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4 THE flfllLY GLOBE IS PUBLISHED EVERY DAY AT NEWSPAPER HOW, COR. FOURTH AND MINNESOTA STS. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ST. PAWL. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Payable In Advance. Dally and Sunday, per Month .BO Dally and Sunday, Six Month* • f 2.75 Dally and Sunday, One Year - fS.OO Dally Only, per Month - » - - »4O Dally Only, Six Months - - - f2.55 Dally Only, One Year ... f4.00 Sunday Only. One Year .... 51.50 Weekly, One Year ... - fI.OO Address all letter* anrt telegrams to THE GLOBE. St. Paul. Minn. EASTERN ADVERTISING OFFICE. ROOM 401. TEMPLE COURT BUILDING, NEW YORK. WASHINGTON BUREAU. 1405 F ST. N. W. Complete files of the Globe always kept on band for reference. "WEATHER FORECAST. WASHINGTON, July s.— Forecast for Mon day: Minnesota— Fair until Tuesday night; ■warmer Tuesday; southeasterly winds. Wisconsin — Generally fair, preceded by showers on Lake Michigan: warmer in east ern portion; fresh northwesterly winds. North Dakota — Fair; warmer; southeasterly winds. South Dakota— Fair; continued high tem perature; easterly winds. Montana— Fair; northwesterly winds. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. United States Department of Agriculture, Weather Bureau, Washington, July 5, 6:48 p. m. Local Time, 8 p. m. 75th Meridian Time. — Observations taken at the same mo ment of time at all stations. TEMPERATURES. Place. Tern.i Place. Tern. St. Paul SOjMinnedosa 62 Duluth 52iWinnipeg 62 Huron 80! ■ ■ Bismarck 78 Boston 60-66 Williston 78Buffalo 68-70 Havre 90 Cheyenne 82-84 Helena 92 Chicago 68-68 Edmonton 88; Cincinnati 72-82 Calgary 86!MontreaI 84-92 Medicine Hat 96] New Orleans 80-80 Swift Current 84 New York 88-82 Qu'Apelle 74 Pittfiburg 76-82 DAILY MEANS. Barometer, 29.96; thermometer, 72; relative humidity, 66; wind, northwest; weather, part ly cloudy; maximum thermometer, 84; mini mum thermometer, 69; daily range, 25; amount of rainfall In last twenty-four hours, 0. RIVER AT 8 A. M. Gauge Danger Height of Reading. Line. Water Change. St. Paul 14 8.1 —0.1 La Crosse 10 5.5 —0.3 Davenport 15 St. Louis 30 —Fall. Note— Barometer corrected for temperature and elevation. ' P. F. Lyons, observer. _^_ THE MOIfET FACTOR IN TRADE. It is naturally a difficult matter for a man who gets his wages every week In cash and spends the greater por tion in his living expenses, or for the man who takes his load of grain to market and gets cash for it with which he makes his purchases at the store, or pays his interest or note, to realize how little part actual money, cash, plays in the greater exchanges, either between different sections of the coun try or with foreign nations. To their minds the same methods used by them are used in these larger transactions, and, contemplating them and reading the statistics of trade, it is little won der that they agree with the dema gogue, who tells them that there is not enough "primary" money in the world. Could these men realize how little part actual money plays in these trans fers of property that exceed in value the mere retail transactions, how cred its have been devised to dispense with the use of money and what an im mense economy, directly affecting themselves, has been effected by it, they would take less stock in the man who comes on the hustings or in his newspaper to tell them how essential it Is to increase the quantity of what he calls "primary" money. They would realize how infinitely more important It is that they do nothing to disturb the vastly greater and more valuable factor of credits. This phase of the money question has been too little I touched on in all this miscellaneous discussion of standards and rates, of primary and credit money, and it is the most important part of it. When only ten dollars of actual money is needed to make one hundred dollars I of exchanges it is plain that anything j that will shatter the foundation of the ten dollars will affect values ten fold greater in vclume. If any misinformed man, holding er roneous ideas of money and trade and ! also, usually, an absurd prejudice I against bankers, could overcome the last long enough to go to his village banker and ask him how the goods j bought by the village merchant are i paid for. and how the elevator and ! stock men who buy the grain and cat tle, and hogs, get the money they pay j out, we doubt not his banker, usually diffident because aware of the preju dice existing against him, would make the processes of exchange by which debts are paid without money very ■ plain in a few momenta. He would j tell him that the business of the bank j was to receive the idle money of the ' community, for which Its owners could find no employment, and get it Wi work earning something. The grain and" stock men would be the ones by whom I this idle money would be used, j They would get credit at the bank and i pay the farmers with checks on the • bank. When either made a shipment ! to market he attached to his shipping j receipt a draft on the pttwon to whom I he consigned his grain or cattle and j left it at the bank for collection. The ! bank passed it tc his credit and sent ' It to Its correspondent