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COLLEGE BOYS
Present Candidate Mckinley With a Thor
oughly Respectable Bust

CANTON, o., July 29.-Today COM
mittee from the University of Chicago
arrived in this city to call on Major Nc
They came as representatives
of the Republican clubs of that school
to pay their respects to the Republican
candidate and to present him with life
size marble bust of himself. The bust
was made by Hans Hirsch, the noted
sculptor of that city. 1t is finished in
American Parian marble, mounted on
a mahogany plaque. 1t was intended to
send the bust here by the Republican
club of the Chicago University, but it
was found impracticable, and commit
tee was chosen to bring the bust to Can
ton. The committee was composed of
H. L. Ickes, president of the club; G..
w. Alison, managing editor of the Uni
versity Weekly, and Wilbur M. Kelso.
alumni and lawyer. Mr.. Ickes, in making
the presentation, said:
1--WE come as the representatives of
the host of young Republicans who are
enrolled in our colleges today. We
come because we are patriotic, because
the modern college man takes an inter-
est in all that pertains to the welfare
of his country"
He then, on behalf(6f the Republican
club of the University of Chicago, pre-
sented to Major Mckinley the master
piece of the artist, Hans Herschel of
Chicago.
In response, Major Mckinley said:
''Mr Ickes and Gentlemen: 1t gives
me very great pleasure to meet the
committee from the Republican club of
the University of Chicago and l cannot
forbear to say that if the Republican
party is to continue it's progress of pow
er and usefulness, it must be done
through the conscience and intelligence
of the people. 1t is indeed good omen
to find the young gentlemen of the many
colleges of the United States joining
themselves in Republican organizations
to sustain the Republican principles
and national honor and there is no
class of men more potent that those
who go out of the colleges to every
county and state of the union. They
WELD a mighty power and it is fortunate
for the country that so many of them
are enlisted this year for the principles
of good government, for which our
party stands. I am glad to know that
the Republican principles are such that
they can be submitted with safety and
confidence to the intelligence of edu-
Gated men of the country. I am pleased
of course, with this bust which you have
been pleased to bring to me, and 1 ac-
cept it in the spirit in which it has been
presented to me. 1 beg that you con-
vey to the artist and members of the
Republican club of the University oi
Chicago my sincere thanks for this re-
membrance.
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MORTON'S PLANS
Tho Secretary Seeking the Defeat Of the
Democracy


Democracy
OMAHA, July 29.-Hon. J. Sterling
Morton will be in Omaha tomorrow. 1t
is generally understood among Nebras-
ka Democrats that his presence is for
the purpose of a conference relative to
his presidential candidacy on the gold
standard ticket. A call of the gold
standard Democrats of Nebraska to
confer as to the advisability of endors-
ing the plan of putting gold standard
Democratic national ticket into the field
will be issued within a very few DAYS.
This was learned from an old line Demo-
crat who is high in the councils of the
administration Democrats in this state,
There is no question:" said he, that
the prevailing sentiment among the
honest money Democrats of Nebraska
is strongly in favor OF putting up ma
tional ticket with an out and out gold
Democrat as a candidate for presiderA
This feeling is born solely of desire
to do everything possible to aid in the
election of Mckinley and not with the
expectation that the ticket will be sue
cessful in the end. The aim and pur-
pose of the honest money Democrats is
to down this Bryan craze. There is no
division of sentiment on that rOint."
The latter sentence was spoken with
an emphasis that carried with it the
conviction that the speaker spoke with
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THE FUSIONISTS
South Dakota Delegates Shake DIce-Watson
and Weaver Talk

