Kansas City Journal du lieu suivant : Kansas City, Missouri • 1

1 KANSAS CITY THURSDAY AUGUST 19 1886 VOL XXIX NO 76 CAMPAIGN THUNDER IN CONVENTION The accomplished Diplomat to be succeeded by ARRANGING THE PRELIMINARIES POLITICS IN MLDIOAL CIRCLES SECRETARY MANNING'S CONDITION PERSONNEL THE DELEGATIONS THIS IS NO MIDSUMMER ROMANCE Way 1 Just 50 Per Cent on Every Article in His House With the mercury daily fooling around the too degree mark he dares talk to you of OVERCOATS the him from believed Hist DID YOU SAY SUITS? 9 KANSAS AND MISSOURI STEIN IN HOCK I elides 4 tinned to farther cin srati on into ihe state that all 3 order for on to victory I of nom Sinuaieu io Air arurr II 11 IliUl aill was a join inniaii ruiinun uvu i ouu I Iimuc ly previous and the fair haired poet of Hie Kaw in rapid succession and invariably voted down li mporarfly 8 biddcd The temporary ofliiers 1 11 Kerns a lawyer of Sb Lotifa who first given in Wednesday's Joviinae were then an nominated the Inie Thomas A Ik ndrcks for Bounced Mr arch then renewed his muliun vice president of the Unded Mates told noml Thomas A Ilt ndr cks for the man r5 njlPn if4 xhknal company nomination suprcin uuge for a water bases the fi THE SECOND KANSAS DISTRICT be the northeast Reports say that the damage to crops orchards and farm buildings in its track is very large in some cases ahnosd totally destroying some fine orchards So far as learned iw loss of life or serious injury of persons has beeusustaiued fur the Republican GOVERNOR IRELAND'S JINGOISM Ireland's vagarici in connection with the recent border traubh are explained by the fact that bia objective ixdhl is the beat iu the Un'ted Slates Bcnate now occupied by Senator Msxrv Tho governor's political contortions in pursuit of hi object have been quite amusing About a year ago Gordon Bennett and was dated New York city August creded will) before the committee report The chair refused tn entertain the muilon Motions for Salmon Thirteenth Kidder Peabody Co No 1 Nmsiia street New York Signed Herald per Lee to th use convention pre not altogether on the coinuiAtee on reden I ini a and demand that they report forthwith Messrs Joshua Ladue VVailer Yuan th Scarritt and Abiel Leumird com iiLited the committee At this juno vaniii: A I phm Josiah Roberta and John frost Illinois Cnarles Parka Maftsacbu setts: Robert Cotewovd Virg nia: Porter Haskell Michigan George It Simpson owa A Overcoat for A Overcoat for 82000 A Overcoat for 81750 A 83000 Overcoat for 81500 A 82500 Overcoat for 81250 A Overcoat for 8 500 An Overcoat for 400 as Bell matter with expressing a The Veteran Clothier at ifth and Main streets who will go into the business with commendable vigor in order that he may be out of business on or before the time hitherto announced viz: and Senator Vest responded He said that he wad sorry some of the Democrats of the Etifll could not be hero to sec this representative gathering in old Missouri" The 30 per cent bond1 of Miasonn sold BURNED SHOPS Warrenfhvug Mo Aug The Warrensburg foundry and machine shops took fire ill some manner this murning at 3 and the fire had gained such headway before the alarm was sounded that burned to the ground The foundry contained mirch valuable machinery but the exact loss cannot yet be uscortnined a member of the Eighteenth ward Lottis moved with a tempert turns speech that 1 ue regular order Eli Whitney Bhke Inventor of the Blake stone crusher and a nephew of Eli Whitney the inventor of tbe cotton jjin died yesterday aged 91 years da New Haven Conn The ichlgnn Greenbarkers yesterday named fur governor lion Topic: i'or proprietor bought a cheap watch making the pay ment with the draft and i ecuring $23 change story tom ny Madame win was arrested for San rancisco taken into uislody missioner William I) uller for member of the state noara ui education i i urncr The Michigan Democrats have nominated governor Curry for auditor Colonel arrer for secreiary of Mate GOVERNOK IRELAND'S JINGOISM Washington Aug 18 Governor Ire land's rampant jingoism which has been firing the southwestern hearts for past two years is thus (eorge Martin Ohio rank Holt Wiscon 8on: Horace Andrews jr and Irving Town send New York Robert Roberts Claude A AVORABLE TO ROBINSON Lawrence Kas Aug The Dong as county delegation to the Democratic congress jotwd convention for the Second district leaves to day for Paola Information has been received here from every county In the district except Bourbon and Wyaidotte and all heard from sre reported fa vorable to Robinson Ei Governor Robinson Honored With tba Democratic Nomination for Congress summary of the action of the past touch ing matters of lmortanro to the people and make a fair exhibit of the results accomplished It will ve a history ol (he war on the president by th? Mcoate and tho surrender by that body of the false issue which it hud raised for oli jcnl enda In abort the book will give a far and truthful preeiHation uf political matters which should he in the hands of every Democratic speaker in the United States during the coming campaign The committer Is not In possession of fund to enable it to distribute the hook grata itonsly In order that the volume may be thorough ly distributed the committee has to send it prepaid by mail tn tnc address ii part of the Un ted btaics uf any who ll make appli cation therefor and transmit the num uf $1 To encourage the cirenlai