BRYAN NOMINATED
For President by Ik Democratic
CoHveuta at Cliicap.
SEVVflLL fflOStfli PRESIDENT.
Oil tho I' I Mil llnllnt lllliK.lt Went Fur
. Ilrjn.ii.
WORX OF THE CONVENTION.
Bland Lad On tha First, But Hli Strength
lid tha Strength of Other!
Dwindled Thereafter.
THXILLINJ SCENES IN CONVENTION.
A Summary of tha Proceeding! of tha Klrit
Dayi.
Thn National Hi-tixxTiitlo Convention won
cnlled to order nt mum Tticadny In tlm Coll
leum at Chicago. John W, Dnnlol wn elect
ed temporary chnlrmnn over David II. Hill
by a vote of 050 to 840, tlm nllvcr men curry
ing nut their determination to turn down thn
choice of the National Committee. After a
long speech from tlm temporary chnlrmnn
and tlm 'niinouiicemctit of committees, tlm
convention, nt 4:18 p. in., adjourned until 10
o'clock Wednesday morning.
Thn Committee on permanent Organiza
tion selected Htophon St. Whit, of Cullfor
nln, for permanent chnlrmnn. 1'lm gold
men on tin committee presented tlm iimim of
Henntor Hill. The voto In committee :
White, :w: HIM, n.
After n limit ami stormy session tlm Com
mittee on Credential decided to stent tlm
four contesting nllvnr delegates from Sllch
ll(iin, thua milking tha delegation solid for
llvr.
THIRD DAY.
Platform Dliouaeed The Minority Report
on Colnaga.
Thursday's scsalou was conaumail In dis
cussion anil adoption of tlm plntform. At
the evening session tlm r.omluntious for thn
presidency were itindo.
Aflr the plntform wna reported In the
Democratic convention Thursday, Henntor
Hill, of New York, representing tlm minori
ty gold pinna: men, submitted n report wiin-n
contains a strong iilniik fnvornliln to I In) ex
isting stnudurd. Tlm unl the word "gold"
In tlm plnnk la conspicuous. Thn text of the
minority report follow:
"T o tlm Democratic Nntlonnl Convention
Hlxteen delegates, constituting the minor
ity of tlm committee on resolutions, II ml
many declarations in thn report of tlm ma
jority to whieh they ennnot give their assent.
Home of thine are wholly unnecessary. Hume
are Ill-considered ami ambiguously phrased,
while otliera ani extreme ami revolutionary
of the well recognized prliiclplea of the
fhn minority content themselves with
thin general expression of their dissent with
out if 1 'Inn into a apuclllu statement of these
ohjoctlonnl fenturea of the report of the
majority. lint upon the IIiiiiik'IiiI question
which engages nt thin time thn chief Hlinre of
public attention, tlm views of the majority
differ ao fuminmeutally from whnt the
minority regard ns vilnl Democratic iloctrlno
aa to demand a distinct statement of whnt
they In, hi to an the only Just nml true expros
aion of Democratic fiilth upon thin pirn
mount Indue, na followa, which U offered aa
a aulMtltule for tlm llunnclnl plnnka in the
mnjorlty report: 'We declare our hellef tlmt
the expuriiuuut on the part of tha United
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OHIOAOO COLISEUM, WHERE THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION WAS HELD.
States alone of tree silver colnaire. and
ehanite of the existing standnrd of value In
dependently of the action of other great
nations, would not only linpnrlHlour finances,
but would retard or entirely prevent the
eatahllakment of international bimetallism to
which thn efforts of the government should
be) atnadlly directed. It would plane thla
country at once upon a ailvnr basis, impair
contracts, disturb buslnees.dlmliilBh the pur
chasing power of the wages of labor, and In
flict Irreparable evlla upon our nntlon'a com
merce and lnduatry.
'"Until International eo-operntlon among
leading nations for tha coinage of silver can
be secured, we favor tho rigid maintenance
of the existing gold standard as essential to
the preservation of our national credit, the
redemption of our public, pledges, and the
keeping inviolate of our country's honor.
" 'We Insist that all our paper and silver
currency shall be kept almolutely at a parity
with gold. The Democrat lo party la the
, party of hard money, and Is opposed to le
gal tender paper money aa a part of our per
manent financial ayatem, ami we therefore
favor thn gradual retirement and cancella
tion of all United Htatea notea and treasury
notes, under such legislative provisions as
will prevent undue contraction. We de
mand that the national credit shall be reso
lutely maintained at all times and under all
olrcumatnnoes.'
"The minority also feet that the report of
the majority Is defective In falling to make
any recognition of tho honesty, economy,
.courage and fidelity of the present Demo
oratio administration, and they therefore
offer the following deolaratton as an amend
ment to the majority report:
" 'Wo oommend the honesty, economy,
courage and fidelity of tha present National
Demooratio administration.
The report was signed by David B. Hill,
New York 1 William V. Vilas. Wisconsin!