FARGO, N. D., July 29.-The Populist
ing with a large attendance. The Joint
committees appointed to confer with
the Democrats at Grand Forks on July
23d reported that they had agreed on the
leading officers on a fusion tiooet, and
1t only remained for adjustment of min
or details. They asked further time
and were given till o'clock to make a
full report.
The platform endorsed the nominees
of the national Populist party, declared
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at ratio of 16 to 1, favored pro-
hibition, union labor and woman suff-
rage.
Aside from the question of free silver
the railroad assessment question will be
the leading one in the campaign. TIE
fusion committee precipitated three
hours fight by the statement that they
could not agree with the Democrats
over who should lead the ticket. Both
sides wanted the governor. After near
ly every delegate had expressed himself
on this subject the committee went back
for another conference and decided to
gamble for first place. The were lucky
and at tonights session reported to the
convention that they had chosen the
office of governor, secretary of state,
auditor. commissioner of agriculture,
judge of the supreme court, three pres
idential electors and two of the railroad
commissioners. The Democrats were
allotted congressman, lieutenant-gov-
ernor, treasurer, attorneygeneral,c COM
missioner of insurance. superintendent
Of public instruction and one railroad
commissioner.
WHAT WATSON WANTS.
ATLANTA, Ca. July 29.-Hon. Thom-
as e. Watson is out in a strong editorial
in his paper, stating his grounds for ac-
cepting the nomination for vice-presi-
dent from the Populist convention. He
refers to Mr. Sewall as an individual of
standing and a free silver Democrat,
but adopts the argument elaborated on
at st. Louis that the nomination of a
Populist for second place was necessary
to preserve the autonomy of the Populist
organization, especially in the south.
The editorial is accepted, not only as a
letter of acceptance, but also as an Off
cial ultimatum that propositions for
withdrawal will not be considered by
Mr.. Watson or the Populists, and that
the case now rests with Mr.. Sewall.
This announcement is made in sign
ed editorial 1t virtually demands the
withdrawal of the Democratic candidate
for vice-president. Throughout the edi-
torial insinuations are made, and where
it seems to analyZe the situation devel-
ops the fact that Mr.. Watson is making
a strong demand for his immediate rec
ognition as Mr. Bryan's running mate.
ALABAMA ELECTIONS.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 29.-Gen.
James B. Weaver of Iowa, who reached
Continual ON Third Paga
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what is proposed by those gentlemen
who, within the last two months, have
discovered a new cure for all the ills
they did four years ago, that they hold
prosperity in their grasp. Their remedy
is the coinage of silver, 16 to l.. What
does that mean? Heretofore, whenever
gold and silver have stood together, it
has been at the market value. When
we tried to make gold and silvef circulate
together we have always married them
according to their market value. Today
we find them not 16 to l. but 81 to l, and
they are going, they say, to lift silver to
twice its value, not by the universal
sense of mankind, which alone makes
value. but by the statutes of the United
States, single-handed against the civil
lied world. Why should the United
States try to do this alone?
1 won't discuss the question whether
with free coinage the price, of silver will
rise to par or not. Very few people claim
it WILL and if they did could not believe
them. was told in 1880 by two of the
most sincere a we'll as the ablest silver
men that he purchase of 4, 5000 900 ounces
a month would raise silver to par, and
when we did buy it. silver went down
like lead Silver men have not been good
prophets in the past. What we want is
not more money, but more capital-mon-
ey always comes with capital We have
money now, more than we can use, lying
idle. We have exported large amount
of it. Money is the transferer of capital
as a hayrack and horses is a transferer
of hay. More hayracks will never make
more hay. but more hay will require
more hayracks, and is sure to get them.
Our capital Is great, but the United
States is very much greater. There are
millions of square miles and 75,000000
people, and undeveloped riches without
stint. But there is not much capital
not near enough to keep 75,000,000 peo-
pie at work. When are we the most pros
porous? 1t is when the 75,000,000 are all
at work. and when that happens we bor-
row of the rest of the world thousands OF
millions of dollars.
Now, just as soon as this election is
over, and the future position of the
United States is assured, both as to mon
ey and as to the employment of our peo-
pie, capital is ready to come to us from
| abroad and from our own people, ano
! we shall again be prosperous.
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Must Attend Strictly to Their
Business
PERNlCIOlJS POLITICIANS
Are Not Wanted in the Postoffice De-
partment
Active Participation In the Pending Cam.
paign-John VIII Be Jeopardized
Associated Press Special Wire.

