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McKisson, 81 Cleveland, with the excep-
tion If one or two scattering votes. The
final vote on joint ballot was Hanna %,
McKlsson 10, scattering 2. Griffith, Of
Union, who at first announced his op7
position to Hanna, went over to him and
elected him. The result was not un-
expected, as 1t is well known that the
whole power of the party machine in
Ohio, the national organization and the
national administration was brought to
line up the anti-Hanna Republicans.
Representative Otis (Rep.) charges
Hanna men with attempting to bribe
him and demands an investigation.
Speaker Mason (Rep) says that he op-
posed Hanna because one Of his agents
attempted to buy his vote ON street
railroad measure two years ago.
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WILL GO IT ALONE.
Middle-Of-the-rOaden Declare at St. Louis
for Independent Action and
Against Fusion.

The middle-of-the-rOad P0puliSt con-
ference at st. Louis January IL declared
that 1t would hereafter act independ-
emily Of the regular party organization.
The plan was favored by almost all who
attended. The subject was fully dis
cussed and the plans outlined were
agreed upon only after mature consld-
Grafton. The future plans Of the partici-
pants, who represented nearly all Of the
States in which anti-fusion sentiment Is
dominant, are outlined in the following
report, which Is but part Of that pre-
sented to the conference:
"To the People of the United States:
"The fusion movement consummated
at st. Louis in July, 1896, and the mex
cusable treatment OF our candidate for
Vice President in the campaign that fol-
lowed, give rise to such dissatisfaction
among the rank and file of the Peoples
party as to threaten the abGoldte dis
memberment Of the only political organ
ization honestly contending for the So
cial and political rights of the laboring
and producing classes Of the country.
"It has been the purpose Of the COM
mittee always to be courteous to the ma
tional committee and our supreme de-
sire has been at all times to promote a
harmonious cooperation with said COM
mittee that factional differences might
be obliterated, our prestige regained and
our organization restored to its once
splendid estate. This committee feels
oRt oh m. oh u
no fault of ours that the national COM
mittee Is not present as a body to-day,
but 1t does not choose to waste valuable
time in wrangllng over questions OF
Official etiquette. We avow'it to be our
sincere purpose, now, as heretofore, to
promote In every honorable way the re-
form movement on true Populist lines,
and we deem the issue too momentous
and the dangers threatening freegOvern-
ment too imminent to allow us to pause
to consider personal grievances or af-
fronts, or permit wounded dignity, real
or imaginary, to overshadow patriotic
duties.
Under present conditions our be-
loved organization Is slowly but surely
disintegrating and our comrades are
clamorlng for aggressive action.
Having in vain lmportuned thosewho
assumed to be our superiors to permit us
10 aid them in the grand work OF reor-
ganizing the Peoples party, that 1t may
accomplish its glorious mission, we now
appeal to the people, the true source OF
all political power"
The referendum committee appointed
ia as follows: Messrs. Dixon Of Missouri,
Tracey of Texas, Reynolds Of Illinois,
Matsinger of Indiana, and McGregor OF
Georgia.
A national reorganization committee,
headed by Milton Park, Of Texas, had
already been named. An effort will be
made to take referendum Of the fol-
lowers of the movement with view to
sscertaining their desires as to a date
for holding the national convention.
July 4, 1898, May 26, 1899, and February
%, 1900. are the dates which will be
voted ON. The arrangements for the vot-
ing eontemplates that 1t be taken by
committeeman and through the news
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SlI.ITiERITES FAVORFUSI
Silver Republicans Satisfied With the Pres
emit Administration, and Anxious to
Help Re-eleCt It.

