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jg 1x uueport oxrc, SEMI-WEEKLY. 0. D. E3CN , Editor. SHREVEPORT. - - - LOUISIANA. Ne The small size of some men hkeeps d them out of trouble. g Some men are born great, and some have handcuffs thrust upon them. The cycling schools of London are so of crowded that the prices of lessons have or increased. dE vi In spite of the tremendous demand bt for bicycles there is a great falling offc of purchasers. Glass jars may advance in price, but ru other family jars will be within easy 141 reach all summer. m W Now that L'Anse, Mich., has been tb wiped out by fire it would be a good es time to change its name. u! 01 Mr. Rockefeller's income is said to be in 11,368 an hour. That explains why he si can't afford to lay off Saturday after- se boons. m CI The affection of an Indiana woman for her husband caused her to fuss over him to such a degree that he wants to0 obtain a divorce from her. m A lady in Kentucky 77 years of age li insists that she can shear more sheep ti than any new woman on earth. She s says she presumes she will be getting a & bicycle next. al One night last week twenty-five Chi- ai cago officeres raided a prize fight and il captured the two pugilists and a few Ui boys who were watching the mill. A Ic policeman who was present as a spec- i tator made his escape, and already there is a clamor for his discharge. There are those who seem to think that bl a policeman shouldn't have a bit of amusement. Ifl Montana mines yielded $47,115,000 worth of minerals last year. The cop per production of the state was about a 65 per cent of the whole product of the United States. The gold productB amounted to $4,100,000; silver to 4,500,- a 000 ounces; copper to 212,000 pounds s and lead to 24,500,000 pounds. The gold n output was 10 per cent greater than in h the previous year and 47 per cent y greater than in 1893 Miss Kate Shelley of Moingona, Iowa, bl who made her way through a raging t blizzard at midnight several years ago, and, by signaling to a crowded express Strain on the Chicago and Northwestern railroad,saved it from plunging through a wrecked bridges has applied to the Iowa legislature for employment in the ' state house as a menial. She is Jesti- t tate,and has to support her aged mother c and an invalid brother. So is heroism 1 rewarded. 'I Miss M. E. Braddon, writing for the I SPhiladelphia Bulletin, says the right of woman to propose involves a heavy t responsibility. It obliges the lady to take her sweetheart to the opera, to give I him confectionery, and perhaps to sup ply him with beer and tobacco. To do "this correctly the lady must pay the necessary expenses, and therefore the old way is the best and the popping t must be done by the old-fashioned man. Sordid thing! As it money were to be thought of in these affairs of the heart. 1 P' France is learning by sharp experi cees that she cannot make her exe satire responsible to the two chambers of a daoble legislature. In framing her noastitution she followed America in stablsahing an elective executive, but . hgland is making her advisers de peadent on a legislative majority for their continuance in offee. Thus the ( ezecative has neither the English gi trength of heredity and continuity a 1haW the American of independence. Un <4w this system nothing has been easier than to upset a French ministry and they have followed one another in such stpi4 succession that the memory re i ham to be burdened with them. S Bome of the enormous possibilities of theosophy are revealed by a wed Ding which took place in New York the tiler day, the formality of a marriage 'aergnony having been dispensed with the very good reason that bride sh groom were really married by to of Isis in Egypt 5,000 hears ago. wthere is a married life for you with substance to It. These inter young people say that they re be that original marriage cere quite distinctly, and although 2hte been separated a summer's matter of several centuries they will, upon more gully compar stus, be able to recall other epi te their prolonged conjagal ex elwe they were divorced in in$ greeca and Rome. Per tit 1mprittiant point is that and maiden, after 5,000 tperlenoe, are anxious to stay which should certainly set Ruestk4a, Is marriage a failure? IEssfll's golden bicycle has gt.rI A scorcher ran into it Zdillaa was perambulating in the lit ouyly.marred the beauty of bike, but sprained braakle ewell She hasher tram. left, however. b site a lutter in Dunkirk, 18h qct that WlauK VLY ONE BALLOT w TO NOMINATE kI1KINLEY OF In OHIO FOR FR tlDENT. fI ti New JtrsaW Man (aptuores the Vice Fresi dential Nomination Very smoothly -Hig gett Noise Ever Ilheard uin America-Noumi nating Speechesi Cheered. St. loais. Mo., June wS.