for collection where it Ttto placed, when collected, to the credit of ih<? vlllaora bank. The farmers cash in the checks re ceived from the buyers and buy sup plies at tho stores, pay debts and take the remainder home. The merchants deposit U»« money ir. the bank to their crecllt. Having "oiila to pay to tiie wholesaler the mr-rchant draws his i check en the bank, receiving in ex change a draft on the bank's ccrrev ponder.t. Here, then. w*> hay» a sum duo the village bank from its city cor respondent for the n:oney received in payrr-ci-t for the grain or stock, and also an ord*r on it far the amount the merchant' 3 draft calls f-jr. The whole saicr, cr. receiving the draft, does not go to the bank and- draw the money; he deposits it in his bank to his credit. It goes Into the clearing house, where the great ptream of drafts and checks focuses. There this draft is applied to offset drafts on the bank presenting it, and, when this process of credit cancellations is completed there re mains only the balances to be paid in cash, usually from 5 to 10 per cent of the entire volume. Thus it is that five or ten dollars of actual money does the work of one hundred in the business world, and this is why it is not needful nor beneficial that the volume of pri mary money should be abnormally In creased. ■♦» THE DESTRUCTION OF WEEDS. The second edition of the admirable and valuable little work, "Weeds and How to Eradicate Them," by Prof. Thomas Shaw of the University exper iment station at St. Anthony Park, has just been issued. The book is one to which we especially desire to direct the attention of such of our readers as are immediately interested in the topic of which it treats. It is an authoritative manual upon the subject of weed-de struction and should be in the hands of every farmer In Minnesota. Professor Shaw's four fundamental propositions may seem a little startling to those accustomed to class the growth of weeds with the weather and the ways of Providence as things be yond the power of man to control, but they certainly contain encouragement for the agriculturist. He maintains: (1) Noxious forms of weed life can be com pletely eradicated on every farm throughout the whole continent if the farmers of these farms resolve that so It shall be. (2.) Complete eradication can be effected without heavy outlay, if the work be done in the proper way. (3.) When weeds are once eradicated, it will be easily possible, with but little outlay to still keep them so. (4.) The profits of farming will be, relatively, much larger where farms are kept en tirely free from noxious weeds. The book is the outcome of much practical experience in dealing with weeds, and of much study as to the best methods of eradicating them. Prof. Shaw discusses the evils which arise from the presence of weeds, the agencies concerned in their distribu tion, both natural and artificial, the general principles which are applicable in their destruction, such as modifying the rotation, care in the purchase of clean seeds, the growth of hoed and soiling crops, stimulation of the soil, autumn cultivation, etc. He then takes up the specific methods best adapted to eradicate each of the individual weeds which are most troublesome in the northern United States and Can ada, and concludes with a chapter on the best means of fighting the particu larly troublesome weeds of the west ern prairies, such as the Russian this tle and the prickly lettuce. The book is clear, practical and to the point, and its value to the farmer who will make intelligent use of it can hardly be over stated. THE TI'RXBILL COXCESSION. There is a significance in the state ment that Venezuela had reinstated and validated the Turnbull concession, entirely apart from any relation it may. have to the affairs of the Manoa company, in which some Mlnnesatans have a stake and of which we heard so much at the outbreak of the bound ary troubles between Venezuela and England. Whatever purpose the con cessionaires may have had in accept ing the grant there is little question that President Crespo hoped that, by creating American interests in the disputed territory, Influences would be brought to bear to enlist the govern ment of the United States on the side of Venezuela. There was notable after this a truculency on the part of the little republic that Indicated that she felt that the big brother in the case was on the ground ready to stand by his relative in case of hostilities. The claims of the holders of the Turnbull concession were treated with indiffer ence and hauteur. Instead, however, of Uncle Sam as suming a pugilistic attitude at once he contented himself with a request to John Bull to please keep his hands off until he could investigate the mat ter and ascertain if the small brother had any right to ask his assistance. The commission was appointed to In vestigate the history of the dispute, to get the accessible facts of the case and make report. There was a notic able cooling of the choler of Vene zuela. A disposition to resume diplo matic relations with England showed itself. Recently the overzeal of an officer In making arrests on the dis puted ground was disavowed and the party released with