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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15
FLORIDA.

Starke made more material improve
ments during the year 1897 than during
any other year of its history of half
century.
The Merchants National Bank building
at Ocala was sold Wednesday by Re
ceiver Stapylton 10 Munroe & Chambliss
for $4,000.
The town of Clearwater, by a vote of
20 to 70, declined to ratify a contract with
the Plant Investment Company, for the
establishment of water works
The store, fixtures and entire stock of
goods, partly insured, of Isaac Aten of
Pinecastle, five miles south of Orlando,
were burned Wednesday night.
There have been shipped from Fort og-
den about 1900 boxes of oranges. The
vegetable growers are now making prepa-
rations to plant a large spring crop of
vegetables
VIII A. Vassas, while chopping wood
south of Orlando Monday had his ak slip.
and the blade struck the instep of his
right foot, severing the leaders of all but
his great and little toes, and through the
bone of the middle toe, just missing a
very large artery.
William Gordon colored, has again been
respited by the Governor. He was con-
victed of rape in Fernandina in October
and sentenced to be hung on Dec. IA, and
was respited until Jan. IA, and again I'M
I'll Feb. /. New facts in the case have
developed since the trial.
The Florida Baptist State Convention
unanimously voted to send telegram Of
sympathy TO Mrs. w. ID. Chipley of PEN
sacola on her recent sad bereavement. For
many years Mrs. Chipley had been an ac-
tive participant in every convention, and
her absence this year was sorrowfully
felt by every member of the body.
An interesting case to pilot commission
eTs and foreign consuls throughout the
state has just come to a close at Penso-
cola Under a law of the Florida Legis-
lature. passed in 1891, pilot commissioners
have exclusive right 10 hold surveys on
vessels in the various ports of the state
This law also provides that 1t shall be a
misdemeanor for any other person to hold
n survey, and imposes a penalty of 500
on everyone so offending such fine to be
paid to the Board of Pilot Commissioners
in the port where The offense was COM
United. The case that has Just closed
was the first test that has been made Of
the constitutionality of the law The de-
cision is adverse to the validity of the law
The claim is made that the statute is in
violation of both the state ond federal con-
stitutions; also that it is in violation of
international comfy and of the treaty be-
tween the United States and Norway aud
Sweden, the latter instrument giving con-
suls exclusive control of the vessels of
their respective governments in ports
where they are stationed.
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Cleared, schooner Fostina, Philbrook,
Boston.
Sailed, steamer Glenwood (Br), Meha-
gan, Liverpool; steam yacht Magnolia,
Belknap, Florida.
Key West, Fla, Jan. 14-Arrived, steam
err Olvette, Howes, Port Tampa, and sail
ed for Havana; the light house supply ship
Armeria, Wright, from the North.
Philadelphia, Jan. 12-Sailed, schooner
Rob Roy, Norbury, Savannah.
Port Tampa, Fla, Jan. l.-Arrived
steamship Florida, Hanlon, Mobile
Pensacola, Fla, Jan. 14.-Arrived, barks
Queen (NoD, Taraldsen, Santos; Superb
(Nor Michaelsen, East London.
Sailed, ship Fritz Reuter- (Nor), Guider-
sen, Rio Janeiro; banks Fjord (Nor),
Fornebee, Aberdeen; Industrial QtaD,
Schiofine, Genoa; schooner Aetna, Chip
man, Mobile.
Cleared, schooner William II. Clifford,
Tarding, Galveston.
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Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closin

