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of the representatives of McKinley, Reed, Allison and other presidential candidates, sriund proof hoxe£ containing long-dis­ tance telephones were placed at the foot of the stairs in the rear of the speaker's stand. From these it was possible for the friends of the candidates • to talk di­ rectly to them and consult them on every important move that was made or con­ templated in the convention hall. :j__ Crowd Begin* to Gather. THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN FISH CANNOT BE DECEIVED. They Won't Bite at Everybody's Hpok/ Even Though a Disguise Is Worn. A fishing party had been organized, and Gadsby, who is an ardent disciple r" the rod and line, had gone ahead on the early train. The later arrivals were hurrying along the'road to the stream which was to be the scene of sport. "I wonder if Gadsby h^s left any fish for us to catch," said one of them. "I guess there will be a few," replied another. "I'd have got discouraged long ago if I had be<5m in his place. When he drops a line ifi the water the fish all seem to turn around and run the other way. Who's that coming up t-e road, I wonder?" v • ' "I dont know. Look& odd, wti&ever it is. Maybe it's an escaped lunatic." But when the figure drew nearer they recognized it. It was" Gadsby. The change that had come oter him, how­ ever, seemed to fully justify the lunacy theory. He was barefooted, and wore a battered, big brimmed strawT hat. A pair of rough, earth-stained trousers and a gingham shirt completed an at­ tire which on a man of Gadsby's punc­ tilious taste was more than mysterious. "What in the name of common sense have you been doing?" asked one of his mends in tones of the most anxious concern. "Have you gone staring mad?" No," was the reply. "I'm not crazy." "What are yon looking like this for, then?" ~ -f "I've been trying to change my luck. •I've l ,ear<l people say that fish did not possess a great deal of intelligence. If anybody ever 1 ells you that don't you believe'em. I came jp here ahead of you people to try an experiment. I've seen these country boys get bite after bite, while I did nothing but hang my feet over the water and look so often thai I resolved to try a new method. I got these clothes and bent a pin for a hook and baited with a common worm." "And you didn't catch anything?" "Isor a thing, except an eel. And as SOP" aft he saw who I was he wriggled off the hook and got away. Those scien­ tists know a great deal, but wken it unes ro talking about the Intelligence of fish* they are away off. I've tried the experiment and I am; in a'position to speak. You can'f fbol em.'--Detroit I roe Press. v. Republican National Convention in St. Louis. „ r Nominated by Republicans for President. At 10 o'clock the band of forty pieces took its place in the gallery abovs the speaker's stand, and at 10:20 struck up the rousing air, "Black America." Soon after the spectators began to stream through the entrances which opened into the lower gallery. Hundreds of assistant sergeants-at-arms and ushers were scat­ tered about the hall and galleries. Just before 11 o'clock the thunder of arriving clubs outside the hall was heard, and the Alabama delegation appeared at the main entrance and marched to their seats in the pit. The contesting delegations from the State of Delaware, both in full force, the one headed by ex-Senator Higgins and the other by Mr. Addicks, were among the first to arrive. At 11:2Q Senator Carter, chairman of the national committee, who was to call the convention to order, arrived and gave his final instructions to the secretaries and reading clerks. Within a few minutes the delegations began crowding into their places. The arrival of the notables, how­ ever, was not attended by any demonstra­ tions. The most famous of the Republi­ can leaders seemed to be unrecognized from the galleries, but were wlirmly greeted by their friends on the floor. Sen­ ator Lodge, who is at the head of Reed's New England delegation, and, who-.was the general of the radical politicians, was besieged on every hand as he walked down the aisle. The venerable "Dick" Thompson, of. Indiana, who participated in the Clay-Jackson campaign of 1832 and has lieen a conspicuous figure at every Re­ publican convention since the organiza­ tion of the party, attracted much atten­ tion. He bears his 87 yjears sturdily and looked full of vigor. The Ohio delegation, headed by the dashing Foraker and dough­ ty Hanna, who as McKinley's manager has„made himself