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indianapolis Gets the Convention.
PALMER Is NATIONAL CHAIRMAN.
Call Adopted for a National Convention to
Meet sept. <.

Call Adopted for a National Convention to
Meet sept. z.
II was $40 when the committee reas-
sembled. The visitors filled the assembly
room. Senator John NJ. Palmer was given
an ovation when he entered the hall 1t
was announced at the afternoon session
that General Bragg was delayed by a
washout on the Pennsylvania. At the
night session the announcement was made
that he could not get here. General Chas
Tracey stated that they had taken meas
ures TO perpetuate the greatest Of all par
ties and needed the foremost of leaders
He nominated John NJ Palmer for chair
man of the national committee. Palmer
was selected unanimously. He said he
sympathized most earnestly in the pur-
pose of the meeting The Chicago conven.
ton had forgotten the honor as we'll as
the principles of the Democratic party
John X. Wilson, of Indiana was elected
secretary; John p. Frenzel, of Indiana,
treasurer. John III Cultivate, of Ohio,
as chairman Of the committee on a call for
the National convention and plan of or
ganiZation, reported the following, which
was repeatedly interrupted by applause In
Its reading and adopted unanimously. 1t
is addressed ITO the Democrats of the
United States"
"A political party has always been de-
fined TO be an association of voters to pro-
mote the success of political principles
held in common. The Democratic party,
during its whole history, has been pledged
to promote the liberty of the individual
the security of private rights and property,
and the supremacy of the law.
1T has always insisted upon safe and
stable money for the peoples use 1t has
insisted upon the maintenance of the
financial honor of the nation, as we'll as
upon the preservation inviolate of the in
situations established by the constitution
These, Its principles, were abandoned by
the supposed representatives of the party
at national convention recently as
sembled at Chicago The Democratic
party will therefore cease TO exist unless IL
be preserved by the voluntary action OF
such of its members rs still adhere to the
fundamental principles. No majority of
the members of the convention, however
large, had any right OF power TO sur
render those principles. When they un-
dertook to do so that assemblage ceased to
be Democratic convention.
1.-THE action taken, the irregular pro-
ceedings. and the platform enunciated by
that body were and are so utterly and in
defensibly revolutionary, and constitute
such radical departures from the princi-
pies of the Democracy, which should
characterize sound and patriotic admin
istration of our country's affairs that Its
results are not entitled TO the confidence
or support of true Democrats. For the
first time since national parties were
formed there L. not before the American
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NOBODY SEEMS MUCH HURT
by the CoIIap . a the ''Gigsntsc" Deal u
Dian ON Matches. Etc.

by the CoIIap a the "Giganttc" Deal In
Dian ON Matches. Etc.
CHICAGO, Aug 5.-Barring the fact that
the stock exchange was closed-which, by
the way, is not an unprecedented thing
and that there were several or more big
81. C Ilators who wouldn't have az much
money when things were settled as they
had before, the collapse Of the gigantic
Diamond Match and Biscuit deal does not
seem To have been gigantic" at all In the
matter of disturbing trade. There are good
many losses, IL Is true, and some are large,
but those who lost can pay and the failure
will cause hardly ripple In business al
fairs.
The Diamond Match company and the
Biscuit company are not in the least hurt
the doings do not affect them at all, al
though one of the Moores Is president OF
the latter company and the two Moores,
Of Chicago, are the ones who were under
most when the crash came. Both the
companies are sound and dividend paying,
So IL is authoritatively reported. New
York financiers approve the closing OF the
stock exchange temporarily. The same
thing was done there in 1869 and 1873. The
idea of closing is to make as many settle
ments as possible before the bears" are
let loose
1--WE are a long way from being finan-
cially dead, and will soon be on top
again" said ] II Moore in his office yes
terday. This affair was a hard shock,
but it is only temporary. We think w
are perfectly safe in saying that we wiz
tide over every trouble. 1t is but tempo-
rary, and we are long way from being
financially dead"
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THE ELECTION IN ALABAMA.
Populist Action in November Depends OF
Whether IL Was Fair.