The State convention Of representa-
tiyes of silver leagues was held at To-
peka last week. The attendance was
satisfactory and the delegates were rep
resentatiVe Kansans.
In the absence of President Tillotson,
DR.. Lawrence, Of Eldorado, presided.
The latter was afterwards elected Presi-
dent and Fred ]. Close was named as
Secretary. The resolutions adopted fol-
low:
Resolved, That we hereby renew our
faith In and pledge our efforts and votes
to crystallizing into statute law the
great economic and financial principles
contended for by the triune forces that
in 1896 battled together for the election
Of William ]. Bryan.
"RescIved, That we are unalterably
opposed to the financial legislation pro-
posed by Secretary Gage, and the self
appointed and self-styled monetary COM
mission, such legislation being contrary
to American tradition and interest
against the debtor and producing classes
and in the interests Of the creditor, en-
hancing the value Of his securities and
depreciatlng the price Of the products
in which such securities must ultimately
be paid, thus making American indebt-
edness perpetual and placing posterlty
in bondage, increasing the already nc
titious statutory value Of gold, and at
the same time further depreciating the
use and value Of silver. In contrast
with the plan of Secretary Gage, who
recommends the payment of our debts in
gold, we commend to the thoughtful con-
sideration of all Americans the Stanley
Mathews resolution adopted by Congress
in 1878, and supported by Blaine, Logan,
Mckinley, Garfield, and other great Re-
publican leaders, and representing the
crystallized sentiment Of the country
relative to the payment Of public obliga-
tions, which is as follows:
"'ResolVed, by the Senate (the House
of Representatives concurring therein),
That all the said bonds Of the United
States issued under the said acts OF
Congress hereinbefore recited are pay
able, principal and interest, at the option
of the government Of the United States,
in silver dollars Of the coinage Of the
United States, containing 4121s grains
each of standard silver; and that to re-
store to it's coinage such silver coins as
a legal tender in payment Of said bonds,
principal and interest, is not In viola
ton of the public faith nor in derogation
of the rights Of the>public creditor.
After the meeting conference OF sill
yer Republicans was held, at which sat
isfacti0n with the treatment accorded
the party by this administration was
expressed. The prevailing sentiment
was that the present administration
should be supported by silver Republ-
cans In the coming campaign without
any demand for representation.
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New York Journal Deserts BRYAN.

New York, January 15.--The New
York Journal has printed an editorial in
which WEAKNESS Of Bryan 10 expressed.
1t complains that Bryanlsm is outgrow-
ing Bryan. The burden Of the Journals
trouble seems to be that Bryan insists
on the ratio Of Is to In the coinage Of
silver while 1t would be willing TO ac-
cept any ratio, even favoring 30 to /.
BY Its action the Journal virtually as
sumes the newspaper leadership Of Tam
many Democracy, which would give up
everything in order to win.
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Kansaa Grain Dealer, Meeting

The annual meeting Of the Grain
Dealers Association Of Kansas was held
in Topeka last week. Governor Leedy
delivered the opening address. Speeches
were also made by State Grain In
spector Culver and by w. w. Price, his
deputy. There were 11O of the 217
members present. The meeting was sat
lsfactory to the members In every re-
spect The story about boycott being
declared against Kansas City commits
sion houses was denied.
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Kansas to be Represented at Omaha.

A concerted effort will now be made
to have Kansas represented at the
Omaha Mississippi Exposition,
Governor Leedy recommended to the
Legislature that an appropriation for
this purpose be made, but the Legisla-
ture did not take kindly to the sugges-
tlon. Lately quite a sentiment has grown
up favorable to the movement. The Gov
ernor In his address to the State Agri-
cultural Society, asked for the views OK
the members ON the subject and they
replied by unanimously adopting reso
luton favorable to Kansas representa-
tion there. Kansas is in such gatisfac-
tory condition this year that 1t should
certainly take advantage Of the Oppor-
tunity to advertise its condition to the
world. Prominent and influential men
are interesting themselves in the move
ment and sufficient voluntary contribu-
tIons are believed TO be procurable to
make the exhibit a success. Governor
Leedy will appoint commission as soon
aa 1t is deemed advisable.
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Railroad ConferenCe Does Little.