George Gray. Delaware) John Prentiss Poe,
Maryland; Irving W. Drew, New Hampshire:
C. O. Holman, Mainoi P. J. Farrell. Ver
mont; Lynde Harrison, Connecticut) David
8. Baker, Rhode Island, Thomas A. C.
Weadouk, Michigan) James E. O'lirlen, Mln
. nesota; John E. Russell, Massachusetts;
Robert E. Wright, Pennsylvania; William A.
Btoele, Houth Dakota, ana Allen McDermott,
New Jersey.
After debate and when soma degree of
quiet was restored the previous question
was ordered on the plntform and amend
ment. At 815 p. m. tne voting began upon
Mr. HlU's proposed substitute for the free
coinage plank. It resulted, ayes, 80d noes,
fi. Pennsylvania cast 6 votes In the attlrm-
WILLIAM JENNINGS Mm, OP NEBRASKA.
(Demooratio Candidate lor President.)
Mr. Illll andl tm did not desire a call of
Htute upon hi two llmun'lnl amendments,
hut he did desire a votn hy Hint" on tlm
resolution commending the administration.
1 he second roll call wna begun nt 8:117. Thn
result wna: Yean, 8.ri7; nnys, 5111; not voting
and nlneiit, . Totnl, DUO.
NAMING) THE CANDIDATES.
Bland, Boiea, Blaokburn, Bryan, Matthawa
and MoLean Named.
Thn convention wna cnlled to order at 8:30
p. m, liy Ita presiding oflleor. Henntor White,
of Cnlifornln, who Immedlntely handed over
the gnvnl to Cotigrossmmi Rlohnrdson, of
Teiim'ssiM. who acted an president pro tern,
thin evening a well aa during tho morning
session.
Tlm chnlrmnn Informed thn convention
tlmt tlm roll of Stntea would now lie cnlled ao
Hint nomliintlon of cniidldiiteii for the Presi
dency could he mnde, Ity nn ngreement en
toreil Into hy tlm frlenda of thn cnndldntea,
thn nomitiutlnir nml a nl I nir Hpencien
would lie cotilllied to .10 minute III lenirth,
which time mlulit lm uwil either when thn
liomlnntloiiK were mnde, or when tlm Htute
of thn speaker wiih cnlled.
Henntor vent of SI Ifaourl nomlnnted Mell
aril l. Ulan. I.
.1, W. llnlley, of Texna, aeconded thn nomi
nation of Miami, anylnir that he united thn
hlKhcHt qualities of pntrlotlHin anil honesty,
and tlmt hi nomliintlon will proclnlm to the
minimis who own allegiance to Keniocrncy
that thn pulillu Kood Is uifiiln to lie exalted
ahovn prlvnte rril.
T lm nomliintloii of Sir. lllund was aecond
ed by Unvld Uvermeyer, of Knusns, who
Hpoknofhlin ui "An Illustrious Htiitesmiin
mid n peerless Krneloua Silver Hick lllnnd."
J. It. Wtlllanis, of Illinois, nlso seciiiiiled
thn nomliinllnn of lllnnd. apenklni of him ns
a man who had done morn than any other
American for the restoration of silver.
Henntor Turplo, of Indiana, nomlnnted
Gov. ( lainle Matthews.
Odcnr A. Trlppet, of Cnlifornln, aeconded
tho nomination of Mntthnws, prophesylii);
victory If he should be mnde the presidential
candidate.
While the Henntor was mailing his re
marks there was a constant passing of people
along the aisles, whistles, oat-calla from the
galleries and great confusion. A voice shout
ed, "I nominate Clevolund," and oheers for
Cleveland were called for and given. The
Henntor read on undismayed, though his
voice was Inaudible 10 feet away from where
he stood.
Ez-Congresaman White, of Iowa, spoke for
thn nomination of ex-Gov. Holes.
When Georgia was called H. T. Lewis, of
that Htato, put In nomluntlon W. J. llrynn.of
Nebraska.
John H. Rhea, of Kentucky, with a voice
almost as resonant and very closely rcsem ti
ling that of the Henntor te nominated, placed
in nomination tha name of Joseph C, 8,
Ulackburn, of Kentucky.
When Massachusetts was callnd the chair
man of the delegation snld Massachusetts had
intended to present the name of ex-Gov.
Russell, but Mr. Ru?soll declined to ruu on
the plntform adopted.
Sir. Patrick, of Ohio, when the name of his
Htatn was called, put In nomination John R.
McLean, of Cincinnati.
Virginia being called, the chairman stated
that they bad been instructed to present the
namoof John W. Daniel, but at Lis earnest
request did not do so.
When the Htate of . Wisconsin was called
Oen. Rragg chairman of the delegation, said:
"Wisconsin cannot participate In the nomi
nation of any man calling himself a Demo
crat upon a Populist platform." (Great
cheers, mingled with hisses.)
At tne clow) of the oall of the roll of States
the convention, at 111:35 a. m. adjourned until
10 a. m., Friday,
FOURTH DAY.
The Bryan Boom Loom np In tha Con
vention Hall.
