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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-22

the number of rooms and beds they are
willing to place at the disposal Of the
bureau for the entertainment Of con-
vention visitors, the charge per person
and the charge for meals if meals are
furnished. Some of the best homes in
the city are to be opened to convention
visitors.
The hotels have been reserved for
delegates, alternates, state committees,
newspaper men, visiting clubs and the
like, and they will all be full. Tam
many, the Cook County Marching
club Of Chicago. the Duckworth club
of Cincinnati, the Louisville Demo
cratic Marching club and dozen other
clubs which always attend Democratic
conventions will be there in as great
force as If the convention were held
much nearer the center Of population.
The various headquarters are pretty
evenly divided among the leading no.
tells. The Baltimore has secured Chair
man Jones, former Governor Stone, j.
G. johnson, Sam B. Cook and other
members Of the Democratic national
SSAAL1IAClCCs OuS IuO SOdlCS AdS tAC INC
braska delegation, which carries with
/, it the Bryan headquarters, and the
| Midland has Tammany.
The national Democratic committees
headquarters will not be in any Of the
hotels, but at the Kansas City club, the
home of Kansas City's leading social
organization. The club is strictly non.
political, but the use Of its house, with.
in two blocks of the convention hall,
was rendered to the committee by
unanimous vote and was accepted. The
tender included the absolute surrender
of possession Of the building-cafe, bill
! lard rooms, buffet, sleeping apart
ments and all-but the national COM
mittee hesitated about trespassing SO
far upon the clubs hospitality, and will
only make its headquarters there.
Tammany has signed contract for
$50 rooms at the Midland, to be occu-
pied by the 600 braves who expect to
attend the convention. The Midland
will also be the home of two-thirds of
the newspaper men who will go to the
| convention, and the Elks clubhouse will
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-22

The ordinary convention crowd is 2O,-
COO. But this convention crowd which
! is to swoop down on Kansas City July
n is to be an extraordinary crowd. It
may number 1901 900, perhaps more.
Did you ever know of young wife
who had invited the 20 members Of the
Sewing circle to meet with her and
then discovered that she had but nine
chairs in the house? Kansas City now
finds herself in much the same situa-
zion. But does she think Of backing
put? Not she. She is going to provide
chairs for every member Of the pc.
litical sewing circle who chooses to
come II 1t takes the last dollar in her
purse. Some of them may have only
canvas camp chairs, but they will
serve the purpose.
When Kansas City secured the con-
Nention, she possessed the chief quail
dcation--a fine, large convention hall.
tAs5if to test her courage to the utmost,
fate decided to wipe out this advan-
tage. On the night Of April 4, just
three months before the date set for
the convention, the hall was entirely
destroyed by fire.
Il Seldom has more remarkable ex-
Inhibition of western pluck and enter
prise been seen than was afforded by
the way Kansas City met this reverse.
While the flames still Tapped greedily
at the structure the movement to re-
build the hall was begun. Before the
twisted iron Orders had cooled popu-
lar subscriptions began to pour in.
While the ruins still smoked gangs of
workmen commenced the reconstruc-
,tion.
Since then the work has been rushed
night and day, and Chairman Jones is
fully satisfied that when the time
comes for calling the delegates to or
der the great auditorium, which is to-
seat 900 persons, will be ready for
use.
But the story of how this convention
hall has risen from its ashes is too i'm
portant to be dismissed in a single par
bgraph. 1t will besa unique chapter in
Convention history. To local pride Is
bhe credit due.
You. will fnd local pride in every
American city, large and small; but
Kansas City seems to have this quality
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fact that the hall was needed for many
more purposes than mere dances, and
the prospect of shows, circuses and
other entertainments that would bring
together large companies Of people
soon stirred these conservative bust
ness men to enthusiasm. Subscriptions
to the fund began right there, and in
no time committee was appointed to
get money to build the largest hall Of
its kind in the west. A subscription
headquarters was established, and bust
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-22