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
was dull and easy; No. 2 spring wheat, SEC
No. spring wheat, 75dS9c; No 2 red, 91Ib
@92c; No 2 corn, 267sG27c; No. 2 yellow
corn, 267s@27c; No. oats, 22%c; No 3
white. f. 0. b., 25c; No. white, (. o. b..
24a25c; No. 2 rye, 45c; No. barley, 2Sds6c
No. l fax seed, $1.2c01.24; prime timothy
seed, S2.77I5; mess pork, per Dbl, $9.25G
$50; lard, per 100 lbs $467iR; short rib
sides Cloose). $4.45@4O; dry sailed shout
ders (boxed), 4s4Q5c; short clear sides
(boxed), $46Od5.OO; whisky, distillers' fin-
ished goods, per gallon, $1.19; sugars, cut
foaf unchanged.
Cincinnati, o., Jan. 14.-Flour, steady.
Wheat firm; No. 2 red, 93c Corn, firm; No.
2 mixed, zoe. Oats, firm; No. 2 mixed. 24h6I
25A Rye, steady; No. 2. Acc. Lard quiet.
Bu'k meats firm, $780, Bacon, quiet, $3.50.
VIII isky, dun, s1.19.
St Louis, Jan. A.-Flour quiet; I'M
chaRyed Wheat irregular about 1-1ec
above yesterday No. ? red. cash, eleva-
tor. "a track 95d95lkc; January. 9Shc;
May. 77Ad777sc; July. 7shc: No. 2 hard.
SS1kc. @ orn steady; No. 2 cash, 2sc: Janu-
airy, PC bid; May, 27lsc; July, 2sAq2s2.c.
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Jacobine Ger, 543 tons, Ahrens. Apalachi-
cola, for Havre.-Dahl & Andersen.
Valentine (Sw), 7O3 tons, Ohlsson, ldg nava!
stores, Europe-Dahl & Andersen.
Singapore (Ge) 922 TONS Voss, ldg naval
stores, Europe-Dahl & Andersen.
Stanley (Nor), 651 tons, Andreasen, ldg ma
val stores, Europe.-Dahl & Andersen.
Magnat (Nor), 636 tons, Hansen, ldg cot
ton, Baltic.-Dahl & Andersen.
Memory (Nor), S9S tons, Ellertsen, ldg
slaves, Spain.-Dahl & Andersen.
Gotha Ger, 7S5 tons, Hansen, at quaran-
tine.-Dahl q Andersen.
Germanic Ger, SO tons. Diercks. lds
naval stores, Europe.-Dahl & Andersen.
Otago (Swd), $40 tons, Northon, at Tybee,
wtg.-Dahl & Andersen.
Ascalon (NoD, 9l5 tons. Guedbrandsen,
dis ballast.-Dahl & Andersen.
Zefiro QtaD, 5S4 tons, Puturzo cid, Genoa.
--Strachan e. CO.
Francisco Nadal (Urug). 401 tons, Garcia.
ldg naval stores, Montevideo-Jose NJ.
Esteve a Co
Conductor (Rr), 1903 tons. Lombard. ldg
lumber, Santos-Master.
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VESSELS IN PORT JAN. 15.
Steamships.

Gate City, LIP tons, Googins, New York.
Ocean Steamship Company.
City of Birmingham, 2,S52 tons, Burg, Bos-
ton.-Ocean Steamship Company.
Itasca, $3.50 tons, James, Baltimore.-J. ].
Carolan. Agent.
Dorset Q3r), 1886 tons, Souter; ldg cotton.
Liverpool. -Georgia Export and Import
Company.
Greatham (B), 1,531 tons, Gowing, ldg cot
ton, Barcelona.-J. f. Minis & Co.
Titanic (Br), 1,024 tons, Halliday; ldg cot
ton, Havre.-J. f. Minis & Co.
Elwick (Br), 1877 tons, Clark; ldg cotton,
Observation-Disclosures & Barnard.
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Wool Market Quieter.

Easton, Jan. 1.-THE Boston ConmerciaV
Bulletin tomorrow, will say of the wool
market: THE market is much quieter. The
mills have purchased all they desire for,
the present, and sales for the week have
been nothing more than an aggregation Of
sales TO small mills. The tone of trade is
excellent, and prices are steadily higher.
The largest sale was 10000 pounds of Cane
wool on basis of 60 cents clean. three
cents better than the last recorded sale u
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Receints at Railroads.

