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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-15
St. Agnes Academy,
Of ArdmOre, Indian Territory,
A BOARDING SCHOOL FOR YOUNG LADIES
Under the Direction of the
Sisters of Mercy,

Will open the school year of 1898 1889. on
Thursday, the LIST of September. Thursday
and Friday, the lst and I'd of September, Will
be occupied in the examination OF pupils, In
order to determine the grade they Will be
allotted, and to permit classes to open on the
following Monday. The rates for day puplis
will vary from 100 to $500 month, accord
ing to grade the pupil will occupy. Music II
taken will be charged at the rate OF $4.Oo
from the same family are pupils of the Acad-
emy. reduction will be made.
No child under six years of age VIII De al
mitted. Boys from six years of age anu
over, will be admitted so long as they re
main docile and show no sign OF lnsuOordl,
nation. When they become unruly they Will
be quietly dropped from the rolls OF the
Academy.
The school shall be a purely secnlar insti-
tuition, and no attempt shall be made TO
change the religious views OF the chlidreh-
Good, moral conduct will be required from
all pupils at all times. but the sisters Will
not be responsible for the children once
they are outside the grounds OF the Acau-
emy.
The Right Reverend TheOphile Nicer
schaert, d. D., Bishop of the Diocese, mas
and will guarantee the people OF Ardmore
and of the Chickasaw nation, school sec
ond to none in the south.
Music, painting and drawing. ana IN Iact,
all the branches taught in nrst-class
Academy will also be taught in st. Agnes
Academy of Ardmore.
For further particulars and rates Tor Doaru-
ers, apply to
FRANCIS E. HALL,
a5lm Catholic Priest in Charge
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such candidature to be revived. War
| followed Immediately"
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CHARGED WITH ARSON.


FRESNO, Feb. 14.-Edward j. Rob-
inson, an attorney who recently located
in Selma, this county, was arrested
this morning on charge of arson.
Fire was discovered between IL and
i o'clock Sunday night in Robinsons
office in the Matthews block. A five
gallon can of coal oil, punctured at
both ends so the oil would flow out
freely, had been placed in the room
and ignited. Saturday there were 100
law books in the office, but after the
fire was put out in its incipiency, it
was discovered that only six boxes re-
manned. Robinson had $500 insurance
The evidence against him is considered
strong, as Saturday and Saturday night
he had livery rig that was tracked
to the rear of his building. Apparently
the books were carried away in the
buggy. ing M
Robinson is about 80 years old, and
unmarried. He passed with high hon
ors the examinations to practice before
the Superior and Supreme Courts, and
has borne a good reputation.
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Flames Break Out in the Coal Bunk
ers as She is Going to Sea.
The Timely Discovery Of the Fire Prevents
a Horrible Disaster.
The Steamship Had Six Hundred
Passengers Aboard and Was
Loaded Down With Freight,
Bound From Astoria for Alas
kan Points-The Vessel Arrives
Safely Back in Port.

