-;T7r,-n--.-".'-.--- . ' ' ' inwww w wwwwfwwww mi k JTIIE SGRANTON TRIBUNE-FlilD AY, JUNE 22, 1900. 3 REMARKABLE CONVENTION Gathering at Philadelphia the Most Unique of Its Class, FORTUNATE CANDIDATES Only Presidential Nominating Con vention Upon Record in Which Neither Candidate Had Opposition. McKlnley Received Every Vote of the Convention, and Roosevelt Every Vote but His Own But Lit tle Personal Friction During the Sessions Forakcr's Eloquence. Special to the New York Tribune and I'ublltlice by Special Arrangement lth That Paper. Philadelphia, June 21. Without a single sign of divided sentiment or over-ruled opinion this Republican na tional convention named today as Its candidates for president and vice president William McKlnley and Theo dore Roosovelt. Each nomination was unanimous and uncontested, Mr. McKlnley receiving 926 votes and Mr. Roosevelt, 925, every vote but his own. Unanimity so com plete and so unchallenged Is unique In the history of Republican national con ventions. Many party candidates since Fremont and Dayton's time have, ln- ,deed, been chosen for the presidency or the vice-presidency by acclamation, or on a single ballot, but no Republi can national ticket had been framed before both names on which were the single ones presented to the conven tion for each ofllce. Harmony, Intense, ubllqultous, al most rampant, was the spit It which ruled the convention Just ended. x To the vast majority of tho delegates, the one aim of the gathering was to launch President McKlnley's canvass ' for re-election as auspiciously nnd as smoothly as possible, and that purpose governed tho convention's proceedings, .' even to the minutest detail Some per sonal friction resulted, undoubtedly, from the manouovcrs of Messrs. Piatt and Quay, on the ono hand, to force, and of Senator Hnnnti on tho other to hinder a choice for the vlcc-prcsldenty which the geneial sentiment of the party had evidently at heart. But this friction affected only the ilval leaders themselves and their Immediate fol low lngs, each group bent on establish ing or exploiting to tho galleries its potency in national councils. Fiom first to last easily thiee-foinths of the delegates looked on Indifferently at this by-play, determined to Ignore any fac tional appeals or arguments which might be put forward to obscuie or complicate the task on hand. In a eon entiou of this temper tho llnessp of personal and factional politics had no legitimate scope, and a somewhat be lated lecognltlon of this fact on Mr. Hanna's part paved tho way at last for that easy and natural unravelling of the lec-presldentlal tangle which the convention t-o enthusiastically ac cepted todav. In the duel for control of tho In fluences at work to make a ice-piesl-dentlal nomination It lannot be said that tho Ohio senator held his own against his more expciicnccd antagon ists. The administration had no cause to be rated 'is hostile to Mr. Roosevelt's impressment as a candidate, yet Mr. Hanna allowed himself to bo put in the false position of leslstlng tho inclina tion of the delegates to nominate the New York governor whether he wished to be conscripted or not. Piqued at the Stampede. In the end, theiefoie, he was foiccd to confess to a seiious misjudgment of the temper of the convention, much more quickly read and Inteipreted by Senator Quay. The Ohio senator was undoubtedly grieved and piqued that during his absence last Sunday at Mr. Grlscom's Haveifoid countiy house, the Pennslvania leader had stalled a 6tampede toward the New York gov ernor, and attempted on his. letuin to stop It without lightly Judging Its hid den and cumulatlvo foice. That Mr. Hanna's zeal to cheek the Roosevelt movement was duo to wounded per sonal piide, rather than that to politi cal Instructions from Washington, be came evident. When administration piessure In bo halt of other vlie-presldentlal candi dates was found t) be signally lack ing, the Ohio senator sui tendered yes terday with the best grace ho could master, but his prestige as a political manager was rudely shattered In the eyes, of the tonventlon by his acknowl edgement that he had been surprised and outmanoeuvered by Mr. Piatt and Mr. Quay. The Pennsylvania senator did not push in the convention today his plan for a new basis of rcpresen tatlon In party conventions. His amendment to the rules had appar ently served Its tactical purpose, and after Senator Hanna and tho southern delegations had fallen In line for Roose velt's nomination, Mr. Quay saw t.o object In precipitating a long and bit ter fight over the proposed new rule. Like other political reforms, the de mand for a more equitable apportion ment of delegates will probably sleep on again until another similar pretext