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s. clayton of Alabama seconded them,

S. Clayton of Alabama seconded them,
highly eulogizing Harrity and Sheerin.
This having been disposed of, Har-
rity suggested that the roll of the new
committee be called, which was done,
and their Postoffice addresses recorded
by Secretary Sheerin. 1t was noticed
that among the absentees were the
members from New York, Vermont,
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecti-
cut and Maryland.
There being no further business before
the committee it adjourned.
Mr.. Harrity said he had been request
ed to call the members of the new COM
mlttee together. He was made tempo
rary Chairman and Sheerin was made
temporary Secretary.
Senator White suggested that the
candidates be notified at a ratification
to be held in New York within a rea-
sonable time
Governor Stone of Missouri thought
1T would be better to follow the long
established custom Of notifying the can
dldates at their home.
Mr.. Seawell, who had been out of the
room temporarily, returned while Mr..
Bfyan was speaking, and briefly ex-
pressed his approval of what the Presi-
Dental candidate said, which was that
the candidates should go to the East,
Where they had been misrepresented,
and demonstrate to the people what
sort OF men they were.
The matter was finally referred to a
subcommittee of seven, consisting of
Messrs. White, Plaisted of Maine,
Masters of Illinois, O'Donnell of Colo
rado, Shields of Tennessee, Danforth of
New York and Holden of Ohio They
VIII meet at candidate Bryans room at
the Clifton House on Monday at 9
O'Clock to make arrangements for the
notification, fixing the date, arranging
the programme of speeches, etc.
The subcommittee reassembled at
9:4O, and Senator Jones of Arkansas
was unanimously chosen Chairman.
This selection had been pre-arranged
for some weeks. Hugo Wallace of
Washington was selected for Secretary
The attention of the committee for
the next hour was largely devoted to
the details of organization, the appoint
ment of Sergeant-at-Arms and similar
matters. In the course Of the discussion,
however, Senator Tillman of South
Carolina took occasion to express a few
opinions about the platform, stating his
belief to be that the men running upon
it would be successful without question
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS.
OF VISITORS AT THE
WASHINGTON CONVENTION.
Religious Services Held in the Three
r1onSter Tents on the
White Lot.
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, July 11.-Thirty
thousand visitors is the number reached
up to this time in the registration booths
of the 18th annual International Christ
ian Endeavorers' Convention now IN
session here. Secretary Baer stated to-
day that this convention would out
number in delegates that of any conven-
ton ever held; that the registrations
from within the States were not counted.
This he thought a fair basis of figuring
Following the preliminary sunrise
pray in thirty-ive churches,
and the Bible book study in the New
York avenue Presbyterian Church, the
convention re-assembled at $3.50 o'clock
as usual in the three tents on the White
lot.
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choice Nebraska voted for the first
time, and the State of Mr.. Bryan cast
its vote for Sewall.
Michigan moved to make the nomina-
ton unanimous
Ohio moved that the rules be sus-
pended and the nomination be made by
acclamation.
Meantime other States were changing
for Sewall
The Chair put the motion to make the
nomination unanimous. On the shouted
demand of delegates the band struck UP
Dixie" and there was to small ex-
tent the usual cheering which accom-
panies that popular air. The ending of
the long convention was, however, ex-
ceedingly tame and spiritless.
The usual clearing up resolutions of
thanks to the Temporary Chairman
(Senator Danel of Virginia. the Per-
manent Chairman (Senator White of
California;, the Acting Chairman Rep
resentative Richardson of TENNESSEE,
the Secretary and others, were offered
and agreed to. A resolution was also
offered by Senator Blanchard of Louisi-
ana and greed to declaring the city of
Chicago the greatest convention city
on earth,' and then at 3:16 the Chair
man, Senator White, declared the con-
vention adjourned sine die
FIFTH BALLOT BY STATES.
Following is the fifth and final bal
lot for Vice-President:
Alabama-Sewall %
Arkansas-Sewall 16
California-Sewall 16, Mclean g
COlOradO-SAwalI &
Connecticut-Not voting -
Delaware-Sewall /, scattering 3, not
voting 2
Florida-Sewall s.
Georgia-Sewall 26.
1daho-SewaH 6.
Illinois-Sewan 4S.
Indiana-Sewall 80.
Iowa-Sewall 26.
Kansas-Sewau 20.
Kentucky-Sewall 13, Mclean 13.
Louisiana-Sewall 16
Maine-Sewall II.
Maryland-Sewall 4, Mclean 3, not
voting Z.
ing 21.
Michigan-Sewall %.
Minesota-Sewall II, not voting Z.
Misouri-Sewall 81.
Montana-Sewall g.
Nebraska-Sewall 16.
Nevada-Sewall g.
New wHampshire-Not voting g.
New Jersey-Not voting 20.
New York-Not voting y.
North Carolina-Scattering %.
North Dakota-Sewall 6.
Ohio-McLean 46.
Oregon-Sewall 8.
Pennsylvania-Sewal 5, Mclean /,
not voting 81.
Rhode Misunderstanding 8.
South Carolina-Sewall Is.
South Dakota-Sewall s.
Tennessee-Sewall "a.
TeXas-Scattering 80.
Utah-Scattering 6.
Vermont-McLean 4, not voting f.
MISUNDERSTANDING "a
Washington-Sewall g.
West Virginia-Sewall -,
Wisconsin-Sewall 4, Mclean /, not
voting 10.
Wyoming-Sewall 6.
Alaska-Not voting g.
| Arizona-Sewall 6.
District of Columbia-McLean 6.
New Mexico-Sewall 6.
Oklahoma-Sewall 6.
Indian Territory-Sewall g.
Totals-Sewall 514, Mclean 7S, scat
tering 1O3, not voting 235.
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Fire at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 11.-The
building occupied by the Doernbecker
Furniture Company, at No. 733 Mis-
sion street, was gutted by fire tonight,
and the adjoining property, occupied by
the American Varnish Company at No
TAI, the Union Undertaking Company
at No. 743 and the Woodbine Saloon at
No. 735, suffered serious damage. The
total loss viii aggregate $4,000, with
and insurance of S35 600
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BECKER AND CREEGAN.
The Nevada Bank Swindlers Found
Guilty of Forgery.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 11.-Charles
Becker and James Creegan. the men
who have been on trial before Judge
Wallace for some time on charges of
forgery in connection with the Nevada
Bank swindle, were found guilty as
charged this forenoon.
Upon the opening of Court Judge Wal
lace delivered his charge to the jury and
after a couple of hours of deliberation
the jurors filed into Court and delivered
the verdict of guilty. Becker is the man
who raised the famous check and Cree
gan was one Of the conspirators.
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DOUBLE MURDER.
Dead Bodies of Two Men Found on a
Scow Near Astoria.

