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FOR CI'RRENCY REFORM. Advocates of Gold Standard Gath- er in Indianapolis. Deletl‘n to‘ the Number of 400 Atu tend the Manchu-y Conventionâ€" Gov. Shaw, 0! Iowa. Made Chair- n-nâ€"Pnrt- o! m- Addre-n. Indianapolis. lnd- Jan. 26.â€"Four hundred delegates were present at the Grand opera house Tuesday when Chairman Hanna. of the executive com- mittee. called the monetary convention (0 order. This was an increase of 100 over the number of delegates that at- tended the first Indianapolis conven- tion of .2 year ago. and it was regarded as indicative of the interest which the business men feel in the movement for a reform of the currency law.s Two gowernorb-Gov Mount. 0! In‘ dinna, and Gov. Shaw. of Iowaâ€"were the speakers at the afternoon session. Iona vied with Indiana for the hon- or of the largest delegation on thelfloor, and they ututle an impressive appear- ance \\'Il€[1tllt‘)ell‘l35€ en masse to cheer Govt Sliziw. There \wre‘uliuut Goof the 10m; tleiegntion. and there weré also strong tielegatiuns from Wisconsin, Michigan. Iliiuois and Ohio. New York “as l‘t'pl‘cét'liied altogether by a score of its most prominent business uren.‘ and um i dispatches came from boards of (Tittle in New York and NewJersey. “hieh were not able to send delegates. promising their cordial support. Dele- gates were present from Virginia. North Carolina. Arkansas. Georgia. Tennessee. Kentucky. Missouri and Maryland. [L was xbree o‘clock when 11. [1. Han, ha. of Indianapolis. the chairman of the executive committee. calIed the con- vention m ”order. He introduced Rev. M. L. Haines. of this city who offered a brief prayer. at the conclusion of which Mr. Hanna rose to introduce Gov. Mount. 01' Indiana. who was to delivec the ad- dress of welcome. Gov. Mount spoke briefly. His speech was appropriate to the occasion, and was an earnest plea for the maintenance of the gold stand~ 3rd. .-\t “we conclusion of Gov. Mount's ad- dress. Chairman Hanna presented Gov. Shaw. 0! Iowa. m the convention as its permanent chairman. Gov. Shaw spoke as follows: - “I believe, gentlemen. you represent to-' day the non-partisan purpose as well as the financial sentiment of a very large major- ‘ ity of the American people. Every time the ‘ question has been voted upon they have de- clared for sound money and national honor. They went to the extreme lim- it of their opportunity in demanding secur- ity against financial depression, commer- cial upheavals and Industrial agitation. In view or the oft-repeated declaration for national honor and the payment and dis- charge oi’ every obligation, public and pri- vate. in I currency equivalent to gold, it remains for the law-making power to spread the verdict 011896 of record, to ren- der judgment in accordance therewith, and to make the decree perpetual. A failure so to do will endanger every interest. every in- du‘stry, every enterprise, and make possi- ble a panic of such cyclonlc force and wide- spread extent as to render what we have seen. in comparison, but a summer's zephyr. to party. agrees to this proposition. 'We must have a paper currency. and of suffi- cient volume for the needs or a great and prosperous people, with many and varied interests. Those who believe in the prin- ciples indorsed at the .polls in 1896 to- gether with those who accept the verdict then rendered an 0! binding force, agree that every dollar 0! paper currency must be redeemable. directly or indirectly, ex- changeable or convertible. at par for gold. The value of every dollar of the United States money. whether of coin or paper cur- rency. must be the equivalent at 25.8 grains of standard gold. The gold coin must be the touch stone, the test, the measure of value or every dollar,' by whomsoever ll- aued or howsoever expressed. This paper currency, the volume 9! which must be co- eitenslve with the needs of the country. should all be issued by the government or by the banks. The time has passed by when the government should issue a part of the paper currency (others than coin