Whether 1t Was Fair.
BIRMINGHAM, Aug. 6.-Further returns
from Monday election show that Johns
ton and the Democratic ticket have car
ried forty-one counties, while GOODWIN,
Populist, has twenty-five. Johnston's
majority is reported at S9,66S. Johnston g
majority in the white counties is nearly
10000, not including the black belt which
IL calculated TO dispose of the charge that
Goodwin was elected, but counted out.
Conservative Populist leaders assert that
If it is shown officially that the white
counties elected Johnston they will sup
port Bryan and Sewall in November,
otherwise they will go for Bryan and Wat
son, believing in the latter event that
Johnston got ii by fraud.
Frank Baltzell, secretary of the cam
paign committee of the Populists, gives
out the allegation that 1.-The election last
Monday was characterized by frauds
more widespread than any previous cleo
tons and in the black belt in defiance of
law and contempt for the opposition,
which the law required to be recognized
by from three to ten representatives at
every poll. After giving alleged instances
of fraud he declares that GOODWIN has
been elected by from 5000 70 $1,000 ma
jority in the white counties and received
about 10000 votes in the black belt, but
these 10000 votes are counted for John
st0n, giving him IA majority of about
25OO0 "
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ton is covered by the following: I'VE
believe that in the restoration to power in
national affairs of the party that stands for
a sound and stable currency, honest
money With which to pay the wages Of
labor, buy the products of the farm and
factory and carry on the business OF the
great country, and for fair and equitable
protective tariff that will protect all the
people and every section of the country.
give employment to American labor. pre-
serve TO American producers the first
chance In our home market. and at the
same time give us enough revenue to pay
the necessary expenses of carrying on the
government, lies the only hope Of a return
TO our former prosperity"
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FELL ONE THOUSAND FEET.
Particulars Of the Terrible Death of Phil
lin =. Abbot. in Calgary

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 6.-The news OF the
death Of Phillip Abbot was terrible
shock to his relatives and friends in this
city. Mr. Abbot was great student of
geology and was passionately fond of
mountain climbing and took a trip TO the
British northwest. 1t was upon one OF
these perilous journeys that he met his
death. The deceased was % years OF age
and WAS the eldest son of Edwin II. Alb
bott, who for many year has been at the
head of the Wisconsin Central company
and is at present its pres dent.
A Calgary dispatch gives the following
particulars of the accident On the third
instant party consisting of Professor
Fay, and Messrs Little. Abbot and
Thompson, all of the Appalachian club, of
Boston, started from Laggan to attempt
the ascent of Mount LEROY. When about
eight miles from Chalet, Phillip Abbot
fell over "a precipice about 1000 feet in
depth. The body is lying on the glacier
and very difficult to be gotten at. A force
Of expert mountain climbers equipped
with ropes is endeavoring TO recover the
body and it is expected it will be brought
TO Laggan Station soon.
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Friday, Aug. Z.

Cornelius Vanderbilt ST., is reported to
be improving in health.
Thomas Ginnis, of Chicago, fell down an
elevator shaft at the Warren Springer
building and received broken arm and
an injured spine.
Henry Oster, of Mascoutah, Ill, was Bit
ten by rattlesnake He drank n quart
of whisky and is now out of danger.
Three grain vessels, their combined
length being nearly IA quarter of "A mile,
have left Counselman's elevator at South
Chicago loaded with $780, 600 bushels of
corn
Governor Bradley, of Kentucky, has re-
spited Anthony Alcorn Lincoln for thirty
days He was TO have been hanged yes.
terday for numbering his father.
Harris a. Co., of Chicago have given
notice that they will cancel their bid for
SoU 900 of Hicksville, o., bonds unless they
are made payable in gold.
j. Is. Tucker, wealthy Kansas City
stockman, died in st. Louis hotel after a
prolonged spree His wife suddenly be-
came insane and attempted suicide, failed
and later disappeared. The police cannot
find her.
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STATE CONVENTIONS.
REPuBt cans OF MICHIGAN AND
wise 0NSlN MEET.

