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nd in this form will be practically as

and in this form will be practically as
follows:
"First-We demand a national cur
rency safe sound and flexible: issued
by the General Government only, full
legal tender for all debts, public and
private. and that without the use of
banking corporations, a just. equitable
and efficient means of distributing di-
rect to the people.
"Second-We demand the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold at
the present legal ratio of 16 to /.
"Third-We demand that the amount
of the circulating medium be speedily
increased in sufficient quantity TO trans
act the business of the country on a cash
basis.
"Fourth-We demand a graduated in
come tax.
"Fifth-We believe that the money of
the country should be kept as much as
possible in the hands of the people, and
hence we demand that all State and ma
tionaI revenues shall be limited to the
necessary. expenses of the Government,
economically and intelligently admin
istered
"Sixth-We demand that postal saw
ings bank be established by the Govern
ment for the safe deposit of the earnings
of the people and to facilitate exchange
Seventh Transportation being
means of exchange and public neces-
sity. the Government should operate the
railroads in the interest of the people.
"Eighth-The telegraph and tele-
phone. like the Postoffice system, being
a necessity for the transmission of news,
na fY1t
in the interest OF the people
"Ninth-The land, including all the
natural source of wealth, is the heritage
of all the people, and should not be mo-
nopoized for speculative purposes, and
alien ownership of lands should be pro-
hibited: all land now held by railroads
and other corporations in excess of their
natural needs. and all land now owned
by aliens, should be reclaimed by the
Government and held for actual settlers
only
1t will be observed that the sub-treas
ury plank, which was one of the features
of the Omaha platform, has been elm
mated. 1t is explained that this was an
Alliance fad, which was only agreed to
by the Peoples party as a compromise
and to pIacate the Alliance machine,
which four years ago was a strong lac-
tor in the Popuist ranks
General Coxey of Ohio, who is a
conspicuous figure at this convention,
will tomorrow strongly urge the Com
mittee on Resolutions to insert a plank
favoring his non-interest bearing bond
scheme. but it is understood at midnight
that this will not be acceptable TO the
ajority of the convention, who desire
to make the platform as brief as posi-
bic, and who feel that the Coxey plank
would be detrimenf to the party in the
coming campaign.
Nor is Mrs. Helen Gouger likely to be
any more successful in securing the in
sertion of an anti-saloon and woman
suffrage plank for the same reasons, but
she will receive the respectful consider
alton of the committee
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Continued from First Page)
ton which named Mr.. Patterson and
the others who hold regular credentials
He contended, however that their con-
vention was Populist in name only, and
was packed with Democrats and dele
gates who came only for the purpose of
forcing Mr.. Bryan, the nominee of the
Democratic party, on a Populist Con-
yention. Mr.. Hackstaff followed in
denunciation of the Patterson men
calling them political renegades and
outcasts.
Thomas Patterson replied for the
regulars. He described the convention
which named the forty-five delegates
whose seats are contested. He con-
vinced the committee of the regularity
of his appointment, ard of the fact that
he was now a Populist and not Demo-
crat
Mr.. Taubeneck. who had dropped in
declared that if Mr.. Patterson was not
a Popuist he Craubeneck) was no. one
H. p. Clark, Chairman of the Colorado
State Convention. declared that the
regulars had been properly named.
MIR. Southworth was given five min
utes to close. He used his time making
personal charges against Mr.. Patterson,
which that gentleman asserted to be
false.
Bentley of North Dakota moved that
the regulars headed by Patterson be
seated. On roll call the motion was
carried by - ayes to II nays.
The Committee on Credentials, after
three hours discussion, reversed the
action of the National Committee in
the Cook County 0Ilinois) contest, and
seated both factions. with a half vote
each. DR.. Taylor and Chris O'Brien of
Chicago presented the case for the reg
ulars and Clarence Darrow and Henry
Lloyd spoke for the contestants. The
fight was made on the socialist lines.
Several members declared that all the
Topulists are socialists. and differ only
as to method. After this subject had
been discussed until near midnight the
Taylor and Horan factions were seated
and given a half vote each by ballot
OF % to II.
When Chairman Maxwell of the Illi-
nois State Central Committee went out
of the room about midnight he was set
upon by some of the contestants, but the
men were separated before any damage
was done.
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Highest Of IN n Leavenng Powe-Latcst Rspon
Ry>!a!!a!l! g! ksxdssT kksktdes
ABSOLUTELY PURE