arises for calling it to life. In the strength of tho ticket nomi nated today tho convention showed every confidence. As Senator Depew declared In his speech seconding Col onel Roosevelt's nomination, few com binations more effective have been de vised by any political party. "William McKlnley, a western man with eastern Ideas, and Theodore Roosovelt, an east ern man with western characteristics." Lack of opposition or antagonizing of any sort in a national convention can not but dlscourago tho wilder and more hysterical forms of enthusiasm. Other great party gatherings have been swept by more tumultuous and violent emotions, in which tho extravagant frenzy of victory has overlaid tho bit ter and lasting chagrin of defeat. This convention, In contrast with many of its predecessor, seemed sober and unimpressionable, contained In Us enthusiasms and measured In the modes hy which It expressed them, but this moderation suggested also a se renity of confidence, a buoyancy of , spirit and a eolldlty of feeling freely counted among the assets of a great party Just, entering a presidential paroflalgn, firm In the belief that It had drafted a platform and framed a national ticket uniquely acceptable to all shades of sentiment within the party. Tho Philadelphia convention of 1900 disperses with n sense of cheer fulness and satisfaction, which Is to be taken as a happy omen for tho success of tho principles It has reaftlrmed and tho candidates It has chosen. Considering the fact thut after last night's adjustment of tho only possi ble diniculty In sight, there remained ubsolutely nothing for tho convention to do except to go through a certain programme In tho quickest time possi ble, consistent with decency and a due legard to tho Interests represented by the entertainment committee of Phila delphia citizens, there gathered this morning In convention hall a crowd larger and more enthusiastic than any that had assembled thctc before. Noth ing, it was known, In the way of tho unexpected could happen. No sur prises wero in store for ntiy one. No sudden move on the political chess board was necessary to meet a rival's) tactics or to confound his bchemes. SENATOR J. B. FORAKER. The Ohio Statesman Who at Philadelphia Yesterday Aiado tha Speech Nominating prcsi dent William McKinley for a Second Term. Rvcn Senator Quay's thinly disguised threat to Jorco a change In the basis of representation and by so doing bilng hosltatlm; southern delegates into Una with tho nntl-ndnilnlstratlon coalition w.is known to bo a threat merely that had seivod Us puiposo and was In no danger, theiefoie, of being carried Into effect on the floor of the con vention. Theie lemalned nothing, then, for 1he spectator to do than to be one of a bwcltcring mass of hu manity, to listen at a moie or loss effeetlvo distance to a dozen of speeches or to and to contilbuto his shai" of tho enthusiasm which always marks a historical event of this char acter, and without which tho formal opening of a political campaign would be Incomplete. Fiincipal Incidents. Th" demonstrations which followed Senator Forakcr's nominating speech, Governor Roosevelt's, speech sec onding the nomination of Pres ident McKlnley, and Senator De pew's address were the pilnclpal inci dents of the session. Those who ic member the lemarkablc outbreak for Rlalre In the Minneapolis convention of 1&9J may contend that tho enthu siasm, or noise, If you please, meas ured by the length of tlmo It lasted alone, which delegates and audience Indulged In today cannot compare with the record btoaklng convention pan demonium of eight years ago, shouldn't foiget that mere volume of sounds or power of lung endurance are of little Insignificance when appioved by In telligence and Judgment, nnd that for puiuestnobn of purpose and a thought ful appreciation of tho ticmendous re sponsibilities It was called upon to dls chaifip, the convention Just closed can successfully challenge n omparlson with tho records of the past. Owing to the pompaiutlve caily hou- foi which the meeting of tin convention was called tho delegates were i either slow in assembling. It was naif past ten o'clock befoio Olid ii man Lodge felt himself Justified to rap for oider. At tired In scarlet jobes, himself a rep lescntatlvo of one of the most power ful organisation on earth, Archbishop Patrick J. Ryan, of this city, Invoked blessing upon the day, the convention und Its labors. Ohio Leads. When, on the call of states for nom ination for the presidency, Alabama yielded her place to Ohio, a loar of applause tilled the vast building, which only subsided to start afresh when Senator Foreker ascended the platform to put William McKinley in nomina tion. Tho ttnator is a man of com