-he work thb of the REpubkcan convfenlion is done, b( and McKinley is nominated for presi- b, dent and Hobart, of New Jersey, for I cc vice-presidOlnt. It has been strictly a business convention, as has been the su campaign throughout. The lines were hi laid down by MolKiley's managers, , rules adopted and have been followed sF l4terally to the letter. lThis was re- bý marked in the way the committees at were made up. On every committee tl they had two or three of their elhrewd- ) est men. What they said was followed n; unquestionably by his other friends , on suob commnittee, and when he went g into the convention even the most m skeptical of his opponents nmust have of seen that they were arrayed against a ai mss that could not be broken, be- C cause of the diseidpiine that had been E hammered into it for months. J; The first thing that was considered , of any note was the report of the com- f mdibtee on platio'm, and all other par- t' liamentary formalities were gone . througih. Teller, of Colorado, took the stand, and made in sLhort his reasons for leaving the convention in a very affecting hpeedh, after whnih, CGannon, is of Utah, followed in the same atrain, b. and much more feverishly. The two then shook hands with Mr. Tihruston, ti the ohairman. and going off tlhe plat- u0 cl form they, followed by Senator Dubois, 1i left the hall. As they left pandemo ndum reigned. Oheers and hisses, mix ed with cheers and applause greeted Sthem as they passed out of -he door. After the platform was disposed of the nominations were called a'r. The first state called whidh had a nominee I was Iowa, and Hi-Tnderson of that state said that Mr. Baldwin would present Sthe name of Iowa's candidate. Mr. Baldwin is a very large man, and with a very large voice, and had eviden.l:yt I studied the speedb well. In fact, he made a good nominating speech, but he might as welr have gone out and I yelled it to the muddy waters of tuhe Mississippi as to the convention, for all the good it did. Wen he had finished the Iowa delegation arose and shouted themselves 'hoarse. Lodge spoke for Reed when the name of M1hine was called. His was a po ilahed address, and consisted princi paly of critidaleg the Democratic ad ministration, and makidng a period with the dedmration that all of this could be orured, or words to that effect, with Thomas B. Reed in the white house. This was received witbh somewhat more enthusiasm than was the speedh of B aldwin, because he had a few follow t ore scattered rthrough the other delega r tione, rwile Al1Ison had to rely on his own delegation for alE the entihsiasm his name provoked. New York came nexct, and t~he dele B gatlon announced Itiet Ohauncey M'. · Deipw would pronounce the name of k that siate's favloliIbe son. The mention . of Ohauncey Id. Deipew brought forth e great applause. Tlhedr idea seemed to be that he was hie funny man of the convendo'n, and now, at least, he would - amuse. He made a good speech, but it -bad no soul in it, and when he had a a concluded the applause was cosnfined a solely to the Now York delegatioeu n gten bthe name of Ohio was readhed, t I and before a word could be said, the < convention broke into a roar. Por * i ee mdsoute the delegates and gal l Irries stood on their feet and yelled y pdwaved flags. Then Ex-Governor Pc rskr tqpjed on the irletform and r conmeroed to make his sapeech for the d man who, to all intents and purposes, h ] ad been nominated a nmontih ago. Like ' iodge, he dwelt at great length on the mistakes of the Democratic party and ,s 4. lnoaspacity 'to oonduvt the govern b onlt. He is strong in vituperatlon, and be was not slow s it tto-day. He ,* knaty reaohed the name of McKinley, h and then the plaa arranged by Mr. 10 pJsna was carried out. The mob in y tfhe ga~leries and the ddegates on the a. foor took posseeeIon of the convention $ f or at least an hour. There never has r- been such a display of lung power and * IdlOtiob physical demonstration. Mc K K~nley's pioture was brought in and h marated around the ha 1, elevated here " and there, and as it was elevated the I eriiwd seemed to go wild. " Excited crowds enthusiastically sang Wainlhtsi Imrough Georgla," "Star La Apeitlled Banner," "My Country 'Tis of C thee," and the band dhimed in, until at (be din was unbersable. ) ;AI this was naNly brougJht to a con sy aluslon, and the vote was taken. Ev t- ary state that gave a vote for the Ohio 4? nman