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1000 DELEGATES PRESENT.
National Educational Convention
Opens i'm Buffalo.

BUFFALO, July 6-Fully four thousand
delegates TO the national educational con-
veEtion have arrived I'm this city since last
night Early this morning a special train
of twelve sleepers brought the Kansas DEL
egation. Among the party was w. II. Da-
wilson, superintendent OF Topeka schools
j. y. Wilkeson. State Normal School. EN-
poria; DIR. s. w. Fairchiid. College of Ag-
riculture. Manhattan: Prof. S. w. Black.
Kansas City. and Miss Dalton. superin-
tendent of Leavenworth schools Other
notable arrivals during the day were Prof.
Bessey, University of Nebraska; Charles A.
Farmer. University of Colorado: Mark II.
harrington. University of Oregon: Andrew
; Draper. ex-SIperintendent of Education,
New York. and Prof. b. 7. Davis. superin-
tendent OF Winona (Afinn.) schools. The
National Council resumed Its session this
morning. The principal speaker was Prof.
W A Emory, of Hyde Park. Mass. chair
man OF the committee on school sanitation.
Al the afternoon session THE High School
ard Its Function under discussion,
the subject being introduced by William
II Bartholomew. of Louisville. Ky. chair
man OF the committee on secondary edu-
cation, The meetings of the general ses-
slOhS begin tomorrow morning.
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Turpie n Dark Horse.

Associated Press Dispatch.
CHICAGO, July 6.-Senator Turpie
stated this morning that mention of his
name as possible compromise presidential
candidate was wholly unauthorized. The
Indiana delegation is enthusiastically loyal
to Governor Matthews" said he. "and will
stand by him first. last and always. in ac-
cordance with the instructions of the State
convention. The reports reaching us are
most encouraging. and we believe that
Matthews has elements of strength that
will draw delegates from all sections when
il is demonstrated that the other candi-
dates lack the strength to nominate"
Some of the delegates look upon Turpie
as a dark horse. The Mississippi delega-
ton is for a sound Democrat who is known
to be strong for silver and who can get
the most votes in November.
'Who is the choice of the Mississippi
delegation?' asked the reporter of Cover
nor McLaurin.
1--WE are against any Republican for the
first place on the ticket. and as yet have
not caucused as to whom we shall support
of the men named All of them are good
the only question being which one is the
surest of beating Mckinley
Whom do you personally favor?"
- rather lean toward Senator Turpie,
of Indiana. He is sound on the silver ques-
ton and all the other tenets of the party,
a man of unquestioned integrity, and :"
turning to the other Mississippians, "he
looks like a man who had come to town
with two bales of cotton on a wagon and
wanted to buy barrel of flour. He is a
plain, old-fashioned Democrat"
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MATTHEW'S BOOMERS.
Gold Men Assist the SiIverites In
Hunting Votes for the HOosier.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO. July 6.-Taking their cue from
the offer made TO Turpie the Matthews
people worked hard all day trying to con-
vince the Southern delegates that the In
diana man is the most available nomina-
tion to make. Further than this. they
sought out the more conservative gold and
silver delegates and preached Matthews TO
them. on the ground that his nomination
would preserve the integrity of the party
organization and prevent any considerable
number of Democrats either East or West
from following the bolters. The radical sill
verites were sent among the Westerners
and such of the Indiana gold bugs" as
are willing to do Matthews good turn
were sent among the Eastern people.
Charles l.. Jewett headed this latter visit
ing committee and he believes it made some
impression the Maryland and Delaware
delegations. Considerable encouragement
also reported from the Southern
States, but these are not ready to say that
they will go as solidly for Matthews as
they would for Turpie. In the West the
Indiana people ran against the Bland and
Boies booms and struck frost.
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BOLT POSSIBLE
GOLD MEN MAY, WALK OUT OF THE
CHICAGO CONVENTION.
They Are Said to Have Mapped Out q
Programme for q Second Demo-
cratic Ticket and Platform.
