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BRYAN'S COURSE
VIII Depend Upon the Conditions to Be
Asked

LINCOLN, Neb., July 25.-While the
public here in Lincoln has been heartily
discussing the likelihood of the accept
ance or rejection of Mr.. Bryan of the
Populist nomination, or the rejection of
Mr.. Sewall, Mr.. Bryan put in the day in
absolute silence as to his intentions, al
though the pressure was strong to Sc
cure an expression from him. During
the forenoon he received many tele-
grams from st. Louis friends in relation
to the perplexing conditions there aris-
ing. and from quite number of friends
in other parts of the country urging him
to stand. by his previous telegram de-
clining the nomination unless it carried
with it that Of Mr.. Sewall. In reference
to the action of the st. Louis convention
he said:
when the Populists decided to nom
mate the vice president first. Senator
Jones, chairman of the national Demo-
cratic committee wired me as follows:
'Populists nominate vice president first.
If not Sewall, what shall l do? An
swer quick. I favor your declination
in that case. I wired Immediately as
follows: Hon. James X. Jones, st.
Louis: / entirely agree with you. With
| draw my name if Sewall is not nomi-
mated
"These dispatches were published in
| this mornings papers, and the conven-
| ton understood my position. In spite
| of this, they have seen fit to nominate
me. Whether l shall accept the nomi-
nation or not will depend entirely upon
what conditions are attached to it. My
| first desire is to aid in securing the inn
mediate restoration by the United States
of the free and unlimited coinage OF
gold and silver at the present legal ratio
of 16 to 1, without waiting for the aid OF
consent of any other nation. appre-
ciate the desire manifested at st. Louis
to consolidate all the free silver forces
and regret that they did not nominate
Mr.. Sewall also. He stands squarely
upon the Chicago platform and has de-
Tended our cause against greater oppo
sition than we have had to meet in the
south and west. The Populist platform
is, on many questions, substantially
identical with the Chicago platform; i
goes beyond the Chicago platform, how
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To Insure Individual and Ma
tional Prosperity
GRINDING GOLD MONOPOLY
May Be Escaped by Aiding the Silver
Party
You May Also Help Sustain tho Gold Stand
ard by Assisting the Sound Money
Democrats
.ssociated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
ST. LOUIS, July 25.-The national
committee of the Silver party has issued
an address to the public. 1t is signed by
the committee and reads as follows:
To the American People: Inasmuch as
it has been charged upon the national
Silver party, assembled in st. Louis,
that we are a convention of repeudiat-
ors rvolutionists and anarchists. we
submit the following to the candid
judgment of the people;
In our delegation are four veterans of
our Mexican war, fortynine ex-confed-
crates and one hundred and ninety-six
union soldiers, veterans of the late war.
OF the 731 delegates attending, nine are
Prohibitionists, forty-nine Populists,
one hundred and forty-six are Demo-
Gratis and five hundred and twentysix
are Republicans.
Under this composition of the conven-
tion we appeal to all true patriots, with
out regard to previous party affilia-
tions, to vote for Hon. William j. Bryan
for president and Hon. Arthur Sewall for
vice. president of the United States A
result of their election will be the res
toration of free silver on equal terms
with gold providing thereby a growing
volume of money which will tend 10
disseminate rather than to aggregate
wealth, which will relieve the present
profound depression and replace it with
a wide prosperity.
We urge You to unite upon this ticket
as your sole hope of escape from the
rigors of a grinding gold monopoly
Ours is poor mans campaign. We
therefore call for contributions toward
legitimate expenses, the same to be sent
to William P. st. John, treasurer, at No.
121 East Thlrty-fourth street, New
York. Contributions of 81 or more will
be regularly acknowledged.
THE GOLD MEMS CALL
CHICAGO, July 25.-The executive
committee of the Sound Money league
today met in executive session to con-
slider the question of finance and to pro-
vide for campaign fund for the newly
launched party.
The work of completing the "provi-
sional' national committee is now going
forward. During the next two weeks,
member will be selected from every
state in the Union, and then, on August
Z, they will meet in Indianapolis to deter
mine the place for holding the conven-
ton and issuing the formal call.
Organizations of sound money Demo-
Gratis will be formed in all states except
perhaps a few western ones, where the
silver sentiment is strong, and in these
committeeman will be appofntva
executive committee or nve appoih'eu
at Yesterdays conference
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the state to Bryan. To illustrate what
mean: Say that Bryan and Sewall cleo
tors received 100, 900 votes. the Bryan and
Watson electors 100000 votes and 1885, 900
votes for the Mckinley electors, would
give him the state with a good many to
spare. This shows how disastrous two
tickets for the same president and differ
ent vice-president may be. The Popu-
lists know they want free coinage and
though they may admire Watson great
ly they will not waste thier votes on a
ticket that they may elect him to an
office without responsibility, influence
or patronage. I believe Bryan and
Sewall will carry every state west of
the Missouri and several of the middle
western states. Southern silver men
section.
(Signed( T. NJ. PATTERSON.
From Ignatius Donnelly Of Minneso-
ia the following was received:
To the Associated Press: / think the
situation is in good shape, and nine
tenths of the delegates will go home sat-
isfied. There are some who believe that
to say whether he will accept the plat
form with Mr.. Watson as his running
mate. and IL he does not accept, then
they will demand of the national COM
mittee that his name be taken off the
ticket and the name of Col Norton, who
had the next highest number of votes,
be substituted. This would produce the
most discomfort all over the United
States, and Mr.. Norton would not re-
ceive one-fourth of the Populist vote,
the remaining three-fourths going to
Bryan. Think the better course is that
which 1 advocated in the convention, to-
wit: Having nominated Mr.. Bryan, we
should not call upon him to accept or
reject our platform, or to repudiate or
defend Mr.. Sewall. If this were an in
tent to merge the Populist party into
the Democratic party perfect identity
of opinions and principles would be nee
essary, but it is not true. We remain in
our own camp and our own territory,
and simply agree to transfer for this
campaign our two or three million votes
70 NJ o---- -~A IT,
Of Mr.. Bryan's worth. Every Populist
in the United States will, I think. vote
for Mr.. Watson. If the Democrats do
not withdraw Mr.. Sewall there will be
no election of vice president at the bal
lot box, and the matter will go into the
senate, where the Populists hold the
balance of power and will compel the
election of Mr.. Watson.
(Signed) IGNATIUS DONNELLY.
COMPLICATION.
ST. LOUIS, July 25.-It is stated to-
night that Senator Allen. who is ex-
off1cio chairman of the presidential no.
tiication committee, may not call the
committee together, and therefore, that
Mr.. Bryan may not be formally notified
Of his nomination by the Populist COS
vention.
Chairman Jones of the Democratic
national committee today appointed
William P. st. John of New York, who
presided over the Silver convention,
treasurer of the Democratic national
committee. Mr.. St. John announced
that he would accept the position.
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LOTS OF KICKERS
But Very Few Of Them Were Convention
DELEGATES