ASTORIA (Or), July 1.-THE dead
bodies of Chris Vegins and Frank Nell
son were found on a scow across the
river this morning. Vegins was shot
through the body and Nelson through
the head. It is not known who the muir
derers We're, but there is a suspicion
that the murder grew out of the re-
cent fishing troubles. Both Vegins, who
is the keeper of a whisky joint, and Mel
son, who is foreman Of Megler's Can
merry. We're on good terms with the fish
ermen.
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ImpaIed on a Pitchfork.

SELMA, July 1.-THE eldest son of
A. G. Brown of this place, lad ID years
of age, was to-day impaled on a pitch
fork. There is little hope of his recov-
cry. He was on &. load of hay when he
was jolted from the wagon. The fork
fell from his hands to the ground, and
he fell upon it, one of the long tines
penetrating his throat
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Eatal &C of Sunstroke.

MERGED, July 1.-THE fourth case
of sunstroke has been added to Merced
County's death-roll for the week. Cor
oner Clough was notified this evening
that Peter Peterson of Stockton, a line
man in the employ of the Valley road.
had succumbed to the heat while at
work near Mariposa Creek.
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LADY Graduates.

Boston high school girls are becom-
ing truly formidable if we may trust
the Transcript" for correct report
and we think we can That grave jour
nal says that ''the fact that of the young
lady graduates from Boston school
yesterday, twenty-six of them held di-
plomas of gymnastics and only four as
cooks, begets the thought that the wives
cf the future may be able to use rolling
pins to advantage, If not for the pur-
poses Tor which they were 1nteQded.n
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Not Dunham.

FARGO On. d., July 11.-Deputy
Sheriff Benzen of San Jose, CAL, ar
rived here this morning to identify a
man held as Dunham, the multi-mur-
derer He pronounced him the wrong
man, but said the resemblance was very
strong.
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Dwelling Burned.