the respect for law and order Whlch
they inculcated, the freedom or con-
science and religious liberty Whlch they
taught and which found expression IN
the Constitution of the United states,
and that the public credit ana honor
which they established and is a most
important source of our strength ana
security-may these be as dear 10 TINS
and succeeding generations as tney
were to them
After the exercises at the armory
reception was given Major Mckinley by
the Loyal Legion
About 2:30 an enormous procession
was got under way. Governor Mckln-
ley rode in a carriage near the mead
of the procession, and for him 1t was
a triumphal procession through the
streets of Cleveland The whole ceie-
bration seemed suddenly turned into
a monster, earnest and tremendously
enthusiastic Mckinley demonstration.
The ringing music of lusty cheers and
cordial applause did not die out from
the moment Major Mckinley stepped
into his carriage until he drove away
at dusk to meet dinner engagement.
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ROYAL WEDDING.
MARRIAGE OF PRINCE CHARLES
AND PRINCESS MAUD.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Pri-
mate of England, in Person
Performs the Ceremony.

LONDON, July 22-The marriage of
the Princess Maud of Wales, fifth and
youngest child and third daughter of
the Prince and Princess of Wales, to
Prince Christian Frederick Charles
George Valdemar Axel, son of the
Grown Prince of Denmark and grand
son of King Christian, was solemnized
this morning in the Chapel Royal of
buckingham Palace. All London seemed
to have turned out in honor of the
event, for the principal street between
Ludgate Hill and Pail Mall were packed
solidly with people, whose numbers ran
into the hundreds of thousands.
The Queen passed quietly into the
chapel from buckingham Palace.
Princess Beatrice of Battenberg and
her children were absent on account of
their mourning for the death of Prince
Henry of Battenberg.
Princes Christian and Harold sup
ported Prince Charles.
The ceremony was performed by the
Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate
of all England, Most Rev Edward
White Benson, who was assisted by
Right Rev. Frederick Temple, Bishop
of London. and Right Rev. Randall Da-
wilson, Bishop of Winchester The
bridesmaids were the Princess Victoria
of Wales, Princesses Ingleborg and
Thyra of Denmark, sisters of the
groom; Princess Victoria of Schleswig-
Hclstein, Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Co-
burg and Gotha the Princess Alice of
Albany and the Princesses Ena and Vic
toria of Battenberg The bride was Civ
en- away by her father, while the Queen
stood sponsor. Both the bride and
groom made their responses in clear and
distinct tones. The bridal costume was
of white satin, en- train, with a deep
belt of silver embroidery studded with
delicate design in brilliants.
The wedding gown, which was made
in Spitalfields is Of pure white English
satin with long train, cleverly cut in one
with the skirt and trimmed in one cor
ner with full bow of mousseline de sole
and orange blossoms, and a ruche of
delicate fabric, and flowers border the
skirt hem at the front and sides. On
the bodice the satin is drawn across the
figure to a point at the left side. under a
bow of the mousseline de sole and clus-
ter of orange blossoms and on the back
there are lines carried downward, ter
minating at the left side of the waist,
in a band of exclusive silver and dia-
mond embroidery. The low square
decolletage is trimmed with folds of
silk muslin and trails of orange bios
sens, and billowy muslin sleeves are
formed of waterfall puffs, with trails
Of the flowers carried down each puff,
and falling on the arm in single bud.
After the ceremony the bridal party
and guests partook of luncheon in
buckingham Palace, at the conclusion
Of which the royal bridal party, headed
by the bride and groom, left the palace
in carriages for Marlborough house.
The bridal couple afterward left Marl-
borough house for st. Pancras Station,
where they took special train for
Wolferton, Norfolk, to take possession
OF Appleton Hall, which will henceforth
be their home.
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sented of the convention taking a vote
on Vice President first, if the present
programme is carried out. This con-
cession VIII also be made by the Bryan
men, who appreciate the fact that the
opposition to Bryan is such that some
advantage must be taken of them.
Mr. Bailey of Kansas. who is one of
the active young men about the Bryan
headquarters, was asked tonight If any
considerable number of delegates would
bolt Bryan's nomination. He replied
that in his Judgment the number would
be inconsiderable.
1--WE have positive assurance from the
Texas delegation. said he, that they
will not bolt. We regard this as signif-
cant, because the Texans have been the
very head and front of the opposition .
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be bolt, and that half dozen South
ern States would participate in it.
A number of leading Southern Popu-
lists assert that they cannot support the
Chicago ticket and that they have no
alternative but to bolt if Bryan be nomi-
mated They have had as yet no oppor-
tunity to formulate a programme, but
their present intention is to organize in
convention Immediately after the Popu-
lists adjourn and nominate a straight
Populist ticket. The names most fire.
cuently suggested for the Presidency
are Eugene V Debs of railway strike
notoriety and Ignatius Donnelly of Min
nesota.
BRYAN'S STRENGTH.
ST. LOUIS, July 22-The Bryan
steering committee finds tonight that a
sufficiently number Of votes are pledged
to their candidate to secure his nomi-
nation on the first ballot The following
vote showing the Bryan strength by
States was furnished to the United
Press at midnight as a transcript of
their official poll: Alabama ~, Arkan-
sas s. California 40, Colorado a, Della
ware 8. Georgia ;, Illinois AZ, Iowa u,
Kentucky 6, Maine ;, Massachusetts 10.
Missouri s, Nebraska 81 New York 80,
North Dakota -, Oregon II, Rhode
island 2. Tennessee /, Vermont 3, Okla
bona 9, Wisconsin II. Indian Territory
: South Dakota II, New Mexico ,, Ari-
IONA >. Connecticut %, Florida Z. Idaho
Z. Indiana IL. Kansas 81. Maryland ),
Montana II, Nevada l. New Jersey IL,
North Carolina 20, Ohio 2S, Pennsyl-
vania SO. South Carolina |, Virginia II,
West Virginia 6. Wyoming Z, District
Of Columbia 4. Utah D. total 101
This estimate is claimed to be very
conservative, and it is thought it under
estimates the Bryan strength by at
least 100 votes. AS the total number of
delegates in attendance will not exceed
/ 300. it will be seen that Mr.. Bryan
win have a clear majority of 1C0 at least.
Some of the enthusiastic Bryan men
believe that when the opposition dis
covers him to be in the lead their oppo-
sition will rapidly diminish. and that be-
fore the close of the first ballot his NOM
nation will be made practically unani-
mons. They admit that the great pre-
nonderence of sentiment is against Mr.
Sewan, and that some other gentleman
viii be selected for the second place.
This will probably be a Southern man,
inasmuch as the opposition to Bryan is
mainly confined to the delegations from
that section, and this means will be
taken to make their disappointment less
keen.
when the convention is brought face
to face with the question of a nomi-
nation the curious anomaly will be pre-
The record-union., 1896-07-23
RAIN IN THE SOUTH.
Slight Damage to Dried Fruit in
Tuiare County,

