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In scathing terms denounced Miller. He
said: Now. the gentleman has placed
himself In the position he coveted. Shall
we choose a republican or q kicker? a
chronic kicker from Herkimer; a man
whose place Is never known: who was
never faithful TO any man or any
party? That Is the issue. hurl back
Into the Herkimer statesman's teeth
the statement that Mr.. Plat has ma
ligned Mckinley. When election time
comes and New York republicans cast
their votes for president. whether he be
Morton or Mckinley. he win get Platt's
support and the support of New York
republicans. but he can never rely up
on the vaclllating and treacherous
statesman from Herkimer. Warner
Miller. His name will go down to ig-
nominy."
The roll call began and some of the
delegates explained their votes. Mr..
Sutherland said: II vote for Levi p.
Morton's friend. Thomas c. Platt. In
stead Of one Of his enemies"
When the vote was announced as
Platt SO and Miller II. there was a
burst Of applause. A motion was made
to make the nominations unanimous,
but Mr. Matthews OF Buffalo objected.
Then Abraham Bruber stirred up the
row again by Offering a resolution to
endorse the candidacy OF Governor
Morton. The vote was taken with this
result: Ayes. Sc; noes. 10: not voting. 3.
Cornelius Bliss offered this resolution:
Resolved. That the New York delega-
ton favors and heartily supports the
strongest statement that can be de-
vised recognizing the imperative neces-
sity OF maintaining the present gold
standard Of value and condemning the
free coinage Of silver"
Mr.. Quigg offered this substitute.
which he and Lauterbach said was IA
vorably received by a majority OF the
state delegation and was originally
passed by the state convention OF
Washington: I'VE favor the mainte-
nance OF the present gold standard and
are opposed to the free coinage OF sill
yer except by international agreement
for bimetallism with the leading COM
mercial nations OF the world"
This was finally agreed upon by put
ting the two resolutions In conjunction.
using Mr.. Bliss as a preamble and Mr..
Qulgg's for Q resolution.
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Colorado and Teller.

81. Louis. June l5.-The Colorado dele
gates arrived this morning bearing aloft
a banner bearing the words, Free Silver
at a Ratio of Is TO l." They took apart
ments at the Southern hotel and partially
perfected organization. The delegation. by
a rising and unanimous vote. elected
Senator Teller chairman and in the same
manner adopted q resolution to follow his
leadership In any course that he might
elect to pursue. Teller was also chosen to
represent the state on the COMMITTEES on
resolutions. Frank Goudy was made q
member of the committee on credentials.
j. W. Downing was assigned to the COM
mittee on rules and order OF business.
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THE STATES,
Delegations Assign members to the Sew
erai Committees.