ASSOCidtcu ITcSS 0DcCtdt w lEo.
WASHINGTON. July 2S.-Postmas-
ter-General Wilson has issued an order
to railway mail clerks, directing them
not to take an active interest in the po-
litical campaign, such as would involve
in attending political conventions as
delegates or making political speeches.
The order, which is in line with the
famous 'pernicious activity order of
President Cleveland in 1886, was issued
today by General superintendent White
Of the railway mail service, by direc-
tion of the postmaster general. 1t is
as follows:
"The attention Of all railway postal
clerks, regardless of the character of the
duty to which they may be assigned, is
directed to section 4S5, page 1872, of the
postal laws and regulations of 1898.
THE department does not attempt or
desire to control the political opinions
Of any one connected with the postal
service, but insists that employees Of the
railway mail service shall not take an
active interest in politics in the way of
attending conventions as delegates.
making political speeches or assisting
al tiC A1dudSclIlcHI VI pOllllCdl CALL
paigns. These employees should recog-
nize the fact that their tenure of office
depends upon themselves; if they con-
form to these requirements and are eff
f1cient, honest, courteous to the public,
their officers and comrades, and abstain
from unseemly and indecent language
in discussing candidates or parties, they
may reasonably expect to remain in the
service. All this will not interfere with
their voting according to the dictates of
their own conscience or expressing their
opinions in an intelligent and courteous
way. More than this, however, is detri-
mental to the best interests Of the serv-
ice and in violation of the section of
postal laws and regulations referred to
above, and also Of the order of the pres
ident issued July IA, 1896, which is still
in force and was made a part of the
postal laws and regulations subsequent
ly and re-promulgated by the postmas-
ter-general May rs, 1894"
The formal order was brought by
complaint against some of the clerks.
The postmaster-general will issue a
general order of the same tenor to all
classes of employees in the entire postal
service later on. 1t will not be done,
| however, unless complaint is made.
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SUGAR et Salinas

SALINAS, July 29.-Claus Spreckels,
in an informal conference held with cit
liens of this city last night assured
them that he will build Net sugar fac
tory and refinery in Salinas of a capa-
city three times larger than the one at
Watsonville. The only condition he i'm
poses is that farmers will engage in beet
culture, to the extent Of furnishing the
necessary beets for consumption in the
factory. The citizens are enthusiastic
about the matter and mass meeting
will be held next Saturday, at whilh
time Mr.. Spreckels will be present to
confer with them.
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THE CAMPAIGN
Deluged With Requests for
Silver Documents
They WILL Be FORTHCOMING
When the Mailing Force Is Or.
ganized
MR.. BRYAN'S NOTIFICATION
viii Be Received at the Madison Square
Garden
And There tile Campaign Keynote viii Be
Sounded
Secretary J. Sterling Horton Engineering g
Q 7ovement Which Seeks to De-
feat the Nominee Of the
Chicago Convention
Mr.. BRYAN'S NOTIFICATION
viii Be Received at the Madison Square
Garden
And There the Campaign Keynote viii Be
Sounded
Secretary J. Sterling Horton Engineering
novement Which Seeks to Dc.
feat the Nominee of the
Chicago Convention
Associated Press Special Wire.

WASHINGTON, July 29-It was stat
ed at the Democratic congressional cam
paign headquarters today that the en-
tire force was buried under the demands
made for litera ture to be used in the
campaign. In reply to question as to
whether requests were for silver liter
ature. the official in charge responded,
Entirely. We get no other requests.
The committee is behind it's orders
thus far in the matter of documents, and
a large force will be employed in the
mailing and folding departments
At the headquarters of the Republican
congressional campaign committee
there SENS to be a larger force employed,
and already tons of documents are being
sent out.
Vice Chairman Apsley says that the
demand is for financial literature and
tariff literature. The committee is now
supplying a very large amount of tariff
documents to every section Of the couu-
try.
The silver forces came to Washington
today, and are making arrangements
for temporary headquarters. These
headquarters will be maintained until
the Democratic national headquarters
are permanently established. The sill
yer headquarters will be established at
the same place.
The Silver party's organization has
been completed by the selection of the
following executive committee, which
has charge of the campaign: Charles
3. Lane of California, chairman; /. N.
Stevens, Colorado. ice-chairman; r..
d. Diffendorfer, Illinois, secretary; w.
p. ST. John, New York, treasurer; c..
J. Hillyer, District of Columbia; W. H.
Harvey, Illinois; G. p. Kinney, Califor-
mia; G. S. Nixon, Nevada, and B. D.
Flower, Massachusetts.
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LEADERS IN COUNCIL
Hanna Holds a Levee but Has Nothing to
Tell