ASTORIA orr, Feb. 14.--But
for the timely discovery of a fire in
the hold Of the Alaskan steamship Or
egon, the vessel might now be mass
of raging flames at the mercy of the
waves and wind.
The Oregon sailed from her dock in
this city at 1870 to-day, carrying
some GOO passengers and as much
freight as it was possible to place
aboard. The steamer proceeded to the
mouth of the river without accident.
When just about to cross out. the
smoke was discovered coming from the
bunkers, where Geo tons of coal was
stored The alarm was Immediately
given, but it was some time before the
position of the blaze was ascertalned.
Meanwhile the passengers had learned
of the fire, and for a time there was
CONSERVATION. The steamer was
twenty miles from a suitable berth,
and as the terrible possibilities of the
situation dawned upon the fortune
seekers, the excitement was intense.
The officers of the Oregon alone were
cool, and went among the frightened
passengers assuring them that the fire
would be eXtinguished without dam
age to their property. The excitement
then subsidized, and the crew was bet
ter enabled to work at the bunkers.
The fire was at the bottom Of the coal.
and it was necessary to put back to
port. Thesteamer arrived at her dock
at p. m., and the work of unloading
the coal commenced.
The fire was caused by spontaneous
combustion. The fire is very slight,
and the oregon will sail again to-mor-
row morning.
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lists and Silver Republicans, looking to
a unifioation of forces. Congressman
Hart also went to Minneapolis tonight
on the same mission.
BRYAN WILL ALSO BE THERE.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. IA special TO the
Post Dispatch from Lincoln, Neb.,
says:
Hon. William j. Bryan left to-day
for Minneapolis to be present at the
conference of leading silver advocates
of the Northwest. The conference will
continue three days. Senator Marion
Butler, Chairman of the Populist Ma
tional Committee, Hartman of Montana
and many other leading silver advo-
Gates will be present. 1t is said the
conference will be secret, and the plans
for the fall campaign IL the various
States Will be the theme.
Mr.. Bryan was urged to be present
by a large number of the statesmen
who intended going.
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such a candidature to be revived. War
followed Immediately.
CLAIMS INADMISSIBLE.
MADRID, Feb. 14.-"E1 Liberal"
commenting OH the De LONE letter,
says it was a private document, of
which the Government misunderstood
the text. 1t is semi officially stated
that official claims cannot be founded
on a private letter; that Spain acted
rightly in accepting the resignation of
Senor Dupuy De LONE, and that the
Ministers declare that any claims what
ever are inadmissible.
ACCEPTING RESIGNATION SUFFI-
GENT SATISFACTION.
MADRID, Feb. 1.-THE note from
Minister Woodford demanded that
Spain should formally disavow the in
suits to President Mckinley contained
in Senior Dupuy De Lome's letter to
Senior Canalejas.
The Cabinet Council to-day, it is re-
ported. decided unanimously to reply to
Minister Woodford that Senior De
Lome's spontaneous resignation and
the terms of the decree accepting it
were considered sufficient satisfaction.
1t is understood that Minister Wood
ford received this intimation, and dis
patched a long cipher telegram to
Washington.
The Ciudad De Cadiz. of the Compa-
MIA Transatlantica which has been fit
ted out as a cruiser with ten guns, will
probably arrive in Cuban waters be-
fore February 18th with torpedo flo
tilla and the frigate Victoria, broad
side ship Of Z $50 tons.
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CORBETT AND FITzsIMMoNs.
A Big Purse to be offered the Pu-
gilists to Again Meet.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IA syn
oicate of Western sporting men. the ma
jority of whom are San Franciscans