famous within a few months in the world of politics, passed down to their places, directly in front of the speaker's stand, without a demonstra­ tion of any kind. All was confusion on the floor in the final moments preceding the calling of the convention to order. Shoulder to shoulder in a compact square a thousand men sat and faced the speaker's stand. Backed up in tiers that touched the very girders of the hall roof a sea of faces, .eager and expectant, re­ flected the grifii earnestness of the chief actors in the arena below. Overhead a white banner, bearing a design of an eagle carrying a ribbon inscribed "Republican Prosperity," furnished a standard and battle cry for the assembled warriors. Upon the hearts of the champions, as upon the hearts of their alternates, glittering badges bespoke the purpose for which the multitude had assembled, and. as in the tournaments sturdy yeomen prided them­ selves in disporting the colors of their leaders, so, even to the topmost ring of the surrounding amphitheater of faces, rib­ bons innumerable peeked out between the shoulders of spectators to bear witness of the enthusiasm that thrilled like a dis­ charge of electricity the entire gathering. When the big hall was filled with peo­ ple. when the banners designating the lo­ cation of the States were set in place, the hands began to play, and the great speak­ ers and statesmen and politicians were assembled there, it was a sight unrivaled by any national gathering of a political party ever held on American soil. The chairman of the convention looked down upon a spectacle not exceeded in human interest by any previous zathering in the political history of the country. The hall formed a fitting environment. The deco­ rations were simple, but as, striking as a repetition of flags and portraits could be made. Red, white and blue bunting cov- PARTY HOSTS THERE HOBART IS SECOND Perfect'Sea of Faces Confronts the Speaker. Both Candidates Nominated on First Ballot. C. W. Fairbanks, of Indiana, tlie Tem­ porary Chairman -- Permanent Or­ ganization Quickly Made with Sen­ ator Thurston, of Nebraska, as Pre­ siding Officer--The Great Auditorium Filled to. the Roof-Early Sessions Are Short--Convention Scenes and Incidents.. •'"• •' , . Nominations Are Made Unanimous ind Delegates and Spectators >,Go Wild with Enthusiasm -- Platform Adopted Advocating the Single Gold Standard -- Free-Coinage Deleuates Sever Their Connection with Former Associates--Detailed Description of Closing Scenes of the Convention. On Tuesday at noon the biggest nation­ al convention that has •been held by the Republican party since its organization in 1858, when Fremoht was nominated, was ailed to order in the flag-festooned hall >rhich the people of St. Louis erected for its accommodation. It was a great pro­ cession that toiled up to the convention hall iinder the noonday sun.- Nine hun- The Republican national convention completed its work Thursday night. Wil­ liam .McKinley, of Ohio, was nominated for President and Garret A. Hobart, of New Jersey, for Vice-President pn a plat­ form that declares for a protective tariff rihd the'single gold standard. -5 The total vote cast*for ,McKinley was GG1 %. Reed received 84^, Quay <30%, Mortbn 58, Alli­ son 35% and Cameron 1. No sooner had the chairman announced the result than Senafbr Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts moved id make the nomination unani­ mous. Among the first to second this were Gen. Hastings of Pennsylvania and Thomas Piatt of New York. Gen. Hen­ derson of Iowa followed. Amid a storm of howls, tooting of fish horns, waving of banners and the playing of the band the motion was put and carried. The pande­ monium was so great that the chairman could not be heard. When Senator Foraker, as chairman of the. Ohio delegation, arose and cast 40 votes for the' Buckeye man, the ballot stood 4i>iy2 for McKinley. Instantly the convention burst into a storm of enthu­ siasm. The roll call was continued, but it was only a matter of form. There was a moment of suspense until the vote had been announced, and then the vast assem­ blage hurst into cheers and shouts of the wildest enthusiasm. The first ballot was completed at 5.40, THOMAS H. CARTER. dred and nine delegates, a like number of alternates and thousands of spectators were admitted to the auditorium. Tickets werqin high demand, and all St. Louis-- that is, all St. Louis which had a pull on the big sergeant-at-arms--straineu a point to he present. The following table.shows the number of delegates each State and territory sent to the convention: Alabama 22 Montana 6 Alaska 2 Nebraska l<5 Arizona 2 Nevada 6 Arkansas 16 New Hampshire... 