Tell
NEW YORK, July 29.-The gentlemen
invited to meet Mr.. Hanna met at the
hotel and found his quarters too cramp-
ed and adjourned to the new national
headquarters. Those present were Ma
tional Committeeman Mark Hanna of
Ohio, Frederick S. Gibbs of New York
Matthew S. Quay of Pennsylvania, N.
B. Scott of West Virginia, Redfield Proc
tor of Vermont, G. II. Lyman of Massa
chusetts, General r. B. Boyton of Rhode
Island, Mr.. Wilson of Delaware, G. W.
Wellington of Maryland, p. w. Cheney
of New Hampshire, Samuel Fessenden
of Connecticut, George Il. Bowdin of
Georgia, and these persons not on the
national committee: John Wana-
maker, Frank S. Witherbee of New
York, j. A. Gary of Maryland, ]. G. Long
of Florida, Garrett A. Hobart of New
Jersey and w. B. Plunkitt of Massachu-
setts.
They went into session at o'clock,
and for over three hours talked over
ways and means and the prospects of the
campaign.
When the melting adjourned the mem
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authority. He Is q man who has been
in close touch with the leaders ofDemoc-
racy in this state for many years and is
a close observer of men and a shrewd
judge of political cause and effect.
THE only difference Of opinion ex-
listing among the gold Democrats" he
continued, 'is with reference to the
best method of contributing to the cleo
tion of the Republican ticket and saw
ing the country from the calamity which
would surely follow the election of the
Chicago candidate. The large majority
of leading Democrats are of the opinion
that gold Democratic ticket Will draw
away from Bryan a large number of
straight-laced Democrats who would
sooner die than vote the Republican
ticket, while there are others who hold
to the opinion that such a procedure
would draw votes from Mckinley. These
latter are in the minority, however. and
I do not think there Is any question
about Nebraska supporting the idea of
putting ticket into the field. Confer
ences are being held almost daily among
the leading Democrats in the state and
it has been practically decided to call a
convention for the purpose of consider
ing the matter. At this convention res
olutions will undoubtedly be adopted
Endorsing the plan of putting up ticket
and a delegation will probably be ap-
pointed to attend national convention
to be called for the purpose of nominat-
ing candidates for president and vice.
president. The only question that re-
mains now to be determined is. whose
signature shall be attached to the CALL
This will be determined in a very short
time and the call will then be issued.
I am not informed as to where this meet
fng will be held. but believe 1t will be at
Lincoln"
ONLY A RUSE.
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., July 90
Hon. J. Sterling Morton has been petit
Iioned By large number of Nebraska
Democrats to deliver a lecture on
finance before he leaves the state. He
has not yet indicated a disposition to
comply. 1t is hinted that this is merely
a part of the plan by which to boom
Morton for president on the ticket of the
Morton wing of the Democratic ticket.
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A FAMILY FIGHT

With a Cool Million to Pay Out for Law
yers
BUTTE, Mont, July 29.-The title of
Andrew j.. Davis, jr., to a million dol
lars stock of the First National bank of
Tutte was 9a ed into question today in
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A Million and A Half Baptists.

ATLANTA, Ga. April IA mil
lion an a half Baptists will soon be
demanding the release of the Rev. A.
j. Diaz, the Cuban evangelist, who
has been arrested and imprisoned by
Gen. Weyler. The Rev. T. F. Itch
nor, corresponding secretary Of the
Southern Baptist Convention, issued
an address to-day to the Baptist of
the South. In it he calls on the de-
nomination to raise a fund to defend
Diaz and to care for him and his fami-
ly. DR.. Tichnor says that Diaz will
not dare to touch a mouthful Of food
prepared in tho Spanish prison for
fear of being poisoned. The Baptists
of this section, and they are numerous,
are aroused by the news of the arrest
and they will appeal at once to the
State department to interfere.
Diaz is an American citizen. He
was a patriot of the revolution twenty
years ago. To escape arrest he threw
himself into the sea, hoping to drift
back to shore at nightfall. But he
foated so far out that he could not
get back. A passing ship picked him
up and carried him to New York. He
was converted in this country, joined
the Baptist Church and returned to
Cuba as an evangelist. He has done
a great work there and has greatly en-
deared himself to the Baptists of the
States.
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A Good Record For Hard Times.

