspapers express sympathy
with the Italians and denounce Premier Crisp, at
the same time expressing the opinion that the
Italian monarchy is endangered
Berlin, March 1.-The semi-offcial press agree In
saying that the failure Of Italian General will
not induce Germany 10 sever herself from the
Triple Alliance 10 which Italy has steadfastly ad-
hered. Moreover. they say the Triple Alliance is
valid for a series OF years during which the Powers
composing IL are bound together.
Count Goluchowski Austrian Minister of Foreign
Affairs, is expected to arrive In Berlin next Mon
day. for the purpose OF comforting with Prince
Hohenlohe the Imperial Chancellor, In regard to
the Dreibund.