manding appearance, slnceilty, earn estness and determination are stamped upon his features. His gestuies are quick and reveul tremendous enrgy. Ho lias a clear enunciation and his de li veiy carries conviction with it. Ohio is full of cratois, developed by the in tense way In which they enJeavor to bettle buckeye issues, but Forakr is the peer of all. Unfortunately, as of ten happens where all has been said that could be said of a slated candi date, the speech did not appeal with prlstlno freshness. Not a soul but knew all about tho president, had heard ills praises sung in every possible key bcfoie, and had possibly absorbed tho platform which was necessarily paraphrazed in a nominating speech. But Forakcr had this trancedant virtue, bravery. Ho spoke less than fifteen minutes, and when ho finally named tho president tho floor nnd tho galleries bioko into a tumultuous out burst, all rising, everything waveablo fanning the air. Roosevelt's Appearance. The uproar was renewed when Gov ernor Roosevelt appealed on tho plat form to second tho nomination. Ho faced tho abounding multitude with tho samu determined look and with Jaw aa firmly set, as it a howling mob wero nt his heels nnd wished to rend ldm. Only for a single moment did ho relax hlu features, when ho got a glimpse of his wifo in tho gallery and waited his hand to her. As ho did so tho nun broke through nn opening In the roof and Its rays played for si moment llko un aureole about her head. Ho actually flushed, but for a moment only, nnd then ho faced tho shouting throng once more. For tho first time practically, the real hero of the convention stood in full view of tho admiring thousands to speak for tho absent champion. For a long tlmo ho thuv stood, flushed nnd almost dazed by tho tremendous character of his ovation. Ills attltudis, his voice, the spasmodic cmphasU of ids pene trating method of enforcing his woids, all th8 ehuinotorlstlcH of tho man as ho has been tuvealed to tho American public in pilnt and picture, were at onco incarnate to tho waiting throng. Tho great impression van of his pro nounced Individuality, ills speech was not ono of the rounded periods, such as Senator Lodge could return, nor did It have tho feivor nor the rich meta phor of tho Wolcott's and Dolllvcr's. It was sharp, intense, and at all times hissing with the steam of overpres sure. No speech of the convention has been so otfectlvo, none so full of char acter, and nono which found so re sponsive an audience. It carried everything befoio It, and old cam paigners sighed that buch energy was beyond them. Other Speeches. The speeches of Senator Thuiston, of Nebraska, and of John W. Yeikes, of Kentucky, wero hardly above the ordinary, though well enough received. That of George A. Knight, of Cali fornia, delivered In a clear, ilnglng voice which penetrated the most dis tant recesses of the hall, put the audi ence, by its happy vein no less than plcturesqueness. Into real good humor and leconclled it with the temperature, now rapidly rising in the hall. Gover nor James A. Mount, of Indiana, was tho last speaker. With an insignificant presence nnd piping voice, ho soon lost the attention of his audience and was compelled to hear his speech punctuat ed by tho cries of "Vote! Vote'" Taking of the Vote. Tho taking of tho loll i& always im pressive, even when there is but a sin gle candidate. Today tho audience watched tho woik under a great strain of Interest. Of course, there are chair men of delegations who on such occa sions cannot possibly icslst the temp tation of adjourning tho announcement of their poll by llttlo speeches, which nie received with applause, or laughter sometimes, but moie frequently with a tired feeling akin to disgust. B. B. Odell announced the vote of Now Yoik. Hawaii's vote was received with a lound of applause. When Senator Lodge said: "William McKlnley has received 928 votes and I hereby declare him your nominee for president for the term beginning March 4, 1901," enthusi asm broke out anew and nil the fren zied scenes that had gono before were repeated. The element of horse-play, always latent in a largo body like this, found ample play, In delegates gather ing the states signs from different parts of the floor onco moie nnd, rushing toward the platform, forming a plc tuiesquely uproarious group around Senator Hanna, the latter's face fairly beaming nnd every feature exuding happiness and content. At tho same time an elephant, not a real one, how ever, was seen to move up the center aisle and with stately seriousness made the rounds of tho floor. This, too, It was whispered, was ono of Senator Hanna's happy devices. But that may bo slander. It is not strange, though, that everything, good or