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For His Tenth Consecutive Term in
Congress.
In Accepting the Honor He Said That
the rIaine Election, Which is Soon
to Occur, Was Now of Greater Inn
pOrtance Than of Any State in the
Union, and it BehOoved the People
to Discuss the Principles Which
Underlie the Issues of the Present
Campaign.
Campaign.

PORTLAND tMe.), Aug. 6.-Speaker
Thomas B. Reed was nominated by ac-
clamation, by rising vote, for his
tenth consecutive term in Congress by
the Republican Convention of the First
District to-day. Afer a few twords of
personal character, Mr.. Reed said in
part:
I'VE in Maine have got to make up
our minds on the subject sooner than in
any other State in the Union, and our
vote will be of greater Importance to
the country. It is worth while, then
that we should discuss to some slight
extent the great principles which un-
derlie the issues of this campaign. Do
not understand that I purpose to make
the currency question profoundly clear
to you. I don't know how it is possible
for us all at once to contend with the
various degrees of ignorance which we
know exist. l do not use the word ig-
norance in any naughty or superior
fashion. 1 merely mean lack of infor-
nation.
In the first place, / think that we
ought to remove certain elements of
passion and feeling that have been con-
nected with this debate. I suppose if l
have listened once / have hundred
times to the discussion. We in the
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ATTEMPTED MURDER And SUICIDE.
JOHN SOPHER SHOOTS HIS WIFE
AND KILLS HIMSELF.
An Unhappy Marriage Ends in a
Double Tragedy at San
Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 6. = John
Sopher shot his wife and then blew
out his own valueless brains in a room
of the Brunswick House at Howard and
Sixth streets, about 10 o'clock this
morning.
Through the dissolute behavior of the
husband Mrs. Sopher was compelled to
leave him few months ago in order
that she might go to the country to seek
employment, to provide means for the
support Of herself and two children.
About a week ago she returned and
took up lodgings with her niece, Mrs.
Libbie Barker. in the apartments in
which the tragedy in low life was en-
acted.
Shortly after 8 o'clock there was an
alarm at the door of the room occupied
by the women. Mrs. Sopher answered
it and was surprised to find her recre-
ant husband applying for admission.
She reluctantly invited him in. He
seemed in good humor and cordially
greeted Mrs. Barker and one of his
daughters, who were in the room.
After short conversation of a. gen
eral character, Mrs. Sopher made prep
arations for breakfast, and when the
humble meal was spread on the table
asked Sopher to join in the. .repast He
remarked he had not eaten during the
morning and willingly accepted the in
yitation.
After the meal the table was cleared
Mrs. Barker took a position at the WIN
Cow and passed the time watching the
people who passed en- the street A few
moments went by without word being
uttered, when suddenly a shot was
heard.
Mrs. Barker turned about and saw
her aunt stagger. Then another report
was heard and Sopher, who was sitting
on sofa. fell to the floor dead from a
self-infiicted bullet wound of the right
temple.
Mrs Barker called for assistance and
in a short time the Receiving Hospital
ambulance was summoned and the
wounded woman was taken to that in
stitution. where an autopsy revealed
that the bullet which her husband had
fred at her entered through the lower
lip, perforating the tongue, fractured
the lower jaw and lodged in the side Of
the neck. whence part of it was re-
moved by Dr. Wiel, who pronounced the
wound as not necessarily fatal in char
acter
Coroner Hawkins was notified, and
the body of the would-be murderer and
suicide was removed to the Morgue
Sopher was about 40 years old, and
his wife was of the same age. She was
widow, Mrs. frankie Steward by
name, when he met and married her in
Folsom seventeen years ago. The mar
riage was an unhappy one from the
start, the husband proving shiftless
fellow and poor provider.
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which every year consumes more of
certain kinds Of farm produce. Men
will have bread and meat, and they will
nave the produce Of the garden, the
vegetables, and the Gamers bring
them within the reacn of everybody at
all times, and it is natural that there
should be a rise. But they say wheat
and cotton have gone down. Those are
the great staples which the farmers
raise My friends, everybody in this
world, including the farmer, is liable
te have something injurious happen to
his business. Somebody else goes into
1T, and when a good many bodies go
into 1t there is not enough for all hands
In the way of profit. That is the his
tory OF every occupation on the face
of the earth
AS to the conditions in the price of
farm produce, wheat or cotton or any
other, they happen from a thousand
things outside of the measure of gold
ana silver. Credit plays a great part
In the question of silver. If your mer-
chants buy goods from England you'll
find that credit amounts to great deal.
and on aesilver basis we will pay a big
sum for this credit. That's why the
merchant does not want silver basis
They say on a silver bisas you'll scale
down your debt one-half Would you
do it, and deprive the man you owe of
one-half you owe? Shall the nation do
it? l say no. We must preserve our
credit in the world, and if we must adopt
silver basis We'll ruin it the world over
'This country has weathered many a
Nhn ;e,y -
decided by noise or loud voiced elo-
ouence, or by appeals to prejudice or to
greed, but by the sound sense of the hon.
est, high thinking, successful citizen, the
wisdom of a straightforward and manly
peOple'
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BRYAN'S CHICAGO SPEECH.
The Revised Edition Will Soon be
Put in Circulation.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6-The first
installment of the revised edition of
Mr.. Bryan's Chicago speech was re-
ceived at Democratic headquarters to-
day, and will soon be circulated. as
there is very great demand for the
document.
Chief among the corrections made is
reduction from thirty to twenty years
as the period fixing the time during
which the Republicans have tried to Sc
cure international agreement An en-
tire new sentence appears at the con-
ciusion of the paragraph where Mr..
Bryan declares that the common peo-
pie of not one Government have ever
declared for gold standard The SEN
tence now reads that ''the masses have
never declared in favor of the gold
standard" The entire speech has been
paragraphed, and much attention given
to the punctuation
"The speech will be found, said Sen
ator Faulkner, ''to contain only such
corrections as are necessary to cor
rect the errors that are naturally found
in speech that has been taken down
stenographically."
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TEXAS POPULISTS.
Principles of the Peoples Party Con-
ventiOn at St. Louis Indorsed.