on eight UI ba sent for $5 Appixalions for the book should be ieiit to John Krona chairman 140a 11 street Wash I Princeton Mo Aug News has I just been received here concerning an unfortunate and perhaps serioas shooting affray between Jamesj Davis and Thomas Cain two no ghbors living in I the vicinity of Cainsville a small town twelve miles I west It seems the parties concerned bad some pre vIoqs difficulty and upon meeting again resumed I their war like demonstrations resulting in Cam's being shot through the shoulder The ball is sup posed to have passed through the left lung Davis came at once to this place and surrendered to the If authorities here presumably to avoid the of mob violence as the aflair created considerable excitement and reports say the shootug was un warranted Later reports say that Cain is very low 1 and is not expected to recover Davis is confined here in the county jail she quietly at desire to speak and the dMe iiHCi hooted Irni tn a man The wildest confusion prevailed during which Mr Thompson pract ieai ly endeavored to make hiniself hoard spite of a shower of paper beads and two dtlegntes piHiihg at bis coatti I It wn semo Haweatere and ThumbtwiHers from Back Gape at the Wire Pullers GOVERNMENT NOTES Washington Aug A telegram was received from London to day by Dodge statistician of the de partment uf agriculture staling that the sbortago of wheat in Great Br'taln for the present earr was estimated at (io00OfK)0 bnpli8 Acting Commissioner of tbe general laud office to day telegraphed rank Itrsm who was appointed registered of Orford Id land ollice December 4 to succeed Augustus Dudden hauser suspended but whose nomination was re jected by the ecaate to retransfer the office to Dud denhauser following were appo tiled fourth assistant cx ainmers in tbe patent office under civil service the original evidence I was powerless to bring tbe criminals to justice The minute I got it 1 took steps not to get the department of public works but to punish the wrong doers and break up the lis entire building is to be let lor a term of years and he will not be its tenant after the above lamed date In the meantime he must sell his stock of Clothing and to facilitate this sale Chamberlain Wina said be did not think the presentment aimed at mm spoaKinj the bquirc jotter uc for frsr superinteudrul of public instruction David Par sons for attorney general Donnelly The Ohio Democrats the ticket yesterday or Bentcnnnt governor John McBride supreme judjrc! 1 ohett: clerk of the supreme court Crnitafaajrfc school com nmsioner Brown tuber sf tbe board of gMibhc woiks Louie Ludwig they might luse with somebody or something The following article from to uigbt's Hepiibllcan will indicate how they mean to work the wreti: AT THElll WIT'S END a blind man might have hnown that somethina swJ serious secret and solemn was going on mong the last year't political corpses Tbe jul out of every town and kindred within the county who had sworn in their wrath to down the Repubu cans next tall met In a ten by twelve room consider ably aievaied The bnetnora this august assembly was to devise means lay traps hatch schemes am! take the oath to break the Rcpublicau nng Brother bnow was tbe high niuck a uwck and with tears In his eyes and sorrow in hie wul laid down tiie self evident axiom thaltheGfeenbeckers could not get even a little Bcrr unless the ring is smashed A accomplish this one thing needful Democrats M'Knighiaof Lalor prohibitionists soreheads social I istsetainwl de suit were to fuse Not a Clemen's kind fuse After a considerable amount of my back and I'll scratch the bole and corner pow wow submitted to the benediction mid adjourned sine die A Neighborly Shooting Mrs Oflield A Severe Storm in Buchanan County Etc Etc Tha Great Unwished Democracy of Mis souri Hard at Work Tbe Eloquent Teian Paving His Way to a Senatorial Seat THE NEW YORK CORRUPTIONISTS York Aug Mr Rollin AL Squire and Maurice lyntt did not appear in per son to answer to day to the new indictments against them but their lawyers were on hand and of course wanted delay Squire is attempting to pose as a reformer The Ti ibiiM says: certificate of removal of Commissioner Squire sent by the mayor to Governor Hill for his approval was variously commented on to day Tbe general opinion was that the governor would In h'l'W tv Ol'f in majority He was re portrait on bis right good many people Of tbe reuce between RANKLIN COUNTY POLITICS Ottawa Kas Aug The political pot is simmering if not boiling here In county matters the only determined fight within tbe ranks of the will be on the nice for probate judge The present incumbent Pulse (Republican) has had the office three full terms and part of another The faithful think he should now step down and out in favor of other men who arc just as capable honest and indus trious as he is Indeed he promised the last con vention toetaud aside in the future The perquis ites of the office however have largely increased through tbe drug store law since that time ami he now mean to make a fight for the nomination Meant me the Daily Republican has hauled his name down and will make an effort to have him keep his promise to tbe convention The following Republicans are already pulling the wires to influence tbe nomination nf their fa i vorite for probate honors: Bailey Pomona I and ex Jndge ranklin all of Ottawa Tbe aspirants for county