bad, ridicu lous or Impressive In tho convention should bo ascribed to lilm. Roosevelt's Nomination. Shortly before 1 o'clock tho conven tion was ready to pioceed to the busi ness of nominating tho candidate for the vice-picsldency. Upon the call of states, Alabama yielded to Iowa, which sent Lafayette Young, of Des Moines, to the platform. This was not bo much a speech nominating Governor Roose velt as It was a speech withdrawing Dolllvcr from the list of candidates, nut he finally managed to mention the name, of Governor Roosevelt, where upon the nudlenco were brought out onco more Into cheering, and tho Kon sus men trotted out a sign which read: "Kansas first to declaie for Governor Roosevelt." The Now York delegation broko out In renewed cheers, O'Dell leading, and Frank Piatt, In the most cifuslvo manner, shaking tho gov ei nor by tho hand, M. J, Munay, of Massa chusetts, and J, M, Ashton, of Wash ington, followed In coloilcss and com monplace speeches. Tho last of tho day, as far as speaking Is concerned, was made by Chauncey M, Depew. He seemed nt his best and greatly enter tained the audience. Instead of shouts of "Vote! Vote!" ho was grcetcd.when ever ho threatened to stop, with "Got Oo onl Moie!" The speech was something more than a mere string of anecdotes. It abound ed in forccfut argument nnd scathing arraignment of Democratic politics. It outlined tho achievements of the Re publican party In the past, and gave some very substantial reasons for en trusting It onco moie with a new lcaso of power. It paid a glowing tribute to tho administration of Mr. McKlnley, and evened up with a eulogy of Gov ernor Iloosovelt, which found n ready echo In the hearts, no less than the Judgment of tho nudlenco. The j oil call produced C25 votes, ono vote short, that of the candidate. He could not, of course, vote for himself. Theio was renewed thcerlng und a rush to shako Governor Roosevelt's hand. For fully fifteen minutes he was kept busy receiving tho congratula tions of fi lends, nnd business during that tlmo had to be suspended. There was some transaction of rou tlno business und then adjournment camo In nccoidanco with tho pro gramme of the political leaders, to tho hour and minute almost, .decided on yesterday, without a hitch, without a break, without a single serious ob stacle having blocked the path of an Irresistible machine, without a single disagreeable surprise having put to the test the ingenuity and resources of the managers of the twelfth national Re publican convention. RULES OF CONVENTION. Philadelphia, June 21. Following aio tho rules adopted by tho convention: llule 1. Tho convention eh ill con'Ut ot a numlnr of riolrj:ati3 at larco fiom each state, equal to double tho number ot United states Kcmtors to lilch cub, 6tato If entitled, ami for cje.li representative at lartte in congress, two delegates at ljrico, from each congressional dls trlct and tho Distikt of Columbia two dele gates, frrm cadi of tho terrllorlis of laska, Arizona, Indian I'erritoiy, lew Mexico nnd Ok lahoma, two dclcRttcs. Kule 2. The rules of tho house of represmti. tlvra of the fifty sixth 'congress shall be the rules of the tonuntlon no far as they nie ap plicablo and not Inconsistent with the following rulci. Rule 3, When tho previous cmetlon shall be demanded bv a niajoritj of the delegates from any state, and the demand is btconded by two or more states, and the call Is sustilned bjr a maioiity of the contention, the question thall thin be proceeded it It and dlsposod of accord ing to the lilies of the hcu.se of leprrscntatives In similar cases llule 4 A motion to suspeud tho ruled shall bo in order onlj Uicn mule by authority of a majority of tho delegates from any state and seconded by ,i majoiin of tho dilegates from not lets than tuo other states llule S. It shall be In order to lay on tho table a proposed amendment to a pending meas ure, and such motion, if adopted, shall not cam with it or prejudice such measure ltule C Upon all subjcts lutorc tho conven tion the 6tates shall be called in alphabetical older nnd nct the tcriitorlcs, Alaska and tha Dlstilct of Coluirbia Ilulo 7. The report of the committee on credentials shill be dispiscd of before the re port of the committee on rceUiitions Is acted upon, and the icport of the committee on reso lutions shall be disposed tit before the conven tion proceeds to the ncmliiitlcn of tho candl dite for president and vice piosldent llule S. When a imjorlty of the eUlcgite-s of anv tno stales shMl elt-manel tint a vote be ie corded the rime shall be taken bv states, ter ritoiies, Ahska ami the- District of Columbia, the secietarv rilling the roll of the states and teirilories, vhski und the District of Columbia in the