have determined to bring off finish
fight between Bob Fitzsimmons and
James j. Corbett. and to that end will
guarantee a purse of $50. 900 to be di-
vided between the fighters as they them
selves may determine.
The company will control all privileges
and stipulates that the battle must be
fought on a perfect day. to facilitate the
taking of perfect veriscope pictures.
There is also a possibility of a finish
fight being arranged between kid"
Mccoy and either Joe Choynski or Peter
Maher, and if match can be arranged
n $4,000 purse will be offered. The
company guarantees police protection in
both instances.
The date and place of meeting has not
yet been decided upon, but the articles
will call for meeting at some place
west of the Missouri River in the month
Of July. Joe Harvey. well known San
Francisco sporting man. is arranging for
the carnival.
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PARIS, Feb. 14.-When the trial of
NJ lola and Perieux was resumed to-
day, NJ Juares, the Socialist member
of the Chamber of Deputies, was re-
called He reiterated his belief in the
culpablity of Major Esterhazy.
The examination of NJ. Bertillon, the
handwriting expert, was then resumed.
He said he thought it impossible to ask
the Minister for War for the incriminat-
ing documents seized at the residence of
Dreyfus in 1894, which, according to
the testimony of the witness on Satur-
day last, would enable him to prove that
Dreyfus wrote the bordereau.
M. Laborie. counsel for NJ. lola. there
upon protested and twitted NJ. Bertillon
with being unwilling to testify in court,
while giving interviews to newspapers.
NJ. Bertillon said the interviews We're
false.
Being pressed by NJ. Laborie, how, I'M
less he had seen the secret documents,
he was able to prove at court-martial
that Dreyfus wrote the bordereau, NJ.
Bertillon answered that he could not
explain without documents which were
no longer in his possession.
This statement caused a sensation in
court and M. Laborie demanded that
the Advocate General compel the wit
ress to reply. The Advocate General
made no answer.
Finally M. Bertillon, who persisted in
not answering questions. left the witness
stand amidst considerable uproar, NJ.
Laborie remarking, and that is the
man upon whose evidence Dreyfus was
convicted"
NJ. Yves Guyot, the former Minister of
Public Works, testified that the Ester
baZy court martial was a parody on
justice" Excitement in court) The
further statements of NJ. Guyot that the
officials of foreign Governments were
fully cognizant at the Esterhazy court
martial caused a renewed sensation.
NJ. Gfuyot expressed the opinion that
the Government commission who prose-
cuted Major Esterhazy was far more
like counsel for the defense than the
prosecutor. Il am happy in the belief
that the best sentiment in France sup
ports NJ. lola" said the witness.
NJ. Tessonnieres, another handwriting
expert testified to identifying the hand
writing of the bordereau as that of
DIeyfus. He added that the fac simile
had been blurred so as to make it re-
semble Esterhazy.
Later the witness created sensa-
tion by testifying that friends of Drey-
fus had approached him and had limited
that it might be worth 100000 to BOO
900 francs if he moderated his views
favorably to Dreyfus.
NJ. Peleir, one of the experts. read a
summary of his report which held the
bordereau might have been written by
either DreyfuS or E,StprhaZy
The crowd outside the court was much
calmer to-day.
Altogether the day was rather favor
able to NJ. lola. 1t is rumored that a
report from Judge Burtulus who has
been inquiring into recent developments
in the Dreyfus case. will be produced
and read in court tomorrow. 1t is like
~ to cause a sensation,
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EVENTS ON THE TURF.
DAY FOR FAVOR
TIES AT OAKLAND.
Track Lightning Fast, but Form
Players Unable to Pick Win
ners-At New Orleans.