The deolu were cleared for the balloting
when the Demooratio National Convention
asssmbled at 10 o'clock Friday. The roa
struggle opened with tha delegates wrought
to an Intense pltoh over the sensational de
velopments of yesterday when the Rryan
wave awept through the convention and
threatened for a time to stampede it then and
there.
Chairman White announced that the con.
vcntlon was still on the oall of Htatea for
nominations. Thereupon Mr. Harrity, of
Pennsylvania, chairman of tha National
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nomination x-Governor Hubert K. rnttlson.
Sir. Mnttlngly. of thn District of Columbia,
sec, tided the nomliintlon of John It, Slcl.enti,
of Ohio.
Imlcgntn Sillier, of Oregon, added to tlm
list of nominations the nnmn of 8vlvtnr
l'eimoyer, of Oregon. Mm names of Ithind,
llryan, lints, lllnckburn, Matthews, Mcl.enn,
rnttlson nml I'enuoyer wern before the con
vention. 1 he II pit ballot resulted: tlllinil 223, Holes
no, Mnliliows 27, Mclicnn M, llryan Hit.
Illnckliiirn k: Campbell 2, lViinoyor 10, Till
man 17. Teller H, Hill 1, Itutscll 2, H.uvenson
12. rnttlson '.Hi; absent nml not voting, m.i.
1 he result of tlm second ballot wns aa
follows: lllnnd, 2H; llryan, 1117; rnttlson,
KHI; Mcf.enii, All; lllnckburn, 41; Matthews,
.14; Holes, 87; Teller, 1; I'euiioynr, H; Hill, I,
mnvenson, 10, Absent ami not voting, HiO.
Grand totnl, win.
Thn result of. thn third ballot: lllnnd, 2!ll:
llryan. 'il; Doll's .111; Matthews. HI: McLean
Al: lllnnkburu 27; I'attlson, H7; Htevenson, V;
11111, I; not voting, 11, i.
Fourth bnllot Absent or not voting, 1R2:
lllnnd. 221; Holes. 8; Matthews, Mil; McLean.
Ill; llryan, 20. Cheers greeted announce
ment id yntcs for llryan. Attempt to slam
oe. Ic convention beinit mnde.
The llltli call wns begun, nnd Footn of
Cnlifornln declared, "Ciillfomlii for the first
time is solid nnd ensts IH votes for llryan.
I' lorldn carried H votes to llryan from Slat-
th"wsnnd Hols.
Kentucky being reached, Ollln James
loomed 1 1 1 nml shouted: "While Kentucky
loves her great Democrat and would be glnd
to vote for him, they seem not to want him
hociiusn he wns a confederntn soldier. There
fore Kentucky casts her 2H votes for the
world's greatest orator, Wllllnm J. Ilrymi."
At tills point tlm Illinois delegnten llled
hack Into thn hull, their appearance stirring
a commotion.
"North Carolina enst 22 votes for thn sum
nominee of this convention. Wllllnm J.
llryan," wns tho announcement of tlmt
Htute.
ihe Ohio men marched bnck nnd were
ngnln recorded for MoLnlii, their conference
hnving produced no ehnnge. The 24 votes
of Tennessee steiiiied Into llrvnn'a cnmti and
almost Immediately Vlrglnlu followed her
with tlm anmn number, both of them (Insert,
lug Hllver Dollar lllnnd. Three territories,
Arizona, New SI"xlco and Indian territory,
marched after them, from the lllnnd stnudard
to llryan. each one 6 strons.
Thn enthusiasm wns nrouscd nun In when
big Ruck Henrichson culled out thn 4t votes
of Illinois for llrynn, thn most Important de
sertion from Hlnnil. Thn nomination of
llrynn seemed imminent. Thern were cries,
"Ohio enn dolt." nnd John R. 51" Lean no.
peared in a chair, holdinir a cane aloft, while
miller him tho other leaders seemed to be
squabbling.
"Ohio withdraws thn nnmn of SIcLean,"
snld that gentleman, "and vasts 46 votes for
Urvnn.
Ilia volnn railed to enrry many feet, so thnt
me urnmauc siroao was lost unon the nailer
ies. Tlmrn was a commotion afloat In the
Texas rnnks, next door to the Ohio, llrynn
had 4H2 votes. Montann with 6 and Okla
homa with tho same numlier swellod It to
504, two-thlrda of nil the votes cast.
Tho scenes In convention during the four
hours consumed In thn balloting wore of thn
most Intense nml exciting character. It was
in the air that the drift was toward llryan,
thnt the breaks would be In bis favor, and
that ha would be nominated. On the first
ballot be had only 105 votes to 2.13 for Rlaud
on the second he rose to 1110. and Bland ad
vanced to 281; on the third the count stood
Rland 2'Jl and llryan 210; hut on the fourth
tho llryan wnve took on tidal force, nnd he
scored 2n0 to 241 for lllnnd, .The fifth and
closing ballot witnessed the stampede of the
convention to tne young Aeiiraskau.
The usual scenes of the crisis of preslden-
11111 naiioting in national convention follow
ed, the uproar lasting a quarter of an hour.