~rai Committees.
st. Louis, June 15.-The Washington
state delegation made the following se-
lection of officers: Chairman. @. p.
Emerson: Member of the National
Committee. p. c. Sullivan: Commit
tee on Resolutions. A. F. Burleigh: /:
Credentials, J. NJ. Gilbert: Permanent
Chairman. II. A. Fairchilds; Rules, T.
c. Arner; On Notification, p. Wilson;
Honorary Secretary. Albert Goldman.
Burleigh Is favorable to gold.
The Alabama delegation elected c.
w. Buokler chairman; c. Casten mem
Der of the platform committee. Casten
Ii unreservedly In favor OF q platform
declaring for sound money"
North Carolina delegates selected
Senator J. Pritchard chairman.
The Michigan delegation selected the
following: Resolutions. Mark Brewer;
national committeeman. George l..
Maltz: chairman OF the delegation, r.
A. Alger.
The Massachusetts, delegation select
ed the following: National commit
teeman. G. II. Lyman; resolutions.
Senator Lodge.
The Rhode Island delegation elected
as national committeeman, Gen.
Charles II. Brayton: resolutions. w. A.
Reed.
The Maryland delegation elected as
member Of the national committee.
George wellington; member Of the
committee on resolutions. James A.
Garry.
The Florida delegation elected J. G..
Long national committeeman and I. l..
Purcell member OF the platform com
mittee. Purcell announced himself as
for sound money"
The Missouri delegation organized
with Major Warner as chairman ard
F. q. Niedringhaus for the resolutions
committee.
The West Virginia delegation de-
clared for a gold standard and elected
vention committees. but tied itself into
deadlock over the office OF national
committeeman. Another meeting will
be held tomorrow.
The Addicks delegation from Della
ware met to-day and elected as chair
man OF the delegation J. Edward Ad-
dicks: national committeeman. j. Ed
ward Addicks: resolutions. J. Edward
Addicks Mr.. Addicks Is In favor of a
declaration for gold In the Alatform.
The Higgins delegation win take no
action until after the contest Is de-
cided.
The Montana delegation to-day elect
ed the following: National committee
man. Charles II. Leonard chairman.
Lee Mantle; vice chairman. Colonel
Marshall; resolutions. Congressman
Hartman: rules and order OF business.
T. C. Marshall. credentials. Alexander
Metzell: permanent organization.
Judge J. w Strevelle.
Tdaho-Commttee on resolutions.
Senator Dubois: credentials. LytletOn
/ Price; permanent organization. Ben
/ Rich: order Of business. Alex nder
| Robertson: chairman. Mace Campbell:
member OF national committee. not Sc
/ lected.
The Wyoming delegation to-day
elected the following officers: Nation
al committeeman. Willis vandeventer;
chairman. J. G. Davis; Vice chairman
otto Cramm. resolutions. r. F. Fcw-
Ter: credentials r. y. Brooks; perma-
n~nt organization, Otto GTamm; order
u business. w. +. Brittain.
The Washington delegation elected
officers as follows; Chairman, T. G.
| Sullivan. national committeeman, G.
II. Emerson. resolutions, \. f. Bur-
leigh; credentials. ]. NJ. Gilbert: vice
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MONEY PLANK FIGHT
McKinlsy's Triumph Is Complete and
His Opponents Acquisscs.
NEW YORK'S DELEGATION

Charges OF "TraItor" Mar the Pro-
ceedings Of the Meeting OF the
Empire States Contingent =
Morton VIII Accept Vice Presi-
dentlal Candidacy Montana's
Delegates Are Divided on the
Question OF BoltIng-Resoiutions
Adopted by the Several States,
In Which the Word Gold Pre-
dominates = Reeds Followers
Are Extremely ActIve.-The Real
Struggle 10 Over the Financial
Plank-No Hope for Silver The
National Committee Concludes
Its Labors-t anna May Succeed
Carter-The several States As
Sign Members to Committees.
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Milwaukee. June Ex-senator Villas
spent yesterday In Milwaukee. He was
asked by a Journal reporter: "Dld You
see the report that you said you would
vote for Mckinley and Cleveland would
also? Is II sor''
There Is not q word OF truth In IL.
never entertained such purpose and
never heard Cleveland say word about
IL. The story Is fiction. pure and simple"
"Wnl there be a bolt at ChicagoT-
mo SIR not unless the silverites bolt
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which angered Hanna, but the manner
In which IL was presented, and he pro-
cecded to notify Lodge. In no uncertain
way. that he could not be forced and
would not talk with Lodge on the sub
ject. IF you own this convention" Hanna
said. go In and run II your own way.
would not talk with you" Lodge left
the room.
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Louisiana for silver,

BATON Rouge. La. June 1.-THE
state democratic convention met here
to-day. The convention Is overwhelm-
lngly for free silver and adopted reso-
lutions urging the delegates TO vote
for a free and unlimited coinage silver
plank and for a silver man as presi-
Dental nominee and also 20 vote as .
untt
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81. Louis. June l5-There was a lively
scene In Hanna's room this morning
when Lodge OF Boston called on him to
discuss the financial plank TO be put In
the platform. Lodge announced his pur-
pose TO have a gold plank, or 10 over
throw Hannas plans. II was not the de-
sire OF Lodge to have the gold plank
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Las Vegas. y. NJ. June 5-The demo-
cratic territorial convention adopted q
platform lavoring the free coinage OF sill
YER at the ratio OF Is to ! and endorsed
Richard 2. Bland for president. The
delegates chosen TO the national conven-
ton were Antonio Joseph. " NJ. Sslazar,
A. A. Jones, ]. Y. Hewitt. w. 5. Hope
well and Demetrio Chavez
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-16
Kn,ve. and Match Safe. Drawn. |.

st. Louis, June 1S-At the meeting Of
the Missouri delegation Mayor +. u
Hastain OF Sedaiia drew knife on Alter.
nate Berry but was seized and prevented
from making a personal attack. kerens'
faction had been outvoting the Fiiley peo-
pie on several questions raised. After
test vote on the proposition to postpone
the selection of q national committeeman
until the contest from Missouri had been
passed upon. Hastian made sighting
remark regarding Missouri's "Old Man.
Berry Instantly made a sharp personal
attack on Hastian. who drew knife.
The angry factions were separated. Has,
tian was hurried away after the row by
friends. who assert IL was not a knife In
his hands, but o silver match safe.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-16
Tewne VIII Have no Gold.