Per Central of Georgia Railway, Jan. IA
2.161 bales cotton, % tons pig iron, 70 bales
domeslics, So pkgs mdse, Gil bbls rosin, $50
casks spirits turpentine, 96 cars lumber.
Per Florida Central and Peninsular Rail-
road, Jan. 1920 bales cotton, 5SS bbls
rosin, 81 casks spirits turpentine, l car
stock, l car ties, 2 cars tobacco, cars
mdse, . cars wood, cars lumber, l car
rice.
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway, IAN.
1879 bales cotton, TIA bbls rosin, 800
casks spirits turpentine, l car corn, car
-four car meat, u cars lumber, 10 cars
mdse.
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E0reien Exnnrts.

Per Norwegian bark Edward Percy for
Samarang, Java.-5,4T5 barrels rosin, val
ued at $14,596, and cases oleomargarine,
valued at $780,
Per Italian bark Zefro for Genoa-3,120
barrels rosin, valued at 80 1870, and IS casks
spirits turpentihe, valued at 1925; cargo
by S. p. Shotter Company.
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Per steamship Itasca from BALTIMORE,
Hall, H. C. Lloyd, William Leach, C. p.
Wilson, f. A. Lloyd w. A. Dorman. K.
Y Smith, H. 0. White, Miss M. c. Tighe,
Miss Emma Quinn, J. Rosenburger, j. c.
Twitty c. E. Tubman, Mr. Phesterrer.
Per steamship Tallahassee from New
York;. A. Mailman, J. McGawley, B.
McGawley, Mrs. Shaun Messrs. Brown
Burrowitz Plaza, Block, Pulets, Wall and
Dyager, r. E. Cooley and wife, Miss Har-
ris, Ed Whitehead, Joseph Allgair, DR.. e.
r. Brown, n. r. Clayton, F. NJ. Do,son
DIR. shatswell and wife, ]. Donnelly, NJ.
McGonogle, j. NJ. Buck.
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ings, Sc; y, 4c: "A brown sheetings, 40
&c; white osnaburgs, &C.; checks, 4Q5c;
brown drillings, 51a@615c.
Lime, Calcined Plaster and Cement-Ala-
bama and Georgia lime IN fair demand,
and selling at Toe per barrel, bulk and car
load lot special; calcined plaster, $3.50 per
barrel; hair. 4d5c; Rosedale cement, $1101
100; carload lots special; Portland cement
retail, 500; carload lots, 81. 90.
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GRAIN PROyIsIONs. ETC.

New York, Jan. 14-Flour market was ir-
regular and weak on all grades. Wheat
spot easy; No. 2 red 97lsc; options opened
strong on higher cable news and moderate
covering, but after a dull featureless ses-
sion eased off under weak closing French
markets, and realizing, closing unsettled
at 1s614c advance on near, and A@12c net
decline on late months; No. red, January,
9S%c; May, 917sc.
Corn, spot easy; No. 2, 349sc; options
opened steady with wheat, and on better
cables, but weakened finally on light ex-
port demand, closing &c net lower.
Oats, spot steady; options dull and easy,
closing unchanged; May, 281sc. Wool quiet.
Beef firm Cut meats steady. Lard barely
steady. Pork duh. Cotton seed oil steady
Petroleum duh. Rice steady. Molasses
quiet. Coffee, options steady, 5GI15 points
advance; closed steady with prices, SOILS
points net advance; sales 1850 bags, includ-
ing March, 575d5.S0c; spot Rio dull and
nominal Sugar, raw, lower to sell; refined
quiet.
Butter steady; western creamery, 141z0
Zoe; Elgins, zoe; factory, 11G15c. Cheese
steady; large white, September, 715GSsi c;
small white, September, 9A691bc; large
colored September, S12GS%c; small COL
ored, September, 91kG924c; October, $40
SEC; small, October, S1a4S%c; light skins,
6Q61ac; part skins, 4Q519c; full skins, ~
@3c.
Chicago, Jan. H-At the close of a dun,
scalping session in wheat to-day,> May
showed a decline of about 12c firmness at
Liverpool, steaded the market, but weak
continental cables and selling by large in
terests weakened the market later in the
day.
Corn and oats were practically at a
standstil and closed unchanged. Provis-
ions showed 21sc decline as the results of
exceptionally heavy selling
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Onaninoc Eiohnst I.nutnst Cnn-inr-
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Vessels Cleared Yesterday.