explanations and apologies. Now the Turnbull conces sion is admitted to be valid although it conflicts with a portion of the Ma noa grant. All of which indicates that the Venezuela-British Guiana incident Is coming to a close and that the armed intervention of the big brother will not be needed. SAMIEL PLIMSOLLS VISIT. Samuel Plimsoll is not as well known to this generation as he was to that whose grayheaded remnants still lin ger, superfluities amid the world's ac tivities, watching with amused interest the fierce contentions whose emptiness they have tested. Mr. Plimsoll made his name and fame, not in the field of politics, where so many ephemeral rep utations are made, but in the broader field where humane men strive to make better the conditions of their fellows by putting restraints on the greed of men Instead of stimulating it under pretense of humanitarian purposes. When England cast the fetters off her commerce and threw her ports open to free trade wilh the nations and began that wonderful career of prosperity that has made her the "creditor nation |of the world" and the target of the ! world's envy, her merchant marine was j insufficient to meet the demands on It. While vessels were building vessel own ers were eager to reap the rich harvest of a demand for carriage exceeding the supply and took on cargoes whose weight passed the safety line. Fre quent wrecks foliowed.involving loss of life. Kow »nd th*n some unscrupulous THE SAIHT PAUL OkOBE: MONDAY, JULY 6, 1896. owner would overload a rotten craft and send her, well insured, on a voy age all but certain to end In wreck. It was this condition that attracted the attention of Mr. Plimsoll and the pub lic. Laws had been enacted that were futile. Mr. Plimsoll devised the simple plan of having marked on the hull of every vessel a line indicating the point to which it might be loaded with safe ty and providing severe punishment for: loading so as to submerge the mark. The "Plimsoll mark," or the "Plimsoll load-line," as It is called, has marked every British vessel's hull from that time to now, and English sailors were no more made the victims of an own er's greed. In his old age, vigorous still at sev enty, Mr. Plimsoll has undertaken a much more difficult task. The purpose of his visit to this country is to ascer tain the, to him Incomprehensible, cause of American animosity to Eng land and Englishmen and to try, by removing the causes, to bring about a more cordial and natural relation be tween the two great nations of com mon blood, lineage and language. He thinks it incredibly absurd that the do ings of a semi-idiotic king and a pig headed aristocracy 120 years ago, against the sentiment of England' 3 best and brainiest, should be cherished to nurse hatred today. We apprehend | that Mr. Plimsoll mistakes the cause j of that sentiment which flames up into expressions of hostility so quickly in I this country on such occasions as the Corinto and Venezuelan affairs. One cause rests in partisan exigencies. The protectionism of the Republican party could not exist for a year If it had no hobgoblin to affright the populace with. Silverism finds its brawn in the pic tures it draws of British gold as a glit tering octopus whose tentacles encircle the world." But there is a more subtle cause in the very kinship of the peoples. Family quarrels are proverbially the most bit ter. The amenities of intercourse are commonly reserved for consumption 1 away from home. Social restraints bring the reaction in the freedom of the family. So are we suave with the Frenchman, who took advantage of our family quarrel to establish Maxi milian in Mexico, while we flare up in hot resentment because England in sists on the Schomburgk line or some thing more, in Venezuela. Lowell, in a letter from Paris to Leslie Stephen, touches the sensitive nerve of the whole matter. After saying that he had learned to like the French "after a fashion," he says: "It is curious to me that I like and dislike them with noth ing of the intensity which I feel to wards Americans and English. I feel unconsclous]y, that they are a differ ent breed, for whom I am in no ways responsible. In the other case a sense of common blood and partnership makes attraction easier and repulsion more instinctive." .It is this family sense of responsibilty, the feeling that we share by reflection the shame of English wrongdoing, that keeps our nerves on edge and makes Americans so sensitive, so quick to anger in ev erything where they touch elbows with the English. It is this, too, that will make the task of Mr. Plimsolls old age impossible of accomplishment. "A GREATER UNITED STATES." We assent with alacrity and pleas ure to the request of an esteemed cor respondent, who calls himself "Nation al Manager of the National Continental Union League" to give our editorial support to the following resolution: Whereas, We believe that the political union of the two great English-speaking communities who now occupy and control North America, will deliver the continent from danger of war and securely dedicate It to peaceful industry and progress, lessen the per capita cost of government and defense, insure the rapid development of