UNLESS SILVERITES RELENT
AND MAKE SOME CONCESSIONS TO
THE sOUND-MONEY FACTION,
They VIII He Forced to Run Their
white-MetaI Machine with About
Six Hundred Delegates.
BOLT MAY TAKE PLACE EARLY
DEPENDS ON THE REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
If the Michigan Silverites Are Turned
Down, Then the Sound Money
Men May Leave the Hall.
If the Michigan Silverites Are Turned
Down, Then the Sound Money
Men May Leave the Hall.
ALLEN w. CLARK'S PLATFORM
WHAT THE "KING OF ALL THE
PUSH" IN INDIANA WILL OFFER.
Resolutions That Are Said to Have
Received the Endorsement Of
SiIverites and POpulists.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO, July Elm point of attendance
this convention is the largest the Demo-
cratic party has ever held, and in point
of interest it is far and away the most ex
citing any party has held since the war.
The story of the days developments may
be told and the situation on the eve of the
remarkable assemblage may be briefly sum-
married. thus: The gold faction has deter
mined TO bolt, and will seize the turning
pretext. Another convention will be called
and another ticket put in the field on
sound money-platform. Thus it will make
no particular difference in the history of
vention, but his name will probably be
Bland The Matthews people think they
hold the key to the situation on the matter
of nomination; Mclean thinks he holds
it, and the leaders of the South think that
they hold it. but the gold people hold the
ak that will split the situation and the
party wide OPEN
Senator Turpie was offered the solid
Southern vote. but, like Caesar, he refused
the crown.
The national committee chose Hill for
temporary chairman over Daniel by vote
of 27 to 2s. A minority report will present
Daniel, and Hill will probably be thrown
down. The committee decided against
Frenzel and for the gold delegation in
Michigan. The credentials committee will
probably reverse the decision on Michigan.
The silver committee failed to call gen.
eral caucus TO determine on candidate
tonight. There were 164 silver delegates,
including Indiana, fighting this caucus to-
day. The committee failed to agree this
afternoon, because only 1S9 of the 4oS votes
represented were cast on the proposition,
and 216 of the alleged silver votes were
votes all told. The gold people claim 314,
the difference lying mostly i'll the ques-
ton of the Michigan delegation and as
6l2 is two-thirds this makes all the differ
ence In the WorlO- II tne creuentlals COM
mittee can steal the two-thirds from other
sources it will let the Michigan goldites
hold their seats, but the silver programme
contemplates having 612 votes by hook or
crook. The silverites have shifted from
Senator Harris to Senator White, of Cali
fornia, for permanent chairman.
The Indiana delegation again postponed
the election of national committeeman
until after the nomination is made. Shank
r. NJ. S.
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necessary to make careful selection. and.
while they know that Matthews
Is straight silver man, they
feel that his nomination is the
most polite that could be made. The
Indiana delegation is united and loyal in
his behalf. The reported differences in the
delegation have reference only 10 the selec-
ton of a member of the national commit
tee Some of the delegates prefer S. p.
Sheerin. on account OF his valuable exper-
fence, Notwithstanding his leaning toward
gold, feeling that he would give the ticket
honest and sincere support. while others
have the feeling that consistent friend OF
silver would have more influence in the new
committee
Thus ended the episode and Governor Nc
Laurin soon discovered that Turpie was
not to be tempted. He said that, while the
Southern delegates were kindly disposed
toward Matthews he had no authority TO
say that the offer he had borne to the Sem
ator would or could be transferred to the
man of his choice. r. NJ. s.
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CLOUD BURSTS in OHIO
STEEL BRIDGE OF THE B. & o. AT
MOUNDSvILLE CARRIED AWAY.
Two Railroads Crippled by Flood of
Water and Several Fatalities
Where Houses Went Down.