cer- tificates). and the banks a parL "This currency must be elastic. There will be no more halt bushels needed in the south on threshing day than will be need- ed seeding day. The same thing is true or the east and the west and the Pacific slope. The monetary system that shall stand the test of all time must be automatic in its operattons. Wherever the demand exists there the currency must spring up in volume sufficient to meet the requirements or trade and commerce. This can be itcâ€" compiished only by clothing the banks With power to issue. Then a small tax should be levied upon the circulation to protect against dangerous inflation beyond the needs of thétcountry. and to insure contrac- tion When the demand ceases. Upon the conclusion of the speech of Gov, Shaw. Chairman Hanna requested the state delegations to select vice pres- idents and members of the committee or resolutions. to he reported before the evening session. The convention than . adjourned until seven o‘clock. _.,. "We must have a. paper currency. Ibeâ€" lleve the counny at lgrge. without regard GOV. SHAW xclusiou of the speech of xirmau Hanna requested nions to select vice pres- mbers of xhe committee m be reported before the a. The convention than Amen-loll: inttle Ship Cult. Anchor In Havana Harbor. Havana, J‘un. 26.-â€"â€"‘1‘he United State: battle sni Maine. commanded by Charles D. Sigsbee. which left Key West, Plan, a January 2:1. arrived here It 11 o’clocfi Tuesday morning and was saluted by the fort; abd war vessels; A report 5i; current that the Unileu States con ul-general. Fitzhugh Lee. and Dr. Co gosto. secretary-general o! the govern. ent. have bad a slight mis- understand ng. ' .... n ,,,_-,,|. any 5 Washing on, Jun. 26.â€"â€"-The Spanish minister. nor Dupny De Lome. had little to ad to theCuban status. He ex- pressed m ch satisfaction with the present co dition of aflairs. all his adâ€" vices imlic‘pting quiet at Havana and a h0peful foutlook. The minister con- tinues to look at the sending of the Maine to avana as a friendly measure, wholly wi houx significance upon the general condition of affairs. It is pointâ€" ed out by fSeuor De Lome‘ thut the ab- sence of en. Blanco from rlavnna shows conr-lusively that no disturbance was apprq’hended and that this period of entire uiet was regarded as oppor- tune for ,he eturn: to the custom of inuk .v. ‘7 having on} ships in Cuban waters. The department officials have heard] nothing officially of-gny trouble or mis- understanding between Consul-General Lee and Secretary-General Coguosto, and attach little importance to the ru- mors to that effect. It is suggested that the basis may be the report cur- rent several days ago that Dr. Cog- nosto had expressed displeasure be- cause Gefl. Lee had declined to state officially that he had not predicted fail- ure for the autonomy plan. It is liktly that ‘he Maine will not be kept long in Havana harbor. but that she will be replaced in the course of a few weeks by one of the cruisers. such as the Maérhlehead or the Montgomery. It is not éeemed'properito venture one of the heavy-draft battle ships like (he Iowa or huliuuu into Havana “harbor, save in aniemergency. because it would save m 8n‘eu1c1gcnv3. unuum- .. "a...“ be u necd‘ess expuSure 01' the Vessels to :LCCi(l:‘llt. ZThe Spanish government has :Lyuumcruils fleet in Cuban waters, but niost of téhc craft are sum” g‘unbouts used for ‘muintmnialg the blockade nkuinst fifibusterers. There are. how- 0ver, seve' cruisers. of which one, the Marques e la, Eu‘sunnda. is protected with son) armor, u‘lthough she is not larger th some of our gunboms. Madrid. Jun. 26.â€"~The newspapers generally 3 commem upon Secretary Long‘s explanaxion of the visit oflthe United Stq‘tes battle ship Maine m Ha- vana and gree in expressing the opiu- ion that 1- visit is “inopporuine and calculmedxto encourage the ins‘nr‘ zgents." I is announced that “follow- --. . .x ,#,4:_ )1 4n. n»... ish gover meat will “instruét Spanish war ships‘to visit a few American ports." fraigâ€"a'asbigton‘s example." the Span- Spokanq Wash, Jan. 26.