Steamship Gate City, Googins, New
York.-Ocean Steamship Company.
Bark Zefro QtaD, Paturzo, Genoa
StrachGn & Co
Bark Edward Percy CNoD, Peterson.
Samarang. Java.-Strachan & Co.
Schooner George Taulane, Jr., Magee.
Wilmington, Dele. w. Howard & Co.
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Vessels Arrived Yesterday.

Bark Lancefeld (Br). Grant, from quar-
antine.-Master.
Steamer Clifton, Strobhar, Beaufort
George u. Beach, Manager.
Steamer Doretta, Finney. Button and
returned.-J. II. Judkins
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business Changes al odum.

Odum. Ca, Jan. 1.-THE firm of Mad
ray & Dent have dissolved copartnership
A few weeks ago they bought the turpen-
the business owned by Pappell & Bro.
The business VIII be run by Mr. Madray.
II. Pappell, who recently sold to the
above firm, anticipates opening another
turpentine business and general store at
this place.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15
Phases of the Moon for January.

Full moon. 18th, 6 hours, "a minutes,
evening; last quarter, 18th. hours and "A
minutes, morning. new moon, 22d, / hour.
% minutes, morning; first quarter 18th,
hours, SO minutes, morning; moon in
apogee, 4th; perigree, Goth.
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TELEGRAPHIC MARKETS.
CONTINUED from Seventh Parel
F. w. & d. lists
ISt.L. & Ir.M.Con.

+; w; d d. lists St.L. & Ir.M.Con.
T. r. ......7 70 IS oo,L
Gen. Elec. IS of. 1904 st. P. con 10 Go7s
C. H. & S. A. 6s. 1O5 jst, P. .C& piss 1iS1L
do Seconds ..1O1 do IS ne
H. & T. c. SIS ..1O9IbS. c. nominal y
90 con. os Jos so. Ry. IS .. 92lb
Iva q lists of. 100 IS. Rope & T. Is 6Ol[
Ran +. Con. T., new set Is i. SO
l. X. -. 9Sl2lTex. PIG, lists. 907k
h, LIST Den. do Reg. Ends :. 297s
DlV) L. K. lip In. Pa. 1sts.. 1887
La. new Cons.4s.lOl ~. P.D. & G. lists 531l
u. q n I'M. IS. 80 Web. lists IS -. 1OS1s
Mo. 6s .......... 100 do ends 90 %
NJ. K. & T2nds "a iW. Shore Dc 70o,L
do As .......... 6%IVa Centuries =. 6S7s
N \. Cen. lsts.l1612I do Deferred .... 31S
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Oats strong. but slow; No. cash. 231bcs
track, 24q2413c; January, 2S16c bid; NAV
241ac; July, 22SsQ221se Whisky quiet
I.l9, Pork lower; standard mess. iob.
ping $S2a Lard lower; prime, s4.@a
easy, but not quotably changed.
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ships.
Union Ger

Union Ger. 1,152 tons, Bremers, ldg
naval stores. Europe-Dahl & Andersen.
Marguerite (Ge) lbs tons, Pope. ldg ma
val stores, Europe.-Antwerp Naval
Stores Co.
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Coast,yise IMPORTS.

Per schooner George Taulane, Jr., for
Wilmington, Del.-35S, 246 feet pitch pine
lumber; cargo by e. B. Hunting & Co.
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The time ball on Cotton Exchange drops
u M, 10th meridian time.