The conference Of the Nebraska Board
Of transportation with the Kansas Rail-
road Commissioners last Thursday ac-
complished little. The railroads Of Me-
braska have put into effect the hundred
pound rate which Kansas officers have
recently knocked out. The Nebraskans
seem disposed to permit the hundred
pound rate to remain in effect II an
equitable rate can be agreed on, which
will not be an increase in the old rates.
This will be found to be hard job.
No results of value accrued from the
conference.
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Hanna Elected as Senator.

The Ohio Senatorial election resulted
in the return of Mark Hanna to the
United States Senate for both the long
and short terms by majority Of one
vote. The vote in the respective houses
on Tuesday showed vote of 73 for
Hanna with 72 votes for the combined
opposition. This vote went to Mayor
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favored an early convention and aggTes-
sive steps for reorganization.


The Attorney General is in receipt Of
a complaint from stebblns & Keith, OF
Kelly, Kas., In which it is alleged that
the Kansas Grain Dealers Association
is a trust. It Is alleged that the mem
bers combine to prevent farmers from
shipping direct and that they try to shut
out small dealers by interfering with
their supply Of cars.
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MILITARY ORGANIZATION
The President Considering VIVA.
Strength Shall be Maintained.

WASHINGTON, Aug 15-President
Mckinley is canvassing public senti-
ment as to the needs of military or
ganlZation in the time of peace, and
has consulted a number of visitors as
TO how much of an army they think
should be kept up after the treaty of
peace is executed. No conclusion has
been reached as yet on this point, but
1t is receiving considerable attention
on the part of the Administration.
Governor Shaw Of Iowa was one of
the few prominent visitors at the
White House to-day. He was present
ed by Secretary of Agriculture Wilson,
who drove over with him from the
department and placed his carriage at
the disposal of the Governor who has
just arrived here from trip of in
spection at Chickamauga and Jackson
Vile, and also a visit to Fernandina
where a Brigadier General represents
theState. To-day he paid his respects to
the President, and took occasion to re-
port the condition of the Iowa troops
in camp. He said that in a general
way they We're in very good shape, but
made number of suggestions looking
to their convenience and comfort He
asked also how long it would be before
their disbandonment might be effected,
now that the peace protocol is a closed
document, but the President himself
has not now a fixed opinion on this
point.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Allen
was with the President part of the
morning, going over the matters of
detail incident to the close of the war
including the question of the reorgan-
iZation of the present navy and it's re-
duction to what is actually needed 1t
was decided to create a board of five
naval officers to pass upon the matter
Acting Secretary Allen said that the
board would be appointed Immediately,
and that it would convene proba bly,
before the close of the week. It's func
ton will be to determine what vessels
now in the navy would be retained,
which of them should have their Gov
eminent charters discontinued or their
use by the Government otherwise dis
pensed with, what changes to make in
the vessels kept, etc.
Secretary Day had a brief confer
ence with the President, but had moth
ing new to disclose A few other Off
Gals called during the day, but the
absence of the rush that has charac-
terized the White House during the
war was very marked.
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WORD FROM SKATER.
Reports as to the Condition of the
Troops at Santiago.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Secretary
Alger to-day received a letter from
General Shafter, which is in part as
follows:
Headquarters Fifth Army Corps, San
tiago de Cuba, Aug. 4th-
ITO Hon. r. A. Alger, Secretary of
War, Washington, d. C.-My Dear Gen.
eral Alger: Your letter of July 18th
was handed me yesterday by Major
Sniffen. l thank you and the Presi-
dent for the confidence expressed in my
ability to handle the matters intrusted
to me here.
THE number taken i'll in my COM
mand is very great, as you will see,
though not very much greater than
those returned to duty, and the death
rate r. not at present alarming, al
though 1t is steadily on the increase,
and the doctors tell me that the fever,
malarial and otherwise, is constantly
presenting more virulent features.
Every effort possible is made to guard
ships bringing supplies to the army.
but it is almost impossible to enforce
It. when ships must be unloaded and
men necessarily must come together in
discharging and receiving cargoes. The
great trouble is that the people them
selves seem to have no fear of infec-
ton, and unless you have guard
over every individual man it is almost
Impossible to keep them from mingling.
THE silver question has settled itself,
and American silver is received the
same as American paper.
The missing. l believe, have nearly
all been accounted for. Not single
man was captured, and the only men
now missing are those that were killed
in the thick brush, and whose bodies
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mitted, however, that he had been talk
ing over matters in Cuba generally.
Then he added: 1.-The first work
which will have to be done in Cuba will
be to make arrangements by which all
the municipal machinery can be put in
operation in all the towns and govern
mental machinery throughout the ISL
and. There will have to be a military
control, l suppose, until such time as
the people interested can organize and
put into operation a government which
should be stable and strong enough to
impartially protect the interests of the
Spaniards, Americans, Cubans and the
people of all other nationalities now
on the island, or who may hereafter go
there"
rs there probability of Spanish in
terests suffering through the Cubans?"
The Spanish property holders, mer-
chants and all other classes of Span
iards naturally would unite with all
the rest Of the conservative inhabitants
for the preservation of the interests of
all the citizens, and l think they will
help the natives and the Americans to
maintain a strong, safe government.
This would be natural, for no class of
people would be more interested than
they are in maintaining property and
all other rights. The most difficult
problem to solve is the first organiza-
ton of a preliminary form of govern
ment, as later the island will be very
rapidly Americanized, and all such
questions will take care Of themselves
AS to the probability of the Cubans at
tanning a stable government I presume
that as soon as possible proclama-
ton will be issued setting apart a
date for the holding of general cleo
ton for Chief Executive of the island,
and for a legislative body to which all
matters affecting the future Of the ISL
and will be referred. This executive
body will adopt a constitution and
make the proper laws to put into oper-
alton the political form of government
AS to the army of occupation which will
be necessary to maintain our position
with respect to Cuba $4,000 men will
be ample to garrison the whole island.
OF this number possibly % 900 would be
stationed in and about Havana Mat
anzaS would be the next important
point for a garrison Other points
should be regulated by the possibilities
OF disorder that might take place there.
and the number of troops at the vari-
Gus points will naturally be governed
| by circumstances
Properly directed, Cuba will have a
great commercial future It's unbound
| ed and great resources will be very
! rapidly developed by American push
vigor and capital
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ANXIETY ABOUT MANILA
Fears That the Insurgents Have
Entered the Citv.