â€"The Great Eastern {flock at the camera! Post street and? Riverside avenue. six stories in height {and constructed of brick, caught [i at 11:45 p; m. Monday and l in three lfours was totally,destroyed. E Eigbtlive V,nndprubab1ynine, were lost. 1 The dead are Miss Alice Wilson, aged 18. ‘ employed {as a hat trimmer; Maud Wil~ 3 ecu, sistméi of Alice, aged five years; 1: Miss Rosa: Smith. aged 20; Mrs. H. G. Davies. mi elderly lady from Nebraska . City, Neb'. who fell in descending from ‘ the tlfth story and died at thelluspital; ? W. B. Go‘s-dun, a mining engfineer and expert; HE‘S. Cora Peters and Hadghters Ethel and Alma. aged nine and seven years respectively. ‘It is also thought that herison Charles. aged 12 years, perished, {but there are reports that he was saved and tiilien into the country by relatiYes. ... ,I,,ALA_“ :onllagr ‘ Ion in Spokane. “mum. Ite- Iultl In a Number of Dentin. VNone oi the remams of those lost have been recqvei‘ed. The four walls of the big building remain intact and fire is still burning in the basement. In that appalliné maSs of blackened deb1is lie the bodiés of the victims: The local board ofsinsurance agents estimate the total prdperty loss at $225 000', insur- ance $13.5 000. Many Wisconsin Clues io» He Con-‘ nec ed by an Electric Line. 1 Nppleton, Winn, Jun. 26.-â€"A report! current 4that the Chicago 5a North-l westei’niRailway company has secured l an option on the line of the Appleton ‘ Electi'iclStreet Railway company, A. L. Smith. resident of the raillway com- pany. mits the truth of the report, but dexfies the further story that the Northwestern is planning to compete with th Inter-urban Electric company, which ow has a line in the Fox River valley. The line will be 65 miles in length,lif built, and will include the following cities in its route: Depere. Wrighfitown. South Kaukauna. Apple- ton, Néenah. Menasha. Oshkosh and Fond d Lac. besides many email man- ufactu ng villages along the/E0; river. 1' _ ”" FENATOR ELECTlED. McCo ' I Succeedn In Dale-(Inc Gor- m-n In Maryland. Annapolis. .\ld.. Jan. 26.â€"‘â€"Tne tenth and la t b31101 for United States sen- ator w 5 taken ”'luesda) at noon and resume as fonxs: McComas. 62; Gorinafi, 47; Shaw 5 McComas thus defeat German by a good majority for se tor. PERIQ’H IN THE FLAMES. SALQJTE THE MAINE. NEW RAILWAY SCHEME. Several Live-1.0“ Durina‘ B Lisleâ€" ' Heavy Snow Fall. ' St. Louis. Jan. 26.â€"A gale of wind that reached the highest velocity of any experienced here since the tornado of May 27, 1896. when the destruction of life and property was so great. pre- vailed here Tuesday. In velocity was 66 miles an hour, and up to noun two dentbs, one fatal injury and several minor casualties had been reported, as well as considerable destruction of property. ‘ T11”: {DEADâ€"August Weymeyer. aged 37. a. carpenter. who was blown from the roof of the Shields school: he lived but ten minutes pmu. w“... Thomaa Joseph Peterson. four years old, blown from the root of a porch at 2500 Franklin avenuehand'kmed. THE INJUREDâ€"Mrs. Sarah Lorin, of 3840 Laclede avenue; spine crushed and she may die. Injury caused by flowing down of a fence. Chicago, Jan. 26.â€"â€"The blinding snow- storm which raged all of Tuesday did; considerable damage in this city. made trouble {or street car companies and rhilways and caused a loss of one life. Charles Munchy, a laborer. was repair- ing the top of a. 90-foot tower of the lroquois Furnace company. when, owâ€" ing to the wind, which at times blew at a rute of 60 miles an hour. he lost hold fihad fell to the ground. He was in- stantly killed. Suburban service on 1railroads as well as street railways was delayed for hours. Many trains from outside points are snowbouud and all are behind schedule time. South ‘Chicago is practically isolated as far ‘as railway traffic is concerned. and E towns surrounding it are in almost as 'incongvenient a situation. Three sub- urban trains on the Illinois Central were' stalled in the. snow half way in E from South Chicago. The storm was general over the state. A heir-‘3' snowstorm prevailed at Elg’in. Warren. Rock Island, Moline. Savanna. Freepnrt. Kewanee. Princeth and (lnlesliurg. Heavy rain fell at Risump- tlon, Monticello and Kimnuntly.