The alarm of fire this morning about
1 o'clock was caused by the burning of
an unoccupied house at Nineteenth and
r streets.
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A farmer in South Gray, Me-, says he
has a hen that is % years old who can
yet scratch a. good living and care for
q hrood of chiokauaA
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A Lively Scrap,

Two men named Dias and Allen had a
lively scrap on L street, between Third
and Fourth, last night about midnight.
AS usual, woman was at the bottom
of it.
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FIFTEEN PERSONS KILLED.

KINGSTON (Jamaica) July ia
disastrous collision occurred on the rail-
road extension being constructed in this
island under the direction of American
contractors. Fifteen persons were killed
ard many injured. 1t is impossible at
present to ascertain whether the list of
killed and injured includes any Amer
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THE DEMOCRATS
COMPLETE THEIR TICKET

CONTINUED from First Page.)
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Speaking of the arniable character,
lstlcs OF the People, it was encouraging
10 witness their enthusiasm on the
Fourth of July here, especially their
enthusiasm for Judge Campbell That
Jurlst rode in the procession and was
greeted with cheers throughout the line
OF march Campbell is Judge of the
Police Court. He was a practitioner in
the same before his election. Nobody
who understands his honor has the least
respect for him. Were you to praise him
to politician or reporter as Judge
possessing the most primary qualifica-
items for his office you would be laughed
at as an imbecile. He has the very worst
reputation, though whether it is de-
served or not my positive knowledge
does not permit me to say. But he has
fine gray beard, shrewd and smiling
eye, a large person, a free and easy
manner and a hearty laugh. If the
butchers or bakers or tinsmiths have a
picnic the Judge is there. He appears
at prize-fights and is applauded rap
turously by the spectators on his en-
trance. From the bench he good -hu-
moredly CHATS and discharges prisoners
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-20
A BISHOP AGAINST BRYAN.
Episcopal Bishop of fIllinoisDenounces
the CHICAGO Platform.

Chicago. Oct. 20-Right Rev. George
L. Seymour Of Springfield. Ill. bishop
of the Episcopal church, has written q
letter to the gold standard Democratic
committee in which he denounces the
Chicago platform in very forcible Ian
guage.
The bishop says he takes no interest
in politics under ordinary considera-
tions, and has voted but once since the
war. But the political situation at pres
ent he regards as perilous. He states
that free silver would be injurious to
all classes and declares unequivocally
for the single gold standard. The re-
mainder of his letter is devoted to what
he conceives to be the effort of the Dem
ocratic platform to array class against
class. emplOye against employer, and
the west and south against the east.
He asserts that the tendency is revo-
lutionary and the men who preach
such doctrine are not aware of the ul-
terror results"
He condemns particularly that plank
in the Democratic platform referring to
the United States supreme court.
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THE 10000 MARK.
Possibility of Reaching it if Every
Voter win r. Rsgster.

The registration today passed high
water mark and there are still three
days during which the books Will be
open At 3 p. m. 8,549 voters had re
ceived registration certificates.
All parties are making a great effort
to see that all who are eligible to vote
are registered and no one viii be
missed. Those who are not able to go
to the Office VIII be taken there in car
riages.
Commissioner MeAIaster said this
afternoon that he is satisfied that the
registration viii stand somewhere be
tween 1900 and 10000 and it is not i'm
probable that it viii reach the higher
figure.
Let every man who has not registered
do so before Friday night. Every
citizen of Topeka should make it a
matter Of pride to be able to swell the
list of the city's eligible voters.
Register
Let US have 10000 registered voters in
Topeka
The registration books ought to be
open until late in the evening
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CRAZED AT KANSAS CITY.
A Shawnee County Man Visits Fall
Festivities and Insane Ever Since.

CSIAf AI4GS anu AAAora-4C ~ FI4 04--EGs
Silas wv. Ogden, n years old. who inn
agines he is in the service Of Queen
Victoria, was adjudged insane today
and win be sent TO the insane asylum.
He has been living with his sister, Mrs.
z. p Hull, eight miles west Of TOpe-
ka-
Queen Victoria is going to build a
city and move to this country, said Og-
den. The city is to be called New
London and she has appointed me to
take charge of the town and see that it
is properly laid out"
That was his principal hauucinatiOn,
but he would occasionally wander to
politics and the incidents of the pres
ent campaign. II know what they are
trying to do said he. 'They are after
Mckinley, and when they get him they
viii hang him on a nail have warn
ed him to be on the lookout. I hear
that they are going to drive a nail
through every gold bug in the country,
too" and the insane man indicated a
place on the wall where an imaginary
gold bug was already impaled.
Mr.. Ogden became insane while visit
ing his son in Kansas City and attend
ing the festivities at that place. One
morning he started on walk, and he
was gone for three days wandering
over the city He was brought home,
but his condition did not improve. and
it did not take the jury in the probate
court long this morning to adjudge him
insane He was taken to the asylum
this afternoon
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DEATHS.