GALVESTON (Tex.), August 6.-The
Populist Convention after three hours
Wrangling over the report of the Com
mittee on Order of Business at i
O'Clock last night adjourned until s
this morning. The following is a copv
of the platform:
The preamble refers to the paying of
fee to Ex-Governor Hogg in the Cor
bett-Fitzsimmons prize-fght case. and
condemns the refusal of the present
State administration to buy bonds. ex-
cept through "favorites
The platform proper declares that no
alien ownership of land be allowed in
Texas, and that corporations shall not
be allowed to own more land than they
actually use in the prosecution of their
business. 1t favors a law making it a
misdemeanor for any railroad to give
free transportation to any municipal or
State official and for any official to ac-
cept such transportation. 1t condemns
the placing of raw materials on the free
list. The Populist party is declared to
be the enemy of railroads, but while ad-
vocating their governmental ownership.
are entitled to fair and impartial treat
ment.
The only reference to the ST Louis
SouNeHtlOn is as 1OllOWS: we lndOrSe
the principles of the Peoples party as
set forth in our National Convention at
st. Louis
This mornings session was called to
order at s o'clock. Permanent Chairman
Bentley occupied the chair. After hear
ing the report of the Committee on Gre
dentials the platform was read
The convention got into a snarl over
an amendment limiting the salary of
any State or county official to 81. 600
per year.
Not including recess for dinner and
supper, the convention was in session
fifteen hours, from s a. m. to | D. m
After long fight over the platform
to-day and the adoption of portion OF
it, and the sending back of the re-
rnainder to the committee for revision.
the convention got down to nomina-
tions. Jerome G. Kearby was unani-
mously nominated for Governor, and
{. III. Pasby was named for Lieutenant
Governor by acclamation. The conven-
ton will probably adjourn tomorrow.
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ROBERT ]. STILL A GOOD one.
WINS THE FREE-FOR-ALL PACING
RACE AT COLUMBUS,
Defeating Frank Agan and Ruben.
stein, and Going the Fourth
Heat in 2:O2 3-4.

