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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02
HARKNESS IS Superintendent.
Has Been Selected TO Succeed the
Late Anthony llOran.

Adam Harkness. of Pittston, yester-
day received official notice that he had
been appointed division superintend-
ent of the Pennsylvania Coal com
pany's collieries in this region. The
position is one of much responsibility
and was made vacant by the death
last week of Anthony Horan. of Dun
more. Mr.. Hardness appointment
comes by reason of twentythree years
service as an employe Of the company.
Previous to his connection with the
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Hardness worked
with the I.ehish and Wilkes Barre
Coal company. He also has had prac-
teal experience I'm the gold mines of
the west. His selection was unexpect-
ed and offered Il pleasant surprise to
Mr.. Hardness himself and to his per-
sonal friends in Pittston. He vii as
sumo the new office Immediately.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02

the plaintiff. proceeded with his side
Of the case and after all his evidence
was heard, there being no defendant
present. he asked for a verdict for the
full amount of the claim which was
1896. Judge Edwards directed the jury
to find for the plaintiff in that amount
The suit of the Pictorial League of
New York. against Jeweler +. Schimpff
was then called. Hon G. p. O'Malley
and Roscoe Dale We're attorneys for
the plaintiff and Hon. Frank 4. Okell
represented the defendant. Ii is a suit
for $2S.92. An agent of the league
called upon Mr.. Schimpff and got him
to sign contract for single column
newspaper cut to be furnished every
week. Mr.. Schimpff refused to pay for
the cuts or use them because they
We're double column cuts.
The league kent sending them right
along every week. The contract was
offered in evidence. Mr.. Schimpff ad-
mitted he signed the contract and there
was no specification in it about the size
of the cuts. but he claims to have had
an understanding with the agent that
the cuts would be single column. The
case will close this morning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02

spilled by James Dixon. Ned Monroe,
AL. Paterson, Harry Lester, and Alonzo
Long.
The second part of the show is given
up to clever speciality work. Melrose
and Monroe do a very amusing act in
this part and Messrs. Dixon and Long
give a dramatic recitation. They also
sing well. Near Gay New York the
Crooks again assemble and transact
a lot of business, funny, melodious.
pretty, etc. The comedians of the COM
pany in this closing act spill some
more fun.
The Crooks have a number of pretty
girls. They will be on exhibition today
and tomorrow afternoon and evenings.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02
AN INCREASE OF
OVER One THOUSAND
There Are Al, 1856 Registered Voters 10
Lackawanua County.
OVER HALF OF THEM IN SCRANTON
of the Total Number ~ ,62s Are
Credited to This City. 1862 TO Car.
bondaic and I6, ,l9O to the Remain.
der of the COunty..COmparisOnS
with Registry Figures Ofa Year Ago.
Votes in Each Election District.

The county commissioners clerks
have completed the task of tabulating
the result of the work of the men who
made the May registration and 1t Is
shown that there are 4l,4S6 registered
voters in the county. a gain of 1,So9
over the figures shown by the registry
of May, 1895. OF the il,4S6 voters in
the county 2l.G2S are registered in this
city. 1869 in Carbondale and 1880 in
the other districts of the county. The
figures of one year ago were: Scran-
ton. 2O,2Si; bondale. 3,55S: remain
der of the county. $3.50. The vote OF
the county by districts is as follows:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02
DEATH OF MRS. ROBERT T. DRAM.
Was the Mother of Mrs. Frank l..
phillips. of This CITY.

Mrs. Robert +. Dram, mother of Mrs
Frank L. Phillips, passed from this life
al her home in Dover, n. j., Wednes-
day evening. Mrs. Dram. after spend
ing the summer with her daughter,
Mrs. Phillips. at Clark's Green, return
I'd to her home recuperated i'm health,
about three weeks ago. In a few days
she suffered a relapse, but was not con-
sidered in an alarming condition until
few hours previous to her death.
She possessed a beautiful Christian
character, and will be missed by a
large circle of friends. The funeral
service will be held at Dover, Monday,
oct ,, at p. m.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02
SUIT FOR BEING BEATEN.
4 North End Citizen Wants Damages
In the Sum of 81. 900.

Damages in the sum of $1,000 are
claimed by David II. Jones, of the
North End in suit brought yesterday
against Henry r. Richardson. Huls-
lander & Vosburg are attorneys for the
plaintiff.
The cause assigned for the suit Is
that on Sept. so. 1896, the defendant
struck, kicked, beat battered, and in
jured Jones so that he was bruised,
bleeding, lame. sick and sore. He
claims his doctor bills and wages that
he will not draw will amount to $500.
and that he suffered $l.500 worth of
pain
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02
PERSONAL.

