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each delegation be appointed to confer
with a like com ittee of the populists-
for the purpose of set Ting the differ
ences between the tve factions
The generai trend of all the speeches
in debating the question was that the
great bject was to secure an indOrse-
ment of Bryan and Sewall At every
mention of the democratic nominees
the delegates eheered-
The motion was At length carried by
a viva voce vote.
The roll of states was then called for
the names of the men selected for the
conference committee The convex
ton then adjourned until ten O'Clock
Thursday.
When tae second days session met
Congressman Newlands moved that a
committee on ways and means be APP
pointed to raise funds with which to
defrav the expenses of the conven ton
Congressman Charles a Toune, vice
chairman, was then RCrodreed- he
said that the press of the country had
apparently forgotteH its sacred duty
and had become the plant tool of
monopoly. Morey WAS the god 1t
worshiped. But the day OF reCenera-
ton was at aand- History was be-
ing made a-lay. The people l,c
been lay- n. had determined 10 La q
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THEY NAME BRYAN.
Pc oulists Nominate the Democrat
to Head Their Ticket
The Neb1 -ssEan Gets an Overwhelming Vote
After an Exciting Wrangle-Sational
Committee Given PIenary Power
Butler for National Chairman.

ST. LOUIS. July 27.-There was mex
t-ica Die confusion on the floor OF the
Auditorium Saturday before the peo-
pies party conven ton met The dele
gates stood about in animated groups,
discussing the situation, and what it
was best to do. The Bryan feeling WIS
very strong. and the telegram from the
Nebraskan declaring thst hewould not
accept the nomination rendered the
situation chaotic. Many desired to-
nominate Bryan in the face of this tel
egram. Tom Morrison, OF Colorado,
and ex-Gov- Lewelling, q Kansas,
however. said this would not dos They
cUunseled an Endorsement Of Bryon,
instead of nomination, pOin ting out
that an Endorsement. which did not re-
quire an accepts1ee, was the way out
of the tangle-
Senator Allen called the conversion
to order at $50 and committee to.So-
tify the candidates for president and
vice president was selected. The chai--
man then called for the nominations
for president. Gen Weaver went for
ward to the platform and in a lengthy
speech placed William J. Bryan irs
nomination. There were many
speeches made in seconding Bryan's-
nomination Several other nomina-
lions We're made, namely: Col L. NJ
Norton. of Illinois. was named by Mr..
Call, of New York.: Delegate Living
stone, chairman OF the Missouri dele
cation, named Ignatius Donnelly, of
Minnesota. and, when Donnellv de-
c1ined the use of his anne he placed
Gen. j. S Coxey, of Ohio in nomina-
ton. The nominating speeches oc-
cupied six hours
When the nominations were closed
George Abbott OF Nebraska moved
that the national committee be given
plenary powers in ali things connected
with the party after the adjournment
of the convention, and the motion was
carried.
The roll call was then made and
Chairman Allen announced the official
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PEOPLES PARTY.
Proce edings of the National Con-
vention at St. Louis.
Senator Butler Chosen Temporary and Sem
afer Allen Permanent Chairman
PIafform-Th Thomas T.. Watson
Named for Vice President.