ST. LOUIS, July 25.-Immediately af-
ter the adjournment of the convention
the Texas delegation got together to
take action as to their course. stump
Ashby got upon chair and acted as
chairman of the convention. He said
there was no disposition on the part OF
Texas to have trouble with anybody.
He advised the delegation to meet atthe
Southern hotel and to invite all the
middle of the road men. 1t was proposed
at once to appoint committee to wait
on Governor Stone and get the telegram
he was said to have from Bryan. This
committee consisted of Sam Vans of
Texas. Ulrich of Wisconsin and Howard
of ALBANIA, although Campion of Maine
was subsequently substituted for lin.
resulting in floods in which twentJ-nine
Paul Vandevoort of Nebraska got
hearing from Washburn of Massachu-
setts, who returned to tell the Texans
that Bryan was all right, but hd could
give them little information. Wach-
burn was bombarded with questions.
They wanted direct ansyer to TIE ques-
ton whether or not Bryan would ac-
cept. Washburn said he wouldgive no
Information &C to that point Then 1t
was suggested that the further proceed
ing be conducted at the speakers, and
the crowd swarmed over there. 1t then
appeared that there were not very many
delegates among the kickers They
were men who had not been admitted to
seats in the convention. The prominent
men in the Texas delegation did not re-
main. Then the meeting proceeded
with the appointment of it's committee
to draft an address. An important point
of the meeting was the fact that Frank
Burkett of Mississippi would not serve
on any of the committees. and although
! Schilling of Wisconsin was appointed
several times he gave notice that, being
on the national committee, he could not
serve. Some question was raised as to
what the convention meant when II gave
| the national committee plenary powers.
1t was feared they might t9ke watson
off the ticket. The few that remained
| in the hall then adjourned at $50, the
address committee to meet at once ana
| the conference to meet at 1880 p. m. at the
| Southern.
The middle of the road men met at the
| Southern hotel after leaving the con-
yention hall today, and sent the mes
sage to the national committee referred
to in the report of the meeting of that
body. The malcontents spent large
norton of the time in secret conference,
preparing an address stating their po-
sition, giving their reasons for opposing
the selection of Mr. Bryan and insisting
that Norton shall be declared the nolni-
nee of the Peoples party If Bryan de-
clines. ..r.,-. -.-----,.---.- $50
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night. They include the Proctor and
HERES families and three of the Casey
children.
Reports from Central City andother
points of Clear Creek canyon indicate
that a week or two must elapse before
the railroad can be repaired and COM
snunication restored. No lives were lost
at Central City. No tidings have been
received from Idaho Springs, the wires
being down. The damage to railroads,
townships, and industrials by the floods
in this state Is roughly estimated at $780,
900.
THE DANGER LINE.
PITTSBURG, July 25.-The greatest
OF all floods in the Monongahela valley,
which is sweeping down that stream,will
cause the rivers here to reach stage of
25 feet this evening, which will be suff-
citne to flood the lower districts of both
cities. The general conditions through
out the Monongahela valley is critical.
The lower end of McKeesport is flooded
and foot more of water will reach many
warehouses. Dravesburg is inundated.
The water is reaching the second story
of many houses. The last rise was caused
py cfOuQDurStS ana nedVy rains at the
head of the Monongahela. In many
places there were the heaviest floods
known in twenty-five years. The amount
of the damage will prabably reach ST.,
100000. The gauge at noon showed 205
feet and rising at the rate of six inches
an hour.
The danger line of this city is twenty
two feet. AT p. m. the water had COM
menced to creep into many cellars. The
Ohio valley will experience the flood it's
entire length.
RAMPANT RIVERS.
CINCINNATI, July 25.-Reports from
West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio show
that all the tributaries of the Ohio river
are overflowing. The damage to rail-
roads and other property is very great.
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STETSON'S DEATH
No Doubt Entertained That 1t Was a Sui.
eide


SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.-The po-
lice have been investigating the death
of Albert Stetson, son of ]. b. Stetson,
the millionaire merchant and railway
magnate, yesterday morning, and have
come to the positive conclusion that
there is no ground for suspicion of
murder. They are satisfied that Stetson
shot himself while crazed from excessive
absinthe drinking.
Evidence has been gathered showing
that when he had been drinking Stetson
had on several occasions threatened to
take his life.
The funeral will be held tomorrow from
the family residence. The remains are
still at the undertaking parlors. The
inquest will be held next week. }. b.
Stetson has been in consultation with
the police and believes his son killed
himself
The herald., 1896-07-26
A Vessel in Distress

SAN FRANCISCO, July Zo.-COIIeClUT
Wise has been requested to send a revenue
cutter in search of the schooner lizzie
Prien which left port for the Nahaiem
river June l. and which has not yet reach
ed her destination. The Prien was spoken
off Nahalem river July Sth and her captain
reported he had water enough to last only
four days more. Two days later the schoon-
er disappeared in fog and it is feared
that her crew of six men is suffering from
lack of food and water.
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Forest Fires

VANCOUVER, b. c., July 25.-News re-
ceived by the steamer ComaX from the
north coast states that bush fires have
done considerable damage and a large
amount of timber has been destroyed. Hig-
gins logging camp, on Humphries chan
nel has been. burned. The men were all
asleep when awakened by the noise of the
fire and smoke and had narrow escape.
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VIII 1 onk at Mars