its bound less natural resources, enlarge its domestic and foreign commerce, unite all interests in creating a systematic development of its means of internal communication with the seaboard by rail and water East and West, protect and preserve its wealth, resources, privileges, and opportunities as the undis puted heritage of all. Immensely add to its influence, prestige, and power, promete, ex tend and perpetuate government by the peo ple, and remove forever the causes most likely to seriously disturb cordial relations and kindly Intercourse with the mother land. Therefore, be it Resolved, That we Invite the Canadian people to cast la their lot with our own continent, assuring them that they shall have all the continent can give them, and that we will respect their freedom of ac tion, and welcome them, when they desire it, into an equal and honorable union. We cannot perceive that any harm is likely to result from the support of this rather verbose declaration, and perhaps shall be pardoned for being equally unable to see any good that Is likely to spring from It. There is little doubt that the ultimate destiny of the people inhabiting the northern portion of the American continent Is to > come together under one form of gov. eminent. There Is as little doubt that this ultimate form will be that which secures the greatest amount of politi cal liberty to the Individual citizen. Therefore, it seems and has seemed to us to be manifest destiny that the Canadian provinces should finally cast in their :ot with the United States. We do not think that the title "Greater United States" Is happily chosen; the "Greater" business having been rather overdone by a good many ambitious cities. Neither do we be lieve that the consummation which these patriotic gentlemen have in mind belongs to the immediate future. Al though the resolution, we are told, was passed by both houses of the leg islature of New York without a dis senting vote, and although, we are stiU further informed impressively, It was approved of by the Hon. Charles A. Dana, which ought, we suppose, to raise It above reproach, we do not see | any immediate signs of amalgamation between the United States and Can ada. The first step toward a union of those countries will be taken not oft politi cal, but on commercial lines. They who labor toward reciprocity between j the dominion government and ours | are doing more to promote the final i union than all the framers of resolu | tions and writers of editorials can ever j hope to accomplish. As long as we j follow a policy that rests upon the cor ! ner stone of undying commercial hos tility to every one outside of our sa cred circle, we cannot expect to bring in many new recruits. Some day that folly and Injustice will be ended, and the advantages of becoming a mem ber of the great fraternity to which we belong will be so obvious that no in- vltation will be needed. So, as we ap prove cheerfully of the resolution that has been forwardad to us for political union, we trust that those who regard it as immensely important will unite with equal good will and alacrity in helping us to forward what we regard as a necessary preliminary, and that is the practical freedom of trade between the United States and Canada. EASIJ pOR HIM. Already they are having great fun down in the southern part of the state with the present and prospective per formances of "Gen.y Jim Baker. The eloquent Jim prepared himself for the. fray, stripped himself, so to speak, in more senses than one, when he an nounced a short time ago to an inter ested and expectant world his return to the bosom of t the .Republican party. That involves .certain duties which would be unpleasant, to the majority of men, but seemed to be altogether ac ceptable to our illustrious fellow citi zen. Among these duties are the com plete reversal of the position which Gen. Baker has held heretofore on both the tariff and the money ques tion. He has denounced the burden of protective legislation, as experienced by him in his own person, as a Min nesota farmer, and longed for the time when the lealization of free trade would give to agriculture as free a market to buy in as Is that in which Its products must be sold. No one has depicted more vividly than he the hardships which the protective system Imposes upon all except a few who are its direct beneficiaries. 1 Equally stirring have been his ap peals for the free coinage of sil ver. Gen. Jim has never been very happy in any position that required him to be sound on finance. It was, we are sure, with unspeakable relief, that he found himself, within recent years, as a candidate for office, able to expatiate upon the virtues of a cheap dollar, and to assure admiring audiences that more money would be a panacea for most of the people's Ills. Now he has already begun getting his hand ready, so to speak, to pick the rag baby into smallest tatters and scatter them to all the winds of Blue Earth county. Not within the limits of any coun ty, indeed, are the energies and rhetorical flights of our Jim to be cribbed, cabined and confined. He will spread, like the devastating cyclone, all over Southern Minnesota before he gets through; and