COLUMBUS (O), Aug. 6-The free
for-all pace for which Robert j.. Frank
/ Agan and Rubenstein were entered,
drew an immense crowd to the Colum-
bus Driving Park this afternoon The
weather and track were such as to lead
to the expectation that some record
| breaking would be seen. On the whole,
the result was all that could be wished
fer. In all eleven heats We're shown,
and the average speed for them all was
2:0I 2l-44. Never before were eleven
heats paced and trotted consecutively
in such fast time. The worlds record
was broken in another feature during
the day. Robert ]. paced the fourth
and deciding heat of the free for all
race in 2:02A, which is the fastest
fourth heat ever paced. The quarters
were 0:301a, 1:011a, 1:31 and 2:02A
The last half of the third heat of this
race was paced by Robert j. in 1:0GI2,
or in 2:01 gait
| Buford caught his foot in his hob
bles in the PIG race and fell backward,
and his driver, Hanson, narrowly es-
capped death. Horse ard driver entered
their race after examination, coming in
second, in the first heat, which is con-
sidered good work.
| The four heats of the free-for- all
We're the fastest consecutive heats ever
paced. The time of Robert j. in the
| last heat is within a quarter second of
| the fastest on record.
Two-fifteen class, pacing postponed
from yesterday, purse 81 1,500. Planet
won, Sherman Clay second. Silver
Chimes third. Best time-2:09lR
| Free-far-all pace, purse $1,000, Rob-
ert j. (Starr) won. Frank Agan second,
Rubenstein Gaird) third Best time
2.02M.
| Two-seventeen class, trotting. purse
81 500. Franklin won, Satin Slipper
second, Rifle third Best tfme-2. 1OH.
Two sixteen class. pacing. PURGE
81 800, Dan T. won, Frank Bagash sec
ond. Buford third. Best time-2:01H
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. t;-Results: Six
furlongs. Moloch won, John Hickey
second, Picaroon third. Time-a:16h.
| Mile and twenty yards, Logan Won.
Fassig second, Castalia third Time
1:441a.
/ One mile, Our Maggie won Backing
Brush second. Bridgeton third Time
:4i1h.
! Six furlongs, Gath won, Constance
second, Imp. Perry third. Time-1:15H.
AT BRIGHTON BEACH
| BRIGHTON BEACH. Aug. 6.-Re-
suits: Six furlongs. Irksome won, Ber-
gen second, Scoggan third. Time
1:16la.
/ Five furlongs, Brighton won, Dye
second. Second Chance third. Time
1:o2a4.
One mile. Septour IS on, Aurelian sec
ond. Royal p. third. Time-1 :4215
/ Six furlongs, Suisun won. Sal.nak sec
cnd. Winged Foot thirc. Time-1:44M
| One and one-sixteen.h miles, Volley
won, Defender second, Chugnut third
Time-1 1872.
Six furlongs. Midas won, Dame
Quickly second, Mormon third Time
1:051a.
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House of Representatives produced the
volumes of the Congressional Record"
which contained the debates of the
change in 1913, and there were 1876 col
umns made up of speeches that were
actually made on the subject, and vet
they say it was done in a corner. They
have declared that it was done by an
emissary from abroad, and they even
OF Ernest Seyd. Ernest Seyd was al
ways silver man, and was not here
when the thing was done.
AT the very outset want you to un-
derstand precisely what is proposed.
You VIII hear great deal of talk about
bimetallism. The system which is pro-
posed by the Chicago Convention is
not bimetallism. Bimetallsm is an en-
urely different affair. The object of BIZ
metallism is to give to the currency
greater stability by spreading it over
more surface. Real bimetallism has not
yet mad a perfect trial. l mean inter
national bimetallism, and that is the
understanding we must have, because
IL there is a disease at all it is world
disease, and has got to have a world
remedy. Nothing else will attend to it.
country, but mems memories are short.
In IiS2 our earliest fathers determined
TO marry the two metals together. What
is the first thing they did? 1t was easy
TO ascertain the market value of the
two metals. and as they stood side by
then, as they thought they We're Is
to mot 10 to l, but 10 to 1. What
was the effect? 1t was an over-vaIu-
OF Rf ell
dollar was worth more than the silver
IN silver dollar. l have misstated
that. l should have said that gold was
more valuable-so that we had silver
alone during that period. The gold fled
away Well. now, the old gold disap-
pearing. our fathers in 1884 thought
they had better make a change, and
see if they could not keep gold in and
silver together, so they changed the ra-
ito from Is to / to Is to |. or. to be
exact to 1879 to /. That turned out to
be an oyer-valuation to the other way,
ana what was the result? The result
was that gold reigned supreme.
Then in 1861, we had a war. and we
issued greenbacks. and greenbacks be-
ing cheaper for seventeen years. drove
out both gold and silver, but in 1879
we resumed specie payment. and the
result was that we resumed them as we
agreed to do in 1873. upon a gold basis
And that has been the case ever since
This, then, is the experience of the
country encountering single handed the
question of currency. We never were
able when there was a difference of ,
or 8 per cent. to keep the one metal
beside the other. 1t was always either
gold or silver, never both Now, if the
United States could coin a silver dol
lar that was two cents less than a gold
one, and not keep them together, can
she now do it with a silver dollar worth
fifty three cents?
They talk about wheat and cotton,
and state that the prices of both the ar
ticles have gone down on account of the
rise in the value of gold Well, now,
the very same set of figures, the very
same method of figures, by taking all
the other articles which the farmer pro-
duces. shows that all the rest of their
products have gone up from . to 4 per
cent. And it is perfectly natural that
they should, because this is a world
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KANSAS DEMOCRATS
lndorse the Action of the PopuIist
State Convention.