VISALIA, July 22.-The dried fruit
was slightly damaged by a few showers
OF rain which fell to-day
falling at II o'clock last night and con-
tinued until s O'Clock this morning. with
a light drizzle all day, The damage will
be slight.
SANTA BARBARA, July 22-The first
July rainfall which has occurred in
Santa Barbara during the last twenty
two years was experienced last night
and to-day. A little hay has been in
jured, but otherwise no damage was
done.
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Not Durham.

SAN JOSE, July 22.-Sheriff Lyndon
this morning received a dispatch from
Y. Zepulveda. Charge d'Affaires ad in
terim at Tolapa, State of Vera Cruz,
Mexico. stating that the man in Gus
tedy there and supposed to be Dunham
was not the Campbell murderer me
message states that J. j. kittreil. the
man under arrest, has been fully idenu-
fled as criminal wanted by the federai
authorities Of Indian Territory
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BRYAN FORCES IN CONTROL.
Will Likely be Bolt of Some of the
Southern Delegates.

ST. LOUIS. July 22.-Ignatius DON
nelly of Minnesota. who has been one of
the middle of the road Populists who
oppose the nomination OF Bryan, in
formed a United Press reporter this
evening that in his opinion the Bryan
forces will be sufficiently strong to con-
troll the convention. He added that in
such an event there would undoubtedly
The record-union., 1896-07-23
Racing at Vallejo.