Washington, Jan. 12.-Notce is given by
the light house board that the notice to
mariners changing the characteristic of
the light shown from second turn gas
buoy stationed just off the easterly end
of Pelican spit at the turn for deep
draught vessels into Galveston channe.. is
revoked. The characteristic of the light
will remain fixed red
Tompkinsville, n. Y, Jan. 12.-Notice is
given by the lighthouse board that on Jan.
II three spar buoys were permanently es-
tablished to mark the eastern edge of Bor-
den's flats, off FaI river; description of
buoys and bearings given as follows:
Bordens Flats, Lower-A black spar
buoy No 5, in 16 feet low water. Bray
tens point, NV q N; Borden's fats light
house, NE by e q e.
Bordens Flats, Upper-A black spar
buoy, No. 7, in 4 feet, low water. Old
Ferry pier, w q N; Borden's fats light
house, SW "a S.
Wiburs Point--A black spar buoy, No.
8, in II feet, low water. Old Colony steam
boat wharf, s. y E3 Borden's fats light
house, SW Is S.
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HOTELS OF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST SYSTEM


The Key West Steamship
buffet service railroad schedules
H @HN'
and Fl
Manager
NJ Manager
AaRoyal Palm Jan T. Palm POinca
Superintendent System
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-15
AFTERNOON WITH UNCLE THOMAS.
IS Years Old and His Daughters
Golden Wedding Occurred Sunday

Waycross, Ca, Jan. 13.-Rev. William
Howard Thomas celebrated the eighty
eighth anniversary of his birthday on Lass
Wednesday, and this afternoon he wrots
letter to be read to his children, grand
children and great-grandchildren neA0
Sunday, on the occasion of the golden
wedding celebration Of his daughter, Mrs.
David Lewis Mcdonald, who resides near
Centerville, in sight of Stone Mountain.
Uncle Thomas wrote In theNetter that no
was feeling stronger and happier as 10
grew older. He said he knew he couIi
not live much longer but he did not ieaF
death.
Mrs. Thomas, his wife, is about 50 years
old, and Is quite feeble.
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Prince Alloys Leichtenstein, leader on
the Christian Socialist Party in Austria'
is dying from blood poisoning, and h's
wife has gone blind.
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snvanpnh ALMANAC.
Sun rises to-day at 1908 and sets at s.:

High water at Tybee to-day at 1874 a.
M, and 1876 p. m. High water at Savan-
nah one hour later.
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Notice to Mariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of YES
sells free Of charge in United States by
geographic Office in custom house. Cap
tains are requested TO call at the Office. Re
ports of wrecks and derelicts received for
transmission to the navy department.
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May oNeill, 512 tons, Watts. Idg lumber
&C. w. Howard & Co.
George Taulane, Jr., 442 tons, Magee. cid
wilmington, Dele. W. Howard & Co,
Alfred Brabrook, 44O tons, Garland, ldg
IumDer, Boston.-C. w. Howard & Co.
-noIIlS w. Child, 4S7 tons, Beck, ldg lum-
ber.-C. w. Howard & Co.
Joel Cook, SS1 tons, Fraser. lido l,,p,har
C. w. Howa & Co.
Harry B. Ritter, 5S7 tons, Clark. Ide INN
Der Philadelphia.-C. w. Howard &. 90
Horace P. Shares, 1893 tons, Mount dis
charging coal-C. w. Howard & Co.
John G: Schmidt, 45O tons, Norbury. dis
charging coaL-C. w. Howard & Co.
Douglass Gregory, 524 tons. WooIman lido
lumber.-Dxon, Mitchell & co
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Calcium (BD, 6S7 tons. Smith, at Tybee
wtg.-Master
Lance1e.d (Br). 9i7 TONS Grant, Idg lum-
Der. Santos.-Master
Ariel (NoD $40 tons, Paust, ldg naval
stores, Europe-Paterson, Downing &
Co
Italia Nor), sos tons, Hansen. ldg naval
stores Europe.-Paterson, Downing &.
Edward Percy Nor). $50 tons, Petersen.
CID Samarang.-Paterson, Downing & Co
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-03-09
Ed. Subilia
HorseWhipped.
a Redfeld Woman Uses the Freight Con.
1uctor Roughly.
Her Husband Adds to the Excitement bl
Firing Three Shots from Revolver.

