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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14
PLANS FOR THE CONVENTION.
Democratic subcommittee Holds "a
Meeting i'm kansas city.

KANSAS CITY. March 13.-The sub
committee OF the Democratic National
Committee. which met here yesterday to
confer with the local people in charge OF
arrangements for the reception Of the
Democratic National Convention next July.
concluded its work today and adjourned
till MAY :. when il will meet here again
to see how things are coming on.
The visitors made arrangements to use the
handsome club house OF the Kansas City
Club al national headquarters convention
week. An agreement was made with man
ayers Of three big hotels that delegates
shall have a rate OF s. a day, American
plan. room board and bath. The rate Tor
those not delegates for similar sccOnmo-
dstions Will be So per day; without
hath s.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14
DECLARE AGAINST FUSION.
Nebraska PopuIist- sound the Key
mote of Their Position.

LINCOLN. Neb., March 13.-Nebraska
Populists sounded their first note Of de-
fauce to fusion in the Custer county con-
venti0n. held at Broken Bow today when
a resolution instructing delegates to tho
state convention TO favor delegates to the
National Convention known to be for
Bryan was voted down and adopted one
calling for the nomination Of well-known
and representative Populists for President
and Vice President. Speeches condemnins
fusion were also made
Extended resolutions were adopted de-
claring for the initiative and referendum.
female suffrage, and opposition to trusts.
but not a word was said concerning silver
or expansion. Custer county has hereto
fore been fusion stronghold and tOday's
action is regarded as significant.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14
REV. MR.. sHELDoN's PAPER.
Regular Subscribers Disappointed
nt the Lack of News.

TOPEKA Kan March i3.-Many Ci tbs
readers OF the Topeka Capital here we're
disappointed when they opened their paper
this morning and saw tn" Rev. Charles H.
Sheldon's ideas put into practice They
complained that there was not enough
news. Business men especially complained
because Of the general market reports.
which were left out.
The Rev Mr. Sheldon explained that all
speculative features OF these reports would
be stricken out. as they did no good \
feature of the Capital" will be signed
articles about Kansas. its laws. its public
institutions. its resources. and its advdn-
Jages by State officials.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14
THE TENNESSEE REPUBLICANS.
War Brewing Between BrOwnIow
and Evans.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. March 13.-The Re
publican State Executive Committee today
selected Nashville as the place OF meeting
and April 10 as the date OF the State con-
ventiOn. Hon. Walter p. Brownlow. mem
Der OF Congress from the First district
and chairman Of the committee. presided.
The convention will nominate a candidate
for Governor. members Of railroad COM
mission and Presidential electors and Sc
lect delegates to the Philadelphia conyen-
ton.
For some time a hot fight has been
waged by the supporters Of Representative
BrowulOw and H. Clay Evans. Commits
siouer Of Pensions. who are candidates for
delegate at large 10 the National Conveu-
lion. Votes on several questions at to-
days meeting showed that the committee
stood Il for Brownlow aud for Evans.
This fight and the face that many con-
tests between opposing delegates are eX-
pected to come before the State conven-
ton SHOW hat the coming gathering will
be the most interesting held in years.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

The Administration whitewash plant
which has been laid up in ordinary since
it was in use by Credit Mobilier Dodge
and Colonel DENLY, will now be brought
out and put in commission for service in
connection with the Occur d'Alene bull
pen horror investigation. Brigadier Cen
eral Merriam viii have to be exoneratcd.
and all the witnesses discreditei. or Re
publican orators will have hard time Of
it to explain things in labor districts next
summer It viii be an extremely ugly
matter to handle at best
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

CFrom thc Philadelphia Rec9fjD
Whether there shall be free trade or taxed trade
between the people Of the United States and those
Trust is on one side, iour-hiihs OF ihc people OF
the country are on the other side, aud rresidcn,
Mckinley il on both sides.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