MIR. Louis Haas Is in Philadelphia.
Miss Anna Barrett. of Carbonate. Is
visiting Miss Mary Duffy, OF Madison
avenue.
Miss Mary Mitchell. of Penn avenue,
has returned from a two weeks visit with
friends in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. =. Little. of 63l Jeffer-
son avenue, have issued invitations for
the marriage OF their daughter, Grace. to
Gabriel Scott Brown, Wednesday after
noon, October II, at l.3O o'clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02
ThrOop borough
TAYLOR BOROUGH.
LIVELY WHITE CROOK.
Entertaining Performance On the
Boards at Davis Theater.

Fern Melrose leads the lively White
Crook" company which played at
Davis theatre. yesterday afternoon
and last evening. She is singer with
u voice better than the average. The
show opens with something new,
"Colunbia's Reception" The costumes
are very fine and q lot Of comedy Ia
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02
Gold Decorated

One color. with heavy gold decor
ations. Every piece edged and
splashed with gold. .1O-piece set. a. %.
worth $3.50: l2-piece set, $3.50. worth
$500.
Four-color print. Furnished gold
edges on every piece. fancy seal
loped edged shapes with lots of gold
tracing on every piece. This is the
banner set of the lot and well worth
$1,000 for II pieces. You ought to
see this set and you'd be sure to
buy 1t at this price. 1O-piece set,
$3.50. worth 500: 12-piece set, $3.50.
worth $1,000.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02

Il have suffered very much with
dyspepsia and sick headache and did
not obtain relief until l began taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla and Hoods Pills.
l gained very rapidly after began the
use of these medicines" Mrs. j. III.
Cartright, Galeton, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02
REXFORD'S.
Toilet Sets

A FORTUNATE BUYING OF
TOILET SETS THAT WILL SET
YOU THINKING SINCE YOU
ARE TO SHARE IN~THE GOOD
THING. THE NEW LOT HAS
BEEN BOUGHT so Low THAT
WE'VE BEEN FORCED TO PUT
THE YELLOW TAG ON NEARLY
EVERY SET WE HAD ON HAND
WHEN THE NEW LOT CAME.
HERE'S THE. OLD LOT WITH
NEW AND OLD PRICES GIVEN
FOR A COMPARISONS:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02
Here's the New Lot

These have not been reduced-by
us-the manufacturer had to stand
the reduction on this lot. He did
the reducing to get a good sized or
der. They're the most wonderful
toilet sets we've ever been able to
offer for anywhere near the money.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02

of McKinleys election is already
apparent in the general feeling of
security with which our energetic
merchants are increasing their ad-
vertising space. The use Of our
columns is daily growing more
valuable to the enterprising mer-
chant, owing to it's growing circu-
lation. All branches of our busi-
ness has felt the effect OF renewed
confidence. Are you sharing its ad-
Vantages?
Jordan's b'kw't cakes. sausage 1Oc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02
Single Prints

The handsomest single print in
the market, plenty of decoration.
but all in one color. Not bronstone
China. but semi porcelain. nice
ware and good shapes. 1O-piece
sets. $239. worth $3.50; l2-piece sets,
$3.50 worth $500.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02

Jurisch is rock bottom on ammuni-
ti0n. Shot $l.25; other goods In proper
ton. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02

Hoods Pills act harmoniously with
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02

Ask Your Dealer
for McGarrah's Insect Powder, 25 and
10-cent boxes. Never sold in bulk
Take no other. 90
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02

Try Jordan's one-half minute stews
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02
lO-PieCe Sets

We were all out Of cheap sets when
the new ones came, so these reduc-
tions are on fine goods only. They
don't start at low price, If you
compare them with the cheapest
toilet set in the market. but the old
price will give you some idea of the
styles and quality. while the new
price shows you how great the re-
ductiOn has been.
WHITE AND GOLD. Nothing
but gold on this set. Gold tracings
on every piece all hand work done
with a brush and plenty of gold on
them; former price, seas; price now.
A.4S.
Look for the Yellow Tag.
PINK AND GOLD. Solid ground
of pink with gold tracings. a set
that sold for $3.50; price now, $3.50.
Look for the Yellow Tag.
Solid color tinted tops with three
color paint decoration and gold
stripings. Former price, $3.50; price
now, $3.50.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02
Look for the Yellow Tag.