-a-E. -. g. t. . , go ), , ~
A special to the st. Paul Globe of
Wednesday from Aberdeen, South Dako-
ia, states that Conductor Ed. Subilia,
formerly of New Ulm, was horsewhipped
upon the arrival of his train at Redfield
by Mrs. G. G. Campbell, wife of g cigar
maker. Campbell also took hand in
the melee by firing three shots from a
revolver, without effect, at the fleeing
form of the conductor. Subilia is charged
with slandering the woman. He had
Campbell arrested and bound over for
trial. It is stated that Subilla was bad
ly cut in the face prior to the shooting
by blow from the butt end of Camp
BELLS revolver. = #
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-03-09
At the Company A armory Monday
evening the boys were introduced to the

At the Company A armory Monday
evening the boys we're introduced to the
novelty Of court martial. 1t. Buschers
acted in the capacity Of judge advocate
and Capt. Steinhauser as prosecuting
counsel. Against eight Of the members
Of the company the charge was brought
that they had renamed away from camp
at Lake City without permission and
without excuse. Five Of them, Privates
Chas. Fielder, Hermann Pfaender, w. !.
Eibner, Theo. .Schelderich and John Mar
esch, pleaded guilty, aud we're fined, the
first three S. and costs and the other
two $3.50 and costs. One of the accused,
Musician Boock, did not appear, and
the remaining two, Louis Schilling and
VIM. Hoehne, refused to plead guilty.
Accordingly they will be given regular
military trial, the first on Thursday and
the latter on Friday.
The only circumstance that would war
rant active hostilities would be the evi-
dence that the Spanish government con-
nived at the placing of torpedoes or ex-
plosives in the harbor OF Havana to de-
stroy our vessel. But I do not believe,
and no sane man can believe, that a
chivalric nation would be guilty of such
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Gibbons.
With all due respect to the cardinal,
we cannot accept of his conclusions. Un-
less Spain shows ready willingness to
shoulder the responsibility and make
amends for the treacherous atrocity of
her subjects, active hostiltiies would be
justiflable and complete exterminat1on a
blessing. As to the probability of the
connivance of Spanish authorities IN the
damnable plot, while not entertaining
such suspicion, we would simply say
this--that a nation, capable of such
crimes against civilization and humanity
as those perpetrated upon the helpless
women and children of Cuba by the
Spanish general, Weyler, could easily .and
without straining its conscience,be gull
ty of anything. That she might refrain
from policy is possible, yes more than
probable; but that she would do so out
of humanity, never.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-03-09
| WANT TO BE !
.AREFORrlER.
Such Is the Sung of Politician Hays of the
Sleepy Eye Dispatch.

H.G. Hays of the Sleepy Eye Dispatch
has, on his own responsibility, called a
mass republican convention, to be held
at Mankato on the 22nd of March. AS
Hays claims, the object of the conven-
ton is to voice republican opposition 10
the Clough- Van SAINT alliance, and, if
properly managed, may mean the begin
ming of q Van SAINT reaction and the
nomination of such man as Collins
possibly Eustis.
Hays has called this convention by
addressing private letters to republicans
N every county in the Second district,
and from the answers received he esti-
mates the attendance at no less than so.
The letters themselves best explain the
purpose, if in fact he is sincere. He says !:
"The many individual protests I have
heard against the Clough- Van SAINT com
bination lead me to believe that there is
widespread indignation and alarm among
republicans gat the unblushing effrontery
Of public servants attempting to make
the offices that they hold private property
that may he willed at pleasure to whom
soever they desire this to the end that,
by manipulation of patronage, combi-
nations may be worked up powerful
enough to control nominating conven-
tions and compel the party support al
the polls. The abuse Q: this power has
brought tho party into disrepute and The
time has come to call hat. We must
correct the growing evil, and return, il
possible, to the original methods Of per.
mitting the people to have . voice Z,
conventions. We cannot make thii
change working alone as individuals
therefore it is suggested that meeting
Of representative republicans be held
sometime in the near future to dis.
cuss the situation, and if possible adop,
some method Of correcting the abuse J
Il q interview with the Minneapoli,
journal, hays explains .his position !,
follows:
Z want 70 see our political msthod.
reformed and the party nomination'
freed from the taint 81 barter and sale