Sc LOUIS, July 23.-At 1897 o'clock
yesterday Chairman Taubeneck step
ped to the front of the platform to
call the national convention of the
peoples party to order. At the sight
of hiun the Illinois delegation. which
sat Immediately below the platform,
arose and cheered- Quiet came with
the first rap Of the gavel. Rev. w. L.
Smith, of the Third Baptist church of
this city, delivered the invocation
while the 300 delegates stood rever-
entity
Mr. Taubeneck's gavel again de-
seconded upon the conclusion of the
prayer. There was some surprise
when the chairman introduced Gov.
Stone, of Missouri, but whatever APP
prehensions might have been raised
were speedily removed by the an
nouncement that the governor was
merely expected to make welcoming
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vote rs follows: Bryan, 1.O42;- Norton,
331t; Donnelly, 16; Debs. 8; Coxey, 1.
II was 4:23 when the announcements
Of the vote was made and pandamonium
reigned for about 20 minutes Finally
Chalsman Allen declared Mr. Bryan
the nominee of the convention some
onss made a motion to. adjourn. the
chairman put the motion. and then de-
Glazed the convention adjourned sine
die.
WATSON WILL NOT BE: WITHDRAWN.
ST. LOUIS, July pa. rumor got out
yesterday to the effect that the. popu-
lists would withdraw. Watson, their
candidate for vice PRESIDENT if SewalI
I'd not himself withdraw. Al repre-
sentative of the press called on Sena-
ton Marion c. Butler, who, has been
elected chairman of the national COM
nlittee, and asked bin why, i ffhis party
desired union of tbe-silKar-f forces. did
the.F nominate another candidate for
vice president.
BE cause" he said. 1--WE found that
by SO doing our party organ ization
could be better preserved i'm ahe sup
port of Mr.. Bryan than by the. Hsomina-
ton of Mr.. Sewa1l-"
l. is rumored that Mn WATSON viii
be withdrawn"
This will not be- DONE. Tine selec-
tion of Mr.. Watson was a deliberate ac-
tioa by an overwhelming wSte, and
voiced the sentiment of. the delegates
fresh from the people, who, themselves
had deliberated upsn the situation
SINCE the Chicago cenyazfion- Mr.
Sewall is the one man i'm the United
States who now has it; ina his power to
completely unity the. silver forces and
make victory ovez the. gold combine
absolutely certain. This,is, the unan-
imous opi1aon, of our executive COM
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AClerk soes wren<.

KANSAS CITY, no, july 35--Ed'vard
NJ. Cowlsno. eonfientSdl clerl for
Wood ward. Esx0n 6 CO.. WIN Iesale
druggists on Union avenue, Gas ar
resteo Ell com plant of the t1rrI for en-
bezzle'aent The inforinatie n charged
him w.ts having made .way with
~Lso0 between January 1-ls94. and
July, 1855 L is not vet .nown who tn
err the anr. mt u the EN- be zz.eme 2 .
W i'll exc i t.4at sum-
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ton and was sent to
Mercer university. Ma
con, Ga: at the end of
the sophomore year he
Left college for lack of
funds: taught school
two years: read law for
. few weeks. and was
then admitted to the
bar commenced the
practice of his PROBES
sion here November Is,
1876 was a member of
the Georgia Legislature
during 1882 and 1888:
was a democratic cleo
tor for the state a.
large in 1855. Besidee
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FINANCE.
First-We demand national money. safe
and sound. issued by the general government
only. without the intervention OF banks of is
sue, to a full legal tender for all debts. pub
lie and private-a just, equitable and efficient
means OF distribution direct to the people and
through the lawful disbursements of the gov
eminent
Second-we demand the free and unre-
Stricted coinage of silver and gold at the pres
emit legal ratio of sixteen to one. without wait
ing for the consent of foreign nations
Third-We demand that the volurne of cir
culating medium be speedily increased to
amount Sufficient 70 meet the demands of the
business and population of this country and
to restore the just level of prices of labor and
production
Fourth-we denounce the sale OF bonds and
the increase of the public interest bearing
debt made By the present administration
unnecessary and without authority of law, and
that no more bonds be issued except by spe-
cific act of congress
Fifth-We demand such legislation will
prevent the demoaetlz alton of the lawful
money of the United States by private con-
tract
Sixth--We demand that the government. in
payment OF It's obligations, shalt use its option
as to the kind of lawful money in which they
are to be paid. and we denouEce the present
and preceding administrations for surrender
ing this option to the holders OF government
obligations
Seventh-We demand n graduated income
tax the end that aggregated wealth shall
regard the recent decision of the supreme
court relative to the income tax law mis-
, Interpretation of the constitution and in
vasIon OF the rightful powers OF congress over
the subject OF taxation
Eighth-we demand that postal savings
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an Onnha Auguss 5.

CLEVELAND. o., July 27.-ChaSrman
Hanna, OF the republican national
COMMITTEES, authorizes the statement
that the opening meeting of she caxa-
l,aign will be at Omaha, Neb.. August
> when Hon. RosweHG- Horn and SEM
ator Julius c. Burrows will speak. Sem
atcr Sherman viii stump the west in
opposition to free silver.
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TOM WAT-ON-

the practice Of law he has been and still is
largely interested in farming Mr. Watson
elected TO the F'ifty-Se -oni congress
claiming 10 be 4 democrat Before the con-
yening of the congress to which he was elected
he turned ropnliSt- He was defeated for
election the Fifry-1hiri congress by Col
Eiack- Mr. Watson claimed that he had been
counted out and Black refused the commission
and they made the race again w1su Black wa
declared elected by over 200
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Cen. Be sraelder 10 retire.