oreler heretofore established Hide l In mikiiia; the nominations for pres' dent and vice presielent in no cise- shall the calling of the loll bo dispensed with When it appears at the close of an roll call that anv candidate Ins received a majority of all the- votes to which the mention is entitled the president of tho convention shall announce ihe question to be Shill the nomination of tho cmdidite be mads uninlmous? Jf no candidate shill hive rccelvcel inch nnjorit) the chair shall eliirct the vote to be taken agiin, which shall be repeated until some cinoiditc shall hive received a majcrity nt the votes, nnil when anv M.ito has arnnounccd lis vote it shall so stind unless In case of numerical error Itule 10 In the record of the votes the vote, of cadi stitc, territor.v, bska and tno District of Columbia sh ill be nnnni unced bj the chair man; and in case the vote of any slate, terri turv. Ahska or District of Columbia shill bo divided, the clnlrman shall announce the nuin ber of votes cist for any candldite, or for cr agilnst any proposition-, but If exception is taken by an delegite to the correctness of such announcement by the chairman of his drle gation the president of tho convent Ion shall direot the roll of members of such elelegatlon to be called, and the result shall be recorded in aecordinie with the veites Individually Riven llule 11. "n member shill speik more than once upon the same question, nor lonicr tlim five minutes, i.nless by leave of the convention, except in tho presentation of th" names of the candidates. Ilulo 12 A Tlepubllcin nationil committee shill be appointed to consist of ono member fiom each stite. territory, laska lend the District of Columbia The roll shall be called and the delegation from caili Kite, territnrj, laki and the District of Columbia shall name, through its ebiirmm, a person who shill act as a Mem ber of sued committee Such committee shall Issue a cill for the meeting of the nationil convention within sixty divs It least before the time fixed for slid meetirg, and raih comrres. slonal district in the I nlieel Mates shall elect its delegates to the national convention In tho seine wav as tho uoudratlon for a member ot congress is undo in silel ellstrut, nnel in terri tories the delegites to the convention shill bo elected in the smie wav r.s i nomination of a delegate to cotgiess Is made; ami Raid national committee shall prcscilbe the mode e,t electing the delegates for the District if Columbia An allernite delegate for imh de legale to the m tieml convcntle n, tei Get In case rf the absence of the delegate, shill be elected in the same ninner anil nt tie Mine tlmo as the delegate is elected Delegates for each state nnel their al ternates shall lie elected by state conventions in their rcspictive slat' s Hide 11 The Republican national committee W authorised and empowered to select an execu tive cemniiltee to consist of nine members, who may or wav not be members of the nationil committee, llule It All resolutions relating to the plat form shall be referred to tl c committee on reso lutions without debate. Itule 15, No pcron, except members ot tho several delegations nnd cfllccrs of the conventirn, shall be admitted to that section of the I all apportioned to dcleeatcH Rule IB. The convention shall piocied in the following order of business- (1) Iteport of the committee on credentials. (2) ltfport of tho committee on permanent er. ginizatlon 0) lleiorr of tho committee) on lesoluticns, (I) Naming uecnibrts of national committee. (5) Presentations of naniu of candidates for president () pallotlrg. (7) Prcsertatlon of names of candidates for vice president. IS) Dallotlig. (0) Calling of roll of states, territories, Alaska, and District of Columbia for names of delegates to servo respective! on committees to notify the nominees for president and vlco prcsldtnt of their itlcitlon for slid office. TERSPIRATION. Hen, Monkeys and Horses Seem to Have tho Must Use for This Pe culiar Function. from the Youth' Companion. Perspiration Is almost peculiar to men. monkeys and horses. Horses sweat all over the body nnd so do human beings, but monkeys, It Is said, Hweat only on tho hands, feet anil face. Tho uso of perspiration is main ly to cool the body by its evaporation, although it is generally bclloved that waste materials nto also excrotcd through tho sweat glands when the action of tho kidneys Is interfered The Newest Things Are Always Found Here In this up-to-date store our mana gers and buyers keep in touch with the best manufacturers, and when they get out -a new design or style the sample is sent to us for approval. This is the rea son our great Children's Department has grown so popular with mothers and boys of