8 California 18 New Jersey 20 Colorado 8 New Mexico 6 C >unectict ...... 12 New York 72 Delaware 6 North Carolina.. .. 22 Dlst. of Columbia. 2 North Dakota fl Florida 8 Ohio 46 Georgia 26 Oklahoma 4 'Idaho 6 Oregon 8 Illinois .. .• 48 Pennsylvania 64 IiHiaqa 30 Ithode Island 8 In.Han Territory.. 4 South Carolina.... 18 Iowa 20 South Dakota 8 Kansas 20 Tennessee 24 Kentucky :. 26 Texas 30 Louisiana 16 Utah 8 Maine 12 Vermont 8 Maryland 16 Virginia 24 Meet the Wrong Murphy. Francis Murphy, the temperance lec­ turer, was a good story teller long be­ fore he went on the lecture platform, and during his latest visit in Chicago told a story of his first lecture trip to' this city, which is rather interesting. Murphy was a young man at the time of the incident and when it was an­ nounced that he was to appear in Chi­ cago a number of geutleme.n interested In temperance work concluded to do all in their power to make him feel at home. Accordingly, when the train which bore the distinguished visitor rol.ed into the station a committee of men was anxiously looking for the lecturer, about whom they had heard much, but whom none of the party had ever seen. They had been waiting sev­ eral minutes when a stout man, with a diguitied bearing, alighted froth the train. "That's he," exclaimed one of the committee, excitedly, and the party rushed over. "Is this Mr. Murphy?" queried the spokesman. Mr. Murphy admitted the soft Im­ peachment and in a twinkling was in a carriage, with his numerous satchels and telescopes stowed safely in front of him. "You must stay at my house," said one of the party, "while you are here," and the invitation was repeated by every man in the committee, but Mr. Murphy said that he would go to a hotel, and was driven to the Grand Pacific, where he was shown to the best room the bouse afforded. On the way to the hotel he was profuse in his expression of delight over the hospita­ ble manner in which he had been re­ ceived. "I was told," he said, "that I would find that Chicago people were the most warmhearted and hospitable in the country, but I was totally unprepared for such a reception as you have given me." At the hotel Mr. Murphy insisted that the committee should accompany him to his room, and when the party were all seated he stepped to the bell and when a boy answered his ring gave him an order in an undertone and then returned to his seat. Presently the boy rapped and when Mr. Murphy yelled "Come in" he ap­ peared with a quart bottle ol| cham­ pagne and a box of cigars. No >ooner had the guests seen the contents of the tray than one of them said: "Is It possible, l%vMurphy, that you r.ro going to drink'Jthat stuffV "Well, I guess we can finish the bot­ tle between us," answered Murpny. "But are you not Francis Murphy, the temperance lecturer?" "Not on your life. I'm Joe Murphy, the comedian." 0 The committee retreated in great dis­ order. "And all that time," adds Francis Murphy, mournfully, "f was carrying two heavy grips to a second-class ho­ tel and wondering where the commit­ tee was which promised to meet me." No sooner had he completed reading the minority report, which recommended the seating of the Addicks and Cuney delega­ tions in Delaware and Texas, and the re­ committal of all other contests, than Mr. Fort demanded the previous question on the adoption of the majority report. Mr. Hepburn moved to substitute the minority report. There was a general breaking up of Sergeant-at-arms--Timothy E. Byrnes, of Minnesota. Assistants to the sergeant-at-arms--W. P. Huxford, of Washington; Charles E. Stone, of Illinois: and O. D. Smith, of Oklahoma. Reading clerks--J. H. Stone, of Michigan; F. H. Wilson, of Missouri; John R. Mailer, of Ohio; J. S. Hatch, of Indiana; and J. R. Bean, of New Jersey. Also one vice president from each State. Senator Sewell, of New Jersey, and Congressman Sereno Paine, of New York, were designated to escort the per­ manent chairman to the platform. They marched down the main aisle, while the delegates jumped to their feet flattering flags and handkerchiefs and cheering shrilly. Mr. Fairbanks met the trio as it ascended the steps, and grasped the Ne­ braska Senator by the hand. Thurston faced the arena with his hands clasped behind him and f*>gnn to speak. He said: Gentlemen of the Convention: The happy memory of your kindness and confidence will abide In my grateful heart forever. My