Points OF the Platforms They Adopted
Mayor Pingree of Detroit Nominated
for Governor ON Fourth BALLOT scofield
Defeats La Toilette In Wisconsin.
GRAND RAPIDS, Aug. 6.-The Republic
an state convention was one Of the most
excitingin the history of the state. Vic
tor NJ. Gore was the temporary chairman
and made a red-hot gold standard and
protective tariff speech. After fight
over the admission Of Pingree delegates
from ST Clair, who were finally admitted
to the floor, but without "A vote, the con-
vention took recess, and at its reassem-
bling the St Clair case was still unsettled
by the credentials committee and short
speeches were made TO take up the time,
the Pingree delegates protesting against a
proposed adjournment TO evening before
the contest was decided
Took a Rest Till the Evening.
After several speeches had been made
the motion TO adjourn until 1880 p. m.
was renewed, and on a rising vote the
chairman declared ii carried, TO the disgust
of the Pingree men and the galleries, it
being claimed that it was clearly lost. At
1880 the credentials committee was still
hung up on the st. Clair case and was
given more time, while the convention
proceeded 10 make ex-Lieutenant Gov
ernor Giddings permanent chairman and
receive the report of the resolutions COM
mittee This was standard Republican
document, indorsing the ST. Louis plat
form and candidates and denouncing the
Chicago ditto.
In one objection to the Chicago utter
ance is the plank on the money question
of the Michigan Republicans 1t says it de-
nounces the Chicago platform ''for its in.
tention TO substitute silver monometal-
lism in place of the wise and liberal policy
and practice of the Republican party,
which has been and is the use of gold, sill
yer and paper as the currency of the ma
ton" Then in it's enthusiasm over the
adoption of the platform the convention
proceeded to the nomination of governor
and forgot all about the st. Clair contest.
Fight Over the st. Clair Contest.
The nominating speeches for governor
were finished 1t 10 o'clock and the conven-
ton then spent an hour listening to ma
jority and minority reports with argu-
mente thereon on the ST. Clair contest.
Then a substitute for both reports was Of
fered. 1t proposed to seat both delega-
tions with the twenty-five votes Of the
county divided equally between them.
The substitute was adopted-405 to 4O2.
Then the chair ruled that a substitute had
the same effect as an OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the main question was in order, and or
dered another roll call. This was disputed,
and at midnight the wrangle over the par.
liamentary point continued
Being asked to reverse his ruling Chair
man Giddings admitted that he was not
sure of his ground and would like TO con-
slider the matter until morning. There
upon motion to adjourn until o'clock
was made, and the Pingree men began vot'
ing yes, and a rush for the doors began
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THE DEATH RECORD.

SAMUEL ID. HALL, ex-mayor of Abing-
ton Ill, at Grafton, Mass.
GEORGE BELL, well-known newspaper
man, ut New York.
GEORGE KELLENBERGER, well-known
citizen of Mendoza, Ills.
GEORGE T. ANTHONY, ex-governor of
Kansas, at Topeka, Kan.
Mrs. ANNETTE HICKsLoRD at New
York.
ROBERT FRAZER, actor and author, at
New York
WILLIAM JENKINS, ST., an old resident
of Paw Paw, Ills.
Judge ALFRED THOMAS of the United
States court, at Fargo, N. ID.
PETER FRITCHER, well-known contract
Or and builder, at Amsterdam, N. Y.
THOMAS RAwsoN, wealthy retired farm
er, at Beloit. Wis.
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Wednesday, Aug. 3.

Tainted ice cream poisoned nearly sixty
people at Sioux City, Ia Nine of the vic
tins may not recover. The dealer, an
Italian, was arrested, but was released on
bond
Chris Hoeger keeps a grocery store at
1901 Robey street, Chicago At noon two
men held up Hoeger clerk with revolv-
ers stole sl2 from the till and fired the air
full of holes as they drove away in u
buggy,
Cincinnati; police are holding c. T. Perry
for the authorities of Hagerstown, Md.
where he is wanted on "A charge of embez-
cling funds from the Brotherhood OF Lo-
connective Firemen
DR.. j A Rawls, of Creston, Ia. tested
a dose of physic prepared for a lady. He
will die
Robert Parker, of Brookshire, Tex, shot
his bride of but six months and then killed
himself
Martin OHara, aged 70, and his son
James, of Kingston, Ont, are dying. The
father shot the son, and in turn another
son struck the old man with club.
Charles w. Weber. of Napoleon, O., has
been sued for 5000 damages by Miss
Mary Fritz for breach of promise
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He Will Lead the Michigan Republicans in
the State Fight.