sound money, pro tection and McKlnley will be the slo gan that his voice sends forth upon the breeze. As the Globe has already explained, this sudden tail-turning of Gen. Baker is due, beyond question, to his fear lest office should be thrust upon him unwillingly. We can scarce ly conceive a greater sacrifice in the matter of principle and of record which a man might be called upon to make than he has made, deliberately, In the cool renunciation of everything that he had hitherto declared to be the abso lute truth. We think, however, that he has accomplished his purpose. Even the Republican party, should it be suc cessful, is not likely to call Gen. Baker to any office. -♦- ONLY A SILVER AX TO GRIND. Delegate Snyder, of West Virginia. Resents Flower* Statements. CHICAGO, July B.^Hon. Isaac C. Ralph Snyder, West Virginia's free sil ver leader and anti-administration candidate for the Democratic nomina tion for governor, has arrived, and is quartered at the Auditorium. To the Associated Press representative Ralph Snyder said: "I believe Richard P. Bland ia the first choice of the majority of our dele gation. The expression 'Silver Dick' is a synonym for '16 to 1' free silver. Some of our delegates are here. The others will arrive Monday morning. Great in justice has been done the silver people of my state by the publication of an alleged interview or conference pur porting to have taken place between ex-Gov. Flower and Chairman Chilton, of my state, as follows: 'Ex-Gov. Ros well P. Flower was the first to arrive and he did not wait to get the stain of travel from his person before he had launched intoTtrie fight. The first place he tackled was the West Vir ginia headquarters, where he met Chairman Chilton. ' He had a very ani mated conference with him, and when he had finished he saia" to the Associ ated Press representative: "'I had an idea atiout the spread of this silver fallacy And now I have con firmed it. These West Virginia people admit that they are not particularly in favor of this Silver business, but they have some otnef end to attain.' " "As the free silver candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor of West Virginia, I have made a careful j canvass of my state and speak advised ly when I say th* people of my state favor the restoration of silver as a matter of principle; and I resent the declaration, 'They are not particularly in favor of this silver business, but have some other end to attain,' as an insult to the integrity of the citizens of West Virginia. The people of my state are not only In favor 'of this sti ver business,' but are uncompromising ly in earnest and sincerely determined in their advocacy of the restoration of silver to Its full, complete and most lib eral position in our monetary system, and to this end they emphasize this sincerity by passing most stringent instructions which each and every dele gate from West Virginia must respect and obey or do violence to the wish of j his constituency. I have no apprehen sion of such a contingency, as our dele gation is composed of honorable gentle men." Col. Ralph Snyder attained national ' prominence as the only representative from West Virginia at the silver con vention held in Salt Lake City, Utah, many months ago; and attracted the particular attention of prominent sil ver leaders by his earnest, enthusiastic and courageous advocacy of the white i metal and his determinated opposition to the organization of an independent I free silver political party. On that oc j casion he declared that the Democratic party was the logical medium through which the remonetization of silver could be most speedily accomplished; that the true Democracy (the South ern Democracy) would unite with the West for the restoration of property values, to be accomplished by the re monetization of silver at the ratio of I 16 to 1; that his state would send a solid silver delegation to the approach ing Democratic convention, instructed jto that end. Raljtti Snyder's efforts I have been crowned with success. Blackburn Clnbs for Mil.CHn. CINCINNATI, 0., Jgijy s.— Over 100 mcm i bers of the Blackbunfc. flub, of Lexington, I Ky., passed through here tonight en route to I Chicago. The Duckworth club, of Cincinnati, ! leaves tonight tor Cnlofcgo. It will be ac companied by 1.000 excursionists over the Big Four, who go to Chicago* to swell the McLean Tsoom. The national rennion of Elks here thJ3 ' week prevents many from getting to Chicago. Cholera to E« > pt. CAIRO. July s.— Cholera Is stiH raging In Fayoum province and elsewhere in Egypt- There have been twenty-seven cases of the disease, with nine deaths from ft among the Egyptian troops at Wady Halaf. WILL HIM BE WED SILVER MEN NOT INCLINED TO AGREE TO HIS BEING TEM PORARY CHAIRMAN. TOO OUTSPOKEN FOR GOLD, YET HIS PERSONAL FOLLOWING AMONG SILVER MEW MAKES HIS SELECTION POSSIBLE, OPPOSITION IS BADLY DIVIDED. They Have No Candidate for Pre siding Officer on Whom All Can Agree. CHICAGO, July s.