The llryan wave was Irresistible. Rland nnd
Roles were wltLdrawu, nnd state, after state
wns swept uito lino. v nen Indiana was
cnlled Henntor Turple withdrew the name of
uovornor aimtiiews ami movea tne uuanl
moua nomination of Wllllnm J. Rrynn This
wns enrried with a hurrah, the non-voting
gold delegates not appearing to make any
protest. 1 uen mure was another great Uo
monstrntlon.
LAST DAY.
Arthur Bewail, of Mains, Choeen for Tios
President
The Demooratio national convention clos
ed Us ticket Saturday afternoon and adjourn'
ed sine die soon after 3 o'clock. It selected
as Its vice president the veteran shipowner
ana snipnuuanr, Arthur Mewall, of Maine,
for many years chairman of the Democratic
state committee of that state. This result
was not reached wl'hout a struggle. The
same number of ballots were required to ef
fect It as to make the nomination for presl
dent. viz. Ave.
Hlxteen candidates were placed in nomina
tion, or were voted for without their oonsent
on tne first ballott. All but four quickly
dropped out 01 aignt. i ney were Messrs.
Rland, fllbley, McLean and Bewail.
Mr. Rland received about SO votes fewer
on the third ballot, with bis delegation sup
porting mm tnanne did on the second ballot.
when they voted tor other candidates. Upon
this snowing Governor Htone promptly with'
drew Rland s name.
Mr. Uibley. of Ponnsylvania. received 103
votes on the first ballot, but lost SO votes on
the second, and was withdrawn by a tele
gram addressed to Hon. Amos (Jummlngs, of
New York, before the third ballot.
Mr. McLean's name was not formally
placed in nomination, but was brought before
the oonvention by the Ohio delegation voting
for him. Htartlng with 111 votes, be ran up
to m 00 the fourth ballot, and then the
chnlrmnn of thn Ohio ilnlgntlrin read a tele-
srnin from him stnting that nil votes enst
for him wnrn enst nirnlnst his expressed wish
nnd without his authority.
Mr. Arthur Hewnll.of Maine, the successful
enndidnte, though present In the city na a
member of thn nntlonnl democrntle commit
tee, nnd In thn convention Just beforn his
nominntion, and tiiougn tor mnny yenrs rtn
tins been the chnlrmnn of tlm democrntln
stnte committee of Mnlne, wns personnlly
known lo few members on the Hour. Hn was
placed In nomination by a delegate from the
distant stale of Cnlifornln, who gnvn no
personal details ns lo thn candidal. Thn
seconder of Sir. Hewall, Sir. Thomas, of
Colorudo.ndHed little to the information pos
sessed by Ihe convention, except thnt hn
instilled 'to Sir. Hewnll's business ability ns n
shipbuilder, rnllrond president nnd bank
presiiieiit, on the nrst bnllot Mr. Kuwait re-
tveil HHI Votes, On the second tllesn drop
ped to 87. Thny Jumped up nitiiin tu H7 oil
the third ballot. After lh wlthdrnwnl of
lllnnd and Hlhloy he reached second iilncn on
the fourth bnllot, stnmlliig W to McLean's
2!HI and wna nominated unanimously on the
mm naiiot.
There wns nothing morn then for Ihn con
vention to do but to pnss the customary
votes of thanks nml adjourn.
WILLIAM J. BRYAN.
A Osnaral Sketch of tha Nominee's Per
so rial and Political Career.
Wllllnm Jnnnlngs llrynn, the Democrntln
candidate for president, was horn SI arch 10,
IRC0. In Hulem, III. Hn wnntnuglit under his
mother's enm until hn wns 10 yenrs old, when
he went to thn public school nt Hnlem, which
he ultendcil for llvn yenrs. At thn nge of IS
hn went thn Whipple iicademy In Jackson
ville, HI., which Is thn preparatory depart
ment of thn Illinois college, locnted nt thn
same place. Hn spent two years In thn
academy ami four years in thn college., ink
ing a classical course, Hn represented the
collegn in the Interstate oratorlcnl contest in
lHsll nml wns class orator nnd vnlcdictorlnn
III ISM. I. Ho then went to the Union College
of Law In Chicago, and while In nttnuiliinnn
there wns In tlm omen of Lyman Irumbull.
He left thn Inw school Junn IS, ihm:i, and
went to Jacksonville lo practice Inw, remain
ing at Jacksonville till October, IHS7, when
hn removed to Lincoln, Neb., going Into
partnership with A. It. Tnlbot.n classmntn of
thn Inw school, tin bad taken part In
political campaign slncn 1SS0 and mulen
number of speeches. Hn took i nrt In thn
ciimpnlgn of lsss in Nehrnsknnml wns nomi
nate,! liy tim nrst district for 1 ongress In
lH'.Ht. He wns elected by thn majority of
0,71)1, nlthoiigh thn district had gone Itepub-
iienn ny a.tini wnen necrninry morion nan
been defeated In ISHSatuI wad though to lm
certainly Hcpiibllcnn.
nn supported Npringor tor spcnicnr in thn
Flfty-si-cond congress, from whosn district
In Illinois he ennm originally. This led to
his being put on the ways and means com
mittee In congn-ss, of which Hprlng-ir wna
chnlrmnn, nnd on March HI, IHU'i ho made a
tariff smech thnt wns tlm sensation of thn
day and was lllicrnlly distributed as cam
pa Ik n literature. He wns re-elnctml In IS',12
lit spite of the fact thnt the legislature bad
redlstrlcteil thn state nnd his district on thn
previous election hnd given thn Republican
ticket about 0,000 mnjorlty, and was re-elected
by 110 votes. In thn Mfth-thlrd congress
he helped to frame thn Wilson bill, lediig a
member of the wnys and means committee,
and took nu especlnlly active pact In thn In
come tnx provisions'.