was greeted with a roar of ap plaune. Here and there where a dele * gate would cast his vote for some one Selse, when his ddegation wae an 3 nounoed for McKInley, he would be hiseed. FInally, when Ohio's vote was 'ast, wqiih was 46, those who were k keevplg tab saw that he was nomina ted. "Ibln another scene occurred. ft Suequire at least tan mlnites for the L tars o 1a lthe st 8te 8 agin. From ~~Psd. Wiiu~apar8 w.r 'th e cc'LU 1:fIT domonstration, t I F i i so* (t :that state bad lpacud h- ;r. rn;mir.: ton in a flue speehb. arn.c hi- ftolow"ers did full! duty to 'hint c n rp :0-a:0c. in the mabter of 'ine proen tailY.1 when. the vote wais announico'. nomi- tfi nating M4Rirn ey. tbe roar ('sI~tifmenP l and kept up for half an tt:'e. ,Unle a man had been at ,his :nen: tion is impossible for him to <maoo ti 1t endurance of lung power As son a: I< this nomination was naade, ear.nL:1 boomed on the outsloe. ther brass II bands came into the cenventi.on ant: contributed to the noise. When the noise in the hoE stoplpdx sufficiently :or the chairmnan to make himself heard, Vthe business was pro- r ceeded with. There w'- ratification speeches and speeches of indorsement by those who had but just a moment i ago been figfhting the nominee. Then it the chairman anqlou~iear l that It had been concluded to go en to the noemi nation of the vice-president. Th re were thousanls of empty chairs in tb he galterles, and the room had becomem more comf'ortable. The speeb'h-maitiaig i offering the candidates were very short. amounted to no:hing. Bulkeley ('f Conneotiout, Lippetit of Rhode Island. Evans of Tennessee, Hobart of New Jersey and Walker of Virginia were named. Hobart was nominated on the first ballot, without any trouble, and thus the curtain was rung down on this most remarkable oonventiaon. Platform in uoll. St. Louis, MTo., June I.-Polow ng is the full text of the platforms, alop:cd by the Reqpublican convention: The Republicans of the iTnited !StatS assembled by their representatives in to tional convention. nap!ealing for the pop ular and historical just. icat.on of their claims to the matchless achievements of thirty years of Republican rule, earnes'ly 1:1l confidently address thenmselvs io ti, ;.iI WILLIAM M'KINLEY, OHIO awakened intelligence, experience and conscience of their countrymen in the following declaration of facts and prin ciples: For the first time since the civil war the Amerlcas: people have witnessed the calamitous consequences of full and un restricted Democratic control of the gov ernment. It has been a record of unpar alleled incapacity, dishonor and disaster. In administrative management it has ruthlessly sacrificed Indispensable reve nue, entailed and unceasing deficit, ekea out ordinary current expenses with bor rowed money, piled up the public debt by $262,000,000 in times of peace, forced an ad verse balance of trade, kept a perpetual menace hanging over the redemption fund, pawned American credit to alien syndicates and reversed all the measures and results of successful Republican rule. In the broad effect of its policy it has precipitated panic, blighted industry and trade with prolonged depression, reduced work and wages, halted enterprise and crippled American production while stim ulating foreign production for the Ameri can market. Every consideration of the public safety and individual interest de mands that the government shall be res cued from the hands of those who have shown themselves incapable to conduct it without disaster at home and dishonot abroad and shall be restored to the party which for thirty years administered it with unequaled success and prosperity; and in this connection we heartily endorse the wisdom, patriotism and success of the administration of President Harrison. Tariff-We renew and emphasize our al legiance to the policy of protection as the bulwark of American industrial independ ence and the foundation of American de velopment and prosperity. This true American policy taxes foreign products and encourages home industry; it puts the burden of revenue on foreign goods; it secures the American market for the American products; it upholds the Amer lean standard of wages for the American workingmen; it puts the factory by the side of the farm and makes the American farmer less dependent on foreign demand and prices, and it diffuses general tarift reform and founds the strength of all the strength of each. In its reasonable appli cation It is just, fair and impartial, equal ly opposed to foreign control and domestic monoply and individual favoritism. We denounce the