81. Louis, June 15.-The Indiana DEL
egation. with scarcely any opposition,
declared against the use Of the word
gold" In the proposed platform, and In
favor OF the adoption Of the money
plank OF the Indiana platform. with
reference to the ratio. 16 to I. omitted.
w. T. Durbln, president Of the Bank OF
Anderson. was chosen a member OF the
national committee to succeed United
States Treasurer j. NJ. Huston.
At the meeting Of the Minnesota DEL
egation a resolution introduced by L.
p. Hunt. for reference to the national
committee on resolutions. was unani-
mously adopted as follows: with full
desire to carry out what We firmly be-
lieve to be the wishes Of our people,
we earnestly petition the committee on
platform to declare boldly and unhesi-
tatingly for the existing gold standard
money and to unequivocally oppose the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver"
Representative Charles o. Towne 10
infuriated over the action Of the dele
cation, and openly declares. In case
tn, gold plank Is placed in the plat
form, he will stump the state for sill
yer. The following selections were
made: National committeeman. ex-
Governor l.. +. Hubbard; resolutions.
ex-Gov. r. w. Merriam; chairman OF
the delegation. Charles Pillsbury.
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10.DAY'S CONVENTION.
The City of st. Louis Resembles Bride Be-
decked for the Coming of Her
Liege Lord.

furnish the basis for the work Of con-
structing the platform.
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MORTON ACCEPTS.

He VIII Take Second Place on the Ticket
II rendered Him.
81. Louis. June ls.-l2:3o q. MAS q re-
suit Of much telegraphic negotiation be-
tween St. Louis and Albany. Il Is definite
ly stated that Governor Morton has final
ly yielded to the solicitations OF his
friends. and has agreed TO accept the vice
presidential nomination.
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Reed. Followers Arc JublInnt.

st. Lotus, June 15.-Henry Cabot
Lodge, Joseph Manley. State Insurance
Commissioner Carr. and other Maine
workers, were extremely active this
morning. and yet frank In their state
ments that Mckinley had a clear ma
jority. Senator Lodge had conference
with South Carolina. Florida, West
Virginia and New York colored men.
and announced that he received assur-
ances from them OF active support for
Reed, and q pledge Of missionary
work. He said "the colored southern
delegates have been badly treated by
the Mckinley managers. They were
promised great consideration and re-
celved none. A majority OF them have
declared for Reed" A sgnificant fact
In this connection II that Caleb Simms
OF New York. a Platt colored man and
instructed alternate for Morton. was
one of the leaders In the movement OF
colored men toward Reed. The Ker-
ems faction of the Missouri delegation,
owing to the fact that Hanna - sup
posed to be treating with Chauncey 1.
Filey, boldly announced that they
were through with Mckinley, took
down his pictures and declared for
Reed. Naturally. there was rejoicing
in the Reed camp. n RI
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Continued on Pase siI)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-09
A Tramp's Trick.

"Say, partner, yer from New York.
ain t ye?'' heard one tramp say to an
other the other day as they sat summing
themselves on opposite sides of the path
in Union square.
The weary gentleman addressed made
an evasive reply intended to create the
impression of negative without being
one in terms.
Eyes, y'are, !" continued the first in
an aggravatingly persistent tone of
voice. 1--WE been watchin yer, an
yer've been keepin that foot O. yours
movin all the time yer was asleep, an
tn amt but one place in this country
where the gazabos learn that, an that S
in City Hall park, New York, where
yer have to give the cops some kind o.
excoos while yer settin up sleepin or
they'll run yer in. I've been there,
partner, an I kin do it myself
But, say, and the voice assumed a
confidential, contemptuous tone, lyon
don t have to do it IN this town. san
Francisco Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-09