We are beginning to despair OF Ken
lucky. Day before yesterday everything
seemed to promise a most edifying civil
war in the State. Yesterday all was peace
in Frankfort. Former Lieutenant Governor
Marshall was hobnobbing with General
Castleman, the Legislature was holding its
farewell session, Taylor and his bandits
were amusing themselves in the executive
building, and enough gore did not flow to
sail paper boat
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Richardson for SpcnIscr.-It is just
beginning TO be fully realized that no one
is more directly interested in the next
House being Democratic than is the Hon.
James Daniel Richardson Of Tennessee.
As the titular leader Of the party in the
House-made so, it is true, by narrow
margin OF vOtes-Mr. Richardson STANDS
in line for the Speakership should the
Democrats carry the Congressional cleo
tons in November. OF course. his eleva-
ton to the post Is not a foregone con
clusion for there is no telling what view
the majority Of old members may take oil
him when he asks them to vote for him
for Speaker, even though they showed q
preference for him over Judge De Almond
OF Missouri in the spirited contest that
preceded the organization of the House
last December. II has never been denied
that the dislike of the Hon. Joseph W.
Bailey Of Texas for Judge De Almond was
what threw the caucus nomination to Mr.
Richardson. Mr. Bailey will not be in
the next House, and whether his personal
following will item oppose the Missourlan
as bitterly in the Speakership contest
provided. Of course. Judge De Almond IS a
candidate-is considered doubtful. II they
should consider it their duty TO pursue
AlAt NNAntfAh IL Is btiltNtu duu6t DI ~
mOnd would not make the race. But Mr..
Richardson will have another advantage
In the contest by virtue Of the fact that
he is Chairman Of the National Con
gressional Campaign Committee. He
would show himself 10 be a poor states
man. indeed. if he could not so manipulate
the Congressional elections as to pledge
to his support for Speaker the majority
of the new Democrats who will be elected
in November. both from districts that are
now controlled by the party and those
that viii be reclaimed. For this reason
the friends OF other asprants for the
Speakership are beginning to complain.
now that it is too late. that Mr.. Richard
son has had too much power placed in
his hands. They say u Is perfectly nat
ural TO suppose that he will use this power
for the enhancement OF his own interests,
and that while this viii be an incentive
for him to put forth the most earn
est and strenuous efforts toward the
election Of a Democratic House, yet
he may also employ his power to
discourage the election Of some nomi-
nees who dared refuse to pledge him
their votes for Speaker. Those who know
Mr.. Richardson best Indignantly resent
the latter insinuation and declare that
he is too much of a patriot to endanger
the election OF a Democratic House by
such selfish means
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

Hrom the Philadelphia LedgerD
| The ninety Senators OF the United states
whose salaries aggregate $4,000. are waited upon
| by force OF 800 employees, with aggregate sal
aries Of $4,000 And the Government pays the
| hills
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

The question, Now, viii you be good ?"
comes home very closely to Mr. Mckinley
at last. The Methodist preachers Of Chi
cago, in monthly meeting assembled,
have protested and denounced the "iniqui-
tous and unconstitutional tariff" against
Porto Rico. This is one Of the straws
which, multiplied, may break the elephants
lanlr
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

(lrom the thc4go lhttI oceth1
Shiity evasion continues TO mark every stage ia
the advancement OF the Porto Rico Tariff bill
Every day since the House passed th., moHstro,ity
up to the Senate has brought with IL new apollo
gies and excuses from the defenders OF the meas
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. March IL
Judge Sherwood today decided that thu
ST Louis city election Law was uncou-
stftutionaI This places the Democrats IN
absolute control at the polls during ao
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

CFrom the Portland oresouian)
Why shouldn't Porto Rico be treated Ike
Hawai2 The greed of protected trusts on the
Atlantic seaboard is the obstacle.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14
BALTIMoRE's BLUE LAWS.
The sanford Bill Amending Them
FnyOrabIy Reported