HUTCHINSON (Kas.), Aug. 6-The
Democratic State Convention spent the
entire time to-day in waiting for the
action of the Populist State Conven-
ton.
The convention met at 10 a. M. and
after short session adjourned until .
p. M, and as no definite news was then
heard from the Populists again ad-
journed until Z p. M
When the convention met tonight
not more than 250 delegates were pres
ent, the majority having left for home
The report of the committee appointed
to confer with the Populists was pre-
sented by it's Chairman, and was adopt
ed without dissenting vote. The Pop
ulists indorse Bryan and Sewall elect
ors. The Democrats then adjourned
until 10 a. M
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Undoubtedly Carrying Down With
Her All on Board.
Diver Who Went Down Into the
Vessel Could Furnish No Clew as
to Her Identity, But Articles Re-
covered From the Wreck Bore the
Manufacturing Mark of a San
Francisco and Sacramento Firm.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The Falk-
land Islands, off the eastern coast of
Patagonia, were in May the scene of a
marine disaster involving the loss Of
nearly twenty American lives, which as
yet remains wrapped in mystery.
But few details of the disaster have
yet been received from the United
States Consul at Port Stanley. Consul
Miller reports that on the evening of
May 14th word was brought that a
ship, evidently of American build, had
struck on Billy Rock. The Falkland
Islands Company's launch was pressed
into service with volunteer force and
went to the rescue. The rough sea
Captain Mcpherson found prevented
him from getting close to the ship. He
brought her, however, near enough to
count fourteen men in the rigging, who
hailed him in English and begged him
to rescue them
Captain Mcpherson put back to port
for lifeboat and returned, Immediate
ly, but before he had returned the ship
had broken up. The rescue party stood
by all night, in the hope of picking up
survivors, but after sixteen hours of
unwearied effort gave up the hope of
saving life and returned to Port STAN
ley.
Late in May a diver who went down
into the vessel was unable to ascertain
it's name or hailing port. The only
trace of humanity found on board was
the body of a young woman about IS
years of age, dressed in a maroon-col-
ored dress goods gown and a watch
chain about her neck, but nothing that
could furnish a clew to her identity.
The body was buried according to the
Episcopal rite by the Government of
the Falkland Islands.
Several articles were recovered from
the wreck, but the only one giving iden-
tity to the wreck was part of a lawn
mower marked "Philadelphia Lawn
Mower" The receivers of the condens-
ers, of which the diver reports num-
ber of different sizes, We're marked
Manufactured for Holbrook, Merrill &
-Stetson, San Francisco and Sacra-
mento.''
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is necessary. This will be adopted at
saturdays session, and the place of
meeting of the convention named.
Much comment is excited by the at
utude of the Eastern leaders. While
all the Eastern States except New Jer-
sey and Delaware will be represented
at to-morrow's meeting, they will not
be represented by party leaders, nor by
men who have the party organization
remind them. Neither Mr.. Cleveland
nor any of the men close to him has
spoken word in favor of the move
ment, and the idea is fast growing that
they do not approve of it.
Much disappointment has been
caused by the receipt of dispatch
from Colorado Springs stating that
Louis Enrich, the well-known sound
money leader, is Ill there, and will be
unable to attend the conference For
TINS reason the mass meeting called for
saturday night has had to be called off.
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CANDIDATE BRYAN.
Friends Bid Him GOod-By Prior to His
Departure for the East.

LINCOLN (Neb.). Aug. 6.-Many peo-
pie called at the Bryan residence to-
day to say goodby to Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan prior to their departure for the
East tomorrow. One of the callers
was Senator Allen, who is on his way
home after attending the Populist Con-
vention at Hastings. He had twenty
minutes talk with Mr.. Bryan about po-
litical matters G. B. Smith and ex-
Chief Justice Miller We're among the
callers.
During the absence Of Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan their children and their home
will be in charge of Mrs. Rogers of
Kansas City, Mrs. Bryans cousin
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Forest Fires in Arkansas.