WAsHiNeT' \. July 21.-Brig. Zen.
richard NJ Batchelder, quartermaster-
general OF the army. W II go on the re-
age
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SOME NOTED OLD woMEN.
A Few Famous Examples Found in tn

A Few Famous Examples Found in the
Old World by Careful Search.
1t is an acknowledged fact that q
great age is attained by women oftener
than by men. Tissot, with doubtful:
gallantry, accounts for this by declar-
ing that the large amount of talking
for which women are famous is a very
healthy exercise, and promotes circu-
lation of blood without overzexerting
the organs. The true reason, probably,
lies in the quieter and more regular
life usually led by women. One of the
most famous female centenarians was
the Countess of Desmond, who lived to
be 145, and died in the reign of James
l., from the effects of an accident. This
wonderful woman found herself at the
age of 100 SO lively and strong as to be
able to take part in a dance, and when
she was % she travelled all sWay
from Bristol to London trifing
journey in those days-in order to at
tend personally to some business af-.
fairs g. q
Lady Desmond is, however, quite
thrown into the shade by a French
woman, Marie Prion, who died in st.
Colombo, in June, 1888, at the wonder
full age of 158. Toward the end of her
life she lived exclusively on goats milk
and cheese. Although her body was so
shrunk that she weighed only 46
pounds, she retained all, her mental
faculties to the last. It is an extraor
binary but incontestable fact that some
women at the age when most people die
undergo sort of natur al process of re-
juvenation-hair and teeth grow again,
the wrinkles disappear from the skin,
and sight and hearing .reacquire their
former sharpness. A Marquise de Mira
beau is an example of this rare and re-
markable phenomenon. She died at the
age of eighty y-six, but a few years before
her death she became, in appearance,
quite young again. The same change
happened to a nun of the name of Mar
guerite Verdur, who, at the age of g.,
lost her wrinkles, regained her sight,
and grew several new teeth. When she
died, ten years later, her appearance
| was almost Juvenile # ~"
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WOMEN OF NOTE.

f', .FF 'a q B A. " ri
Mrs. Carlisle, wife Of the secretary Of
j the tl9 I'll. treasury, has become an expert bi-
cyclist. ..'='=5 f5. . 4
When she passed through New York
Mrs. Cleveland wore a black silk skirt
a lavender waist and a black toque with
a green feather. Ruth and Esther Wers
dressed in white. 0 &
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps jots down the
titles Of her stories in a little note.
book, which she carries with her, and
fills in memoranda Of each story as the
plot comes to her from day to day.
a Partisan paper says that Emma
Calves marriage is not far distant. II
Mrs. Francis Rracken, Of Chicago, has
been appointed deputy state factory in,
spector of Illinois by Gov. Altgeld.
Yvette Guilbert, the Paris music hall
prima donna, says that she has earned
about $2O0, 900 with her voice and $780,.
900 by a lucky Investment in a gold
mine. At present she is paid $140 a
night by her managers.
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rary was stocked. While walt
ing for his return, I began to
glance at the titles of the books. One
Of the first that attracted my attention
was a work in French, entitled, How
to Reach the Brain It was by Paul
ton, an eminent authority on brain sur
gerry. I picked up the volume and
glancing through it, found many pas
sages marked. I could read a little
French, and one Of the marked passages
/ found to be a description Of expert
ments made in Paris by which animals
were killed by forcing air into the
brain. This was done by closing the
mouth and forcing the: air into the
eyes or the nostrils by means Of a small
pump or syringe, made for the purpose.
II learned that there are SMALL pas
sages leading to the brain from the eye
sockets, and from the nostrils, and that
air forced into the brain cavity through
these passages would drive out the
blood and cause death. The work also
stated that an autopsy would in most
cases fail to reveal the cause of death.
"I lad just begun a hasty examina-
ton of another French work, Perriot' S
Treatise on Slow and Secret poisons,
! when I was interrupted by the return
of the DOCTOR I closed the books,
placed them where I had found them,
and was looking out Of window when
the doctor entered. 49,
"I told him that was Investigating
the death of an old miser. in which
there was suspicion that he had been
! poisoned, ,sby one of his relatives, al
! though the autopsy had failed to reveal
any trace of drugs. I wanted him to
| tell me if there were not several ways
of taking human life that would leave
| no trace of the cause of death. :
CDR. Huger cast a quick, sharp glance
at me as if he would read the secrets
of my soul. For full minute he
searched my face with his wonderful
black eyes, and then apparently reas-
sured he answered my question. He
told me that there were several ways
of taking life, recently discovered, that
would battle the best skill of the student
of anatomy to detect the means used.
whatever the man might be a:
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CONGO CA. n N.IBAIS..
HOW THEY FATTEN AND ROAST
THEIR VICTIMS.
strange Defense of the Custom-Capt.
Hinde's Remarkable Paper on A.
rica's Twenty Millions of Man-Eating
Sayages. IS s." ss,2g