F'LAGSTAF'F. Ariz., July 25-The new "a
inch glass of the Lowell observatory was
tested here tonight by Professors Lowell
and Douglas and the preliminary tests
were emiuenty satisfactory. Both Pro-
fessor Lowell and Alvan G. Clark, maker
of the glass. were much pleased with the
results obtained. The glass is the fifth
largest in the world.
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Killed nv Indians

SAN DIEGO. July 25.-John Ward an old
man living near Campo in this county,
was found dead today in the brush with a
large knife sticking entirely through his
body. 1t is believed that he was murdered
by Indians, but another theory is that he
fell while carrying the knife in his hand
and that it was thus driven through him.
The coroner is investigating.
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In ShaiinW Water

OROVILLE. July pa. L. Rugg, one of
the most prominent mining men in Plumas
county, was drowned at Cleghorn bar on
the middle fork of the Feather river on
Friday evening, July 24th. He was cross
ing the river on his horse, when the animal
stumbled and fell, throwing Mr. Rugg into
the water. He was drowned before assis-
tance could reach him. although the water
where he fell was only two feet deep
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Shnrfness of Breath

The shortness of breath after an exer-
ton is an indication that the lungs are
not being used to their fullest capacity.
Nothing so effectually removes this
trouble as Tip Top Cough Syrup. 1t
clears away the gathering of mucus and
heals the diseased portion of the lungs.
A trial will prove this. Price so cents.
All druggists.
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tiuutiop for Gomez

HAVANA, July 25-Several columns.
at least 5000 men, left san LUIS IN search
of Gomez and his band of insurgents.
According to latest advices received
here they have been unable to bring
about an engagement with the insur"
gent leaders.
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No Rnnli lssIta

SAN FRANCISCO, July 25-The supreme
court today decided that the Glendora irri-
cation district of Los Angeles county had
no right to issue call for Il bond election.
because it had not first submitted Il plan
for an irrigation system
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Wisnnrd,s hnrse Wins

LONDON, July 25.-Mr Enoch Wis
hard's horse Macbriggs won the dia-
mond plate of 200 sovereigns at Galwick
tOdaY.
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The I,earneIibal(nse

SAN DIEGO, July 25.-The libel suit
brought by DR.. j. c. Hearne of this city
against the San Francisco Chronicle went
10 the jury at o'clock this afternoon Up
TO a late hour tonight they had not reached
a verdict.
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truck by Lightning

LODI, Cal, July 25.--During the passing
of a thunder storm a large stack of baleG
hay owned by l. w. Anderson, near this
place. was struck by lightning and burned
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A Candidate Withdraws

PORTLAND Me, July 25.-Edwin y.
Winslow, Democratic candidate for gov
ernor, has withdrawn because of the Chi
cago platform. His decision was made
known late this afternoon.
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Jndelivered kilograms

There are undelivered kilograms at the
Western Union Telegraph office corner of
Len Curry. Mrs. Ella Long, y. L. Wright,
MSS MiI13:e Abbott.
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Sweet Moments cigarettes are made of
finest Virginia and Turkish tobaccos.
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is so intimate as to make their vitality
mutually dependent. 1t is therefore
quite probable; as has already been in
timated, that the preparation of soil
particles for plant food is due quite
largely to bacterial activity.
KIND OF ORGANISMS.
The nitric organisms in the soil exist
in common with hundreds Of others,
many Of which are doubtless active in
the solvent work. The n1trifying or
ganism themselves, as will be mentioned
further on, have such important rela-
tion in the supply of nitrogenous food
as to have escaped consideration in their
more purely solvent action. The atten-
tion of psychologists has been devoted
almost exclusively to a study of the nj
trifying organisms in respect to their
relation to albuminoid and ammoniacal
bodies. For this reason the action of
these organisms and others relating
thereto as a solvent for mineral particles
in preparing them for plant absorption
has not received the consideration which
it merits.
To be Continued
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To Avoid Flies.

The following formula for a wash is
recommended by the Louisiana Bureau
of Agriculture, not only to prevent the
incubation of live stock with Charlton
by the bites Of flies coming from char
bonous animals, but also to prevent that
merciless attack of flies on live stock
during the hot weather, which Injuries
the general health of all apart from the
danger of charbon by inoculation
In two quarts of boiling water dissolve
one-fourth pound of common hard soap;
add one pint of coal oil; churn these sub
stances together until well mixed, and
then dilute with three quarts of water,
and add one pint of fish oil. If larger
quantity be made, maintain these pro-
portions. This emulsion applied every
other day will keep the flies away.
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Winter Haven, Fla.