this city. Our past success makes us more progressive than ever. We show the highest standard of work manship in Children's Clothes, and no other house in Scranton could possibly show the novelty of design at such prices as we quote. See the great dis play of novelty Wash Suits in both our large show windows. Friday and Saturday Are Busy Days iu Our Children's Department Children's Wash Suits. Wash Blouse Suits Made with the new style collar and inlaid with TaSen1 50c, T5c and $1. Wash Kilt Suits Pret ty combinations of linen and crash fabrics, cool and comfortable for $1 Cn summer wear M Jpl.jU Wash Kilt Suits in fine qualities of linen crash, either plain or the new stripe effect. See them in our s h 0 w q, f2 en window pA $j.3U. Russian Blouse Wash Suits This style of wash suit is exclusive with us; it is an exact reproduction of the cloth suit so popular last season. They are trim med with fine millinery braid. 3 and S3.50 Samter Brothers, with. In animals that pctsplro but llttlo. the coollns of tho body la ef fected by evaporation from the lungs, as wo see in the case of a panting (log. TIip amount of perspiration varies greatly, according to the temperature of the Mirroundlng air, the condition of health, the degieo of exeiclso taken, the amount of llulds imbibed, etc. The average amount of perspiration Is thought to be about two pints a day, but this is, ot com so, much increased in hot weather. In damp weather evapoiatlon from the hUln Is lessened, and ho one seems to pel spire moie piofusoly than In dry deatber; but this Is only apparent, for really transpiration la lessened when the atmosphere is charged w ith mols tuie. Hypeihldiosls Is the medical teim useil to denote an abnounal increase in perspiration. This Increase may be geneial from tho entire body, or con fined to somo paitlcular part, as the face, the Lands or tho feet. Profuse sweating is veiy common In cases of debility and In excessively stout per bons It occurs also In connection with various diseases, such as consumption (night sweats), pneumonia, lnflamma toiy rheumatism and ceitaln nervous dl&oulcis. Sudden emotion may cuuso Increased perspiration. The opposito condition, a gieat. di minution or nbsenco of sweating (an hidrosis), is much rarer, anil occuis usually in connection with some dis ease of tho skin. Sometimes tho bar acter of the secretion is changcl, and cubes of black, blue, gray, yellow or red sweating have- been described. The treatment of proluso perspira tion depeid3 upon tho cause. Tonics, cold or cool bathing, especially suit bathing, tempcrato c.eicls, and rub bing of tho skin aio useful In cases dependent upon cenral debility with brandy and water, vlnegai und water, or a solution of tannin or of boilu ucld is useful. Certain drugs which have a ten dency to diminish perspliatlon are sometimes employed to i educe the night sweats of consumption, when thebt- aio ec exccsslvo as to weaken tho already debilitated patient nnd to prevent much neeelcd sleep. i i The CUmato Was Not to Blame. Ha. tern Spcculitor You lay ll.Is U a bejlth. ful climate, hut look at your emejard. Why, it'i lull tn th cnce. Lariat Urn That alr.'t nothln' to do ulth the climate. None o' them ducks dkfl a natu ral death. Cblcajo Ntw. Wash Knee Pants If your boy wants a pair of single pants this is the only store in town that can show you such a large variety of colors, and then we pay more attention to the sewing ol buttons and the strength of waist band. See them at xOC Straw Sailors, Our Straw Sailor Hats for children have a distinctive style about them; we ordered them to be made with the brim a little wider than usual. Mothers tell us this small improvement gives the child a nattier appearance. See them in our windows at 35 and 50c. Sombrero Straw Hats. A new novelty just arrived. It is an exact copy of the famous 'Spanish Sombrero." They are the very latest thing the manufacturers have produced this season. We are the first to show them as in every novelty. See them in window. Linen "Tains." A very popular hat for chil dren this summer is the Linen Tarn O'Shanter looks neat and cool. The qualities in this spe cial line come nearer the 50c grade shown in other stores. Silk band with cross an- chors. We sell them at. . jZoC Scranton's Leading Outfitters. I ORIGIN OF AMERICA'S NAME. May Not Have Been Vespuccla, but a Hill In Nicaragua. That America derives its name from Amerigo Vespucci has long been ie garded as u certainty. Now, however, a hlstoilan comes forward und assures us that this Is not tho case. This hls toilan Is Ulcardo Palma, dliector of the National Library of Lima, Peiu, In a book which has just been pub lished he Insists that America was not named utter Amerigo