SAN FRANCISCO Feb 14.-It was a
decidedly disastrous day for the favor
ties at Oakland to-day. The track was
lightning fast. but form players could
not pick the winners for some reason or
other.-Results:
Six furlongs Hurry Burly CThorpe), II
to >, won; Woodford Filly clayton, )
to l, second: Yule (Conley), s to ), third
Time Ia. Ravelette, The Ace. Glen
Ann, Joe Levy and Eppinger also ran.
Three and a half furlongs selling
Amoltopec (Conley), 4 to /. Won: Car-
ando (Clawson), { to >, second; Vioris
(Mathews), s to /. third Time-0:421.,
Buena Ventura, Owyhee. Master Buck
Magno and Loyalie also ran.
Six furlongs, selling, DR.. Marks Oh.
MARTINI, 3 to i, won, Abinna QI. Jones)
S to l. second; Town Topics (Conley). )
TO >, third. Time-1:14A. Valencienne
Estro, All Koran, Bow and Arrow, Novia
Watomba, FL Moro, Lee Kyio, Magnus
and Brambella also ran.
One mile, Flashlight (Tuberville). 10 to
!, won; Paul Griggs dorsey, Is to >,
second; Lincoln II. CThorpe), I to :,
third. Time-1: 40. Argentina. High
land Ball, May W., Imperious and Scar
borough also ran.
Mile and sixteenth. selling. Treach
cry Oh Martin. S to !. won: DR.. Ber
nays, O. Woods, Is to l, second: Wa
wona (Thorpe). : to l, third. Time
:47| Mercutio, Metaire. imp. Devils
Dream. Serena Adam Andrew and
Pleasanton also ran.
Seven furlongs. selling, Roche CLAW
son. 6 to /, won; Myth (Clayton), 8 to
>, second; Montallade (Conley). Z to ,,
third Time-1:21&. Kamsin, Judge
Stouffer, Newsgatherer and Lost Girl
also ran.
RESULTS AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 14.-Weather
fine: track fast. Results:
Seven furlongs, Crystalline Won, Wig
gins second, Octave third. Time-1: %
Six furlongs, Laurel Leaf won, Logis-
tic second. Black Annie third. Time
1:16.
One mile. Glenmoyne won, What Next
second, Pete Kitchen third. Time
1:42I
Six furlongs, Meddler won, Dorah
Wood second. w. c. t. third. Time
|1:14A.
Six furlongs. Lillian E. won. Necedah
second, Dorothy II. third. Time
1:15H.
One mile. Everest won, Oral second
Mount Washington third. Time-1 :4ol2
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DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL.
The Congressional Committee Has
Completed Its Organization.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-At a meet
ing of the Democratic Congressional
Committee tonight the following oific-
ers We're elected, Senator White having
been chosen Chairman some time ago:
Governor Osborne of Wyoming, Vice
Chairman; James Kerr of Pennsylva-
MIA, Secretary; Judge Fleming of Ken
lucky, First Assistant Secretary; JOS
eph Oil of Georgia. Second Assistant
Secretary.
A committee of three was appointed
TO fill the vacancies in States not rep
resented on the committee.
The committee before adjourning
adopted the following resolution, pre-
scented by Senator Jones:
In the opinion of this committee.
there should be the most earnest and
heartiest cooperation between the va
rious friends of bimetallism as defined
by the Chicago platform, and they
should use every honest and legitimate
effort to propagate this sentiment and
to unite in its support the voters OF
every party opposed to the gold stan
dard.
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LIVED LIKE A HERMIT.
/ Death Of a San Joaquin Farmer
Who Left a Large Fortune.