ANNAPOLIS. March 13.-Air. Sanford's
bill for a modification Of the sunday laws
in Baltimore city was fav0rably reported
bv the city delegation with a referendum
clause providing that the matter shall be-
decided by the votes Of Baltimore city at
the couucllmanic election, 10 be held on
the first Tuesday after the drst Monday in
May 1901.
The rsnort was Unanimous.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

Poor old Philadelphia is to be pitied in
her trouble over that hundred thousand
dollar Republican convention guarantee
fund. Not half OF it has been collected and
the prospects grow bluer daily. In former
years a dozen towns would have rushed to
the front with offers to relieve the Quaker
City by taking on the convention them
selves. But not so now. Experience has
taught most Of the former habitual con
vention cities that such gatherings do not
pay auybody-Republicsu delegations from
the South, Of course. excepted-and they
are not in favor As an illustration Of the
Indifference Of people this year In the mat
ter Of campaign contributions the Phila-
delphia situation is significant
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

There is little reason to doubt that our
splendid trans-continental railway diplo-
macy is about to be crowned with success.
The Hay Pauncefote Treaty, as amended
in the Senate, viii probably be rejected by
England. That course, according to the
British view, will revive the Clayton Bull
wer Treaty; but the view is a mistaken
one. The Clayton Bulwer Treaty was
never properly ratified after its amend
ment by Great Britain. Hence it was
never legally operative. However. the
main point in evolving and cooking the
y-Pauncefote Treaty seems about to be
accomplished. It kills the chance for canal
legislation before the Presidential election.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

The Mask Thrown OG.-The Hon. J
r. Williams of Illinois in the House yes
tcrday tore the mask OF international BIZ
metallism' from the Republican party.
Representative Overstreet Of Indiana,
floor manager of his partys gold standard
bill. was making a speech on the measure
as amended by conference. Various Dem
ocrats had been popping questions at him
for a half hour and Mr.. Oyerstreet began
to show impotence. At the height Of the
indianian's wrath the angular Mr.. Will
liams bObbed up and shot this question
at him; "Will the gentleman inform this
sido Of the House If there is any promise
Of international bimetallism in the bill?"
After hesitating for moment Mr.. Over
street replied: Il will be perfectly frank
in my answer and inform the gentleman
that there is absolutely no hope or en-
enlargement in the bill for international
or any other sort Of bimetallism" And
yet It is known that Senator Wolcott
stakes his hope Of recollection on a clause
which he had tackled to the bill in the
Senate singing the old siren song Of in
ternational bimetallism." II is believed
that If Mr.. Overstreets bold declaration
reaches Colorado whatever chance Sen
ator Wolcott How stands for reelection
will be destroyed. II Is predicted. too,
that within a few weeks the Republican
managers viii repudiatc Mr.. Overstreet's
declaration and point 10 the Wolcott
amendment as evidence that the bill does
encourage international bimetallism.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

Senator Heitfsld is afflicted with a Sc
we're cold which he said yesterday seems
TO have selected his lungs as its field Of
opera tons and has made itself decidedly
dlsagreeable Il is noticeable that
number OF the members Of both houses
have bad colds, and some OF them have
been obliged to postpone speeches on this
account Senator Thurston has been so
hoarse for several days that il has re-
quired considerable effort for him to carry
on even an ordinary conversation.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14
Two BoomS Punctured.-"I object,