Vespucci, but that, on the contrary, Amerigo Ves pucci was named after America. Senor Palma, who has studied this subject for years, maintains that Ves pucci's first name was Alberlco. "The name 'America,' " ho says, "Is derived from a place In Nicaragua, belnir tho name of a hill In tho piovlnccof Ohan voles. Furthermore, the penultimate syllublc ic Is ery often found in the woids used by the Indians of South America and by the natives of tho An tilles. The syllable itself signifies sonu--thlng large and lofty, nnd Is found In the names of non-volcanic mountains." He further points out that Columbus did not uso tho word "America" in his letters when he referred to the events of his llrst voyage. "It Is more tb Mi probable," ho continues, "that ho learned through one of his attendants of tho discovery of gold by some na tives In a plaoo called Ameilca. In this way It Is likely that the name gradually became known throughout Kuropc. At that time the only geo graphical account of the Western Hemisphere was tho one by Alberko Vespucci, which was published In Latin in 1&05, nnd In German in lr.os. Geogiaphers presumably came to tho conclusion that Alberlco had given the name Ameilca not merely to a slnr' hill or mountain, but to tho cntiro countiy. "When the first map of the continent, be.ulng the title 'Provlnco of America, ' was published in Barcelona, in in:'.', Columbus nnd his companions wero long dead, and there was no ono to piotcst against the inlsuso of tho name. Furthermoie, thine was no one In all Kuropo who bore tho namo Ameilgo, and, as Vespucci's name was Alberlco, geographers and historians would sure ly have glvpn tho new continent this name If they had desired to honor him In this fashion. "Newly dlbcnveicd count! Icti wero only named after sc-vctelgnB, as wo see In tho cabo of Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland and the Philippines, and Children's Suit Novelties Vestee Suits--Some new and pretty cloth patterns have just arriv -ed from our boys' tailor s See the assortment price?! $1.75 (0 $.00. Blouse Suits In the cool blue serge or the light fancy cassimeres, cut with the new broad sailor collar and fancy front shield with silk frimming U 00 t0 $4.50 Boys' Suits--In the double-breasted style, made of strong, wear resisting cloths, and are strongly sewn with Ihfead" $1.98 tO $100 Young Men's Suits with long trousers, cut and made according to the latest men's fashion, with double or single breasted vest, a large torn".0." $5,00 to $8.50. I IMHHK when exploiers did give names to countiles they bclectcd thoso of their1 own fumilles, as we see In the cas, ofi Vancouver and Magellan. Tho origin of such places as Columbia, Columbus and Colon can ulso bo clearly tiaced.' COUNTERFEIT PENNIES. Wholesale countei felting of pennies Is being cairled on In the down-town Italian quarters, sajs the New YoiU Journal. Hepiesentatlves of tho gov. ernment Secret Seivlce Bureau had been at work on tho case for e euit weeks, and u number of auests arcs expected very shortly. Thu discovery ot the counterfeits wan made by nn agent of tho Amoilcari Mutoscopo company. This companyj has u large number of inovlng-plctum machines In different places all ovetf town. Ono of their biamhes la in Parlv Row, not far fiom the down town Italian quarter. It Is tho custom to turn in the pen nles taken In by the machlncH to thd main oillce, at Fourteenth street anil Uroadway, twice a week. Fiom theirt the pennies are taken weekly on e truck to tho sub-treasury. Threo or four weekd ago 200 pen nles weie rejocted as fiaudulcnt. Thd same expeilenio was met with tho fol lowing week. Then a watch whs set on the iinlving pennies, and It waa finally discovered that all of tho coun torfcllH came from tho show room in r.uk Row. When tho nuthoiltlcs weie notified of tho counterfeits an investigation was at onco set on foot, which ro sulted in tho discovery of evidenco that .Ml extensive plant for tho maniH fracture of tho spurious cents is in exlstenco somcuheio In tho Italian iu.u ter. Tho e-eiins are a iny fair counter felt, and beem to bo in ado of some thing much like tho alloy used by tha government In their manufacture. When examined closely it la easy ta detect the difference from the gerju ine, however. It Is not customary to look at thd small coins with much attention, how evei, so tlint tho counterfeits seem to) pass utmost us rcudlly as tha genulna coins, i The magnitude of the operations oj tho counterfeits is lndlcateel by the fuit that tho Mutoscopo company alona has taken in an nverago of moro thur; two hundred of tho coins each weeM in ono of tho places nlono where Its machines have been exhibited. T t I
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