LITTLE ROCK (Ark.), Aug. 6.-For-
est fires of considerable extent are rag.
ing near England, in Lone Oak Coun-
ty, and in several places the cotton and
corn fields are totally destroyed. Many
miles of fencing have been reduced tc
ashes. One hundred State convicts were
sent to the scene to-day. These meE
will be used in cutting down trees and
otherwise removing the destructibls
timber.
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rlany Callers on rIcKinley.

CANTON (O), Aug. 6.-Major Nc
KiDley had a score of callers to-day,
and as usual they were from many
sections of the country. Major McKin-
ley talks to the people and learns some
thing from every one to whom he talks.
Charles Fetzer telegraphs from Spring
field that a Republican club called
The Nations Defenders with 1.5OO
members, has been formed and is
actively at work for Mckinley and Ho-
bart
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Railroad Rates for the Campaign.

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-The Western
Passenger Association to-day author
lied excursion rates from all points
during the campaign. The provision
makes the rate a fare and a third
when the one way fare is less than
three cents, and a fare and one-fifth
when the one way fare is over three
cents, within a distance of fifty miles.
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purpose of capturing the nomination to-
morrow for Governor. He is regarded
tonight as the sure nominee to-nor-
row on a Prohibition platform.
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Nebraska Prohibitionists.

LINCOLN CNeb). Aug. 6.-The Ne
braska Prohibitionists concluded their
State Convention last night, nominating
r. A. Hawley of Lincoln for Governor,
and c. M. Griffith of Pender for Lieu
team Governor
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Negroes Disfranchised.

PERRY 60. T), Aug. 6.-By a decis-
ion handed down by the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of the Creek
Nation the names of over /, 200 negroes
are stricken from the rolls of citizen
ship of the nation. The decision holds
that the action of the Indian Council
after the passage of the Emancipation
Act in admitting the negroes to tribal
relations was unconstitutional, and
therefore at this time invalid The
negroes have drawn S1,00O,O00 in an
nnities, and have held various public
offices. There is no appeal.
Charged With Poisoning His Wife.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 6.-Rev. j. C. Hull
was arrested yesterday evening"
charged with administering poison to
his wife. He was up in the Municipal
Court this morning, and his examina-
ton was postponed for a week without
bail. He says his wife is insane, but
he has tried to keep the secret from
the public. DR.. Hawkins, the family
physician, scouts the idea of poisoning
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The Reward of Virtue.

The following story is related Of a
gentleman who invited number OF
Sunday school children to treat i'll his
beautiful grounds Not the least appre-
ciated among the many good things were
the excellent strawberries and cream,
of which there was q plentiful supply.
Seeing how the children enjoyed these.
the good man, wishing to improve the
occasion, addressed them:
"Well, boys" he said, 81 hope you
have thoroughly enjoyed your straw
berries and cream. "
"Yes, SIR" was the reply in lusty
chorus.
"But suppose. he continued. THAT
instead of having been invited here you
had stolen over my garden wall and
helped yourselves when no one was look
ing. You would not have enjoyed them
half so much, would you?"
"No, SIR" again replied the chorus.
"And why not?" queried their bepe-
factor.
To this question there was no imme-
diate response. the boys being apparent
" shy of giving any reason. AT length,
however, little urchin, rather holder
than the rest, piped out:
"'Cause we shouldn't have had no
cream with them. London Tit-Bits.
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Swallowing n Snake.

/ had the good luck to see a curious
sight-that of one snake killing and
swallowing another. We came on the
scene just as a king snake was kill
ing q black snake, each little over three
feet long. The king was tied and coiled
round the black, and the latter's tail
could just wiggle. After few minutes.
during which the king tied himself in
the most curious knots and ran his head
up and down his victims writing
body, biting it here and there as if ex-
amining his supper, he turned to tho
blacks head. gave it preliminary bite
and then slowly proceeded to take the
black snake into camp. 1t seemed impos-
sible that he could swallow a snake as
long and as large as himself, but he did.
This is how he did it:
He would stretch his head as far as
possible, get his teeth hooked in his vic
TINS scales. then slip his body up till
it was in wrinkles at his neck and for
some way down, then loose his tooth
hold and slide his head forward for an
other grip, just as if you were putting
ON tight glove, in fact. 1t was the
most interesting operation, / think. ]
ever witnessed. and the king swallowed
all but three inches Of the tail OF the
poor black snake and then. with that
dangling from his mouth, glided off in
to the grass. We let him go, as he is Q
known enemy of the rattlesnakes ant
often kills them. indianapolis Jour
nal