Two BOomS Puuctured.-"I object 80
shouted the stern-yissged Serene z. Payne.
And then the loud report of the sudden
collapse Of two booms filled the minds of
at least that number OF statesmen with
noise The Hon W Jasper TaIbert of South
Carolina and the Hon. Amos Cummings OF
New York heard the noise. The former
who is said to have hard fight ahead FOR
denomination. had asked as a privileged
matter. that a recent newspaper story.
written by the latter. In which The South
Carolinian was represented as a mighty
man at the night sessions OF the House be
printed in the Record" for free distribu-
iion through the mails throughout the
length and breadth OF the Second South
Carolina district On objection b. Mr.
PAYNE Speaker Henderson ruled Mr. Tai
bert and his fne little scheme both out or
order. Had this ruling NOT been made
and Mr.. Cummings little piece been print
ed in the Record. it is believed he would
have received quite as much benefit there
bv as Mr. Talbert for though the New
Workers Vice Presidential boom is said to
have died a-bornn' down I'm Georgia he
would have been given a boost as q rising
Young journalist which 10 the minds of
some people Is quite as worthy to be
sfriyen' for as that OF Vice President Il is
believed. however. that Mr. Talbert vet
will manage to get Mr. Cummings little
piece i'm the Record. even if to do so he
has 10 incorporate it in a speech with
which he is expected TO electrify the House
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

Life of BInnd.-News has reached
Washington that the sole hope the widow
Of the late Richard Parks Bland has Of
educating and properly caring for the fam
ily left by Mr. Bland rests in the profits
to be made out Of book of his life. that is
being written by William Vincent Byars.
Mr. Bland. like Agassiz. was always too
busy 10 make money" He devoted the
best years Of his life to his country, and to
the determined and unyielding advocacy OF
principles which ne was convinced were
for the best interests OF the nation and all
the people The only property he left is
a small farm, near the little town of
Lebanon No. few years before his
death Mr. Bland planted most Of this farm
in apple trees. which will not bear for sew
eral years yet II this orchard were bear
ing il would afford a good support for the
widow and would aid her ia educating her
children. Mr.. Byars expects to have his
Life OF Bland. the Great CommOner."
ready for the press within few months
Mr. Byars' name is a guarantee. aside from
the merits Of his subject thai the book
will be an interesting work. He is one of
the strongest writer's In the country. and
was d close friend Of Mr. Bland for many
years. Mr. ByaTs' work on The book is a
Ia Dor Of love. as he will not accept pecu-
MARY compensation whatever may be the
profits on the book. He requests that all
friends OF Mr. Bland who know any IN
published incidents OF his life write them
out and forward to him in The Temple
Building. ST Louis for inCnrpora ion in the
forthcoming book.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

Senator Turner's speech on the Porto
Rican bill yesterday was listened 70 by
a number Of other Senators rather as a
legal discussion than as an Oratorical ef-
fort. The Senator speaks clearly and de-
liberately and devOtes more Of his attcn-
ton to presenting his arguments in an
authoritative manner than to gestures or
to the production Of rhetorical effect. His
desk was surrounded by piles Of law
books, digests of legal decisions, and other
documents. to which the speaker made
frequent reference
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-14

Mr. Sulloway. the big man Of the Repub-
lican side Of the House, has a habit OF
pacing to and fro for exercise, very much
as seafaring men get in the habit Of. Yes
terday he walked up and down the foot
way at the south end OF the Capitol for
about thirty minutes. and he walks sew
eral miles each day up and down the
verandah OF the VaFnUm, the hotel at
which he lives.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-17
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The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-17
North Platte Street Fair.