Twenty thousand buttons were printed
and numbered to be sold as certificates
of stock in the great hall. The COM
mittee went about in tallyhos. sere-
nading the stockyards, the board Of
trade and all places where men were
gathered, hawking OFF their buttons
with great rapidity.
1t was not long until the supply of
buttons was doubled, and it seemed
that every man, woman and child in
the city was wearing convention hall
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that the new building will be as nearly
fireproof as slow combustion processes,
noncombustible paint, asbestus and
metal can make it. The only other
changes are in the placing Of the stage
at the side instead of at the end Of the
ellipse and the sloping Of the top gal
lery, which in the old hall was fat and
was used as a promenade. This will
increase the seating capacity.
This is the story of. how the new
convention hall rose like the phenlx
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-22

Bryan is almost sure to be not when
the convention meets, but mighty soon
after the nomination is made. 1t is be-
lieved that q speech by Bryan during
the convention would start the cam
paign of with a whoop and hurrah
that would count for much in Novem-
Der, and plans have been laid to have
him there. AS soon as he has been nom
Notwithstanding that the trip Of Adj
miral Dewey to "Kaw's Mouth" as
Kansas City is called, is less successful
than his descent upon Manila bay
Mr.. Bryan will be notified by wire and
requested by resolution to present him.
self at the convention. A special train,
for which previous arrangements will
have been made, will bring him from
Lincoln in few hours.
Mr.. Bryan will not find himself home
less when he arrives, for the Nebras-
kans have engaged the most elaborate
| quarters of any delegation, and they
will be able to take him in. The
| Nebraskans have about Is rooms at
the Coates and Two Of the largest par
| lors.
There Is the usual rush for conven-
ton tickets, and, us usual, the demand
| is far greater than the supply. One Of
the principal members Of the executive
| committee of the Democratic national
committee said recently that from one
backwoods county in his state he had
received letter written by the chair
man of the county committee saying
that he had taken the greatest pains to
prune down to the barest and lowest
proportions the list Of tickets which
would be absolutely necessary for
guests from his county and that he
would be content with 125. AS mat.
ter Of fact, that county chairman will
be most fortunate If he gets ten.
The convention itself promises to be
a short one. Three days is the Etmos
limit, and it is barely possible that the
entire business may be transacted IL
two. This would establish a record
for in recent years national conven
tions have seldom adjourned earlier
than the third day.
1t is quite probable that the nomina
ton for the first place on the ticke
will be made on the evening Of July 4
| for sentimental If for no other reasons
If the convention is called to ordel
promptly at 10 a. m. on Independence,
day, the organization can be effected
the committees appointed and the otlle
preliminaries wound up before lunch
con time, SO that an adjournment I'm
j til p. m. can be taken
4 The afternoon would begin with tn,
report Of the committee on platform
and the attendant speeches. Thel
would come the nominating speeches
and If Bryan should be named by &C
clamation he could get there by even
ing to deliver Fourth of July speed
to the delegates and visitors.
/ On the second day the balloting 70
the vice presidential candidate would
be taken up and later the remainder O
the business concluded. This woul,
leave the delegates whole day 70
sightseeing in the valley of the Kaw.
In the meantime the 100000 or NOR
visitors to the convention city will b
participating in one Of the bigges
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J The World Against Him.

CONTINUED from page o.