Sir. llrynn Is n man of small menus. Hn Is
a Presbyterian, hnving Joined the Cumber
land Presbyterian church nt thn lure of 14.
He Is now a member of the First Presbyteri
an church of Lincoln. Ills father was Hilns
L. llrynn, who wns n circuit Judge nt thn
time of his son's birth, nnd served In thnt
eniinclty from son to 1H72 on the bench of
Illinois. Judge Hrynn moved on a farm a
short distance from Hnlein when his Son wns
0 yenrs old, nnd from thnt time until lie wns
2:1 years old, llrynn spent his summers on
Ihn farm. In 1S72 his father run for congress
on thn Greeley ticket, nnd wns defeated by
240 votes.
Ills family enmo from Vlrglnln. Ills father
wns born In Culpepper county, In tlmt state,
and died In Hnlem, 111.. In Ihso. His mother,
whose nnmn wns Marin Kilzabctn Jennings,
was born In Marlon county. Illinois. nnd died
in Salem n week ago ln.it Hnturdiiy, nftur u
protracted Illness.
The speech of W. J. llrynn, was ono of the
mmnrknble Incidents of the convention. It
suddenly brought him Into prominence ns a
formidable cnmll lute for the nomination..
The ovation which he ri'eelviMl lasted nenrly
10 minutes, and when It subsided .Mr. Rrynn
began n speech thnt set the convention wild,
and will go down In history ns one of the
most lirlliinnt political orations ever dellvei
ed In n convention
ARTHUR 8EWALL.
Candidate For Vioe-Presldent on the Dem
ooratio Tiokst.
Arthur Hnwnll wns born nt Hath, Mn., No
vember 23, 1H85. He has been a llfe-lonir
Democrat, and has been chairman of thn
Maine Homocrntln Htute committee for many
years. Ills residence Is the Hnwnll estate, In
Ilath, which tins been In the posesslon of the
Hewall family since 1700, when his great
grandfather took title, only three removes
from a grant by King George. Mr. Hnwall
married In 1H5H. His wife was Emma D.
Crooker, of Rath. There am two children
Harold SI. and Wllllnm D. Harold M.
was appointed during Sir. Cleveland's first
administration United Htatea consul to Ha
moa, but haa elncn irone over to the Itepub
can party. Mr. Hewall has been engagml
most of hia life In shipbuilding and ship
owning. In the old days ha built wooden
whalers and coasters, for which the Htate of
Maine was famous. The firm hns hnn "Hew
all A Hon" for three generations, Mr, Hewall
Is president and principal owner of the
Rath national bank. Hn was president for
nine years of the Maine ceutrnl railway,
which ia the rnilway system of that Htate.
He resigned the latter position two years
ago. He was at one time president of the
Eastern rnilroad, but has still quite consid
erable interests In railroads and in railroad
building.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Members of the Organliatlon for the Next
Four Yaari.
The following la the new Democratic Na
tional committee, all the vacanuius except
one having been tilled:
Alabama H. D. Clayton.
Arkansas Thomas C. McRaa.
California J. J. I'wyer.
Colorado Adair Wilson.
Connecticut Carlos Frenub.
Delaware R. II. Kenney.
Florida Hainuel Pascoe.
Georgia Clark Howell,
Idaho George Alnslie.
Illinois Thomas (iahan.
Indiana John G. Hhanklla.
Iowa Charles A. Walsh.
Kansas J. G. Johnson.
Kentucky Urey Woodson.
Louisiana N. C. Rlanchard.
Maine Heth 0. Gordon.
Maryland Arthur P. Gorman.
Massachusetts John W. Corcoran.
Michigan E. G. Htevens.
Minnesota R. W. Lawler.
Mississippi W. V. Hulllvan.
Montana A. O. SI' Hatton.
Nebraska W. H. Thompson.
Nevada R. P. Keating.
New Hampshire A. W. Hulloway.
New Jersey James Smith, Jr.
New York John C. bheehan.
North Carolina Joseph Daniel,
North Dakota W. U. Lustikow.
Ohio John R. McLean.
Oregon J. Townsend.
Pennsylvania William F. Harrity.
, Rhode Island Richard R. Comstoek.
boutb Carolina Renjamin R. Tillman,
Houth Dakota James U. Wood.
Tennessee J. M. Head,
Texas J. O. Dudley.