North Platte people show by their
efforts, as on all former occasions, that
their street fair, to be held September
4th to Sth, will be decided success.
Every body from everywhere is invited
to attend auplO.2
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-17
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The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-17
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year, and has plans of his own. The
controversy will be referred to Sec
retary Long for settlement when he
returns from his vacation, and naval
officers are not enyying him the un-
pleasant job.
Mr.. H. S. Aldrich. Of Ohio, who lives
in the vicinity of factory which
makes schrspnel shells for Uncle Sam,
has been telling some official news
that had not before leaked out in
Washington He said: although
little fuss is being made about it the
government is straining every resource
in anticipation of a long conflict in
China. Hurry orders have been sent
to all parties working on contracts for
munitions of war, and some Of them
are working day and night under those
orders.
From every part of the world comes
news Of new competitors in the COM
mercial and industrial race. The gen.
eral idea Of the Argentine republic has
been that it was country which had
frequent revolutions and sold an enor-
nous quantity Of hides to our leather
workers. An Eeglishman, who passed
through Washington on his way to in
vestigate the machinery and methods
Of our best shoe factories, in the inter-
est of Argentine capitalists who in
tend to establish shoe factories in that
country, said: "The Argentine re-
public will in time not only manufac-
ture shoes to supply the home trade,
but will ship the products of her fac,
tories to England and continental
Europe, where there Is good market
for such goods. We now ship hides
and leather to all the world, and the
freight would be no more on the manu-.
factured goods than on the raw mater
ial. Wa have cheap leather and an
unlimited supply, as we'll as cheap la
Dor. We believe that we can make
shoes and undersell most of our COM
petitors."
The department Of labor has issued
a bulletin on trusts and industrial COM
binations and their effect ON wages
and prices, which is on the whole rath-
erfavorable to the trusts, especially as
to wages. Several labor leaders have
been saying the same thing for some
months.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-17
WASHINGTON Correspondence.
Breezy Gossip ON Various Topics
From the Nations Capital.

The best informed men in Washing
ton regard the sentence in Minister
Conger's latest message to the depart
ment OF state saying "rifie firing upon
us daily by imperial troops, as equiv
alent to declaration of war by the
government Of China against the ma
tions whose ministers are prisoners
twist and turn the situation as you will
that is what they really are-in the
British legation in Pekin. The fiction
that the Chinese government is help
less because of the ascendancy of the
anti-foreign element cannot be main
tanned much longer in the face of
Minister COnger's statement. Call
them Boxers, or whatever you will,
those who control the imperial troops
OF China will have to be recognized
and dealt with as the government of
China by the nations interested, and
what the United States is going to do
about it becomes a more important
question than ever. A protest which
some consider an ultimatum has been
sent to China. A declaration of war
against China is expected from one or
more European governments, and then
the United States will have to do like
wise or withdraw its troops from the
little alliedsrmy shat y trying TO fight
its way 10 Pelsin under difiiculties, and
is being opposed by the Chinese i'm
perial troops. This government has
no authority to declare war, that au-
thority being vested solely in congress,
but the president can have congress in
extra session inside of ten days, and
the impression is daily increasing that
he will have to perform that duty, re-
gardless Of the presidential cam
paign.
According to Senator Daniel, who
has just returned from an extended
western trip, the people Of. that Sec
tion are not exciting themselves over
the political situation. To use his
own words, 81 went to the Pacific coast
for a little vacation, and between
Kansas City and San Francisco, going
and coming, did not see political
banuer nor hear hurrah for Bryan or
for Mckinley. That certainly indi-
Gates good, healthy condition. l
have never seen q campaign SO quiet
vt this stage.
1t seems as though the officials Of
the department of state would get
ashamed of repeating that same old
story about the sultan of Turkey hav-
ing been again told that he must at
once settle those American missionary
claims. 1t is a we'll recognized fact
among the governments of Europe that
the only "must" that gets the serious
attention Of the sultan is that which
is backed by show of force. To use
a bit Of slang, it is up to this govern
ment to send war ship or two to
collect those claims, or to stop talking
about them.
Admiral Hichborn, like the dissent
ing juryman, believes the other mem
bers Of the board Of bureau chiefs OF
the navy Observation-Disclosures Mel
vile, Bradford and O'Neil, and Cap
tain Sigsbee-to be an obstinate lot,
and has refused to agree with them as
to the plans for the three protected
cruisers authorized by the naval ap-
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-17
TANKS. STOCK TANKS.

Pine, Cypress and Redwood. A
large stock at the Iddings lumber
yard. Prices are as low as the lowest
The Grit-advocate., 1900-08-17

Old papers for sale at this Office
at Is cents per hundred.