James Hessig. aged "a years, died
tbs morning of consumption at his
home. 130 Harrison street. He was a
Santa Fe machinist, and was a member
of A O. q. W. No. g. The burial ser
vices will be held tomorrow afternoon
at the residence at o'clock
James S. Jennings, aged &c years,
died yesterday of stomach trouble, at
his home in Elmont. He was a promi-
nent man and wealthy. The burial ser
vices were held this morning. the inter
ment being in Rochester cemetery.
The burial services over the remains
of Rolla Sample. the Santa Fe brake
man who was killed at Oklahoma City
Sunday by being run over, were held
at the home of DR.. J. A G. Sample, 406
Topeka avenue, this afternoon
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Another Railroad Abandoned.

Arkansas City. Kan, Oct. 20-The
Kansas City and Southern road be-
tween this place and Beaumont, Kan,
a line about 100 miles in length. which
was operated as a branch Of the Frisco
system until a. few days ago, when it
went into the hands of receiver, has
been abandoned. The spciaI master in
chancery appointed by U. s. Judge
Foster to sell the property viii proba-
bly, dispose of it in short time. The
postof1ice department has sent an agent
here to establish a star route between
this place and Ouita.
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WON'T GET WARM SOON.
Tomorrow Will be Nearly as Chilly as
Today.

The temperature at 2 o'clock this
afternoon was 10 degrees lower than
at the same hour yesterday This was
due to the fact that the colder weather
predicted yesterday arrived It was
the same old story. Another high
blew in from the northwest and the
mercury tainted and dropped as low as
36 at sight of it, This afternoon it
had regained consciousness and stood
at 65 at o'clock
Fair tonight and tomorrow is the pre-
diction sent out today by the weather
bure-U- Mr.. Jennings says that the
high Will probably linger awhile be
fore disappearing. and that although it
viii be warmer tomorrow. the change
will not be noticeable enough to bring
out the ice cream wagons
Fair weather is reported throughout
the state today. The temperature
ranges from So to Y.
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BRYAN ANSWERS GENERALS
Says He's a Better Friend of the Sol
diers Than Advocates of a
FOREIGN POLICY

Wellsville. o., Oct. 20.-Steubenville
was visited yesterday by the generals -
car and one OF the speakers attacked
the pension record Of Mr. Bryan When
the nominee arrived there he answered
the statements made by saying he was
a better friend of the soldier than those
who wished to submit the financial pol
icy of this nation to the dictation Of
foreign powers
There was @ good sized crowd gath
cred about the car and ia the rear
some boys wearing gold badges kept
up a cheer for Mckinley which Mr.
Bryan Interpreted as an attempt to
break UP the meeting He referred to
them as follows. fl hear one of our
friends who believes in free speech over
there suggesting Mexico. When peo-
pie tell you that Mexico has free silver,
you viii remember that Turkey has
been one of the long standing gold
standard countries and if I had to
choose between the standard of Mexico
and the standard of Turkey I would go
and live in Mexico before I'd risk living
ia Turkey
Here Mr.. Bryan was interrupted by
disturbances created by several young
men on the outskirts of the crowd He
said. MY friends, L am surprised at
this interruption. You show me q man
that believes in a gold standard and
viii show you man who is afraid 0f
public discussion, because the gold
standard dare not meet public discus
sion. We are leaving those who accuse
US of being anarchists to interfere with
public meetings and to prevent discus
sion Of an issue that concerns every
man, woman and child in the United
States
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sis of the vote appearing In The Record
that the independent vote is dividing
itself at the ratio Of IS TO Bryan and IS
to Mckinley. If this is true, and the
vote SO indicates, tssen Of the 64 600 to
$4,000 independent voters in this city.
Mr.. Bryan viii receive 81 per cent and
Mr.. Mckinley 80 per cent.
"a low calculation Of the total Of this
Independent vote is about "a, 600. If NE.
Bryan receives as indicated IN the vote
81 per cent there viii be added to the
normal Democratic vote of 102 600, So
O40 votes, making a total Of 141. .O4O The
normal Republican vote Of about 101,O0
viii have added to it 24.36O a total for
Mckinley of about 125 $50.
DR. T. N Jameson, the Illinois ma
ti0naI cOmmitteeman said.
The percentage shows the vote Of
the cranks more than anything elese
and the crank streak peters out on a
little run"
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THIS ONE A CLUSTER 2
Silver Rally at Parsons of Very Great
Proportions.