‘ Hills- hm'o experienced a Violent hailstorm. At Muscoumh some (lnmng'v wasxlone by the high wind. The svhnolsXvore dismissml. ' At (‘nrlislc the eritl‘once of Alderman 'l‘rionviler w: lightning and drstrnyc‘d A! [(ulnmnznn. Mich rain fell alternately. snowstorm known in \‘niled at Lansing, M‘ Joseph. Milwaukee. Jan. 26.-Snow is king in " Milwaukee. The blizznrd which arrived shortly before noon Tuesday showed no ‘ abatement until nine o'clock in the evening. Traffic on most of the street car line's throughout the city was at a l standstill early in the afternoon and‘ only ‘the math lines were kept Open. Snow plows and sweepers are kept in constant use and are followed by cars which ‘are running in double headers. Trains on all roads are delayed by the] deep snow. Hundreds of men are at work along the tracks of the diflerent railroads and all trains are being sent «out with fewer cars to haul and with two or three engines at the head of each. All freight and other such trains as could be spared were abandoned early in the day by all the large rail- roads in the northwest. ‘ Snowdrifts six feet high were piled up at Oshkosh, “'is. Burr Robbins’ show company is snowbound near Be< loit. The wind blew through the streets of Madison at a. rate of 60 miles an hour. Dubuque. 111., Jun. 26.â€"The presentie the worst storm in several years. A fool. of snow, driven by fierce wind. blo kndes the railroads; and trains .wef'Nindoned for smeml hours. :Telegra] . telephone and fire alarm systems were demoralized. Trains are running two to three hours late Dur- ing the storm a freight train and pas- senger train on the Manchester branch of the Illinois Central collided. Fire- man Ellis Sweet‘ of the passenger train, was killed, Engineer Harvey and Postal Clerk McDufl were probably fa- tally injured. ' ‘ ~ Flrc Deltroyl Union Elevator in Eu“ 8!. Loullâ€"Loll. $1,000,000. St. LOuis, Jan. 26.â€"’1‘he Union ele- vator, whichi is situated in East St. Louis, and owned by the United Ele- vator campany, at St. Louis, was total‘ 1y burned Tuésduy night with the con- tents, about 3,000,000 bushels of grain. A greater part of this was com, Eighty- ,,A:k ‘1 :A_ five cars loadedfivith corn destined for Newpurt News, nnd owned by E. B.» White Co.“ was also consumed, as well as the Chicago. Burlington Quin- cy freight house adjoining the elevator. Numerous cottages to the east of the elevator were also burned. The total loss. it is estimated, will not be far frdm $1,000,000. Grand Jury Return. Bill: Again-r Chicano ’l‘tcket Broken-n. ‘ Chicago.Jau. 26.-â€"The grand jury late Tuesday evening voted indictments upon the following ticket brokers do- ing business in this city; George Frank, Albert J. Geis. H. G. Cosby, B. D. Marks, GeorgeJ’icKeuzie, W. B. Johnson. W. A. Nye, E. Ullman, Lewis Stein. R. C. Davis, E. Brooks, C. S. Stout. David Wasser- man. Bennett Wasserman. The charge against all the men is‘violation of the Illinois law against‘selliug tickets without a license. George McKenzie, who is among the inflicted men. has ‘been active before the congressional committees in opposition to the anti- VICTIMS OF A STORM- scalping law. after being t-aken w the city hon- A COSTLY BLAZE. 11117.00. Mich. hail. snow and altornatoly. The heaviest 1 known in Wu years pre- Lansing, Muskegon and St. lNDlCTED. 'A stl‘uuk by Senate Dents JZJJcph McKennn on Supreme Bench. ’ Washington. Jan. 22.~’I‘he senate on Friday confirmed the nomination of Joseph McKennn to be associate jus- tice‘of the supreme court of the United States. In the executive session Sen- ator Allen (pop, Neb.) had before him the charges filed with the committee on judiciary. which he read at. length. These comprised a large number of let- tern, some resolutions and the protest of‘ldwy'ers and judges of the Pacific u- n. ,-.