Solid tints and tinted tops. with
three and four color prints or hand
painted decorations. Heavy gold
stippled tops and gold traced dec
orations. This was formerly our
finest set and sold for $ll.90: price
now, $3.50.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02
12-Piece Sets
Look for the Yellow Tag.

ourcolor prints with same
amount of rich gold trimming.
Former price. $3.50: price now. $500
10 pieces
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02
CAREONDALII CITY.
DITNNORE,

First ward. First district .......... 10,
First ward, Second district ...... lIa
Second ward. First district . 3l9
Second ward, Second district ...... ;Oi
Third ward. First district .......... 2ul
Third ward. Second district ...... 2GN
Third ward. Third district ........ "a
Fourth ward NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. llS
fiith ward Observation-Disclosures. III
sixth ward, First district ......... 81
Sixth ward Second district . IA
-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-02
LACKAWANNA TOWNSHIP
OLD FORGE.
OLYPHANT,

Ransom township ....................... IL
Roaring Brook township ........... =.
Scott township .......................... ~
Spring Brook township .............. !.
South Abingdon township .............. 81
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-08

oelng mark for these festive shooters
me road did not have storage room sar
the great quantities of freight and dunned
~ ont over several squares, merely cover
ins IL with tarpaulins. Any one Wanting
me delicacies or substantiais OF life could
spirit away whatever his fancy di,Aated
through this means the road lost thou.
lands of dollars which they had to make
den or 0 0la conductors, Henry Currie, now
NJ noi master or tho Grand Central: John
marshall, Ed Terrell Littis and Easton
Mmere q most In themselves. Tom Hicks
'e QUEST engineer of the Central. did
GUY 9e and had a reputation of being the
aSiest runner in the State. He h SIN
i'm the road and looked IN to ms an NJ
~ nrVitiity' captain James Beli. present agent
81 'io"S'oH' was agent at Hearne.
o i Hisiore tho road was quite finished 20
nv, nrne't some OF the country pe,onIe h.
go" 500 involved In a foud and ii Mas M
t Snr,i 10 80 there. The United States M
srSc ,s,Ss sent a company OF troops Viii i,
,n SSesieu IN capturing most OF them AMI
marIetirr secure them. built u most rs.
XII, same house up in the air. on ,,rs,,,
in 'snn pl,rlns we called II the SKY par -
~. Ihese boisterous 'disturberss tbai
havhsened 10 shoot the operator II On
~, "v ~ open an offce there. but bac,s6
W 'ne military, the writer opened IN mn
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-08

did not serve as an experience. for We had
money TO throw at the birds, and had we
saved for a rainy day-butl
Captain W, ii. Lloyd of Houston was an
extensive cotton buyer at the terminus.
Captain 5, j. Adams, who had skipped
from Houston on the nrst approach Of
fever started a bank at Hearne and mar
ried the belle of BRACES county, as most
any good looking Houstonian can and
generally does.
Captain Andy Faulkner. now an amateur
farmer with a great lake on his planta.
ton, ON the banks OF which he sits. SPEND
ing many happy days watching the growth
aud development Of his unlimited stock Of
tadpolcs, was then a hustling contractor
furnishing material for tho Central. Tie,
cnptain was not afraid of the Yanks dur
ing the war, and didn't allow any monkey
hia At the terminus. for he was possessed
of giant risht arm, and used IL literally
upon the toughs whenever they looked
cross eyed In his direction. lie showed
his pluck by going Into Calvert durins the
epidemic OF 1873 and catching the disease
himself
. Calvert, as a terminus, was duplicate
or Bryan, with the exception that the
tough element was more numerous. The
amusement most In vogue was the shoot
ing at lanterns on a dark night, Conduct
ors, as well as other people, were AFRAID
10 use them on account OF the danger OF
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-08

could even attempt TO handle promptly.
and shipments were 50 delayed that cot
ton men shipped great quantities OF the
staple by express, at eNhorhitant charges,
IN order to get 1t to market, Captain j.
!, McKeever, our fellow townsman, who
now runs the Houston gas works, organ
ized and controlled said express, and ought
TO have reaped n harvest. he was younger
then and had a large stock or gas and
vim, which was Just as necessary then
as now, even if he Is In the gas business,
on the shady side OF gassy life. The cap
tain was a hustler In those days,
Many who followed the terminus from
BRYAN to kosse. which lasted about three
years, are now residents OF Houston.
Others dropped out, as the road progressed
aud are located at Bryan, liearne, CAT
vert nreInond, Kosse, while still others
continued with the road and are, mauy OF
them, well-to-do and honored citizens At
different points as far up az Denlson
ialdy Council, Dick Fuller w, II. Webb,
now IN Houston, We're then with the Con-
trail as clerks, and they often assert that
more money could he made at Bryan sit
ting on a dry goods box whiting a ShinSla
Than can now he made by hard work
Money was plentiful indeed Nearly every
body gamhied and sampled red-eye. II
Mas difficult TO distinguish a poor man
from n rich one, as any one could borrow
n stake. Up today and down tomorrow
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-08
3fiGs and sion had things a-humming