present Democratic tariff as sectional, injurious to the public credit and destructive to business enter prise. We demand such an equitable tariff on foreign imports which come Into com petition with American products as will not only furnish adequate revenue for the necessary expenses of the government, but will protect American labor from deg radation to the wage level of other na tions. We are not pledged to any partic ular schedules. The question of rates is a practical question to be governed by the conditions of the time and of production: the rulingt and uncompOommising palinolple Is the protection and development of Amerlan labTor and Industry. The counm try ibtglt solution t tha, ILW. . - ' Wti' (tq .ii it (tlt I01 ( ll It i' i i TdtO 0i r.-niO\'e t he ti," ri'. iena ;i t li", Cil strurt the sale of Ani ri.:i e rI W 1 !ri t1:e ports of other co( trit " 0 ' rTe .lari.ud markets for the r:( 's t ur Ia-rm1. fore0(sa and foe tur'eI 'Proti t ion aindi r( :pro( ity' t Vo nmeasires of Rt!uiilt i 1!4}a.an . go Ihand in hand. Demottatic rTio ',ei rik P-'\V ::truoKl therm down at i it.1 mint ( r, tabli hed. Prottilon i t ti fitat we iproduct: frie admis.:o1i for :tO tneessa ries if life viha-h we do not produce: re it tral e agreements of nmutui interests i wiliill gain our rnarkita fir it- ini eItiurn Ifor il;i open marke ts to ot rtr. lit o(Ct (if buildts up doimtci itistry and secures Sour in mlarket for ,oursei\C. reciprocity 1 tiiis utp foreign traoi aid tiods an outilet for our sirplus. Sunr 11'-Ve 2codrmn i:i t iai;min 1strat on for not tikei:r,g taith with the sugiar producers of this -ottry. The Re puoliean party favors s' 1, Iiro' ' tion as .will lead to the priilot lion i on Amnierican -oil of all the sugar wxi ih ! e Anmerican people can use, and for wha II they pay other countries Inure tho;. ' t(.(ttU an nually. Wool and woolens-To 0ii cuir rroducts to thole of the mine and the lii 1'1 as will as to those of the shii-p and the factory to Ihertip'. to wool. thie 1product of the great I industry of sheep husbandiry as well as to the inlished wcioliens iii the miii-we prom ise the tnmost ampile pirotection. iMerchann t matineo 'We favor Iestoring the early American pith yi of discriminat ing duties for the upht dling 'f our mer ichant marine and the protei- I ii of our shiipliing in the foreig:. cirr a:r, mo that the Anmrican stips -h-v ptiott it of Amnir ,an lalur emlploteitd i Amiritan ship yards, sadling undi r the stars a.d stripes and nianned. ofhiceri d ad ow'rited by Americans-may regainl th t t~ry:ing of oiur foreign commterce. Dion( y--The Riputlirn -art .c is unre stricteil v for sounid miii tt ncaused the t(nalmenti of a law providing or the re iumption of specie payment iiii ]St1 since then every dollar has Ii r, as good as gold. We are unalterably ippo*iei( to every measure calculatIed to d hose tour curren ey or impair the rr lit of our country. We are therefore opposed to ttte free .oin age of silver except by international agreement with the leaditng commercial nations of the world, which we pleldge ourselves to promnote. a-ii until such agrecrmn'nt can he oh ,iinwd ithe existing goldt staindiarld must be prliserve]. Alil our tilver and paliter ceirrei-ciy most he Iroan eained with the parity of gold, aid we fa VLr all meas'ir (iii sittend tio maitair. iin.iolably the obligt1et'; of it i'nited States andt :'I tll 'toiroe. whetlih r coin or j rier, at th;( ir t''""It <1 ';dl rii, the standatlrd of the mist c ifitghte-iied nationis of the world. Pensions-Thi e va te- rnni of he -niron ic ----- i it niet and generous recognition. Whenever prac ticable they should be given preference in the matter of employment, and they are entitled to the enactment of such laws as are best calculated to secure the fulfill ment of the pledges made to them in the dark days of the country's peril. We de nounce the practice of the pension bu reau so recklessly and unjustly carried on by the present administration of reducing pensions and arbitrarily dropping names from the rolls as deserving the severest condemnation of the American people. Foreign relations-Our foreign policy should be at all times firm, vigorous and dignified, and all our interests in the wes tern hemisphere carefully watched and guarded. The Hawaiian islands should be controlled by the United States and no foreign power should be permitted to in terfere with them; the Nicaraguan canal should be built, owned and operated by the United Sates, and by the purchase of the Danish islands we should secure a proper and much needed naval station in