STOCKTON, Feb. 14.-Peter Chris
Hanson. an aged farmer and capitalist
from Stockton, was found dead in his
bed Sunday. Hhe left an estate worth
about $4,000. He has no relatives
n this country.
A sister came out from Denmark q
few years ago TO keep house for the
old man. but she died, and since then
he has lived alone. He was a large
stockholoer in the Farmers Union the
Onion Transportation Company and
one Of the local banks.
The deceased told friends that when
he died he intended 10 leave the bulk
of his property TO found an Institution
in this city for the maintenance of des-
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THE UNITED STATES is FIFTH.
Position of This Country Among
the Naval Powers.

The United States now ranks fifth
among the naval powers of the earth.
and is tie with Germany. England is
first, France second, Russia third and
Italy fourth. The German navy is bet
ter supplied with torpedo boats than
that OF the United States. but we are
little ahead on battle ships and cruis-
ers. Ticking one consideration with an
other, however, there is very little diff
ference. When the Kentucky, kear-
sarge Illinois and the other vessels
now. building are ahoat we shall sur
pass Germany; but the Germans, how
ever. have a magnificent scheme for the
development of their navy. and the re-
cent episodes in China We're planned
for the purpose of stimulating the in
terest of their Parliament. and the peO-
pie. If the Emperors programme IS
carried out Germany will spend 500
600 900 in naval construction during
the next nine or ten years-an average
of about $50, 000,0 900 year for battle
ships, cruisers. coaSt-defense monitors
and other fighting materials. and VIII
run way ahead of US and take the Sec
ond place. In 1906 the German navy
will be increased TO seventeen battle
ships OF the first class. eight coast-de-
fense vessels nine first-clasS cruisers
and twenty-siX second-class cruisers.
The battle ships will be the most for
midable in the world, and are to cost
$1,000 600 each the cruisers $1,000
600 each and the small cruisers 81 co.,
900 each. The appropriation by the
German Parliament for the year
amounts to S9,000.000. and will be spent
in the construction of three first -class
battle ships, one first-class armored
cruiser, five second-class protected
cruisers, two gunboats, eight torpedo
boats and one torpedo boat destroyer.
During the present year Russia viii
spend ST,500.000 for her naval estab-
iishmeEt. She has now under construc-
ton zine battle ships. two coast-de-
Tense vessels, two armored cruisers,
and forty torpedo boats.
Great Britain, however as usual. ~
outdoing all the nations in naval con-
struction, and during the present year
will spend $40, 100000. She has now
undar construction III vessels. and sew
eral of them will be completed before
next January-viZ: fifteen battle ships,
twelve first-class cruisers. nine second
class cruisers. ten third-class cruisers,
six twIn-screw gunboats, fifty-six tor
pedo boat destroyers, eight light
draught gunbeats and one royal yacht
Great Britain has to-day in this cata-
logue of ships under construction
fleet as fine as that of the United
States, Italy, Germany or any other
nation. except France and Russia
Chicago Record.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
Several Promo tions in the Freight
Department Announced.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 14-Several
promotions in the freight department
of the Southern Pacific We're made to-
day. William Sproule, General Freight
Agent. is to be Freight Traffic Manu-
ger, the office held by the late c. i.
Smurr. Sproule is to be succeeded as
General Freight Agent by A. D. Shep-
ard, vino for number of months past
has represented the company in South
ern California with the title of Gen.
eral Freight and Passenger Agent. c.
w. Luce Will go to Los Angeles as Mr.
Shepard's successor. with the title of
Assistant General Freight and Passen-
ger Agent. These changes leave two
vacancies, and these Will be filled by s.
y. BostWick and G.. A. Parkyns Each
will have the title of Assistant General
Freight Agent. All these changes are
subject to President Huntingtons ap-
prevail.
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PRESIDENT DOLE.
The Report That He is Seriously
Ill Without Foundation.

RIVERSIDE, Feb. 14.-The report
which has gained considerable circu-
lation that President Dole of the Ha-
waiian. Republic, who is in this city,
was quite seriously i'll, is without foGn-
dation President Dole has been slight
ly indisposed since his arrival i'll this
city Saturday. but there is nothing of
a serious nature His trouble is prin-
cipally fatigue caused from his long and
tedious trip across the continent.
Mr.. Dole and Mrs. Dole were out for
a drive this evening. They will be
given a public reception at the Glen
wood Hotel tomorrow evening flom ;
to 10 o. M. under the auspices OF the
Chamber of Commerce Of Riverside.
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THE TUG DAUNTLESS.
On Another Filibustering Expedi-
ton to Cuba.

| FEREANDINA (Fla), Feb. IA
tug supposed to be the Dauntless slip
ped up to the steamer wharf here az
1870 last night and took on board
boxes supposed to be ammunition.
About midnight seventy Cubans ar
rived by special train and Immediately
went on board. Colonel NuneZ was IN
charge. a full supply of coal was also
taken aboard and she went to sea at
2:30 a. m.
Spanish Consul Carrie says he has
doubts as to whether the expedition
left or not. The Deputy Collectors
houses We're both closely watched to
prevent interference from them.
TAMPA Fla.) Feb. 1.-THE Cuban
expedition that left here yesterday is
now safely at sea, and will join the eX-
petition that left Fernandina on the
DauntleSs. All the facts were verified,
and there is no doubt as to the trutls
of the story.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Off
Gals of the Treasury Department have
received information through Spanish
sources that the suspected filibuster
Dauntless has succeeded in eluding the
vigilance of the Government officials at
SdNdHildn anu pdSSeu out 10 Std LIE
Dauntless is said to have a cargo of
arms and other supplies for the in
surgents. The Treasury Department
has notified the custom officers and rev
enue cutters along the coast to be on
the alert
NEW LONDON Comm Feb. A.
Two customs officials from Bridgeport
arrived in this city this morning, and
boarded one of Captain Scott's tugs.
Immediately afterward the tug steamed
out into the sound. 1t is stated that
these officials have been instructed to
patrol and search the eastern end of
Long Island Sound for the purpose OF
intercepting a suspected filibustering
expedition.
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Found Dead Under a Bridge.