‘ coastV char ging that McKenna n fltted .for_ the high office of supreme ‘ fii'irénvfree to actual "we“, ax court Justlce on the ground ofa want of A where a; high as $20 per ac! legal attainments. He commented at. ‘ cleared in one year. I do "0‘ r ' vile anyone but as for myeel length upon this latter document and i soon as i can arrange my was interrupted by Senator Perkins i we“, of the Canadian govern (Cal.), who read a. published defense ‘ at, work organizing excursior of Judge MeKennn, giving statistics to aifirgiiiegé :31 “191112;”; Sh0\\' that he had not, as judge of the formation to those who areno California federal court, been more {re- 1 of an agent. Quently reversed by superior tribunals i ”â€"‘°".â€"_ than had other judges of the same rank. noggin“ giggle bags 5);: Senator Allen did not insistnpon a roll ; ton Democrat. ge I call when the vote was taken and the j . ‘ Sudden cold brings soreness vote was overwhelmingly fuvorable to E St Jacobs Oil brings a cure confirmation. 1 ' - _____+_.__.â€"â€" (in-hunt for a Cabinet Position. Washington, Jan. 24.â€"â€"The name of Gov. (iriggs, of New Jersex, was sent HONfJonN W. GRIGGS. [Named for McKennn's Old Place.] to the senate Saturday to take the po- sition of attorney general vacated by the appointment 01" Attorney-General McKenna to the supreme bench. Served Forty-Two Yea". Washington, Jan. 25.â€"â€"-The resignaâ€" tion of R. E. Preston as director of the mint was on Monday tendered to the president, to take effect upon the‘apâ€" pointment and qualification of his suc- cessor. “Mr. Preston has been con- nected with the treasury department for more than 42 years. During the last four years he has been director of the mint. His long experience and ac- quired information has been very valu- able to the government. The president later sent to the senate the name of George E. Roberts, of Fort Dodge, 13., for the vacancy created by the resigna- tion of Mr. Preston. NOMINATION CONFIRMED. ‘ Dr. Talmnxe Weds. Pittsburgh,Pa.. Jan. 24v.â€"-â€"Rev. Dr. T. DeWitt Talmage was married Satur- day at noon in Allegheny to Mrs. Eleanor M. Come , widow of Cliarles Collier. Rev. Dr'. \\'_11iam Robinson per- formed the ceremony at :lhe bride’s house. ' [Dr. Talmage, who is now 65 years 0! age. was married the first time ln 1859. 1â€"113 wire was Mlss Avery, of Brooklyn. She bore him two children. She was drowned In the Schuyler river. Philadelphia. in the early , WW4“: 4:..- I..." uuoun‘. v‘,” fivv '603. He was married the second time May 7, 1863. His second wife was Susan C. Whittemore. She had five children. She died at Danville. N. Y., 1n Augusz.1895. She left her husband $166,000.] Sensational Confession. San Francisco. Jan. 25.â€"-The Bay con- ference, the ruling body of the Con-. gregational church, met Monday night: 10 expel Rev. Charles 0. Brown. the un- l frocked minister, charged with im- moral conduct, who was afterward given a church in Chicago. There came a sensation, for a confession and plea for mercy from Rev. Mr. Brawn was received. Brown’s resignation is said to have been sent to the Chicago church. ‘ Position 0! Ger-nanny Confirmed. Berlin, Jan. 25,â€"The following semi- ofliciallannounccment was made Mou- day: "The statements regarding Ger- many‘s intention to open the port of Kine-(Thou to the commerce of the world ‘are practically correct. Ucr- many desires that its policy in China ‘ should be via liberal character, not in- terfering “ith the commerce of other nations.“ JOSEPH M'KENNA. Delcrlbed by ‘ New 8!! WHERE HARD "HIE! Known. looking for a home in Western Canada I like the country well, and two of my boys are going this fall (they have since gone, 39d each has a homestead), where I am gatin- fied they will do well. The lands which I have seen are far superior in every respect and beyond my expectations. Lakes and streams to be jguyd in all districts abound , A _.-t..-tnwl whlla A pm at éiae haul»: is all ri be if it doesn’t inrrange one’s things.â€"- asking- ton Democrat. "you wait. Amcultnnl um. fielding from Il‘ to... PER ACRE yearly. become I ”mar in Water- cgndu. Good Crops. 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