the West Indies. Armenian massacres-The massacres in Armenia have aroused the deep sympathy and just indignation of the American peo ple, and we believe that the United States should exercise all the influence it can properly exert to bring these atrocities to an end. In Turkey American citizens have ibeen exposed to the greatest dangers and Amer ;ican property destroyed. There and every where American citizens and American property must be absolutely protected at all hazards and at any cost. Monroe doctrine-We assert the Monroe doctrine in its full extent and we reaffirm the right of the United States to give the doctrine effect by responding to the ap Speals of any American state for friendly intervention In the case of American en croachment. We have not interfered and shall not Interfere with the existing pos. sessions of any European power in this 1 hemisphere, but those possessions must .not, on any pretext, be extended. We hopefully look forward to the eventual I withdrawal of the European powers from Sthis hemisphere and to the ultimate union a of the English speaking part of the con tinent for the free consent of its inhabi Stants. Cuba-From the hour of achieving our own independence the people of the Uni ted States have regarded with sympathy the struggles of other American people to T free themselves from European domina tion. We watch with deep and abiding I interest the heroic battle of the Cuban pa e triots against cruelty and oppression, and our best hopes go out for the success of their determined dbmbat for liberty. The government of Spain having lost - control of Cuba and being unable to pro. s tect the property or lives of resident e American citizens, or to comply with its ; treaty obligations, we believe that the e government of the United States should j actively use its influence and good ofices Sto restore e and give confidence to the navy pseae and seellrit* of the 4WJ 636 S1ht rnavy and a complete eIttr n (f ;;i and sea coats dlfOe'es. t I'or'ign immigratlt ion-For tte prcU4 ( oni of tilce quality of our American CittizI-osi' p indl of the wages of our workimttlrmn-i agaitnst the fatal compctition cf oA' pried labor, we demandt that tle imrr': it-rat ii laws he thoroughly enfl iwti anrid . ex t -tied as to exclude fro rent (-iii '(' te lnitedt States those % ho e.a, n, '. real nor write. 'ii srvlet-'ThC civil service a' . a Ilaced on the stlatute bioo tk t t( t 1 .' I l:cpart p't*ty, wihicli has alw.ays 1t L f''t it. in1 we real w our r ated ei-clariit jot thati it shall beI tlhoroughly PItt, Ione O 1 ( ntfl'orced and extended h(lererer bra U tile.F lree ballot--We demand thIat rl- rIt,- t Zen (of th1 United Stat es shall he Al(4v. C to east one vote and un~restricted l ali t, and such ballot shall be counted anu re turned as iast. Lynchiiing--lve proclaim our uncirq.tic i condemnation of the uiniversal and 1,:r barous piractice well iknow as lynchIvui (r killing of human bilngs suslpl tie, (f crime, without the process of law. National arbitration--We favor tIa t- (t ation of a national board of arbratla: r 'i to settle and adjust diffire;cIes whic ms I arise hetween employer and emliloy( it y interstate commerce. tl Ilemestead-We believe in the imme(-(i ate return to the homestead policy of the lie- r publican party and urge the passage 1~ congre-ss of the satisfactory free horn( steaI measure which has already rpa-(n t the house and is now pending in the set - ate. Territories-We favor the adlmlssion if thie remaining territories at thlie earliesi practicable dlate, having in regardi Ithe in terests of ''le peIople of the territories and i iof tihe United States. All the federal of licrrs appoinit( d for the territories shaould " Ie elected from hona fide residents there of anrd the right of self-government should 1 be naccordedll as far as practicable. Alaska--We believe the citizens (Iof Atas ka should have representation in the coO. grass of the United States to the end that 7 needful legislation may be intelligently r enacted. 'T'emperance-We sympathize with all. s wise and legitimate efforts to lessen alld ,prevenit the evils of intcmpcrance ana Ipromote morality. lgtitts of woman-The Republicaan par. tI y is heedfull of the rights anid interests (of women. I'rotection of American initni- 1 trics itncludes equal opportunities. Uc,itnl Ipay for equal work and protection to t'l , home. We call for their adlmission to Swilier spheres of Insefulness and we ('(sire te ir co-olperatlion in rc(euti'ng tlie c-ititr from Democratic and P'opuilist mtsrir i P - uagnmeiit and misrule. Such :etc the lrittipls ant P U 'If I r the Republiann party. Iby tlheise Itri-ipl- a we will abide iIIil these poliCiex wx- w'lt lput into exten'tion. We ask for them the P coiinstiIliiate iiitdglintit of the Amr-rican n prcople. 