geographically. "'""'i'h'hs
w men we left Calvert for Nosse vynich
Inc No. VIC next terminus. Bremond oniN be-
, ,~s d terminus very short while tkinrs
n 49, not SO pleasant, The tough elegnent
the e o Eod,l,tol and fights and killings We're
E r. me Tune Applewhite was killed that
H. ~ y, DaNls; then governor. nut the nlace
ISM NMiItSr IN one night, December 81
W. M' a lying IN his bed, counted ian on.
ana S'V n Hghts on the gallery Of the Hotel.
nHest,o were killed, The reyt day he y ,Vr ,t.
ton. "''H hiei BACK TO tBous-
nv ,i ~ q disease which bafaed the Aom-
n ~. out at Calvert. The eood old .jpns
~, Avpin9hry rubbed up their shof fJ,ns
80 80 faeca an embargo on trains In iiilIns
foi nI tnelr FARMS, and the iifferent to,1ns
s stt,,oWIhs SUIT, refused 10 ALLOW trninl 10
S sap az their stations In consea,,.eA 70
i h, ortGS traffic fen TO zero. The CentTai.
NJ, ny ottaer to remedy matters furnlsheS he
rnIsicidhs or Houston. Galveston ami nj her
u"ts a special to make an exnn,inst ;l,'
,S., 70 me nature OF the disease ThaNc
s"V ~ Oh science differed two OF them ioA IL
a houston DOCTOR pronounced /, 'e anr,J ~
'N@'" RIVER While six others. after
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-08
WHEN TIE CENTRAL WAS BUILT
Tho Towns That poomed and the Nancy
That Was Made.
Wriftar, f,r III. r..

Tho Towns That po0med and the Money
That Was Made.
Written Tor Tho Post
Near the close NJ the memorable yellow
FEVER epidemic Or 1871, which prevailed AZ
Houston and Galveston to such an awful
extent and extended 10 several POINTS on
the Houston and Texas Central railway.
me writer having an opportunity 10 make
ehansc OF location, proceeded to Millican
when was then the terminus. The fever
nAn retarded tho progress of the road.
ne operator had just fallen victim TO
tne soourge. and there being no one 10 do
anything, two negroes got large dry
goods box and placing all that was mortal
Oh 'he poor stranger In Il. lugged IT of
and dumped 1t away.
There were only two or three well peo.
pie In the place, as OF those who were not
down with the disease. all had fed TO other
POINTS n few cases had invaded Bryan.
twenty miles north. which was soon to
ueoome the terminus, and had not a freeze
followed by big frost. arrived on schedule
''h'e' THIS place would have been depopu-
ia'eu by the grim destroyer and the nee.
ihs elsewhere OF panic-strleken people.
IN the early part OF IS6S Bryan was omen.
cd up as the terminus. Hundreds of houses
We're erected each weok, IT reaulriny mn,
Few days 10 fully complete the Cnllfo,-
lh ooAes such as composed the city al a
nhohthh growth. a greater business ,rps
,.vc s'H Ssc1 '{H a was, as the terminus, has
WAGONS ny The thousand came from, a,,,>,
bpll' az, ~ .ftoitnefn and Western Texas. III
o aa Az s any New Mexico. with col.
loil Mics Gnu other products taking hl,cl,
groceries, dry goods. buildin.. r,ntcris1 oi ~
u" NoN"~i hao moro business than IL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-08

scratching their weps wv m n
called il malaria AZ senisf
Vas a plague stricken Ygvi
n,a,,er What the disease ~ ~
a ns bad as Yellow fever, nv ospls
on about a quarter )" Ne ptysxt 4
laid the balance low ,sllow ~
cided as 10 It's being yssd Dy6 v
ri Mohl and Mrs. ALL ss il ~
grand and noble servls,ss ~
sr an homes and en.n,soF Z y
stricken prison LOT ms rs' ". M
the sick and dying. .,n,,ng Hsvs.i
sam o. Young, two ,he pltS -
Clans took charge o. .rs asts
renutation, rendering rssl "
a, i,,n,., should never W. W II " W
CalV orns s many old.iirnf'ssI 49,
who read this dosbt s53]
statement will 10 dpIie "a M
above statements. for essn ~
i nI MS terminusers M ors ~
hustle III, and hurrah ~
change. ~-rryftE',
ANXIOUS FOR j \
Congress seems .danrfp@
ANYTHING that is nc' - !, ~
TO CURE A co col O,IsIs
Take laxatiEe bro'hn s monf7
druggists rffunu w
y. Oh. \
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-08
Groceries on