— The Democratic national convention is not only in a quandary as to whom shall be selected for president, but it has a still higher fence to jump in the matter of the se lection of officers to preside over the JOHN MOONAN, OF WASECA, Delegate to Chicago Convention From the First District. temporary and permanent organiza tions. The latter officer may be se- ' lected without much trouble if the se lection of the temporary chairman could be satisfactorily arranged. Senator Hill is the undoubted choice of the national committee. He Is also the one man from the East of national prominence who is willing to test his popularity before the convention. It has been claimed by the gold men that the silver friends of Senator Hill in both house and senate, many of whom are delegates to the convention, would have sufficient strength and would use their influence to secure his election as temporary chairman if he should be named. But it is now well understood that the silver men will not vote for anybody but a silver man for chair man, i During the day many silver men who are friends of Senator Hill have called upon him and urged him not too al low his name to be used by the na tional committee and not to place him self in a position where he might be humiliated by being defeated. They have assured him that they have a high regard for him, and that it will be disagreable to them to have to vote against him, but the situation is such that they must have a silver man to make the first speech of the con vention. Senator Hill has advised all those who have called upon him to pursue a conservative course. He has expressed the belief that if the con vention adopts a silver platform that there will SURELY BE A BOLT, and he thinks that if conservatism Is shown that the bolt will be much re duced. It is understood that Senator Hill believes that in case the conven tion should sustain the national com mittee In the selection of himself for temporary chairman that the bolt from New York state and possibly some other sections of the East will be greatly minimized. The silver men feel assured that Senator Hill will not bolt, but under instructions of the Demo cratic state convention of New York i the delegation acts as a unit and if a majority should decide to bolt or to take no further part in the convention after the adoption of the silver plat form. Senator Hill, who Bas indorsed this unit rule, would be compelled to abide by the results. While Senator Hill, is constantly advising conserva tism on the part of the silver men he j has given no pledges that he would make a conservative speech if selected to preside over the convention. W. F. Sheehan, member of the national com- j mittee from New York and one of the j closest personal friends of Senator Hill | In that state, was asked If Hill was '■ selected for temporary chairman if he j would make a conservative speech and not one which would be obnoxious to the silver men, Mr. Sheehan replied: "Senator Hill if selected temporary chairman of the convention will make a gold speech." Mr. Sheehan was asked how he re- \ garded Senator Hill's chances for the j place and declared he did not believe ! the silver men would turn Hill down j if he was selected by the national com mittee. HILL IS HOPEFUL. Senator Hill is very much under the j impression that he will be elected if j selected by the national committee, al- j though every delegation from the South and West which has arrived to day have joined in the declaration pre viously made by the silver men on the ground that they would not accept any body but a silver man for temporary chairman. The plea of the senatorial friends of Senator Hill, asking him not I to place them in the position of voting against him has been almost pathetic. Nearly every silver Dem ocratic senator is here as a delegate from his state. While Hill has opposed them, not only on the sil ver question, but upon many other questions, notably the income tax, yet they regard him as a manly figure, and have a great deal of admiration for him. He has never counseled a bolt from a national convention, and has severely criticized anybody of the party who tolerated a bolt. It was known during the tariff fight that some ill-feeling grew out of a scene in the senate between Hill and Joe Blackburn, still, near the close of the last session of congress Hill made a vigorous speech In the senate sup porting Carlisle on the bond issues, but took occasion to severely criticize Car lisle and the friends of Carlisle in Ken tucky because they did not support Blackburn for senator after he had re ceived the caucus nomination. In that speech Hill said that there are greater issues than the currency question, and that the Democratic party should not divide or. the question of silver and currency. The silver men appreciated that speech and they do not expect that Hill will bolt when a 16 to 1 plat form is adopted. Hill maintains in his conversation with the silver delega- tions who have called upon him that they are not following the lines of his argument used in the senate on that occasion, because they are subordinat ing every other issue* to the silver question solely. The silver men say this has got be yond anything else in the Democratic party, and the leaders who are here, even If they were disposed to stand by Senator Hill as temporary chairman, would find it impossible to control the delegation from their