VALLEJO, July 22-The Vallejo
Jockey Clubs race meeting opened to-
day. Summaries:
Two fourteen pace, Plunkett and
Prince Nutwood divided first money,
Allie Cresco second. Best time :30's4.
Two-thirty class, trotting, Stella won,
Addison second, Millie l.. third. Best
tirne-c 20
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Double Tragedy at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI. July 23-About
o clock this Thursday morning Will
lam Wiley, tailor, aged 81 years, shot
and killed his wife. firing four shots at
her. all of which took effect. lie then
committed suicide. Four children sur
vive them.
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BRAINERD tMinn), July 23.-John
Pryde was hanged in the Crow Wing
County Jail at 12:23 this tThursday)
morning. On February 10th last ne
killed Andrew Peterson.
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RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE.
Names of Those Who Will Get Up the
Platform

ST LOUIS, July 22.-The following
is the membership of the Committee on
Resolutions: Alabama. Jerome White
head: Arkansas. Isaac McCracken; Cali
fornia. j. A. Johnson; Colorado, Hon.
J. c. Bell; Connecticut. Joshua Perkins;
Delaware, Herman V. Hetzel: Idaho,
James Gum; Illinois, John z. Steele;
Indiana, Alonzo Burkhart; Iowa, J. b.
Weaver; Kansas, John Davis. Ken
lucky, ]. A. Parker; Louisiana, j. T.
Howell; Maine. James Campiofi Mary
land, Zurich Noyes; Massachusetts, Le-
Wy r. Pierce: Michigan, r. B. Taylor;
Minnesota, S. NJ. Owen; Mississippi,
Frank Burkett; Missouri, j. Weller
Long; Montana, Judge George w.
Reeves: Nebraska, Governor Holcomb; ;
New Hampshire. J. G.. Greenlief; New
Jersey. L. f. Fuller; North Carolina, W.
c. Henry; North Dakota, L. A. Uland: !:
Ohio. j. S. Coxey; Oregon, J. S. Nc
Caine; Pennsylvania, c. F, Taylor;
South Dakota. II. L. Laucks; Tennes-
see. ]. p. Buchanan: Texas, j. c. Kear-
by; Virginia, James G. Field; Washing
ton, John r. Rodgers; West Virginia,
II. T. Houston: Wyoming, w. NJ. Brown;
New Mexico, T. f. Keleher; Oklahoma,
Colonel Garrison; Indian Territory,
Thomas Sloan
Membership of States not given not
yet decided upon.
THE PLATFORM.
ST. LOUIS, July 22--Midnight-The
leading members of the Peoples party
are generally agreed that their national
platform shall follow closely the lines
Of the Omaha platform adopted four
years ago, and quoted in these dis
patches yesterday This platform, If
agreed to, will be more or less modified
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Conrad Young. artistic photos. 42l j.
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THE PEOPLES PARTY
NATIONAL CONVENTION

Continued from First Page.)
The morning times., 1896-11-02
CLIr1BING ELEPHANTS.

Elephants are able to make their way
up and down mountains and through a
country of steep cliffs where mules xouId
not dare to venture, and even where men
find passage difficult. Their tracks have
been found upon the very sum mits Of
mountains over 1000 feet high. In these
Journeys an elephant is often cOmp.lIcd to
descend GiilS and mountain sides which
are almost prccipitous. This is the wav it
Is done The elephants first maneuver
Is to knecl down close to the ,Ieclivity
one forelcg Is then cautiously passed over
the edge and Il short way down the slnpe.
ana II he finds there is no good srot for a
firm fOothold, he speedily forms one by
stamping into the soil if it is moist, or
kicking out Il footing If it is dry. When he
is sure of good footing the other forcles
IS brought down in the sane way Then he
performs the same work over again with
his feet, bringing both forelegs "a little
in advance for the first fOothold This
leaves goodplaces already made rorthe hind
feet. Now, bracing himself up by his huge,
strong forelegs, he draws his hind legs,
first one ard then the other. carefully
over the edge. where they occupy the first
places made by the forefeet. This is the
way the huge animal proceeds all the way
down, zigzag, kneeling with his forefeet
Thus the center OF gravity is preserved
and the huge beast prevented from tOppling
over on his nose
The morning times., 1896-11-02
UNABLE 10 IIND \ SEAT.
Helpless Predicamenr of a Young
Woman on a Madison street Car.
tHi"1fO tfu0nirI