We printed recently a sketch tele-
graphed from Washington of the sum-
mary Of the report of the United States
department of agriculture on the cot
ton crop of 1895. We have received
the summary itself, which presents
some details of especial interest to
farmers and other people in South
Carolina.
The total crop, as shown by railway
and water movement, stock held in in
terror towns and on plantations, and
purchases of mills in the South, dur
ing the period of five months from
September l, 1895, to February l.,
1886, (including the amount on hand
in the interior towns and OF planta-
tions on September 1, 1857 was g.
$685. bales. Of this total South
Carolina is credited with 699, 965
bales; Georgia with 1918, 654; Mis-
sissippi with $50, 909; Texas with l.
755, 127-all the other States ranking
below South Carolina. North Carolina
produced 339 ,499 bales.
The table Of Comparative mill pur-
chases' is particularly interesting for
us. South Carolina heads the list
with plenty Of margin to spare. The
record, in the order Of the number Of
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The total purchases of mills in the
eleven States for the five months was
6O9,578 bales, Of which South Carroll
ma, as is seen, purchased considerably
more than one-third, and more than
the eight States Of Alabama Tennes-
see, Virginia, Mississippi, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas put
together. 1t is also worth noting
that the purchase of mills in this
State exceeded those of Georgia, u
nearest competitor, by more than so
per cent. though the crop Of Georgia
exceeded that Of South Carolina by
more than 80 per cent. and nearly
doubled the purchases of the mills of
North Carolina, though the number
of mills in that State very far exceeds
the number in South Carolina. The
Texas crop was nearly three times the
size of the South Carolina crop. The
South Carolina mills purchased near
ly forty times as much cotton as the
Texas mills. AS the purchases in all
cases must be assumed to have been
made for consumption in the mills,
the record is, of course, a very signi-
fcant one for a time of general bus
mess depression" which South
Carolina experienced with all its neigh
bors.
The comparison yields further graf
flying results for US if it is extended
to include the corresponding perioG
of 1S94.95. The South Carolina mills
led again in that period, as they pur-
chased 100, 1872 bales, as against 134, 507
bales for the Georgia mills, and 1885,
799 for the North Carolina mills, with
only 90, IA bales for the other eight
States. The percentages of increase
in 1886 over .1894-95, for the three
leading States, were for South Carroll
ma, Is 4; for Georgia, 6.6, and for
North Carolina 6.4, The correspond
ing percentage for Arkansas, it is
true, was 1O3 per cent, but this show.
ing was made by the purchase Of l.
$40 bales in the later period, as against
773 bales in 1894-95. Alabama also
showed an increase of 1876, by pur-
chasing a, 981 bales in 1886, as
against 30,094, but the South Carroll
ma mills purchased in 1886 five
times as many bales as Alabama in
the same period. The increase in
the purchases of South Carolina mills
for the second period of five months
nearly equalled the whole purchases
of the three States showing larger
percentages Of increase.
The increased purchases Of all the
Southern mills in the later period of
five months, as compared with the
corresponding period Of 1894-65, it
may be noted finally was 1886 bales.
OF this number South Carolina on
tributed 1926, or very nearly half.
The State, it is seen, not only held its
own against it's rivals, in the develop
ment of its cotton manufacturing bus
mess during the past year, but has
led them all, with plenty of distance
to spare. It is a most gratifying and
encouraging record for the State in
the conditions under which it has
been made, and We shall probably
have a better one to show about this
time next year.-Nevs and Courier.
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Gambled Away $500, 600 at n Trip.

Captain John A. Duble, an old
Mississippi steamboat man, tells the
Washington Post a story of a game of
cards played by a cotton broker named
Weed during the war. "He boarded
my boat" he says, cat Cairo after he
had made a successful trip off a cargo
of cotton for the landing. He placed
in the clerks office Of the boat a box
about the size of a canG.le box, but
securely nailed and strapped with iron
bands. Weed hailed me as [ was
passing through the cabin. Captain
said he, send me a boy and your car
penter.' When they were on hand he
told the boy to bring the box out and
the carpenter to open it: 1t was full
of crisp greenbacks. Then he pro-
ceeded to run up against the game Of
a gang of old river sharks, and by the
time we got down stream he did not
have a dollar. He told me he lost
$500, 900 between St. Louis and New
Orleans. The last time [ saw Weed
he was river reporter in New Orleans,
and he seemed as perfectly happy as
though he still had his $500, 00O."