Continued from page 81
into chair at the table and took up
pen. She bit the end of it nervously
as she glanced up at her friend.
81 want to send him line, only a
word, saying that I approve of what
he is doing, and that do not want
him to lose heart"
Mrs. Lancaster looked dubious as
she sat down at the table and leaned
her white head on her thin, blue-veined
hand.
81 don't think you ought to do it
without your fathers consent" she
said, still looking down.
Evelyn sighed deeply.
"He'd never consent-never; he'd not
understand my motive as you do; he'd
be perfectly unreasonable, but do not
want you to oppose me-that is, I don't
want to do anything without your con-
sent
The woman addressed now gave Eve
Ign steady look.
Remember, am your fathers guest.
know how you feel, and if I thought
| ~ NOulSlf NC " Ute 11S III L Wou1o--
"You have no idea how little encour-
agement he GETS" interrupted Evelyn,
impulsively. HE is the only one among
all those people who is trying to do
right"
Mrs. Lancaster put her arm round
Evelyn's shoulders and gently took the
pen from her myers.
81 love you as if you were my own
child, Evelyn. You are too young and
inexperienced to see where all this is
leading. Oh, you must be carefuN If
there were no barriers between you it
would not be so bad, but under the eX-
listing circumstances / should be very
culpable toto allow this. He is
noble young man, and I like him-I
can't explain why like him so much,
but I do.''
With an impatient toss of her head
Evelyn waived all arguments.
eff an innocent man should be killed
to-day she said. firmly, you will be
sorry we did not do something towards
averting his fate"
j Mrs. Lancaster shrans back little,
and then she became very thoughtful.
Presently she suggested compromise.
Suppose write to him over my own
name; will that do?"
i A light kindled in Evelyn's eyes.
/ Eyes, that will do; oh, I'm so glad;i
hurry up!"
i Mrs. Lancaster dipped her pen, drew
a sheet of paper towards her and wrote
as follows:
God bless you and help you succeed
in your noble effort. Our prayers are
with you.-Mrs. Lancaster"
Evelyn was reading over her shoulder,
and when the writing was done she
kissed Mrs. Lancaster on, the cheek.
"For that one word" She chuckled.
Il "What word do you mean?" asked her
companion.
Taking the pen, Evelyn UNDERSIGNED
the word "our" and laughingly folded
the paper.
4: perhaps it ought not to go that
way" protested Mrs. Lancaster, but
Evelyn only continued to laugh slyly,
as she thrust the note into an envelope
and held it under the old lady's eyes.
u Ronald Fanshaw, Esquire" she die
tated, firmly, and with sigh Mrs. Lam
caster reluctantly complied.
A moment later Evelyn had slipped
out into the negro quarter and called
! lobe from his cabin.
"Take it to Mr.. Ronald Fanshaw," she
said, "and do not say word about it
to anyone. Mind, to no one-not .
soul!''
(To Be Continued.) !.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-22
He Must Lose.

McJagger-Niblack is worried over
his golf playing.
Thingumbob-Not progressing as
rapidly as he'd like, Ell?
McJigger-o! Quite the contrary.
He's learning to play too well. You
know he always plays with Miss Love-
man, his fiancee, and it's as much as
he can do to keep from Winning
Philadelphia Press.
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Merely q sugxsstion.

A Somerville man went out hunting
gray squirrels up in New Hampshire
one day last fall. A native Of the
place accompanied him. After the
Somerville man had fired his shotgun
80 or 40 times, the native stopped and
looked at him.
Say" he said, gray squirrels amt
your size. You ought to go out hunt
ing elephants" -Somerville journal.
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ness men left their own interests to
take up the newborn idea. 1t was de-
cided that 25o,00O shares should be
sold or subscribed.
Then, when there seemed to be a
lull in subscriptions, new ideas We're
sought to keep the interest going.
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A Fixed oninion.

Irate Citizen-I am going to kill YOU
sir, for calling me liar.
Western Editor calmly That
won't change my opinion at ALL Chi
cago Evening News.
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vast. Cost OF Imported p,

Vast Cost of Imported Perfumes.
A recent compilation of statistics
shows that in 1899 American dealers
bought more than 100000 worth of
foreign cosmetics and perfumes. The
late Kate Field said, few years ago,
that American women spend $50, Ooo, 900
year in those toilet Injuries, most
of which," she said, "are poisonous"
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How ThouRhtfnI

Mrs. Storm 1 noticed that you
pinned a pink on his coat before he
started for the Office.
Mrs. Tempest-Yes, covered the
spot where a button has been off for
over a week. Chicago Daily News.
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why He Repined.