and we'll shaped except that the small
fingers stand out from the rest. The
joints. however. work like those of the
other fingers.
Anton's footgear is expensive His
wooden shoes as well rs those of leather
must be made to order.
He wears his fathers trousers, coats
and vests, shirts, underwear and hats
and would be taken for young man of
20 if it We're not for the freshness of his
complexion and his youthful manners
Where nature is so generous in one
direction she must be expected to even
things mp. So it happens that Anton is
by no means a bright boy, but he enjoys
average intelligence and sunny tenn
per In his village they call him the
rubber BALI on account of herotundity
of his features.
He comes from normally built par
ents, and his numerous brothers and sis
ters are distinguished mother for large
ness nor for extraordinary toes OF fin
gers Anton has ever heeu big cater
New York World
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-09
kissing.

An English journal prints the follow
ing: "A very disagreeable habit of the
king of Portugal is that he kisses his
male friends. The princes of our reign
ing house all do this, and of course it is
common enough abroad; but, thank
heaven, SO far this nasty looking (no
matter how really innocent) habit has
never become fashionable in this coun-
try. 1t is of course all a mere question
of etiquette, but let us fervently pray
that Englishmen when they meet with
or part from their friends will never get
to think it the correct thing to kiss or
another Etiquette in parting varies all
over the world. In America the men
shake hands and the women kiss one an
other and sometimes cry, for the Amer
lean ladies are champion weepists. In
France and in Italy even more the wom-
en- weep, while the men kiss and hug
one another almost as vigorously as if
they were in wrestling match. An
English woman shakes hands with a
man of her acquaintance, while in Spain
she always gives her hand to be kissed.
1t makes the same sensation in Madrid
for man to take a woman's hand and
shake it as it would in London for a for
eigner to seize lady s hand and kiss it. I"
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one - u - rilnr.

2Nshar t1Ele is it," ] asked the jani-
tor of a down town Office building.
The old fellow reached into his vest
pocket, pulled cut battered silver
watch, looked at it intently, and then
taking a pencil from another pocket jot-
ted something down On BIT of paper.
Next he reached into another pocket and
pulled out a second watch, the compsn-
ion of the first, looked at it and again
jotted something down on a bit of paper.
Then he began little computation ON
his slip Of paper, after which he an
nounced
AT tho time you asked, sub, it was
Just % minutes past 8. That's exact. "
"Much obliged, said. But will
you kindly explain to me why You had
to look at two watches and go through
all that figuring before you could tell
me?"
WIZ. you see. sub. be replied,
"this here watch that / carries in my
vest is mighty good watch, but it loses
just ten minutes every day. This other
watch that carries in my pants is Just
as good, but it gains ten minutes every
day. So first l looks at one, and then I
looks at the other, and then takes my
pencil and figures out the average be-
tween the two. That way gets the
time exact, sub. Buffalo Express.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-09
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
ANTON MocHTY.

He Is the biggest boy In the World and
Has Twelve Fingers and Twelve Toes.
The largest boy III the world is Anton
Mochty. aqd he is peasant boy living
with his parents. well to do people, at
Haindorf. in lower Austria. He is 10
years old
This growing colossus weighs at the
present time $50 pounds. his breast
measures 40 inches from armpit TO arm
pit. and his head is % inches in diam
eter. He Is exactly feet high.
AS small child he was so phlegmatie
that lie refused to learn to walk for four
years after his birth. With the begin
ming of his fifth year he began to creep
and after lit while learned to walk
When a baby, Anton was thought
rather small On his sixth birthday.
when there was party at his father S
house, the boy first attracted attention
on account of his large features
During the last two years he has
gained over 10 pounds in weight and
feet in height.
Nature gave Anton six toes and six
fingers on each hand aid foot. All of
these members are perfectly developed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-09
Fanny Theoaore Meylan.