Temperature at Which Seeds terminate.
Late experiments at one OF the Cana
dian agricultural experiment stations
prove that the different seeds terminate
at various temperatures, varying with
the species and the amount of moisture
present. Some seeds, it was found,
would sprout when the temperature of
the soil was constantly kept at the freez-
ing point. This was true of the seeds of
white mustard, which terminated at a
temperature of thirty degrees Fair.
Indian corn terminated at tempera-
ture of forty eight degrees, watermelon
seed at sixty-three degrees and tripolium
ripens at forty-two degrees. 1t was also
found that the different seeds terminate
between certain limits Of temperature,
the greater part of those experimental
upon not terminating at all if the tenn
perature was kept above eighty-three
degrees.
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the forest; the land is prepared and the
plants are set out and not cultivated
after; just let them grow wild, and yet
in that congenial CLINE of its nativity,
the fruit grows fine.
Of the Enville City, Oh Lord, great
big coarse plant, wants all the land ad-
joining to- grow on. 1t takes it long
time to grow great big pumpkin of an
apple, that is, may be, little better
than pumpkin to eat; of it's being ga
smoother, more salable APPLE" Oh
hush, of all the homeliest, ill formed
apples, it leads the field. If they grow
to good size, 4. e., if they are given good
treatment, nearly all of them, the top
will run up with something like a neck,
into great ill shaped coxcomb, any
thing but fruit that can be sold on it's
shape.
have ten plants Of it and don't be-
lieve if gift, l could find room for any
more.
I, not long since, visited friend who
has four acres Of Cayenne pines, thous-
ands of apples, and not one of them but
were standing up square without any
support and the same day was in an
other place where the apples were all
Looping over more or less and had to be
tied up. In both cases plants were large
and healthy. Will some of your scien-
lists tell me why? believe know and
| wish to see if l am right.
JAMES MOTT.
Winter Haven, Fla.
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To be Continued.
For the Florida Agriculturist.
Make Coed Butter.

1t is quite often that we read an item
in some agricultural paper like the
following: "lf you expect to succeed
in butter making you must keep sharp
lookout on the market and find out the
kind of butter it demands. AS require
ments Of the market vary, you are Of
course to vary your products accord
ingly." Then, again, private dairy
man is advised to look around among
his actual and prospective customers
and ascertain the particular fancies Of
each as regards quality and cater to
them.
Now, while a dairyman should post
himself as to the requirements Of the
market he seeks, on such matters as
kind of package used, amount of salt re-
quired, and whether it will pay better
to print his butter than pack 1t, 1t is the
height of absurdity to instruct him to
attempt to make, as ii were, an ''assort-
ment" Of butter of assorted" qualities.
Nothing of the kind is required, and
nothing of the kind, or even approx
mating it, should be advised.
The plain, common, horse sense thing
to do is to make good butter. Such
butter will always sell, and if a farmer
is unfortunate enough to have Gus
toner whose tastes has not been educa
ted to that kind Of butter he better let
him or her 60, unless he can educate his
taste so be will appreciate good butter.
There is standard by which butter
is Judged at fairs, and we fail to see the
advantage of such judging and the
awarding of premiums On the basis Of
such a standard unless the farmer will
be safe ia making such butter as,
according to such standard, will be
called good butter.
Of course, if enc has good customer
that will take all of his butter and pay
good price for it, it will pay to cater
to his requirements. But it is absurd to
think Of making a certain quality of
butter for each of several different Gus
toners. Make good butter-good as
Judged by an intelligent standard and
educated taste, and let it 60 at that.
F. W. MOsELEY.
Clinton, Iowa.
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Pineapple Controversy.
Clinton, Iowa.
Editor Florida Agriculturist:

Editor Florida Agriculturist:
| notice Gottfried's questions about
pineapples and some of the answers. and
somehow it seems to me l ought to come
in.
Florida can produce more to the acre
of that class of men that Josh Billings