Visitor-I understand your sentences
expires to-morrow-why are you SO de-
jected?
Prisoner-Alas! Lady, de weather
report says rain" for to-morrer, and
I have no mbreller!-Puck.
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lance Of the people of five states.
From Kansas City the iron rails
stretch east, west, north. south
and to intermediate points of the
compass. A circle drawn with a
radius of $50 miles around Kansas
City would include population of,
3,OO0,O 900 people. 1t is a section of
which has been said, Here all,
men are politicians and most
women"
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Poor Kind of PopuIarltx,

Watch out that your popularity is
not due to the fact that you tell q
piece of gossip surprisingly well.--
Atchison Globe. -
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THAT the people Of Kansas
City expect to entertain a
big crowd Of people during
the convention is putting the case

mildly. The re-
J cent estimates
| set the number
J Of visitors at
| from 100000 to
J 100000. These
! estim ates are
} based largely on
! the accessibility
} Of the city. 1t
! is within easy
J reaching dis
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-12
NEWS NOTES OF YESTERDAY.

A Collection OF Small Events of
Each Passing Day.
Another story is being added to
the Monahan property on South Jacob
street.
The Maine club will 6ance at Mey-
er's hall next Saturday evening. Music
by Prof. long.
Randall, the evangelist, has been
preaching the Bible on the streets for
the past year, and $I00 has been given
him during the year.
The Dillon-Hancher Co.'s ruby and
emerald electric Illumination was n
evidence last night for the first time.
Many admiring comments were made.
DIR. J. A. Donahy, the popular pas
tor Of the Kirkwood Presbyterian
church, will give an address to the
young men at the Y. NJ. c. A. next
Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services will be held this
morning at nine o'clock over the late
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkie, at St. Alphon-
sus' church. The interment will be
al Mt. Calvary cemetery.
A horse hitched to a buggy be-
longing to Jesse McMechen, of MoMech-
en-, ran away yesterday afternoon on
a street in Central Benwood and was
stopped before any damage resulted.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-12
Pittshurg River News.

PITTSBURG, October 11.-Major
Charles f. Powell, United States en-
glneer. and Major w. G. Bixby and
Captain Harry F. Hodges, of Cincin-
natl, were yesterday notified by the
Secretary OF War that they had been
appointed a committee to represent
the government at the puDlic hearing
TO tbe held at Marietta, O., regarding
the construction of a bridge across
the Ohio river between Marietta and
Williamstown, w. Va. The date for
the hearing will be set later.
Captain Benjamin Laughlin, the old
est steamboatman in Pittsburg, created
great interest in Harbor 25 yesterday
morning by displaying a complete list
of all the steamboats, ever built al
Pittsburg. Captain Laughlin has com
piled a list covering the period from
1911 to 1900. The list shows that over
1000 boats were built here, and the list
also includes a record of every disas-
ter that has taken place on the west
ern rivers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-12
DIED.

HAMILToN-At Asheville, y. c., on
Hamilton, nee McAfee.
ROBISON-At the residence of Mr.. c..
G.. Bradford, 1885 Chapline street, Mr.. VIM.
Robson, aged II years.
Funeral notice hereafter.
BAUER-At her residence, No. 1856 Six
tenth street, on Thursday, October 18th,
1860. at $40 o'clock a. m, Caroline, wife
of the late Henry c. Bauer, in her I'D
year.
Funeral notice hereafter.
McNAMARA-On Wednesday, October
10th. 1900, at his residence, 112l McColloch
street, Michael Mcnamara, in the 66th
year of his age.
Funeral from the family residence on
Saturday morning. Requiem high mass
at st. Joseph's cathedral at $3.50 O'Clock.
Interment at Mt. Calvary cemetery.
WILKIE1On Tuesday, October 9th, 1900,
at 1850 O'Clock p. m, Elizabeth, wife of
the late John Wilkie. in her 18th year.
Funeral from the residence of her son,
Richard Wflkie, No. IS Fifteenth street.
Friday morning at $40 o'clock. Requiem
high mass at st. Alphonsus church at .
O'Clock. Friends Of the family respectful
ly invited to attend. dnterment at Mt. Cal
vary cemetery. A special car will leave
Sixteenth and Chapline streets after the
church services, for the benefit of those
wishing TO go to the cemetery.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-12
THE YOUNG MEMS CLUB.