Mile Fanny Theodore Meylan, who is
at present teaching in a girls school at
Columbus, o.. is an advanced student
from the University Of Lausanne, where
she took her degree in modern letters
She is preparing thesis on The High
er Education of Women In America for
her Ph. ID. at Lausanne and came here
to study the subject. Tt is to be hoped
that colleges and universities willaHord
her evey facility, Tor it was brave
tinng p take up that unpopular uhieat
these Nile Mevla has been lcemle
fre ia ench tha tGore An
gus eieuany an3 has Formidable
lls Maala 81 Ar ability fl0m
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-09

can hear. no one else has had the enter
prise to carry it on. Miss Cassin has also
been a writer on her own account, fire.
quently contributing to English maya
zines under nom de plume. There is.
fortunately, anovel of hers, now in the
press, depicting scenes from life among
the lepers of the West Indian islands.
which is likely to create no small stir
and criticism when out. AS she recently
said in I. letter home: "You English
people have hazy ideas about leprosy.
The word conjures up a vague con-
nection with Kate Marsden, Sister Rose,
Father Damien and others. but dare
say it would surprise you to learn that
in some of the islands there have been
leper bakers, milkmen, fruit sellers,
shopmen, ETC.. until a brave little pa.
per, the 'Iazaretto, awoke people tc
their situation. Then local pauper seq
regation act was passed Not far from
here there are few huts set apart on a
promontory for lepers to inhabit, but
there is no law to prevent them roaming
about the country as they please, and sc
spreading disease. AS thieves they are,
of course, remarkably successful, for no.
body dare touch them.
''There should certainly be a law tc
enable the government to step in and
confine the poor creatures ana see them
cared for as lunatics are This matter
has occupied my mind seriously for a
long time, and only wish / could have
done something for it, but it is not to
be- can only trust my new book viii
bring it before somebody capable. -
Philadelphia Press
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-09
60 - -.

An English paper says The many
admirers OF the American Sappho, Mrs.
Louise Chandler Moulton, VIII learn
with regret that she is returning to Bos,
ton. Few women Of any nationality have
had so many famous and lasting friend.
ships with distinguished writers Of both
sexes as this beguiling poetess. Her cele.
brated golden voice and genial man
ners have attracted her literary confreres
Of both hemispheres, and her warm
hearted sympathy and loyal friendship
have kept them constant and unwaver-
ing in their devotion .
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-09

An amusing anecdote is given in the
lras Mail about Calcutta life of a
bygone generation. 1t relates to Lord
Wellesley Duke Of Wellington ana is
as follows: The great man had been
given "a bad egg for breakfast, and
shifting at it he called to his valet
Lamell. bad eggl What an atrocious
thing to have given mep' The valet
hurried up with serious face, examin-
ed the egg closely and then exclaimed /:
Il entreat your forgiveness, my lord.
The stupid servant has given your lord 4
ship in mistake an aid-de-camp's egg. :"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-09
Danish women.

Danish women are ahead Of any other
women on the face Of the globe in one
particular-they have just announced
the opening Of a woman's theater. The
plays are to be written by women dram
artists; every character-yes, the male
characteristic be acted by women or
chestra, soloists, chorus, conductor are
to be exclusively feminine. Margaret
Thorson has completed play for the
theater. and Frau Emma Cad has pre-.
pared a ballet.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-09
Rae of Luck.

Children who have had one agree that
quite the funniest thing for a child's
party is bag OF luck . 1t is big.
very stout paper bag flour bag would
not be amiss for the inside, but it must
be made gay and tied with bright float
ing ribbons on the outside. In this bag
put enough pretty trifles and bonbons to
supply the little guests and hang the
bag high in a doorway, Give to each
child a pretty stick tied with ribbons,
blindfold them, and as they pass under
the bag give each one chance to strike
and break it open. Each child has three
chances, and the one who makes the
first hole is given prize Candies, flow
ers and things not readily broken should
fill this bag. New York Post
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-09

The roof { Che calaly plant IS not as
widely appre ated as L should be An
authority cited by the Boston Journal
says Of it:
1.-THE roc. Of celery has been sadly de-
spised, outrageously misunderstood 1t,
too, is at the service Of man during
greenless months, when. so feeble is his
imagination. he seldom soars above
sprouts. Ii may be boiled, and then
white sauce well becomes it; it may be
fried IN close embracing bread crumbs !;
it may be fashioned into PURGE; it may
be stewed. Why let it linger longer, the
wallfiower of the green grocer's stall?
Celery, in root and bunch, soothes-a
rival to opium Eat it for which of it's
many excellences you Will only see that
you cat it, .
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-09

Mile Lucie Faure presided as chief
patroness over a meeting held recently
at the Elysee for founding La Ligue
DIES Enfants de France The promoters
belong chiefly to the bourgeoisie. and
the object of the association will be the
rescue Of children suffering morally and
materially from restitution OF neglect
Mile. Faure made her debut as public
speaker with an effective and sensible
address.