That isn't a political tn
not q candidate for public
candidate for your patror
taken the liberty OF placl
nomination for this distin
only fair that we should te
platform IL. 1t isn't a very
est Goods, Honest Prices,
straightforward Dealing.
form we stand on, and tina
we propose to stick on eve
meanwhile. does 1t interes
that we now have an ass,
ceries uneuualed in Houstt
low competition? lr so. 2
call or write for our price
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-23
OBJECTION DEMANDED OF BRITAIN
BY the English Colony in the Terri
tory in Dispute.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN REVOLT
1. Spreading Ecbe.s Have Attacked
Entiv. Patrol Takiu. Women and
Children to Hnluwayo.

C;eorc,tcwn. British Guiana June ~
AIr Harrison the official who was in
charg. of the ,ahoiers rho were opening
a road ron the Earna 10 thu cuyuni
river within the schcmburgll line. when
they were stopped by force Of armed
'.nezuo ans on June u. has been ar
.esied by ;he Neneauelans under fresh
orders from Caracas and earned 10 the
Venezuelan sta ion opposite uruan the
Ncnezu7lana claiming this rghr To arrest
fo,picners on The left bank OF the Cnyuni
river
The nrrest of Mr.. Harrison has aroused
,he colony Of British Guiana and inc
nonuiarior demands that Great Britain
lake immediate and decisive action in the
cass.
when the VenezuelanF frsi stopped
mo lapofcrs from proceeding with the
work. orders were seat from Georgetown
10 Mr. Hariieon not to offer violent resis-
,ancs hut to withdraw under protest.
London. June %. The Chronicle says
of the news from Gniana il is ntolorahle
that while the United states and Great
prita.n ore negotiating the Nenczuclans
should ,nke such action. We must tell
the government al Caracas that they VIII
have TO role,,se Harrison, apologize for his
arrest and make amends. Venezuela could
not hasc adopted a more unfortunate ac-
tim II is easy TO see that an attempt
AIN he nj once made 10 remove the from
tier QUESTION from the region OF argument
and cancellation TO the atmosphere OF
passion end prejudice. But the Two quos-
sans must lie kept apart
/
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-23
A SCOOP.

Is newspaper parlance for beating r,vlt
newspaper on good item of news. The
Post generally has n few TO It's crcdit
and very few to IT'S dIScredh.
TAKE MONDAYS POST
and compare y with its competitors and
you win iind 1t has severnA items of good
news which are not found in the others
Here They Are:
THE TURNS IN CRETE have repealed
their awful Armenian record of atrocities
and the Cretans realize that they are
gagged IN life and Death struggle
FIGURES BY WHITNEY seem TO show
that silver viii control at Chicago.
MATTHEW'S WANTS HARMONY and
is trying to heal the democratic fractional
breach in Indiana.
Roles AND SILVER; the Iowan's
nr,nager striving TO corral the llliontA
vote.
A HEAVY DAMAGE SUIT filed against
the Southern Pacific by Ticket Agent w.
NJ. Barnett.
CLEVER BUNcO; misguided Alabama
negroes trusted their valuables 10 re-
lgious takers.
And there are others every day.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-23
SOUTH AFRICAN REVOLT.

.Natvep EscortinG Women and Children
Attacked by Rebels
Buluwnyo. June % A patrol of twenty
three natives bringing In women and
children in an armored mu'e wagon, had
n desperate fight with tho rehsllions ma
tives near Salisbury. several OF the patrol
were killed and four wounded whi'e io"'-
teen OF their horses and all the mules
were killed.
The natives about Fort Charter are
.,nt,. risln-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-23
DEMOCRATS GETTING BUSY.
Nagonal Committeeman Getting Thing
in Readiness az Chicago

Nagonal Commit eemen Getting Things
in Readiness AZ chicago.
Oh cago. June 2?.-Tho members Of the
democratic National committee have re-
turned from 81. Louis, and with their
return the work Of arranging for the
National convention here next month ha,
beCun in carnfst The headquarters CT
the committee al the Palmer house have
been thrown oren and Secretary Sheerin
and c.her active workers are up to their
ears In work of tn. sort elwavs incident
to National political gathering. Ire
secretary, who is N charge OF the ticket
arranpemsrn Is of the opinion that there
are e3inS 10 be more people AT the con
ventIon Than have attended any Saiicral
convention for more than a quarter Of a
century. the applications for seats m the
corysnti1n has be ms mora numerous ~
the present time than ever before.