WHEELING, W. Va, July 6.-Another
water spout in the interior of Ohio and
Marshall counties this morning caused
great loss to property and suspension of
railroad traffic out of Wheeling two
railroads. Sunday night the rainfall in the
interior was very heavy and about o'clock
this morning there was so much rain that
it approached a cloudburst in volume. The
various creeks including Big and Little
Wheeling creeks, Little Grave creek, Jims
run, on the West Virginia side of the river
and Wheeling creek. Wegee creek and other
tributaries on the Ohio side, sent out an
immense amount of water. The water was
speedily out of banks. Farm houses were
washed from foundations, stock drowned
growing crops destroyed and many narrow
escapes from death in waters. This morn
ing Wheeling creek put out into the Ohio
so furiously that up-bound towboats were
unable TO stem the tide and had to tie up
below the city. The Baltimore & Ohio
depot extends over the mouth of the creek
and was soon seen TO be in danger as
the water was carrying away the founda-
tion of the pier at the north side. All cars
and property of value were taken away
and people warned of the danger. At 1:30
"A. m. the east span went down and car
ried with it the railroad bridge to the west.
the Wheeling terminal road was carried
away and j. n. Rosenberg, an aged con-
tractor, was carried down with the wreck
He was rescued by spectators.
Twelve miles below the city, at Mounds
willie. the damage was severe. The steel
bridges of the Ohio River and Baltimore &
Ohio roads were carried away. The cur
rent here was so swift that the Ohio River
bridge was sent TO the middle of the Ohio.
Up Little Grove creek a hotel in the oil
field was carried off it's foundation but no
lives lost. The Ohio River road is now US
ing steamboat between Wheeling and
Moundsviile for handling its passenger
traffic, trains for the south starting at the
latter point. The Baltimore &, Ohio is
blocked from Wheeling TO Grafton and is
sending Its east-bound passenger trains by
way of Pittsburg. The loss TO the two
roads named is about $4,000.
On Pipe creek, in Ohio, opposite Mounds
vile, two persons lost their lives The
home of Johr. Berry was washed down the
creek into the river and Mrs. Berry and
daughter were drowned. Mr.. Berry had
a narrow escape. Information was received
late tonight OF another fatality. The
eight-year-old daughter of Porter Richie
living on Turkey run. was drowned early
this morning. The house was swept away
and the child was caught in the wreckage
| and killed
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SHEERIN NOT YET OusTED.
He Will, However. Probably Give
Way to Editor ShanIIin.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO, July 6.-And still the Hon. s.
p. Sheerin remains member of the ma
tional committee, and will remain as such
until candidate for President is NOM
mated. The meeting of the Indiana dele
cation, at which he was TO have been
ousted this morning. came to naught. The
silver radicals claim they had plenty OF
votes to turn the trick, but the Sheei.n
people this time wanted delay, and they
themselves were not averse to 1t, for they
wanted TO agree among themselves whether
TO put in Leon O. Bailey or john G.. Shank
lin, of Evansville. 1t is probable that
Bailey will withdraw. for Shanklin, on his
arrival a couple of hours later, said ne
would accept the place If offered 10 him.
Your correspondent would say that when
the election does take place upon the floor
of the convention. Immediately after the
nomination of the head of the ticket
Shanklin would be elected If ii were not
for the line of hard luck that has pursued
this great man ever since he was beaten as
a candidate for Governor in 1892, after ha =
ing made a gallant fight. with devotion TO
Cleveland as his platform. Then Cleveland
regularly turned him down on every ap-
pointment he sought. and he sought plenty
of them. His last fall was 1T The recent
State convention, when the Shively 'push"
had him slated for delegate ut large and
he would not let them put him through
after the organized committee turned him
down.
The delegation to-day was ready to lake
a ballot when John B. Stoll made a speech
of some length. pleading for delay, and
carried the day. 1t was reported that
Bailey had Withdrawn, but he declared this
untrue. He said, however that bolh his
name and Shanklin's would not - before
the delegation. The delegation did not con-
slider any other subject al it's meeting In the
morning. X. NJ 5.
