Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-06-18
ENTHUSIASTIC DELEGATES.
Eunds and Shouting Republicans
Parade ~ Ioufs' Streets

81. Lonis. June H. Cproar aad confu-
son prevailed in the Gown town streets OF
81. Louis at midnight Tonight. Bands OF
every variety paraded the streets. leading
enthusiastic Republican, clubs from al
most every state In the Union. They
played every sort of tune, or tried TO, from
White Wings 10 classic selections from the
operas. They marched AID couatermarch-
ed from hotel TO hotel. They paraded
through the corridors and into the offices
of the local newspapers. There We're
scores and scores of them, and 1t is doubt
fui liz the oldest inhabitant of this city
/ ever saw such a proceeding on n Sunday.
Ii began in a mild way at dawn and hour
by hour continued at the rate Of geomet-
rical progression until midnight, when the
climax of the fury was reached.
During the afternoon. volunteer corps OF
the salvation Army added materially TO the
volume OF uproarious and discordant mel
ody. To use a eamboat phrase, they had
on a 'fuil head of steam" They sang wild
and enthusiastically the peculiar hymns OF
| their religion. They stopped at the street
crossings and in front of the big hotels
and eXhorted sinners great and small to
mend their ways and fee from the wrath
to come. Mingled with the songs Of the
Salvationists could be heard campaign
so.l., sealing forth the virtues of the lte-
| publican party or some favorlte son aspir-
Ing 10 presidential honors. But with all
the wild hurrah and confusion there was
no lawlessness
A monster Mckinley parade that has been
arranged for Wedr esday night is intended
10 be the largest demonstration of the kind
that has ever been seen. The parade will
be reviewed by prominent men from the
balcony of the Southern hotel. 1t Will be
In twelve divisions under direction OF Gen.
Jas. c. Howe, of Kenton, Ohio. In the pa
rade will be clubs, many OF them uni
formed. from every state and territory, and
all the Rpuuhlicnns in ST IDuis have been
invited to take part.
English Government In Hot Water.
Copyright, 1896. by Associated Press
London, June livery little has oc-
CURED during the past week to ruffie the
surface OF the British political pond. which
would have been stagnant but for the rip
pie Of interest evoked by the efforts OF
the ministers to eytricate their party from
the maze in which 1t finds itself tangled up
by the hopeless condition OF public bust
ness and unexpected concessions. A. j.
Balfcrr. the Conservative leader and first
lord OF the treasury, in order to expedite
the Irish land bill, Is Summoning a meet
Ing 81 the government adherents for Mon
daY ~ the foreign office. This Is q signal
OF G!s.:oss upon the part Of the government
which is suffering from the effects of a
surplusage OF election promises and finds
1t necessary to call a conference with the
view of attempting 10 reconcile its fol-
lowers TO the sacrifice of some OF their
hopes. 1t is generally recognized that the
government viii be forced to modify the
education and Irish land bills IL an autumn
ession is TO be avoided.
In foreign politics, the topic of moment
Is Marquis Of Salissury's declaration in
the house OF lords last evening OF the poll
cy of the government in Egypt. 1t is re-
garded as a clear exposition of British in
~tentions as To the Soudan and the opposi-
ton is preparing to condemn the cxpedi-
tion by introducing n formal motion of cen
sure. The progress of the Soudan eS9cdi-
ton Is followed with the liveliest interest.
Military experts point out that while the
successes have had an excellent effect upon
the morals or the Egyptians, they will also
show the Ehalifa and his friends their dan
ger and serve to consolidate them.
Further, IL is pointed out that, contrary
to the usual conditions OF Soudanese war
fare, the Egyptians in the fight at Fireket
outnumbered TIE -'c.-.SLes two to oce ami
acted on The o~.c.i..ve, whereas TIE re-
vtT-2 is usually the case. In spite of these
disadvantages, the DCrvishcs made so stout
a fight that they lost 1900 men in two
hours. The deduction is that the Deryishcs
have lost rome Of their GgAt.2g po1Cr aad
there IS no conclusive proof that under
equal circumstances the Egyptians woald
hold their own. The killing OF a thousand
or two fighting men at Fireket, ii is
claimed, will not cause the submission of
the fierce tribes of the Central SOudan,
and while ii may place Doagoiia at Sir Her.
bert kitchener's mercy. it will have TO be
supplemented by harder fights before he
takes hh&rtoam or even Btr3cr.