sole ambition Is to meet your expectations and I pledge myself to exercise the import­ ant powers of this high office with absolute Justice and impartiality. I bespeak your cordial co-operation and support to the end that our proceedings may be orderly and dignified, as before this have been all the deliberations of the supreme council of the Republican party. Eight years ago I had the distinguished honor to preside over the convention whfeh nominated the last Republican President of the United States. To-day I have the further distinguished honor to preside over the con­ vention which is to nominate the next Presi­ dent of the United States. This generation has had Its object lesson, and the doom of the Democratic party Is already pronounced. The American people will return the Repub­ lican party to power because they know that its administration will mean: The supremacy of the Constitution of the United States; the maintenance of law and order; the protection of every American) citi­ zen in his right to live, to labor, and to vote;, a vigorous foreign policy; the enforcement of the Monroe doctrine; the restoration of our merchant marine; safety under the stars and stripes on every sea. In every port;, a revenue for all governmental expenditures and the gradual extinguishment of the na­ tional debt; a currency "as sound as the government and as untarnished as Its hon­ or," whose dollars, whether of gold, silver or paper, shall have equal purchasing and debt-paying power with the best dollars of committee gave the silver men their first chance to make their presence known, and they improved it by shrill cheers which had their center in the Colorado section. There were more cheers for Senator Du­ bois of Idaho, the young silver leader; for Gen. Lew Wallace, the author-politi­ cian and friend of ex-President Harrison; for Henry Cabot Lodge, whose name brought a flutter of flags which the Bay WILLIAM M'KINLEY, Of Ohio. and it was t> o'clock before the chairman was able to gain order and to recognize Senator Lodge, who moved that the nom­ ination of McKinley be made unanimous. This served to bring forth another up- roarous outburst. After McKinley's nomination had been made unanimous and the chair had so de­ clared, the convention proceeded to name a candidate for Vice-President. The names of G. A. Hobart of New Jersey. H. Clay Evans of Tennessee, Lippitt of Rhode Island. Walker of Virginia and Bulkeley of Connecticut were placed in .nomination. The nomination of Hobart, like that of McKinley, was decided on the first ballot, and afterward made unan­ imous. The third day's session of the Republi­ can national convention was called to order by Chairman Thurston at 10:30 o'clock Thursday forenoon. Five thou­ sand people stood outside the convention hall clamoring for admission and quarrel­ ing with doorkeepers. Inside the hall there was a restless activity among the delegates and visitors and an eager desire to see the wheels move. Chairman Thurston without any pre­ liminaries plunged into business by an­ nouncing that the first thing on the pro­ gram was the report of the committee on resolutions. Senator-elect Joseph B. For­ aker. of Ohio, crowded to the front, climb­ ed the steps and presented the platform, while the audience and delegates follow­ ed the reading with intense interest. At the conclusion of the reading Senator Teller presented a silver substitute for the gold plank in the platform, and made ered the huge trusses, and the walls were relieved by huge panels bearing pictures of great Americans--Washington, Lin­ coln, Grant, Sherman, Farragut, Garfield. Interspersed were shields in the national colors, flags and gaudy lanterns. The hands of the clock were at 12:30 when Chairman Carter of Montana un- waistcoated and with widespreading shirt bosom, stepped forward and with three fierce cracks of his gavel, by way of pre­ liminary, sought to make his voice pierce the general rustle. The attempt was a futile one, however. He was exhorting the supernumeraries who crowded the aisles between delegates' seats to "please retire." These gentlemen failed to hear him, but his injunction was rapidly car­ ried into effect by hustling badged ofli- State men had tied to their canes, and for Merriam of Minnesota. When New York was reached John Raines was com­ plimented and Edward Lauterbach got a volley. Gen. Grosveaor's name was ap­ plauded, and Foraker received a quick burst of sharp cheering. At 1:50 Grosvenor moved that the con­ vention adjourn until Wednesday morn­ ing at 10. The motion was carried, and there was a confused rush for the en­ trances. WEDNESDAY MORNING. PERMANENT CHAIRMAN THCKSTOX, benches and girding up of loins. The Pennsylvania delegation was in an up­ roar. Piatt dodged along the line of the New York delegation jotting down figures on a slip of paper. The leaders from the Southern States wrestled with the negro delegates. In Missouri corner Major Warner and Chauncey I. Filley glared at each other. The galleries sent down a confused sound of eager voices, and then, as the chairman's gavel fell, the hall be­ came as quiet as if every man and woman of the 12,000 people had ceased breathing, and the roll call proceeded. When the roll call of States was completed there was a minute of anxiety while the clerks footed up the totals. When Chairman Thurston announced the result, 568% for ordering the previous question and 330% against it, the McKinleyites howled them­ selves hoaTse. The report of the com­ mittee was declared adopted, and the con­ vention adjourned, with the crowd still cheering and laughing, after a day of burning interest. THE CONVENTION GAVEL NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS AT WORK. Massachusetts ... 30 Washington 8 Michigan 28 West Virginia VI Minnesota 18 Wisconsin 24 Mississippi 18 Wyoming 8 Missouri 34 Total, 909. Necessary for a choice, 455. Of this total there were no less than 138 contested seats, distributed as follows: Alabama 20, California 4, Delaware 6, Florida 8. Georgia 10, Kentucky 2, Lou­ isiana 12, Mississippi 18, New York 12, North Carolina 2, Pennsylvania 2, South Carolina 18, Tennessee 4, Texas 30, Vir­ ginia 4 and Arizona 6.. In order to facilitate the distribution of the tickets Col. Byrnes had them tied in bundles--one for each member of the national committee, one for C»l. Byrnes' chief assistant, one containing thirteen tickets for the members of the National Republican League, one for the Woman's League, one for Col. Byrnes' personal use, one for the Wonmju's Republican Asso­ ciation, one for the'College League and individual tickets for' the distinguished guests. The fifty-one members of the national Republican committee adopted their own methods of distributing the tickets given to them. Most of them handed them out to their friends and po­ litical allies from their rooms or their State headquarters in the various hotels. Arrangement of Peats. There were 500 seats on the platform, all of which*were taken up by the distin­ guished guests. Jfaie fifty-one members jf the national committee sat immediate­ ly in the rear of the speaker's stand, while to either side of it were the 550 represent­ atives of the. press, including the Asso­ ciated and United Press. The delegates were-seated by States directly in front of the speaker's stand in the very center of C onvention Permanently Organized with Thurston as Chairman. The gavel was wielded Wednesday morning by Temporary Chairman Fair­ banks, who was obliged to hammer vigor­ ously when, at 11:40 o'clock, he attempted to quell the tumult into working order. On the platform at his left stood the port­ ly form of Mark Hanna, and beside him. with a friendly hand on his shoulder and pouring some confidences into Mr. Han- na's ear, was Thomas Carter of Mon­ tana, the retiring chairman of the na­ tional committee. For five minutes Mr. Fairbanks rested on his oars while the ushers perspired in futile attempts to per­ suade or compel compliance with the chairman's request. The convention was in comparative order upon the introduc- lion of Dr. Wilbur G. Williams, pastor of the Onion Methodist Episcopal Church of St. Louis, who made the prayer. As he lifted his head at the conclusion of the prayer the crowd sank back in their seats and the convention was again under way. Senator Lodge* of Massachusetts, rose to ask for the^bommittee on resolutions the privilege of sitting during the pro­ gress of the convention, reporting that the sub-committee had completed the plat­ form, and that it was being considered by the full committee. Minor matters were brought to the attention of tue con­ vention by Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, and by a colored delegate from Alabama. The chairman's call for the report of the committee on credentials met no response and that committee was passed. The re­ port of the committee on permanent or­ ganization was received and adopted 'mid loud protestations from some of the dis­ senters. When the reading clerk, who intoned the committee's report to the house, announc­ ed the name of John M. Thurston of Ne­ braska to be permanent chairman there M'KINLEY PEOPLE AT THE OHIO HEAD QUARTERS. Carved from a Log Taken from a Cabin Built by Lincoln. Senator Orville F. Berry, Carthage, III., presented to the convention, through its chairman, and for his use, an exquisitely carved gavel. This gavel was carved from a log taken from a cabin built by Abraham Lincoln at Salem, 111., in 1832. Senator Berry, who presented the beauti­ ful souvenir, is a nephew of the Jona- the civilized world; a protective tarifT which protects, coupled with reciprocity which re­ ciprocates, thereby securing the best mar­ ket for American products and opening American factories to the free coinage of American muscle; a pension policy just and generous to our living heroes and to the widows and orphans of their dead comrades; the governmental supervision and control of transportation lines and rates; the pro­ tection of the people from all unlawful com­ binations and unjust exactions of aggregated capital and corporate power; an American welcome to every God-fearing, liberty-lov­ ing, Constitution-respecting, law-abiding, la- bor-seeking, decent man; the exclusion of all whose birth, whose blood, whose condition, . whose practices would menace the perma­ nency of free Institutions, endanger the safety of American society or lessen the op­ portunities of American labor; the ab61Itlon of sectionalism--every .star In tho American flag shining for the honor and welfare and happiness of every commonwealth and of all the people; a deathless loyalty to all that Is true and American, and a patriotism as eter­ nal as the stars The punctuation of almost every sen­ tence of the address was a period of yells, rounded off with a fringe of applause and stamping, and the delegates rose and waved their hats, flags and handkerchiefs with a prolonged cheer when Mr. Thurs­ ton finished. As the demonstration ceased a letter was read from J. Henry Fort, chairman of the committee on credentials, announc­ ing that the committee would be unable to report until afternoon. Thereupon Gov. Bushnell of Ohio moved that the conven­ tion take a recess until 2 o'clock. The motion was carried with a roar, and at 11:23 Chairman Thurston declared the convention in recess. Proceedings in the Afternoon. The people returned to the hall after the recess, hoping that the candidates would be nominated during the day and know­ ing that at any rate the hostilities would begin. As soon as the convention came to order, Mr. Fort of New Jersey moved to the fore with the report of the commit­ tee on credentials and the war was on. He reported that the Addicks people were (unseated in Delaware and the Cuney peoi- ple in Texas and as for the other contest­ ants the committee on credentials had accepted the report of the national com- , mittee. Congressman Hepburn of Iowa was alongside to stand for the minority. MARCUS A. HANNA McKinley's Manager. cials, who swept down the aisles with I more vigor than ceremony. Then there | was an interval of comparative quiet, I while Mr. Carter announced the prayer by I Rabbi Sale. The thousands struggled up I to their feet when they caught the signifi­ cance of the rabbi's outstretched hands I and stood for three minutes with bowed I heads. The rabbi prayed with open eyes. I and applause followed his prayer. Chairman Fairbanks' Speech. | The first real demonstration of tho con- I vention came when Chairman Carter in­ troduced Charles W. Fairbanks of In- I diana as the temporary presiding officer. I William H. Sutherland of the New York I delegation seconded Mr. Fairbanks' nom- I Ination, and his selection was indorsed I by the unanimous vote of the delegates. I As Mr. Fairbanks stepped forward to de- I liver his speech a wave of applause ran around the galleries. He spoke from mem- I ory, with an occasional reference to a pad J he half concealed in his left hand. His allusion to the protective tariff elicited | an outburst of McKinley enthusiasm,-! which was repeated when he reached that I portion' of his speech enunciating the Re- I publican doctrine of currency, and the demonstration reached its climax when he announced the unalterable opposition of the party to a "50-cent dollar." As he closed with a declaration that tne issue was protection and honest money,' against free trade and free silver, the convention ! heartily cheered. Mr. Fairbanks then assumed the gavel and the real work of the convention be­ gan. William Lamb of Virginia moved the adoption of the rules of the