NEW YORK, Aug. ia special to
the Tribune" from Washington saws
i cable communication with Manila
will probably be re-esta blished within
the next day or two if the efforts of this
| Government, supported by those of
Great Britain and Spain, are success
1ully directed, in order that further
bloodShed may be averted and the sus-
pense relieved. 1t is understood that
Admiral Dewey has been in possession
OF the Philippine end of the cable for
over two months, although he was I'M
able to secure the legal terminus of the
line, which is located within the city
of Manila, and, through the strict con-
struction placed upon the rules of neu-
trality, his operators were unable to
secure any response to their signals
from the Hongkong terminal. This re-
striction made necessary the frequent
sending of dispatch boats back and
forth from Manila to Hongkong, and
recently the severed end of the cable
has been buoyed and no attention paid
to it. On the vessel that started from
Hongkong on Saturday for Manila went
orders to restore submarine telegraphic
communication at once, and. as the
American forces by the terms of the
protocol are in possession of the Phil
ippineS from an international stand
point, whether they actually hold the
municipality or not and as hostilities
have formally been terminated and the
requirements of neutrality abolished,
all obstacles to the free use of the ca
BILE have been removed
Until Manila is in closer touch with
the rest of the world than it has been
for the last three and one-half months,
officials in Washington will be ha-
raised by the gravest anxiety regard
ing the occurrences in that vicinity.
The last news from Manila was dated
ten days ago, and described the fierce
| fighting at Malate on July 31st, when
the Americans held their position,
which had been assaulted. August Sd
there was cannonading all day. The
| Monterey arrived August 4th with
| three transports of the third expedi-
ton. and at the time the dispatch YES
sci left preparations We're being made
for an assault upon the city. 1t was
known that General Merritt was only
awaiting these reinforcements to de-
mand the surrender and to give notice
| of a naval bombardment.
| Under these circumstances every pre-
! caution was taken last Friday to in
| form Admiral Dewey and General Mer-
rift with the least possible delay of the
| formal signing of the protocol and the
suspension of hostilities. A speedy yes
sci was held at Hongkong under steam
ready to carry dispatches as soon as
they should be cabled to Consul Wild
man. 1t has been deemed inadvisable
4 u 49,,
naval or military commanders or
Thursday or Friday morning, for fear
the VIGOROUSLY dilatory and procras-
tinating methods of Spanish diplomacy
might result in further postponement OF
peace. It was reported, however, that
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have never been found. The country
bodies.
THE camps now occupied are meas
urably good; they certainly are on the
best ground that is in this vicinity, and
slight changes of location can be made.
The difficulty in separating camps of
an army of this size is on account of
the great difficulty of supplying them
with necessary food, especially during
the wet season, when half dozen
wagons over a road cuts it into ruts
two feet deep in places. Pack trains
are very good, and we have to use
them, and do use them all the time;
in fact, without them we could not get
along, but the sickness among the
teamsters and packers has been very
great. Nearly every one of them, /
suppose 90 per cent, have been sick,
and like the soldiers they do not re-
cover their strength.
Supplies are abundant here of all ar
ticles Of food and clothing. l cannot
fully express my gratitude to you for
all the opportunities that you have CIV
en- me- and for the confidence that you
repose in me, as shown more strongly
than in any other way, by leaving me
unhampered in my operations against
Santiago. I am very sorry to see that
some newspapers are attempting to
throw blame on your trying to run the
campaign from Washington, and l sup
pose some people believe it. 1t is one
of the things, however, that l don't sup
pose we can help, although whenever l
have the opportunity / have tried to
make it plain that l have been LETT TO
my own devices. / am very sincerely
yours, VIM. r. SHAFTER.
A cable message was received at the
War Department this morning from
General Shafter at Santiago de Cuba.
saying that he expects that the last OF
the troops Of his corps Ghe Fifth will
have left Santiago for the United States
by Thursday next, and that he, Cen
eral Shafter, will start home next Sat-
urday. All that now remain to be
transported is the Third Division, COM
manded BIZ General Bates. These
troops will be embarked as rapidly as
the transportation facilities will per-
nit. The First District of Columbia
Volunteer Infantry has been attached
to General Bates division, and is now
awaiting transportation to the United
States They will be embarked to-day
or tomorrow for Montauk Point.
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Governor General August FIees
From the City.
Taken to Hongkong on the German Warship
Kaiserin Augusti-WlH Sail for
Spain on the First
Opportunity.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The De-
partment of State has just issued the
following:
The following dispatch was received
at the State Department at 10 p. m.
August 10Th, from Consul Wildman,
Hongkong:
August says Dewey bombarded Ma
Mia Saturday. City surrendered un-
conditionally. August was taken by
Germans i'm launch to the Kaiserin Au-
gusta, and brought to Hongkong. /
credit report
The information contained in Consul
Wildmans brief message aroused in
tense interest, but created no surprise
among those officials who read 1t. For
two or three days news of the fall. of
Manila has been expected. The last
dispatches received from Admiral
Dewey and General Merritt indicated
that it was their purpose to force a
surrender Of the city as soon as posi-
BILE.
1t is believed that they joined in a
notel to General August demanding the
surrender of Manila, threatening to
make a combined sea and land attack
upon the city unless the demand was
acceded to. While no information
than that received in Consul Wildman' S