'onililil-lt alike in the honesty of loar great party and the justice of our IaIsie anld our platform. we plare (r3r natlliltites in thie field with the assitratw tiht t loir electiion will bring success to the Republ ean party anti /roepI- iy :a ý the people of the Ulnited States. Upon the announnement of the vote there was cheerinig, and the.n said :1e chairman: "Al:l in favor of the adop tion of the platform will' say 'aye.' "Aye!" came in one sonorous lslat from the convention, and then one faini "n-no," anid tihe (-heer wthich fol- A lowxd brcoke into a clamor of expe t::ncy, with the pcople climiu'ing i-po a lthi:tr ('hitairs and pressing fct'ward for t a view of the silver delegates. The great elim-ax of the conven-;ior. was at hand. Senator Teller cillioweId a h.is way to the pfutfio-tm. As his form appeared a husth fell upon tihie thou sands in the galojries, wthile the dle1e gatea on the floor leaned forward at- G tcnitively. As a -matter of privilege. Chairman 'llhureton asked that Senator e Cannion, of ULtish, be a-lowed to read t a personal statletentt prepared by tibe t silver men. There was not a murmur I of diissent whenu Ithe request was put. j As Senator Oannon began to read the s val'leldotory thle ha.l Iwas so still his t voice neverhereated to its utmost limits. Tihe papor contained a vigorous ar- v grimionit upon the line of t'htougnt that the Republican panty, in previous c(on ventuions, had pledoged itself to silver, and now that the samli Iparty 'had un- r reservedily diccllared in favor of a gold i t standard tlhery could -no longer c-on-ist- I ently support its oandiidat-cs or its plat- r form. Tihe st-ateument cvocl-uded with: t "Aocepting the fiat of this conven- 1 tion as the present purposs of the par ty, we withdraw from this convention, I - to return our ooantistuenits tihe author- 1 - ity witlh which they Jnverted us, ie : lieving tihet we have betlte discharged s tiheir trust by tihis action, which ri · stores to tlhem authority unsulkied, than by giving oowardly and insincere · indorsemelnit to the greatest wrong ever w alLudlity attempted witihin the Repub t lican Ip-rtty-once redenemr of the peo pie, but now about to become their o~p- 1 preaser, unless providenitially restrain t- ed by tbe votes ot free men." ] d This dooument was signed by Sena 0 tors TeAlar of Oolorado, Dubois of ( SIdatho and Cannon of U~tSLb, Congrems Y man Hartsman of Mbknttana and Mr. O Cleveland of Nevada, as the represent a atives of their respeotave States on the a committee on resolutions. y There was but little enthusiasm on 1 the floor, but several times the galler n les hooted, and Chairman Thurston -o was obliged to appeal for order. When n Cannon said they would return to their '- peopie unsullied tihe amut-horitiy given tn them because the party freedom had t beoome panty oppression, the first le grret scenee came. m Taousand8 of threats from the floor P- hiased their resentment in tlhe face of l, the speaker on' the platform, and in nd an instant bedlam reigned. The galler les hissed and shouted loud and long. it Senator Canoe unfllnehninly faced T the Irate audience. His face was pale, m but on it was a look of tgve dtermi 2 natllon, and he did not wince as he 1- looked those who were hissing about or him in the eyes. Ohsairman Tihurston 1- tried vainly to stay the torrent of dis : approval and reeltuore order. At last, a- When he could make himself heard, he g set thle convention off by a r40ng nd staterment that the Republican party of did not fear the declaration that was st being red. The delegates, exocept the ~ bolting delegations, rose to their feet its en masse and cheered. h W nm sheer uxauetlon thea fially tea mak, h , only to rise again in their hbree times the storm 6d rMateitem befo~ the smotion ~;k;~b.ll~eYlttP: ~ allloml h jjj; -~.·jitTjo n'r· 'T fcha ir suggctS, in tlhe inBerar the Republican pa)rty, that tav ear. reasocabl]'y be s:aid by those V ca. no longer renmain in the part'yg ev rig no sud1h doelaration wll mr1i(I by a maj:rrity of the Amerie 1 crlec at the polis.' ;'hese words, In r msonant, r;i ((;r s:ýe tone, prouei k tirl such a see as iNstory of (tonve i' ons passed g seldom paralel:1dti Elv-ry deleum exceIIt those fromn : il tr iates, were Q (ii chairs wi h u ntar I las, flags, hats (a lpapp'ers and I 4' ,l:ttng that wa so meth ing t!alWnblih iit'y deafenip, The names were readi. Senator ()g. ron folded his dorunwat, dcliberaid turned and reaerhed uorost the deb andl grasped 'iThurston by the had, Toiler did the same. 