states, who are determined that none but a 16 to 1 man shall preside. That the selection of a silver mar. for temporary chairman is assured there seems to be no question of doubt. But in the selection of such a man is where the silver men are at sea. THEY WANT A MAN who will control the convention and will make himself felt, but there is some difficulty in making a selection. Senator White, of California, who is a member of the delegation from that state, is one of the best presiding of ficers that could be found, but he will not allow himself to be put up for the purpose of defeating and, as he ex presses it, humiliating Hill. He will not allow his name to be used as a candidate for temporary chairman if the national committee should name Hill for the place. Mr. White presided over the tempo rary convention in 1888 and was most acceptable; he is strong in voice and ccnstitution, and in every way kept the convention moving and free from confusion. But as it seems practically settled that Hill is to be selected by the national committee, White cannot be considered as a possibility for ter n! porary chairman. It is quite possible, however, that he may be selected for permanent chairman. There are quite a number of silver men who are earn estly in favor of Congressman Richard son, of Tennessee, for temporary chair man. Richardson has frequently pre sided in the house of representatives and was selected by Speaker Crisp for chairman of the committee of the whole during the long debate on the Wilson tariff bill. He is a good parliamentar ian and would make a good officer pro- I vided his voice could reach all parts iof the convention hall. But those who I are pusHing his candidacy are met by I others who are making every effort to have Senator Harris, of Tennessee, made temporary or permanent chair man. Of course, if Richardson should be selected for temporary chairman, another Tennessee man could not be made permanent chairman. The silver men are considerably disturbed over this situation of affairs, and scarcely know which way to turn to get out of the dilemma. Ex-Congressman Bryan, of Nebraska, has been generally spoken of, but the fact that his delegation is contested makes his selection as tem | porary chairman one of doubtful cx i pediency. Yet it is quite possible that j the convention may decide that it will make no difference whether a man was a delegate or not in the selection of a temporary presiding officer because members of the national committee held that the committee has the right to go outside of the convention for a temporary officer. The silver men say that between now and the time when the convention is called to order the differences will be adjusted and some man agreed upon for temporary chairman. Bland Boomers Greet Bland. LEBANXON, July s.— The Bland special train, consisting of five coaches and a bag gage car, profusely decorated with national colors. Bland lithographs, plc-awi-comfort ably filled with Bland "shouters," passed through this city at 3 o'clock tjfc afternoon bound for Chicago. Mr. BUfdWu.s present at the depot and received hearty Gengratula tions from the members of the Springfield and other delegations. The Springfield club was accompanied by a band of music and enlivened the occasion by playing "Hail to the Chief." About thirty members of th» Lebannon club made the trip and are pre pared for a vigorous campaign In behalf of their distinguished chief. THEY 80018 BIiflHD TRANS-MISSISSIPPI STATE DELB< GATES HOLD A StNUAI AFTER. NOOK MKETIXti. SIXTEEN STATES FOR ONE. I.AltiiK A< ( KSSIUNS EXPBCTBD FROM THE sot TIIKK.V SILVEKITES. BOIES FOR A SECOND CHOICE. lowa's Friend* Confident He Will Fail Heir to Bland* Strength. CHICAGO, July s.— The Bland forcea executed a coup today by convening a caucus at the Sherman house at 2:30 o'clock, attended by representatives of those trans-Mississippi states favor able to Bland. The notice of the caucus had not been widely circulated, so that the large attendance of prominent western leaders was a source of unex pected gratification to the Bland man agers. Sixteen states were reported, having an aggregate of 218 votes in the convention, and from the assurances giver, it was believed that almost if not all of the western votes could be relied on for Bland. The states represented, with their re spective votes, were as follows: Ar kansas, 16; Colorado, 8; Idaho, 6; Illi nois, 48; Kansas, 20; Missouri, 34; Mon tana, 6; Oregon, 8; Texas, 30; Utah, 6; Washington, 8; Wyoming, 6; Arizona, 6; New Mexico, 6; Indian Territory, 6; Oklahoma, 6; Alaska, 6. These states comprise all west of the Mississippi river except California and the two Da kotas. The meeting was organized by the selection of ex-Senator Martin, of Kan sas, as chairman, and L. T. Dashiell, of Texas, as secretary. In taking the chair Senator Martin made a vigorous speech in support of the Bland candi dacy. On a call of the states a dele gate from each of the states reported spoke of the Bland sentiment. Gov. Overbeyer, of Kansas, declared that Bland was the only candidate who could be sure of carrying Kansas, and that the delegation from that state would stand for him first, last and all the