She as young and handsome IL vosa
nasty, chilly morning and the Madison
street car was crowded, as usual at that
early hour she entered and gave a hasty
glance along the seats, seized "A Strau unst
then Scorniuliy tossed her head The
Hidie ctcupdntS Of the seats CONTINUED n,
read thelr papers ana after 4 glance at
the figure near the door and a hurChinr,
along 4 httle closer, made no further rIrry,..
Inent.
= htue feyond the middle line Of th. car
was Il vacant seat, but the maiden meyer
saw II. for she stepped too near the Il, or
she was evidently angry at the APPARENT
lack of consideration for her sex. hut il
dld no good. Finally. while she was sill
running near the door, the front door Opened
anu girl entered, walked 10 that seat and
SAT in IT. The miss at the rear saw this
and lifted her eyebrows in surprise.
Il EnrSs | wnl let her stand" ..ari ,
Young man WHO ha;i covertIy noticed the
whole thing. Il was about to gi-, up
my seat. but | guess anybody so hrinless
has no business OUT alone"
They always 10 HAT said III. ,,p-
ductor wearily. They come into tho car
and anchor at the door and never SER, In
Try To lind Seat II there happens ~ he
i. dozen persons inside. Then they cr,,.r,,yc
il we dnn't make the men get ~. nr
squeeze tigtte, Cor item. | have tr.a.I 10
often to get the women to understand
that seats are frequently vacant rafgh,.-
IN the car. but they glare at me and srorn
10 think am Impairment. and i lave
decided To let them alone"
lie did so and 81 did the rest ar the
Passengers, and she stood up all tn, vay
through the tunnel.
The morning times., 1896-11-02
TICKETS MIXED
Special Conditions That Exist
in Many Safes.
WHAT FUSION HAS DONE
Democrats Have Straight Ticket
IN only Fifteen States-Have
Fused With Silver Republicans
and Populists in Twenty-nine
States-Offices TO Be Filled.

The election of November 8 is more or
less complicated in more than half the
States In the Union owing TO fusions
brought about by the peculiar issues of
the c;Inpaign. There is little Of this COM
piiCaticn, however. so far as the Repub-
Iican electoral tickets are concerned. In
only one State. Texas. is there fusion on
the electoral ticket between the Repub
licans and other elements. The fusion IN
Texas is with the middie-cf-the-road Pop
uIists and the sound money Democrats
In the other fort y-four States the Reput'
ncuns have a straight electoral ticket
The Democrats have Il straight electoral
ticket in only fifteen States. In twenty
nine States they have effected fusiuh WILL
the Populists and silver Republicans. IL
Georgia the Democrats will rave TO go IL
alone.
In some cases the Populists and silver
Republicans indurscd the Democratic eiec-
turaI ticket, but in others concessions oil
electors We're made to them for their sup
port of Bryan and Sewall. In two states,
Oregon and South Dakota. the Democrats
indorsed the Populist electoral ticket
DIVISION OF ELECTORS
The following table shows the states with
"a straight Democratic electoral ticket, ana
those in which Il division OF electors mas
been made. The figures for North caro-
lima are those embraced in the proposition
Of tne Populists to the Democrats.
The morning times., 1896-11-02
WATCHED THE WHOLE AFFAIR.
Tramp Dog. Small Boy. His Pet and
the GaiclIrr'S Wagon Involved.
Ckic0gO Ch,ynic


one bright morning last week n pretty,
little. whle ana brown, curl y-haired dog
sal the walk before aTl apa rtmcnt
house on Buwen avenue. He WAS quietly
enjoying the Sunshine, and by tie solemn
blinking of his eyes ANA the general ab-
stra, son ur ms manner You could see that
lie WIS thinking very seriously upon sonc
subject IN dog ethics or economies.
Abnvc h.n at a third story win'Iuw stood
a boy Ui five or sin. looking out on the
beautiful day with wide open blue ewes
and eating Il bunch of grapes.
Suddenly up the street ratified IA great
blue wagon. II stopped before the window
and the next instant the pretty little white
and brown dog was dangling in the air.
Then hc disappeared into the blue wagon
which started on at full speed. The face at
the window was gone ana the next instant
thcheayy door Ofthe apartment swunSopcn
and the child rushed, shouting STOP
stop down the steps.
Tue blue wagon was far away when he
reached the curb. STOPPING to pick up
pe.sble and in his baby rage he hurled iu
with all he little might after the vanish
ins wagon.
As the pebble fell To earth lie sat down
Oh .he curb and walled; and a great black
tramp dog whose scragcy coat was too
thinto cover his poor old body, n thoroughly
disEeputable looking creature, got up from
the grass just across the street, where he
hal watchcdthe whole affair. walked across
snd shifted at the little fellow sympathetic
sa3iy.