MODESTO, Feb. 14-Late last even
ing the remains of William j. Murray
We're found under the railroad bridge
at Waterford. His right thigh and
ankle and four ribs We're broken. and
death is supposed to have been almost
instantaneous. He formerly lived at
Stockton, where his mother and broth
er reside. 1t is not known whether he
committed suicide or accidentally fell
from the bridge.
brings no news of the disaster to the
steamer Clara Nevada
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TWO PROJECTORS MISSING.
Fears That They. Have Met Death
on the Desert.

RIVERSIDE, Feb. 14.-Friends of
George Engelky and Peter Edmiston,
who left here some months ago on a
prospecting tour on the desert, are
fearful that the two men have met
with the same fate that has befal'en so
many on the burning sands. Since
they left here not one word has been
received from either of them, and En-
gelkys brother, who resides in Ogden,
and who writes the Marshal here tor
information, states that his brother al
ways wrote weekly, but since leaving
on the desert trip no letters have been
received from him.
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TWO MARINES DROWNED.
Lost Their Lives Trying to Swim
Ashore.

LONDON, Feb. 14-Mail advices re-
ceived here to-day from Colombo. Cey
lon, say that Barnes and King. marines
belonging to the United States crus-
er Raleigh. on her way to China. We're
drowned during the night OF January
9th 1t is supposed they started 20
swim ashore on a lark thinking
they We're able to scale the breakwat
er. Finding this impossible. they
shouted for help. and boats from the
Raleigh went 70 their assistance. As
the boats approached Barnes was seen
to go down. Nicely and Mccartney Of
the Raleigh's crew dived after Barnes.
but failed to grapple him. King had
already disappeared. The bodies We're
recovered.
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HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
An Eight-Year-Old Boy Dragged
to Death by a Horse.

RIVERSIDE, Feb. 14.-Word was
received in this city to-day from Te-
mecula of a horrible accident, by which
the eight year-old son of Robert Wood
of that place lost his life.
Young Wood and a couple of play
mates went out on the hills Sunday
morning to pick flowers. The lads
came across couple of horses. Young
Wood mounted one, but the horse be-
came frightened and threw him. The
boy became entangled in the rope with
which the horse had been tied, and was
dragged more than a mile over rocks
and fences every bone in his body being
broken.
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TRAGEDY AT ST. JOSEPH.
A Wealthy Farmer Shoots His Wife
and Then Himself.

ST. JOSEPH (Mo), Feb. 14-Watson
Denny, a wealthy farmer, who lately
removed here with his family from Rri-
gold County, Ia, shot his wife in the
head to-day, and then fired bullet
through his own heart Denny is
dead and his wife is dying.
The cause assigned for the deed is
the fact that Denny attempted to
transfer lot Of his real estate in Iowa
without his wife's knowledge, forging
her name to instruments. She discov-
cred the trick, and when she threat
ened to sue for divorce, Denny I'M
dertook to kill har and himself.
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TO WORK FOR FUSION.
Butler and Dubois Will Plead
With Minnesota Populists.

WASHINGTON. Feb 14-Senator
Marion Butter. Chairman OF the Popu-
list Natl, mai c mini tee, and ex-senator
Dubois left to-day for Minneapolis TO
attend the meeting of the Minnesota
Populists to be :-eld Wednesday. The
purpose of their attendance is to try
to induce the meeting r pronounce in
favor of unity of action by all the sill
Yer forces ia the elections Of the future
regardless of the political affiliations of
candidates. This is Part OF the gen
eral movement which has been inaus-
urated here by the Democrats, Popu-