time. Representative Bailey, of Texas, talked in vigorous style in sup port of Bland, but cautioned the friends of the Missouri candidate to be pre pared for that opposition which always concentrated against the foremost can didate. Speeches were made also by representatives from Indian Territory, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Colorado. They were uniformly en thusiastic and voiced the sentiment that Bland was such an exponent of silver as to make him the strongest and mo3t available candidate in the west ern states. One of the strongest speeches was made by "Buck" Heinrichsen, of the Illinois delegation, who is regarded aa next to Governor Altgeld in influence on that delegation. He spoke strongly in favor of Bland and expressed the opinion that the 48 votes of Illinois would be given to the Missouri can didate. No action was taken beyond hearing the reports of the various states and exchanging congratulations on what the Bland managers regarded as a most favorable showing. They pointed out in particular that the caucus waa representative of the Western states, and that besides these Bland had a large following in the South. The sen timent was that the delegates of the West have thus met in caucus and ex pressed their preferences, should now exert their influence upon the delegates of the South with a view to persuad ing them that the West and South united could command the situation. The meeting adjourned to meet again at 10 o'clock tonight, at which time further accessions were expected. It was explained that the two Dakotaa and California were not represented by reason of the fact that the delegations from those state had not caucused. The Bland managers are confident, however, that these three states will join with the others which have Indi cated a preference for Bland. Some question was raised as to whether the expressions given at the caucus could be relied upon as show ing the preferences of the various states represented. Representative Dashield said after the caucus that the expressions were not those of individ uals but correctly represented the states and were the result of a caucus for Instructions. In some of the states represented, however, it is evident that the full delegation cannot be claimed with positiveness for Bland. Oregon has Governor Pennoyer for its first choice and there are said to be scat tered votes for other candidates than Mr. Bland from several states repre sented at this caucus. Before the meeting closed Senator Martin read a letter just received from San Francisco stating that a club of 1,000 Democrats and Populists had been organized favorable to the candidacy of "Dick" Bland for the presidency and also favoring Senator Teller for secretary of the treasury in a Bland cabinet. This suggestion of Teller In Bland cabinet evoked a double round of applause. BOIES A SECOND CHOICE. lowa n *m Friends Bank on III* Fall ing: Heir to Blund'n Support. CHICAGO, July s.— The managers of the Boles campaign say they are very much en couraged by the reports received today from their scouts and skirmishers, who have been canvassing the In-coming delegations. They declare that Boles has developed a great deal of -unexpected strength and that he la ths second choice of two-thirds of the silver dele gates. They are sensible of the rise In Bland stock, but they say that Bland will never be able to secure two-thirds of the convention. Indicating that the Boles men will not favor the abrogation of the two-thirds rule. The Boies men think that the prejudice against The selection of a Southern man will operate against Mr. Bland and prevent his nomination. The Boies men say that as soon as It be comes apparent that Bland cannot be nomi nated Boles will then be selected. lowa men have been arriving all day. Col. T. J. Phillips, of Ottumwa. arrived tonight with 800 Boles boomers, who are making them selves heard In the corridors of the hotels. TRYING TO BOOM TELLER. Silver Republic!) tim Active Among tne Delegates. CHICAGO, July s.— The silver Republicans this evening entered upon a systematic effort to place before the arriving delegates the ad vantage of Mr. Teiler's nomination. Sena tors Dv Bols and Pettigrew, Congressman Towne and others called upon the Louisiana delegation and (or over an hour argued In favor of combining the silver forces of th«» country undter Teller's leadership. They were given a respectful hearing, and It is said their arguments made a deep impres sion on the delegation. It is the intention of the silver Republicans to continue their missionary work ar><s appear before all the free silver delegations who care to hear them. The Louisiana delegation also lis tened to some of the Bland managers. The delegation elected Judge Mcllenry chairman, but will not organize until tomorrow. A number of Populist icader3 who am in the city held a meeting tonight and decided to Issue a manifesto aecar'ng that Senator Teller is the on!y men who«« name is men tioned for the Chicago noiD'.natlon that they ■will support. They tak« lite position that to indorse a nominee who !e a Democrat would result In the disintegration of their parts The proclamation will probably be Issued to* morrow.