GRAND RAPIDS, Aug. THE Republi-
cans of Michigan closed one of the most
exciting state conventions ever held by
their party at $50 last evening The fight
over the candidate for governor which
ended with the nomination Of Hazen :.
Pingree, Detroit's famous mayor, had
been on since early last winter, and every
nook and Granny of the state had been
worked both for and against the potato
statesman" as he is frequently called by
those opposed to him Until recently
there was nothing like concentration OF
the anti-Pingree sentiment, and the result
shows that the attempt of the anti's TO
unite on Colonel Bliss, of Saginaw, was
made too late-too many other booms had
been launched
This left the opposition divided while
the Pingree forces were united and aggres-
sive at every point, though they were care
full TO avoid personalities and made no
charges of unfitness against other candi.
dates However, they denounced the
state machine" and urged the need OF
reform in state institutions, particularly
in prisons and asylums On the other
hand Pingree was denounced as silver
lunatic, an agitator, demagogue and an
anarchist, and classed with Waite, Alt.
geld and Pennoyer, by those who sought
to check his ambition The Pingree men
had predicted $50 votes on the first ballot
for their favorite and lacked only eleven
of fulfilling their prediction. The Bliss
managers had estimated their strength al
$40 and showed only 1856
The others-O' Donnell, Aitken, Wheel.
or and Conant-held their accredited
strength and deadlock was apparent
until the chairman ruled that the unit
rule had no place in Republican conven.
ton Then various delegations that had
been instructed to vote as unit began 70
break up and Pingree got most of the odd
votes On the second he received 35S and
Bliss 297. On the third Pingree gained
seven more and Bliss lost eleven The
fourth ballot showed Pingree 443, while
Bliss had fallen back to 2S7. All other
candidates except Bliss joined in declaring
Pingree the unanimous choice of the con.
vention.
The remainder of the ticket was made up
as follows: Lieutenant governor, Thomas
ii. Dunston of Houghton; secretary
of state, Washington Gardner; state
st. Johns; auditor general, Ros-
coe D. Dix, of Benton Harbor; attorney
general, Fred A. Maynard, of Grand Rap.
ids; commissioner of state land Office,
William A. French, of Alpena; superin-
tendent Of public instruction, Jason 4.
Hammond, of Hillsdale; member of the
state board Of education, John w Sim
mons, of Owosso.
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Fusion Has "A Hard Road to Travel.

HASTINGS, Neb., Aug THE Populist
convention was In session all night and
adjourned sine die yesterday morning. II
was dominated by the 'middle-of-the-road"
men to such an extent that a long debate
was the result of the Democratic PROPOSE
ton for fusion. The Democrats only asked
two state officers-treasurer and attorney
general-and when they found what a
row the request was kicking up they with
drew it, Then the Populists grew gener-
Gus and they left hole in their ticket
where the attorney general should be.
The question of electors was left to the
central committee. 1t is understood that
there will be an equal division
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BAD AS A PLAGUE.
The Intense Heat Reaches Almost u Ma
tional Calamity.


tional Calamity.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-The reports of
fatality resulting from heat in various
sections of the country indicate that the
present hot spell will be as disastrous in
its effect as a national calamity or plague.
The death roll of today exceeds 125 In the
principal places In greater New York
the number of deaths from heat reaches
fifty. In Baltimore deaths were nineteen
and in Philadelphia eighteen. Eastern
cities suffered most severely yesterday,
although the death list in the west con-
tinues to be high. Following are the re-
ported fatalities: New York and vicinity,
80; Philadelphia, Is; Washington, IS;
Baltimore, 10; Bayonne, n. j., 2; Newark,
n. j., 3; Albany, n. Y, 2; Jersey City, /;
Pittsburg l; Chicago, 10; Rochester, l
Louisville, l. Memphis, /; Cleveland. 2;
Cincinnati, 2; San Antonio, l.
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MAKES NEARLY A MILE A MINUTE.
Anderson, Paced by Locomotive. Does
the Trick in :O3.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10.-At 3 o'clock yester-
day afternoon, after three preliminary
trials, Cyclist E. f. Anderson wheeled q
mile in one minute and three seconds over
q plank path. He was paced by locomo-
tive pulling a coach and rode wheel
geared to %. Anderson could have bet.
tered this time few seconds, but he mis-
took the signals and slowed up little too
soon. The trial took place near Olden-
burg, Ills, on the Bluff line"
For a distance of two miles the road had
been planked up between the: tracks
perfectly smooth. One mile was marked
of in the center of this stretch with flags
and torpedoes, the latter for the timers
and TO indicate TO Anderson when TO go
ahead fast and when to slow up. Ander-
son announces that he will make another
attempt on Aug. 90 on wheel geared to
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REPUBLICANS OF WISCONSIN.
Meet to Select the Men to Lead I'm IN
State Campaign.