Met Last Evening for the Purpose of
Drilling and Tr~ansacting Business.
The Badges Ordercd-One Hundred
and Fifty fer Members of
Club.
At their headquarters in the Hub
building the Young Mems Democratic
Club held a business and drill session
last night. The meeting was called
to order by Frank Foster, who, after
the reading of the minutes by Secre-
tary Caldwell, which were adopted,
asked for a report from the commit
tee on badges. Chairman MCGEE report
ed that by ordering $50 badges, the
club could secure badges at 65 cents
each. The sample displayed met the
approval of all members, and Mr.. Nc
Gee was ordered by the club to tele-
graph at ono to the makers for $50
badges. The club also fixed the time
limit for their arrival Monday. Mr..
J. F. Jones donated $40 for badges,
and a vote of thanks was extended to
him by the club.
The club decided to have a white
streamer bearing the name of the club
printed. The chair appointed a COM
mittee consisting of Messrs. Hanke and
Bressler to secure these. Mr.. Hanke
donated the printing if the club fur
nished the ribbon.
The club ordered paid a bill for
printing and flags amounting to 1915,
and the bill from the Hotel Windsor
for the entertainment of the Stevenson
party was also ordered paid.
The club has a membership of $50
men now, and at the conclusion of the
business meeting the club adjourned
for drill. Another meeting for drill will
be held tonight.
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The BELLAIRE DEMOCRATS
Organized an Association Last Even
ing-Ohfcers Elected-COmmittees
Appointed-An. enthusiastic Meet

Organized an Association Last Even
ing-OTicers EIected-Committees
Appointed-An. enthusiastic Meet
ing.
Last evening at the city hall in Bel
laire a very enthusiastic meeting was
held by the Democrats of that city,
and a Democratic Association Was
organized with d membership of 200.
The officers elected were:
President, Marion Huffman.
Secretary, R. c. Crow.
~Breasurer, j. C. Tallman.
@ vice president was selected from
each ward as follows: Charles Eckhart,
William Powers, George Muth, H. r..
Rodefer and j. T. Meyers.
The executive and finance commit
tee consists of George Day, John Nc
Ray, n. Linskey, P. J. Carter, Frank
William, Joseph Flaherty and the vice
president, secretary and treasurer.
A committee on constitution and by
laws was appointed and consists of
the following: w. C. Warnock, Prof.
Mckee and Clement briggs.
The meeting was very enthusiasts.
After the adjournment of the associ-
alton, a marching club was organized,
and by their next meeting, Monday
night. they expect to have 100 men en-
rolled, when the organization will De
completed.
The ex-committee will meet next
Tuesday evening in the Office of the
Herald.
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he has not read the Constitution. They
say that the trusts are eating their
lives out, he further remarked. Have
you heard them say that there is any
prosperity? No. It's a continual croak.
croak, croak.
He said that Hanna was right IN
n sense Of the word when he said
there are no trusts. He was ron
in the popular sense, but right in the
legal sense.
He denounced the provision in the
Democratic platform for a remedy for
the effects of the trusts. In referring
to tariffs he said that I'VE are making
our own tin plate instead of sending
500, 000, 600 TO Wales every year for
their tin plate. We have made many
million dollars from the duty on Amer
lean tin plate, and yet they say that it
should be put on the free list. You
can trust the Republican party in this
thing better thar any demagogue.'
AS to the Filipino question, he
maintained that Aguinaldo'S first
dissatisfaction with them was
when General Merritt, after we had
captured Manila, refused to allow him
to invade that town for the purpose
of looting it, and that it was their duty
to humanity to take possession Of the
archipelago. He also casually re-
ferred to the fact that it had been
asked what the United States got
from Spain, and that the reply vas that
we got all she had to give and that
was a license to hunt.
He closed with a lengthy review OF
the war with the Filipinos, denying
that slavery was being imposed upon
the natives OF the islands, and pointed
| Out that if Mckinley is elected they
will recognize the sovereignty OF the
United States. He also endeavored to
impress his hearers with the thought
that nearly everything advocated by
Democracy is a humbug and fallacy.
The meeting closed ait eleven o'clock,
and at that hour quite a number had
left the hall.