a. Z. 5stf7l-
NE of the most re-
markable papers
ever read before a
scientific associa-s
ton was that pre-
sented by Capt. S..
L. Hinde at the
meeting Of the
British Associa-
tion recently. Capt.
Hinde was one of
Baron Dahnis's'
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heart, for the time being he was simplv

heart, for the time being he was simply
the doctor and scholar. His ewes
shone with unusual brightness, and his
face glowed as he talked of the wonder
full discoveries of eminent French and
German surgeons, and quoted many OF
the passages I had read in his books
only few minutes before.
| In spite Of my efforts to control
my feelings, my face must have ex-
pressed some of the interest I felt in
the doctors revelations. AS he paused
IN his talk, he glanced at me, and the
same searching, suspicious look came
into his eyes again and he stopped.
:" Have I told you all you wish to
know?' he asked curtly.
Not quite answered, as quietly
as L could H., E5 ss5. 81
While he had been talking had no
ticed lying on. the table a peculiar look
ing instrument on which was the stamp
of a French maker. 3 I did not know
what it was, but suspected that it was
one Of the pumps for forcing air into
the brain. z=8.z 81 s.z s, .,aS 5:.s,. .ss
| What else do you wish me to tell
you? the doctor asked, in tone Of i'm
patience.
Taking Taking the little air pump in my
hand: I asked: s.... q.
| doctor, suppose a man had wife
and children who stood in the way of
his winning fortune, and he wanted
to get rid Of them in a way to escape
detection, would this instrument serve
his purpose? 2855s
Is2s" What the devil do you mean 2 he
cried, springing to his feet and glaring
at nae like tiger at bay. ~
Perhaps you know what mean /
answered. 5355. 5.ss
"The face Of the doctor was as white
as sheet by this time, but his big,
black eyes were dancing with fury. A
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The Theory of Rain.

p, Dalton was the first, not indeed to
suggest, but to render certain, that rain
is caused, not by any alteration in at
mospheric pressure but simply and
solely by diminution of temperature.
He made clear that when moist air il
cooled, below what we know as the dew.
point, the aqueous vapor in very fine
form condenses into larger particles,
forming clouds, and upon further con<
densation giving drops, which fall aa
rain; an enormous weight of water
thus falling: from cubic mile of air,
for instance, which is minute fraction
of the whole over any locality, no less
than 100000 tons of rain or snow fall
ing, if the air, at IS degrees of summer
heat, has. taken up all that it can, and
precipitation is brought about by the
temperature falling to the freezing
point. -~~,,. =. - .. r.. S"o =
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SMILES BETWEEN SERMONS.

She (regretfully)-And now they tell
us kissing must go. He Goyfully)-
Then here goes!-Detroit Free Press.
He (waxing serious)-Do you believe
in the truth of the saying, Man pro-
poses; God disposes?" She (archly)-It
depends upon whom the man proposes
to.-Brooklyn Life. a. .:.. .ss'
He-Higbee would have run through
his fortune in year if it hadn't been
for his wife. She--How did she pre-
vent it? He-She spent it herself
Tid- Bits. 25 Il 9 s..
Yes said the young physician of
aristocratic lineage, ''our family has a
motto, but prefer not to use it. It is a
little too suggestive in my profession.
What is it?' Faithful unto death"
Indianapolis Journal.
You don't object to contributor
dropping into poetry once in awhile, I
presumed" said the caller with an at
fable smile. Certainly not, sir. Sit
down" replied the editor, pushing the
waste basket toward m.-Chicago
Tribune. q.
Tramp understand that a pocket
book containing $40, 900 has been found
on the street and you have got it here.
= lost it. Police Justice What proof
have you got that you lost it? Tramp
This big hole in my pocket. Texas
Siftings. 53ss3F
Magistrate You are charged with
rushing up to this young lady and kiss
ing her against her will, and L SEN
tense you to- Prisoner The charge
is true, y'r honor; but she had been
eaten onions. gistrate Then / SEN
3tence You to kiss her again. New York
Weekly. ~
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THE CAUTIOUS MAN.
He Has a Little. Conversation and ]