TJtan-A. W. MoCuim.
Vermont R. It. Hmnllny.
Virginia P. .1. Otev.
Washington Hugh C. Wallace,
West Vlrglnln - J. T. Mel I raw.
Wisconsin- E. C. Wall.
Wyoming -W. II. Hollldny.
Arizona - W. II. Ittirgngn.
District of Columbia - l.nwrencn Gnrdnnr.
Indlnn Territory - 1 homes Mnrnom,
New Mexico- F, A. Slunrniinres.
Oklahoma White SI. (Irani.
Alnskn -c, l. Rogers,
BEST IN THE NATION.
Tha Coltieum Conoeded to Be a Morlsl Con
vention Building.
When Ihe delegates to the Dnmoernllo
national convention assembled In the Colli,
semn at Chicago they found themaelves In
the largest and Ix-st equipped convention
building that has ever been constructed. II
has a seating capacity of 11,000, nnd the
serried Hers of chairs for visitors are so ar
rndged thnt everyone Is able to see and hear
all that takes place on the delegates' floor ot
on thn chnlrinnn'a platform. Hy dny the
great nan. mn square dimensions 01 wtilcn
are 4.VIX.100 feet, la amply lighted by nu.
anerous windows and skylights, and by night
morn than loo are Ininps furnish Illumina
tion thnt rlvnls the light of day.
T hem Is ao much nlr space In thn grenl
hall, and the ariaiigemnnts for ventilation
arn so vast and pnrfect. thnt, however hot
Ihn weather mny be while thn oonvention It
In session, It Is certain thnt neither thn dele
gates nor the spectators will lm seriously In
oonvenleneed by high temperature.
'I hn space allotted for the delegates Is on
the level floor Immediately In front of the
rhnlrman'e plntform. Hiirroundlng the space
of the delegates on three sides la a raiser)
platform, about a foot high, where oeats for
the alternates will be provided. Terraced
platforms at each end of the stage were
occupied by the reporters and ncwspnpni
correspondents, and tho telegraph operators
win uo ineir wont under the chairman a lat
form. Accommodations for the committees nn
oredentlals, resolutions, etn. were arranged
tor in tne northeast corner or the building,
whom commodious rooms have been par
titioned off.
he decorations have been well looked
after. Trl-nolorod stripe of bunting, a yard
or more In width, am draped nround the rail
ot the galleries and swathe the mammoth
steel ar hes that support the lofty roof.
iiiinurcus or American nngn nnng trom tne
high points of thn celling, and the noats of
anna of tho various atatea of thn are pinned
at the posts of the gsllerlna surrounding the
hall. Directly over the chnirmana table ia a
Somewhat crude colorful drawing, probably
Intended to be a reproduction of the national
sont of arms. The eagle Is there, and, as lis
mouth open, It Is probably screaming, but
thn execution of this work of art is somewhat
oartoonish. and some of the people who have
seen It expensed their opinion thnt them was
room lor improvement.
It ia conceded by everybody who has at
tended previous ratlonnl conventions thnt
the Coliseum Is thn best hall ever designed to
hold large gatherings of people. Architect
fieeman, however, hns other monuments to
bis genius In and around Chicago. To him
belongs the credit for the picturesque beau
ties of Pullman, thn Pullman building, the
Grand Central railway station and the old
and new Htudebaker buildings.
A BIG WAR CLOUD.
Probability of a Oraat Conflict Between
European Powers.
A Striking prediction Is mnde by Sir
Charles Dllke, conceded to have thorough
knowledge of tl.o relations of England with
continental powers. For yenrs Hlr Chnrles
1 linen distinguished among Lntfll-h b a l
ers for his accurate forensts. Kir Chnrles Is
of opinion thnt the time is not fnr distant
when Great Ilrltuln, Hliiglo-hnudcd, will en
gngu In n great struggle against Germany,
France nnd Russia combined. Tho contest,
he thinks, mny open nt any time within 10
years. It may come ostensibly nbout F.gypt,
but It will bo renlly on account of Great
Britain's colonial expansion. Franco regards
Knglimd'a occupation nnd domination of
F.gypt with great hostility. Fuglish plans in
regard to thn dark continent are the most
daring nnd stupnndous tlmt tho ambition nnd
greed of nations lias ever d"vUe,. Tnoy
menu nothing less than n linn of English
colonies extending from Fgypt to the Cnpe
of Good Hope. F.ngHsh forces, commercial
nnd military, are nil thn time ndvanclng from
opposite directions. Tho cnpe colonies afford
a base to operate from the south, and Kgypt
from the north, until the two advancing
forms meet In equtitylel Afr"'". The "J'P'Jn'i
expedition is j.Si-1 of tlin ilii.Tng proT.im,
wniie in rtouiii arricn. on ono pretext or an
other, FnuinAd is nil the time tcishir.J Its
linns borthward. What makes war seem
probable to Hlr Charles Dllke Is that In Africa
Fnglnnd s advance comes in conflict with
the claims and Interests of r ranee and tier
mnny. while in Asia John Hull is now face to
face with the advancing columns of th i czar.