Parsons. kan. Oct 20.-The grandest
free silver demOnstra ton ever held in
Kansas was held in Parsons yesterday.
and showed that the cause Of Bryan
and free silver is of mammoth proper
Uons in southeastern Kansas.
There We're $500 vehicles in the pro
cessi0n and the streets and fair
grounds were blocked with Bryan peo-
Pile Fully 5000 people listened to
speeches by Ed @. Little and +. r.
Ridgeley- Chas. w Naier, vice presi-
dent OF the brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen. spoke to the large crowd. Ia
the evening a grand torchlight process
sion had ,0O0 torches in line.
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GEORGIA FUSION.
Populists and Democrats are Consid-
ering it Today at Atlanta

9r1nB III 4ouGy at ALlanGe-
Atlanta. Ca, Oct 2O-Not since the
state election after which the contend
ing forces rested on their oars has there
been such activity about Democratic
and Populist headquarters as was dis
played from the early hours Of this
morning.
Today marks the expiration of the
five days period which the Populist
state central committee gave the Dem
Gratis in which to decide upon the pro
position for a fusion Bryan and Watson
ticket made up of seven Democrats and
six Populist electors. 1t was to decide
on this proposition that the Democratic
state executive committee and the
Democratic electors We're summoned to
meet at the party headquarters al noon
today,
AT the same hour a block away the
Pcpulist state central committee was
assembled Early in the morning a
strong division developed i'm the ranks
Of the Democrats over the fusion pro
position The Georgia member of the
national Democratic committee was
present as chairman Jones representa-
tive to urge fusion and led the fight in
its favor while the opposition was
headed by Governor Atkinson and State
Chairman Clay.
Both committees went into secret ses-
sion at IL o'clock. For the first two
lnlltees We're willing to give out for
publication
The non appearance Of Thomas y.
VI atson. ocasioned some surprise He
was expected on the noon train from
his home at Thomson. but did not make
ed that he would arrive at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon.
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BUFFALO BILLS
Great Wild West Show in Topeka To-
morrow Afternoon and Evening.


All the world loves a hero when he is
known to be genuine. and so it is that OF
all popular Americans, none are higher
in public regard than Col. w. f. Cody
(BufalO Bid. The manner in which
his exhibition was received throughout
the east last year was one continuous
ovation. He visited over 16O of the
principal cities of the eastern states.
ana promised to bring them the same
exhibition, man for man, and horse for
horse, that he gave at the Chicago
Worlds fair. He kept his word like
true soldier and brave man, and the
public appreciated it. It was tremen-
dous undertaking and his wonderful
success was all deserved. He will do
the same thing here on Wednesday,
October p, afternon and evening.
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TAKES A HEADER.
Populist Chairman Butler Falls Of
His Bicycle.

Washington, oct Ex-senator Mar
ION Butter. chairman of the Populist
national campaign committee. went oi-
cycling last evening with Mrs. Butler.
and met with a mishap
They were coming down Capitol hill
when the senator's wheel struck a
branch which had fallen on the road
way. He lost control Of the machine
and took a header. He sustained no
serious injuries. but was badly bruised
Today he was bandaged up ia bed. but
expects to be out tomorrow.
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Employment Of Linotype nTachinists

Colorado Springs. Oct 20.-The Inter
national Typographical union. by vot-
ing down motion to the effect that
only printers. members of the union
shall be allowed to work the linotype
machines, left the matter Of the en-
ploy ment Of machin1sts precisely where
It was before the annual session of the
typographical union
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& Santa Fe Branch

Perry, o. T.. Oct. 2O.-The private car
of J. J. Frey, general manager Of the
Santa F'e railroad. is sidetracSed here,
and in the company of E. P. Ripley
president. and C. J. Hartman, division
superintendent the chief engineer of
The road has gone to saltwater, the
county seat Of Payne county, twenty
i've miles southeast Of here, to make
arrangements to build a branch road
from here to Saltwater. 1t IS reported
that work viii begin at an early date.