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turns down the gold delegations approved
by the State conventions as now contem-
plated by the silver programme. The first
point was made this afternoon, when the
national committee selected Senator Hill
for temporary chairman over Senator Dan
iel, of Virginia. to whom the silverites had
shifted. dropping Bryan. Tomorrow the
minority of the national committee will,
in minority report, present Daniel and
the gold people expect to see Hill turned
down after as sharp a parliamentary fight
as the New York Senator knows how to
put UP. Then will come the committee on
credentials.
The Indiana contest, between John P.
Frenzel (goId) and Charles NJ. Cooper
(silver) in the indianapolis district cuts
quite figure in the tactics of this fight
over the Michigan delegation. The nation
al committee to-day turned Frenzel down,
well understanding that he was regularly
elected by the district. But Cooper. elected
by a boiling district meeting, was approved
by the State convention and his credentials
were accepted by the national committee
on the point that it could not go behind
the State convention. The Michigan con-
test hangs on the same grounds and the ma
tional committee under this same ruling
admitted the god delegates approved by the
State convention. The committee on creden-
tials will in all probability turn down both
Frenzel and the Michigan goldites
On the adoption of this report the gold
that Democratic precedents and the rules
of common justice have been violated If
this is done it will remain for the conven-
ton to decide whether it shall go ahead and
nominate with what delegates are left or
adjourn until the vacant delegations can
be filled up. The plan of putting in the al
ternates will not work, for the alternates
are also gold men. If the convention goes
ahead with such delegates as remain in
their seats 1 do not see how the nominal
ton of Bland is going to be prevented, un-
and compels it to look for a more conserv-
ative man, in which case Matthews might
come to the front. 1t is more likely how
ever to throw the silver crowd into a de-
fiant mood and then Bland would go
through like a whirlwind, for he has to-
night assurances of fully 400 delegates, and
is claiming about eighty more
You will see from what have told you,"
said my informant why we have not re-
garded it as necessary to agree on a man
for permanent chairman or presidential
candidate to vote for. If they turn us down
on Michigan there will be no need of these
things for us, while if they let the regular
Michigan delegation in We can seize the
interval before the next session for agree
ing on a presidential candidate; and in that
case we can hold out long time, for the
Michigan delegation gives US over one-thrd
of the convention
t Notice of this piosraRme was served on
Senator Cockrell of theYational free-silver
committee tonight. r.. NJ. $.
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BOLT THREATENED.
GOld-Stnndard Men May Walk Out of
the Convention To-Day.

Men May Walk Out of
the Convention To-Day.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
= CHICAGO, July 6-The gold forces have
mapped out their programme and on the
consummation of it depends the two great
est questions of who will be nominee of this
convention and the placing of another
Democratic platform and ticket in the
field. / am enabled to give it with accu-
racy through the courtesy of an Indanap-
oils gold bug" who has been one of the
crowd of gold managers. who have been
in almost hourly sessions since the arrival
of the Eastern contingent. 1t means that.
unless the silver managers yield bit of
their iron-clad programme tomorrow, the
platform of this convention will be adopted
and its nominee named with only something
over six hundred of the delegates in their
seats. unless the convention adjourns until
new delegates can be elected from the gold
States.
The gold men have decided that a SOUND
Democratic ticket is the wiser course to
pursue in their effort to save the credit
and prosperity OF the country. The thing
to do is to seize the proper point for leav.
ing the convention. This will be done at
the second session of the convention, on
the question of adopting the report of the
committee on credentials. IL the convention
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TWIN SHAFT DISASTER.
omcfai Investigation Started by
Governor OF Pennsylvania.

WiLkESBARRE. Pa. July 6-The off,
cial investigation into the Twin Shaft dis
aster began to-day. The three inspectors
appointed by Governor Hastings-Stein of
shenandoah. Brennan OF Shamokin and
hoderick OF Hazeltcn-organized by elect
ing Mr. Stein chairman. Attorney-general
Mccormick addressed the inspectors at
length He said the Governor wanted the
disaster thoroughly Investigated and the
Diane placed where It belongs. An adj
Journment was taken until Tuesday. But
little credence was placed In the report
mat rappings were heard in the mine last
night man was detected behind a pill
,ar haiI way down the slope, striking a
manner on the pillar and causing the
sounds heard The officials at a loss
70 understand his motive. unless II was 10
Keep up the excitement, which had almost
Cleo out. The men at work clearing mp
tne debris made a headway OF fifty-two
ieet to-day over yesterdays work
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Boys Swimming in the Streets.