= He Has a Little Conversation and Er
plains Why He Is So Cautious. b
1t was on the day trip of one Of tho
Norfolk boats, and the stranger on deck
moved about among the passengers
with very evident desire to know who
his fellow-voyagers were, yet with
quite as evident a purpose not to CONT
nit himself by giving away incontin-
emily to his curiosity. After some time
he found a man sitting off to one side,
and with him he entered into conversa-
tion. They. talked Washington and
scenery and delights of river travel, and
one thing and another for awhile, and
then the cautious man got around to
the subject which most interested him.
There are some very nice looking
people aboard" he said, glancing
around the deck, .tand some not so nice
looking
EYES," responded the other party
also glancing around. ...
I'D like to know something about
some of them," the cautious man pro-
ceeded; ''but, being a stranger, dom.
like to ask too many questions. A man
can't be too cautious, I think, when he
is travelling, in making comments on
his fellow travellers"
I've heard about some very embar-
RAISING cases." said the other party.
SO have L; and for that reason am
that much more particular. Still I'd
like to know who some of these people
are.'
"Who, for instance? I know few of
them, and I guess I'm safe enough to
trust t.
"Well," said the cautious man, as
sured by this, there's lady over there
by the door, =. r. ~ - -
(which one? That one that is talk
ing fourteen ways for Sunday?''
''She seems to be talking more than
the law allows" ventured the cautious
man. - -
'The one that's got dress on like
three-sheet circus poster, trimmed
with rainbows and Easter eggs?" -
yes laughed the cautious man.
Complexion like a tanbark walk?
Rather" a
A bonnet that would fade aScarpet ?''
hess as carpet
yes szss.sss .s
"Got jaw on her. that would cut
nail in two?"
"Yes''
"Acts like she owned the steamboat" ?"
Somewhat dictatorial, I should say"
"Got voice you could swarm bees
on?"
Sounds that way at this distance"
and the cautious man laughed with unc-
ton, for he loved to know about peo-
pie.
The other party got up and took q
| more critical look at the lady in ques-
tion.
"Do you know who she is?'' asked the
cautious man.
"Um-er,' hesitated the other party,
II seem to think I ought to, she's my
wife. Come over and let me introduce
you. What did you say your name
was?" But the cautious man hadn't
said and didn't say, and he removed
himself with such precipitancy that
the other party laughed as though he
enjoyed it.-Washington Star.
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tanned only these words, roughly
scrawled with pencil:

tained only these words, roughly
scrawled with pencil:
"tSend a man at once; danger!'
II went to the house and found Hodg-
son dead and his widow PROSTATE with
grief. An inquest by prominent ply
sicians revealed nothing. ..
y Mrs Hodgson got most of the for
tune left by her husband and took a
long trip abroad. DR.. Louis Huger re-
NAMED in New York and attended
closely to his largely increasing prac-
tice, but the affair was not altogether
forgotten. The widow came home in a
year and the old friendship with the
doctor was renewed. It was soon re-
ported that they were to be married.
about the time that first heard the
report that they were to be married
soon was sent to Investigate what was
at first supposed to be case of suicide
or accidental death. A woman and two
children living in fiat on the west side
were found dead in their rooms one
morning with the gas turned on. There
was no gas in their lungs. They were
dead before it was turned on. But the
autopsy helped us no further. It did
not disclose the cause of DEATH Many
physicians came and examined the bod
les. All agreed that no natural cause
of death was apparent, and they could
not discover the artificial cause. Here
were three persons dead, and, while
medical science could tell that they
had not died natural deaths, it could
not discover the means used by the per-
son responsible. &. u
Il finally decided to pay q visit to
DIR. Huger. The doctor was out when
/ called, but I told his servant that /
would wait, and was shown into the Ii
brary. That the doctor was man we'll
read il his profession was evident from
the great number and variety of medi-
cal works with which his lib