To meet the Inevitable the Knglish statesman
urges Great llrltalu to hold herself free from
any alliance, which might only move illusive
and to devote her energies to the develop.
ment of imr defenses. 1 hat probably menus
thnt Englnnd may toy with the dreiouml 11
convenience offers, nnd then again with the
t ranoo-oermun alliance.
RIVER WORX BE0INS.
Order lainad Exeontioa of Provisions of
the New Hsrbor Bill.
As the result of a conference between
rrnsldent Cleveland and Heoretary Lamont,
orders wnre Issued by the war department
for the immediate execution ot the provis
ions of the river and harbor appropriation
l, witn tne exception of those sections or
the law providing specifically for the making
of contracts lor tne continuation and com
pletlon of the works.
General Cralghlll, chief of onglneers, Is
eued order to the officers in charge of the
Improvements In all parts of the country, to
proceed at onoe witn tna ordinary govern
ment works in their respective districts.
No action will be taken at thn present time
with respect to the important works for tho
completion of which tne bill authorizes the
making of continuing contracts. There are
31 Items of this character In the bill, and the
authorities are now considering the best
oonrse of action with respect thereto.
Xillad Hia Landlord.
Kebostlano Hparacello, owed a board bill to
John Tamburrinl, of Charier, d. Pa., who
refused him his rlotbes until the bill wo
paid. About 10.30 o'clock Monday night
Hparacello returned to the boarding-house
with two companions. The men tbun called
Tamburrinl out of the bouse. Hevernl shots
were fired, and all the men used knives In
the fight which followed. Hparacello and
bis two companions fled toward Plttebnrg.
Tamburrinl was found dead in the yard with
nu tnroat cut.
Nsw Trial Far Cot 11
A motion tor a new trial tor Romulns Co-
tel was llled on the 10th. The attorney
aay they have new and Important evidence
Part of this Is that footprints ot the murder
er correspond to the boots worn by another.
and not to those worn by C'otel; that Flora
Htone told different persons the day after the
crime that she wns sure C'otel was not guilty.
It is also obarged that the Jury was allowed
to aeparate and that the Jurors talked of the
case, mad newspaper comments and ia other
way disobeyed tneir instruction.
MatabeUa Defeated.
On Sunday last British troops made an at
tack: upon tne Jiataneie position at rneoa,
Mamba and wern repulsed. Thev mads) an
other attack upon the place on Monday aud
were successful In capturing the native
stronghold. The MaUbele loss was 100 kill
ed and the British Ids 33 killed or wotiadeU.
A NEW PIG IRON POOL.
Talk 0 Combination to Beitrlot Pro
duction and Keep up Prlot.
On of the biggest schemes In the history
of thn Iron world cntnn to light at Hharon
Pa,, when It wna lenrnnd thnt nn attempt
would be mnde by the pig Iron innnufneturera .
of thn Lehigh, Hchuvlklll, Husquehnunn,
N"w Jersey nnd Vlrglnln regions to form a
pig metnl pool of glgnntlo proportions,
and by so lining would lirnvnnt an over
production of pig Iron ami avoid the ruin
ous cutting of prices. Thn Hhennngo nnd
Mahoning valley manufacturers received
circulars from Gnorgo Rrooke, chairman
of tlm Eastern Association of Pig Iron
Manufacturers asking thnt they send a
representative to Philadelphia to attend a
meeting to Isi held on Wednesday, July IB.
an tniormai meeting wns neni at mmron
nst week, nnd a com mitten of five was ap
pointed to formulate a plan of organization.
Ihe paper sets forth thnt the manufneturers
nre confronted by a very serious condition of
nffnlrs, and to esenpo demoralization thla
pool must lie formed. The Hhnrpsvllle mnn
iifacturers will not go Into thn pool, clnlin-
ug that It Is nnlv a scheme to help the estern
mnrkets by dragging down the western
manufneturers. Thn pool, however, mny be
formnd nmorig thn enstern mnntifncturera,
who might virtually control the market.
NATIONAL PARTY PRINCIPLES.
The Exeontivt Csmmlttse Hal limed Deo
laratton of Purposes,
Tho National party, which was organized
In Pittsburg Slay 29, has Issued through Ita
executive committee, whose headquarter
nre In Alliance, o., a mnnlfesio, In which the
following principles amdeolnrml:
Ihe suppressing ot the manufacture and
sale, Importation, exportation nnd transpor
tation of Intoxicating liquors for beverage .
purpose. No citizen anould be denied the
right to vole on account of sex. We. favor
the free and unlimited coinage of both silver
and gold, at the ratio of 10 to 1, without non
suiting any other nation. Land Is the 00m
rnou heritage of thn people, and sbouid
be preserved from monopoly and
speculation. All unearned grants of
iiimi annum on reclaimed by
tlm government. Railroads, telegraphs
and other natural monopolies should be
owned by thn government. The national
constitution should lie so amended as to al
low tnxntlon on Innomes. Import rlutlee
should also tie levied. The contract convict
labor system should be abolished. All citi
zens should lie allowed to olisnrve any other
day than the first day of thn week as a day
of observance. No public funds should be
appropriated for sectnrinn Institutions. The
president, vice president nnd United Htatea
senators should Ih elected by direct votn of
thn people. F.x-soldiera and sailors of tho
United Htute nrmy and nnvy, their widow
and minor children, should receive liberal
pensions. Immigration laws should be so
revised as to exclude pau'r aud criminals.