last con­ vention to govern'this, pending further action, and for the roll-call of States, in response to which the various State chair­ men were to announce their delegates. At the suggestion of Gen. Grosvenor, the lists were handed up to the platform to * be read by the clerk.. The announcement of Henry M. Teller to be Colorado's man on the resolations Electric Power from the Rhone. The hitherto little usedl water power of the Rhone, one of the largest rivers !n France, will in future be made to supply the city of Lyons witlj.electrlc energy. At the power station,-#hich is situated some miles away from the city, provision has been made, we read, for twenty 1,000-horse . power turbines. Six feeder cables will be run to various portions of the city, and the current, transmitted at a pressure of 5,500 volts, will be transformed at sub­ stations. A current can be supplied at a rate which will make electric motors about 40 per cent, cheaper to run than gas engines. The prospects of a large demand for electricity for purposes oth,er than lighting are con­ sidered extremely favorable, as it is said the tramways will probably be­ come important customers. FT ARRET A. NOBAP.T, Of New Jersey. a strong speech in defense of the bimetal­ lic views of the white metal men. After he had spoken to the resolution Foraker moved to lay it on the table. The gold men voted 518% to a total silver repre­ sentation of 105%. Foraker then moved the previous question on the adoption of the platform, and the platform was adopt­ ed, a separate vote being taken on the financial plank, resulting: Yeas, 812%; nays', 110%. As soon as the platform with the gold plank was adopted the silver men from Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Utah, headed by their leaders, arose and march­ ed out of the convention hall, renouncing the Republican party and its declaration of principles. Notes of Current Events. WalterT. Hatch, senior member of the firm of Walter T. Hatch & Son, bankers and brokers of New York, died at his home in Brooklyn. Dr. James W. Cox died at Albany, N. Y„ aged 08 years. He was a member of the county and State medical societies and was also senior member of the Ameri­ can Institute of Homeopathy. He was a' thirty-second degree Mason. He was also one of the founders of the Fort Orange Club. EXTREME TYPES IN DELEGATES, From Florida. From the East. than Berry who was in partnership with Mr. Lincoln at New Salem. The gentleman who carved the gavel is William Henry Bartells, of Carthage. Both ends of the gavei are gold mounted. One end bears this inscription: "Made by W. H. Bartells, Carthage, 111., from a log of the cabin built by Abraham Lincoln, 1832, at New Salem, 111." Upon the other end the following inscription is carved i TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN FAIRBANKS. the hall, while the alternates were seated on either t jjide. Surrounding these were the thousands of seats for the spec­ tators, with as many more in the gallery that completely encircled the big hall. There was no lack of conveniences in the great hall. Half a dozen lonf-distance telephones connected it with every impor­ tant city east of the Mississippi river, and not less than 200 telegraph wires placed San Francisco, Winnipeg, Montreal, Bos­ ton, New York, Philadelphia, Washing­ ton, Baltimore. Jacksonville, New Or­ leans, Galveston and all intermediate towns and cities in direct communication with thc convention. For the especial use THE CONVENTION GAVEL. THE M'KINLEY CLUB OP CANTON, Wanted Them to Make Jelly. An Arkansas farmer recently wrote to an Eastern florist for some electric plant seed--"them kind what has such powerful currents. My old woman wants to use 'em for liiakin' gely."-- Washington Times. "National Republican Convention held at St. Louis, June 16, 1896, nominating - for President." The gavel, after having been presented to the nomi­ nee, will, it is understood, find a perma­ nent place in the Smithsonian Institution. In an accident near Brest, Litewski, in Russian Poland, a railway passenger train was wrecked and many persons were killed. " was an eruption of flags and cheers from the delegaies. . 'The other permanent officers elected were: Secretary--Colonel Charles W. Johnson, of Minnesota. Assistant secretaries--W. E. BIley, of Ken­ tucky; H. H. Smith, of |XIehlgan; A. El. Humphrey, of New York; and A. W. Manlor, of Maryland. Offloui stenographer--Francis B. Burke, of Pittsburg. * . Many a tear can be dried easier with I bank notes than with a handkerchief.