Meet TO Select the Men to Lead I'm the
State Campaign.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 6.-The Republicans
of Wisconsin gathered in large numbers
in this city yesterday on the occasion of
the state convention. The situation on
the eve of the convention has been told in
these dispatches. The temporary organi-
cation was duly effected and the prelimi-
naries attended to and recess taken. On
reassembling George NJ Griffin, of Eau
Claire, was put in charge Of the permanent
organization and the platform followed
close. The declaration is clean cut in
dorsement of the st. Louis platform.
It's reference TO national affairs after
the Endorsement of the st. Louis conven-
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War on American Money.

MONTREAL, Aug. THE st. Hyacinth
chamber of commerce has passed a resolu-
ton expressing its approval of the action
of the banks in this district in charging a
discount of 10 per cent on all American
money. 1t has also issued a warning TO
merchants, farmers and the public gen.
eraly not to accept American money upon
anv consideration
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BRYAN and SewaIl Endorsed.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Aug. 6.-At the
Democratic state convention the commit
tee on resolutions reported, and the report
was adopted without debate. 1t Endorsed
the free coinage of silver at the ratio of l6
to l without waiting for the cooperation
of any other nation and making silver
coin legal tender for the payment of all
public and private debts. The state ad-
ministration is commended Lon " Ste
vens, of Cooper. was nominated for gov.
oruOr
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Democrats Get the Electors.

ABILENE Kas., Aug THE Demo
cratic proposition to give the Populists the
whole state ticket If the Populists would
vote for the Democratic electors was ac-
copied by the Populist state convention.
The Democrats also agree that the electors
shall vote for Sewall or Watson, which
ever has the highest vote in the electoral
COLLEGE
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HISTORY OF A WEEK.


The sublime porte denies the rep )rt that
Turkey Is To issue paper money.
The residence at Berea, o. Of Charles
"A Seibert. grocer, was blown up by
dynamite and partially wrecked. Seibert
was opposed 10 the quarrymen In their
late strike, and 10 is generally believed the
dynamite was placed under the house by
strikers
John Cox, an aged farmer near Shell
byville, Ills, quarreled with his son and
was struck with "A club, fracturing his
skull He cannot live.
Mrs. Oliver Hitc. Of Nevada, o., in a fit
of anger told that hex husband was max
ing counterfeit money He was arrested
and the die found Now Mrs. Hite is sorry
she spoke.
Burglars secured elS7 in the residence Of
Arthur Mooney al Chicago.
The car of Russia is reported to be suf.
fering from nervous debility
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Hoicomb Nominated for Governor.

HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. 6.-At the state
Populist convention Governor Holcomb
was renominated and the central commit
tee was authorized to fuse with the Demo-
Gratis on electors but the committee, after
an hours conference with the Democrats
reported inability 10 agree
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BRYAN AT CHICAGO.
His Trip from Lincoln One Continuous
Ovation.

Ovation.
CHICAGO, Aug. S.-William Jennings
Bryan, the Democratic nominee for presi-
dent arrived here Saturday evening, his
journey from his home in Lincoln, Neb.,
having been one continuous ovation.
Stops were made at all stations on the
route, and hundreds, and in some cases
thousands, of people turned out to see and
hear the orator of the Platte.
On arrival at the Rock Island depot in
Chicago Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan were placed
in carriage, accompanied by Thomas
Gahan and DIR. Emerich. The carriage
was drawn by four silver-gray horses, and
was driven at once TO the Clifton House,
where the review of the procession took
plaoa
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Hand Has the Wish of His Heart.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Aug. 5.-Richard
p Bland was nominated for congress by
the Democrats of the Eighth district yes
terday by reclamation. Resolutions in
dorsing the Chicago platform and nomi-
nees and renewing allegiance to Bland
were adontpd
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Wants To Find His Parents.

LANSING, Mich, Aug. 4.-Governor
Rich is In receipt of letter from Carl q.
James of Grand Forks N. D., who wants
to find his parents, and who says he was
stolen by Canadian Indians In 1868 from
Port Huron while very young.
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The Election in Tennessee.

NASHVILLE Aug. Returns are COM
ing in slowly, but all show that Judges
Barton, Neil and Wilson, Democrats,
have been elected judges of the court of
chancery appeals Majorities cannot yet
be estimated