Thn Initiative nnd referendum nnd propor
tlonnl representation should be adopted.'1
Thn paper Is signed by L. H. Logan,
chairman; John P. Ht. John, vice chairman;
I). 1 homes, secretary; A. SI, Todd, treas
urer; Helen SI.Gougnr, John Lloyd 1 homos,
it. H. Thompson, National Executive com
mittee. Lois By Fir.
From figures Just published It appears that
ibf) fire losses In tne United Htutes dur
ing ls'.ij amounted to the enormous total of
1142,110,2.1:1. This was morn than S2,000,000
In nxcors of tho losses ot the previous year,
and, with the exception of tho yenrs H'Jl.
li'ji and l'.n, the destruction wrought by
lire last year wns greater than that of any
year since IS7.I. During the 21 year since
1H74 the greatest lire Ions is chargeable to
ism, when upward of 107, 800,000 worth ol
property wos destroyed. Of thn total loss
lullicloil upon the country by this element
Inst yar about 01 per cent wan covered by
Insurance. Tho Insurance loss wns wns 44,
liHs.o si. (it the 3S,000 fires, the grout major
ity (22,711) occurred in dwelling bouses.
T be chief cause of the conflagrations, so far
as thny could be definitely ascertained, were
defective flues, explosions and Incendiar
ism. m
A City Deterted.
The steamer Italia hns arrived at Genoa.
nnd reports thnt I, arnica ( Island of Cyprus)
tins inen nurturing rrom enrtnqunice snoog
slncn July 1. Thn disturbances have been
increasing In violence and extend to Lima
sol. A general panic I snld to prevail at
I.nrnlctt nnd the government nnd military
authorities hnve le'cn providing tents for
the affrighted people. The town is deserted,
tyd tho government ofllces, banks and tele
graph offices were under canvas when tbe
steamer left Cyprus;
Pnrnid th Horn.
A tramp applied nt thn home of William
Cochran, near Hyeamom, Ohio, for lome
thlng tc eat. Rclng refused, he departed,
cursing and threatening. Hhortly after
wards, the family locked the house and went
to Hycamoro. An hour Inter the house nod
contents were totally destroyed by flm. The
first person at thn scene claims tne kitchen
door wns wide open, giving weight to the
theory that the tramp gained mvenge by
burning the house.
Another Hiatorio Oavel
The gavel used by Chairman Harrity In
opening thn Chicago oonvention was pre
sented by Osslan Guthrie, of Chicago, made
from an oak timber from old Fort Dearborn.
The bloakhouse from which the timber was
taken survived the Chicago fire and was
purchased hy Sir. Guthrie and other philan
thropic citizens and re-erected In Houth
park. Chicago, as a reminder of tbe city's
frontier dny.
Raieia Prompts Frano.
The Westminster Gazette publishes a
special dispatch from Athens, saying that
Russia Is promoting France to occupy Crete
and bold the Island against Great Britain's
tenure of Cyprus and F.gypt Thn Greek
govnrnment has become alarmed at this. aud
is eudavorlng to Induce the Cretans to ac
cept the terms of the porte. The Rritlsb
fleet has been so strengthened In Cretan
waters as to almost blockade the Island.
A Woman's Long Fast.
The Sllchlgnn fasting woman, Sirs. Henry
Ingham, bus passed the l.Wtlt dny. Sirs.
Ingham has now lost all sense of feeling and
hoe entered upon a prolonged sleep,
her faint breathing being the only
outward sign of life. The attending physi
cians still clings to the belief that she will
eclipse her former fat of 300 duys, but agree
that she will ultimately succumb to starva
tion. 0ns Term.
The first thing Sir. Rryan did after receiv
ing the new of hi nomination wae to write
the following a an address to tbe American,
people:
"In order that I mny have no ambition but
to discharge faithfully the duties ot the of
lloo. I desire to announce that If elected I
shall under no circumstances be a candidate
for re-election,''
Ohio Bspablloan Campaign.
The Republican Htate executive eommlttee
held its II ret meeting in Columbus July 10,
and decided to open the campaign on Bep.
1. It was also decided to make tbe tariff
and the oolnaga questions equally Important
on tha stump. The management ot the oam-
Ealgn was put In the hands of Chairman 0.
1. Kurtz, Hecmtary Matthews, W. D. Gult
bert, C. D. Firestone and George W. Hlnk,
Miners Laid Off.
Tbe Lake Superior Iron 00m pony has dis
charged about 250 men from its nard ore
workings. Further reductions in forces are
anticipated In tbe Marquette ore district and
extensive reductions am being made In the;
Uogeblo and other district. Tha mining
companies will maintain prices by reducing
output