'The two bi snook bands with For'ker and turt toward the stops leading down to j right hand center aisl'. in the meal. Time men, women and chilron. hrm the pit to the last tier' of the gallerie had c.limllbed upon their (ihairs. As Toellor and Cannon t1,Dpp)d1 into t14 .isle a dozen silver oolleagues aref and followedi them. As the file of stern-faced men marched along the long pathway to the door, a yell went up before wlhiih every other outbreak oc the day paled into insignifica ix The bhand struck up "Columbia, tbh Gem of the Ocean," and 12,00 IeOPik sang it over and over again. The foldowing delegites walked oUtt The entire delegations of Coiorad. Idaho and Utah, Pettigrew from South I)aketa, Hartman of Montana. Cdlve lhnd and Strother from Nevada. Senator Brown, of Utah, said whil he joined his silver codlleagues in thedr protest against reading silver out of the party, he believed there were great or issues than even the finuncial sl premacy of the cou::rtry. He tlhee moved that the convention allow three ahernates from the state of Utah to sit n the convention thie remain;der of t&1 t5srn,n in place or ahe three delcgate who had walked out. This carried and rIe regular ords r of busines was de :tanded, and the chair called' for the at ng of the stLate delegation ebais I Iei I LIFE INSWRANCE SWINDLERS. A New Brand of Fraud Abetted by UP ,srupulous Medical P'ractltioners. The discovery has just been made by tie medical examiners of sonme of the leading life-insurance companies that an unscrupulous class of practitioner= are making a business of "dorctorlng' diseased applicants for policies so they can deceive the agents of the com* panies, and thereby swindle those or' ganizations, says the New York World, So extensive has this nefarious practice become that it is proposed to hold " convention of insurance examiners fol the purpose of devising plans to coun* teract it. Heart trouble, for instance. I s one of the commonest causes of re jection for life insurance. The stetho' scope, under ordinary conditions, show the condition of the heart, but it hat been found possible to "doctor" a man who is suffering from, say, valvular in* sufficiency of heart murmrner, so that for the time being the heart acts in a per. fectly healthy manner and would be passed by the keenest examiners as all right. In like manner it is possible to administer medicaments that will bide all evidence of Bright's disease, provided it is not too far advanced. And the same thing is true of persons suf. fering from diabetes and many othes diseases. The question is a most im' portant one, not only for the companies, but for bona-fide policy-holders, and iI probably will be made a subject of leg. islation in every state in the Union. Marriage a Lottery. H!e looked happy enough as he walked up to the postofilce box, set a huge bundle on the floor and began taking pretty square envelopes there. from, dropping them by twos and threes in the box. "Big lot of letters," remarked the pe. liceman. "Nice day, too." "Letters!" said the happy man. "My dear fellow, those are not letters. They - are wedding invitations." A stern look came over the face 01 - the hitherto friendly policeman. "My friend," he said, "I am sorry te disturb you. But I must do my duty, Come with me." "Arrested?" "Yes. " "On what charge, sir? This is az a outrage." r "Not at all. You are advertising a f lottery through the mails." (I The man went along.-New YorI *t World. I Chance for Doctors. >f Eight hundred thousand trances, $160, n 000, have been given to the Paris Acad. r- emy of Medicine by a Mme. Audrifred, g. the income to be paid yearly to the man 4 that discovers a specific remedy for con* e sumption, whether a Frenchman or a 1- Isaacstein: "So you vant a job, heyl re Do you drink, or lie, or shteal, or at gamble-hey?" Applicant: "I have a been a drunkard, sir, and a liar and a s. thief, too, but I wish to reform." Isaac. t, stein (slowly): "Vell, I don'd need any le heilup like dot mlneselluf shust now, g but I vil gif you a fine recommend unt ty send you ocfr to P.o.enhaiim's."- Judge. as "ub be Hubby, dear, I can't wait to tell wat wht I am going to buy you!" "Dan,: ing wife, what is it?" "Well, I'm ing to get you a silver card tray, Ily bronze Hercules for the mantelp dr and a now Parisian rug to put in in of my 'kessing table. What are on go to d4 for me, rootay?" "I've 0 sk84g,. :se, and have aboutb