LANCASTER, Pa, July 6.-A rainstorm
Of great violence. accompanied by light
ming, swept over the northern section of
this county tonight. doing heavy damage
Telegraphic communication was seriously
interfered with. From Litiz nine miles
north of here. the rainfall was remarka-
BILE, five feet of water covering the ground
in some places. In the town of Manheim
a few miles south of Litiz IL is reported
that boys were swimming in the streets
a bad washout occurred between Mannheim
and Litiz. and the passenger train from
Reading due here at 7:55 O'Clock this even
ing is held at Lime Rock. unable TO pro-
ceed. A relief train was sent out from
here. Railway. traffic in the city streets
was suspended for more than four hours
on account of the continued electrical dis
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x.v orIe.n. Doctor shoo,.

CHATHAM. N. b., July 6.-John Nc
Kane, of Newcastle. n. g.. and Norman
Mckenzie druggist. were wounded the
latter critically. by DIR. Baynon of New
Orleans a guest at the Waverly Hotel.
Newcastle, this morning. while they were
giving the Doctor beating. The men
were angered at DIR. Baynons request that
they make less noise he could sleep. Dr.
Bayncn surrendered and was admitted to
haf
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Did Claude Say This.

CHICAGO, June Gas the train was
about leaving indianapolis carrying the
Matthews Club TO the convention. Governor
Matthews. in taking leave of them in the
depot, said: Boys make 16 to your first
consideration, and let my candidacy be "a
secondary matter with you
This declaration on the part of the Gov
ernor," said one of the club, was greeted
with prolonged shouts. and. If possible at
tached the Governors boomers more
warmly to him.
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HOLSTERS IN LUCK.
Given Many Convention Tickets and
Positions I'm the Coliseum.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO. July 6.-Indiana has raked her
full share of pic out OF the convention ap-
pointments and If all the Indiana people
on the ground don't get in IL will be funny.
The sound-money men were all provided
with tickets through the courtesy of Mr..
Sheerin, and by the same token places were
given 10 numerous members or the push
in order that they might pass all of their
ilk within the portals The biggest plum
was secured by Acknowledgement Irwin
Robbins. who was made chief of staff 10
Sergesnt-at-arms Martin and given the dis
tribution of the five hundred tickets set
aside for members Of the Grand Army He
also secured the following appointments OF
assistants TO Martin: j. l. Bretz. Jasper
AZ. ID. Yontz. Indianapolis: John Adams,
Columbia city; s: r, Moon and s. n.
Greencastle superintendent Colbert. of In
dianapolis. was also made an assistant;
Frankfort. and G. f. S. Neal. Of Lebanon,
were made assistant sergeants. r. Ms
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NEW YORK. July 6.-Arrived: Massa-
chusetts. from London: State OF California
and Ethiopia. from Glasgow: Saale from
Bremen. and Nomadic, from Liverpool.
GIBRALTAR. July 6--Arrived: werra.
from New York. for Genoa. ard proceeded.
BREMEN, July 6-Arrived: Aller, from
New York. for Southampton.
GENOA, July 6.-Arrived: Italia, from
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 6-This after
noon, at 1:30 O'Clock. on a branch line of
the Nashville. Chattanooga & st. Louis
railroad near Centerville, six men working
on the road were buried by slide Of rocks
and dirt. caused by recent heavy rains.
Fifty men we're at once put to work rescu-
were taken out alive. but seriously injured.
and the other three are supposed to be
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An Uneven Fight to Begin I'm the
Convention as soon as Chairman
Harrity Calls Delegates TO Order.
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Michigan Gold Men seated and the
S0Gnd-NOney south Dakotans
Given the Right 10 Vote.