attorney are Colonel Mason 11 Welsh and A iSmart of this citv There will bo merry music in this department also The third party prohibitionists have been ap proached for fusion with the conglcmvration called Gri 'enbackerts Knights of Labor socialists ect nut they do nut look favorably on the heterogen cauB moss The Democrats give indication that they will i zfikp tnmr mMi eme sera aua i 1 Wrs gvtlieill rather down in a fair tin! ilian be nvade the caUpaw of any outfit who favors Mopping trains or any other forms of lawlessness LimU fall the Republicans carried everything on the ticket They whipped the Greenbackers and left them for dead on the political battle field An effort Is being made resurrect the corpses that rney mignr wicn gomeooay or aomeiaing Tha Surgeons of the Army Excited Oval Their Chances of Premotiou The Dead of the Treasury Department Re ported to b) a Confirmed Invalid The St Louis Gathering Entertained by the Usual Euucomba Speeches The Democratic Ocmmittce Has Prepared Its Plea for Votes One of them was a ronpriil in rod uciri" and cumiimmlinn Girth II Stein as a representative of the IDrahl to ness might bring hint in Overcoats for Bookkeepers Overcoats for Clerks Overcoats for Mechanics Overcoats for Laboring Men Overcoats for Boys Overcoats for Everybody cost you $1250 at Hammer vigor He major iu above The draft also bore the impression of what ap pear'd to be a blue ink hand stump reading: "11 ra'l 2 counting lie could nut show anything supporting his claim to kinship whh Aaron A Stein so Reed v'ewcd the Graft with suspicion and finally infernv'd Stein that he cor Id not use it A NATIONAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY Washington Aug Bishop Spalding Peoria 111 is here on bnsinesB connected with the new Catholic University or three months past the bishop has been traveling about raising funds for the university and interesting Cath olics in its development Speaking to a reporter about tbe rcsiilta of his work he said: found our people everywhere enthusiastic over the project A national anniversary was some thing the church has long needed and now thai idea Is in a fair way of being realized Catholics in all parts of tbe Cuiintry are contributing their mites I have collected quite a large amount of money indeed but the figures can not lc made public until the next meeting of the board of trusleefl There is no doubt that building operations will be begun before another year has the presidency of the queried tbe reporter that replied the prelate the place is ready the right man will be found to till it you may be sure of AHEAVYS1ORM St Joseph Aug Reports have been received here of a fearful wind storm accorn panied by rain and hail which prevailed in tho 11 southeastern part of this county Tuesday evening jft extending as far east as the town of Agency some ten miles southeast of this city on the Wabash road whore considerable damage was done by the1 wJni a number of houses being unroofed and olh erwive Oamaged The large Hinoke stack of Boon Yates' flouring mill was prostrated to the ground and about one half rf tba Iron bridge which spans tho Platte 9 river at point was blown from the piers The fl track of tbe storm was about a mile and a half wide direction being from southwest te The three his request for my governor are simply BO was not throwing out Republicans enough fie be lieved tiftt you might as well feed a tiger on sponee rake and tame biro as to try to convert an old radical bv giving him an office Hr differed with tbe president on tbe rivl service quest on He bad always fviind in politics that the ouspoken way was tho best The people of old Missouri must enforce tbe laws against tbe pooling of railroads There wa another question thrown upon the the prohibition question He was opposed lo tbe convention declaring itself on this question1 He was opposed to prohibition but his fellow Democrats bad a right to vote tbe other way This talk of not allowing the people to express their opinion was idiocy The people could go to the polls and vole for members of the legislature who favored prohibition if they wanted tu He was opposed to prohibition because he did not belive it was the true friend of temperance IL: be lieved in bigli license and local option If the peo ple in certain sections of tho state could not enforce local law on tbe subject how would this much broader law be enforced? Let the convention let this question alone Applause Mr Vest said above all things let the dutiea of the convention he carried out iu harmony He called on them tu de clare their honet opinions and stand on them on the stump ollowing Senator Vest Mayor rancis of St Louis briefly addressed the convent on bidding the delegates and their friends welcome At tbe request of tbe chairman the following committees and vico presidents on which each district was represented by Its chosen delegate was announced Committee on irst district 1 Skidmore Second Hurry Landers Third MrClosky ourth A Kirkpatrick ifth John Tamiey Sixth 11 Davidson Soventb McDearmon Eighth Brandy Ninth Rainwater Tenth Joseph A Brown Eleventh I) Clark Twelfth Railey Thirteenth John Mclllhanny ourteenth Thomas erguson Committee on irst district IL Carroll Second Lowrey: Third A Bctfa ourth Levi Zook ifth Sbewatcr Sixth Wood Seventh Daniela Eighth rank McCarthy Ninth Prather: Tenth Johnson: Elevenlb James Moran: Twelfth Smith Thirteenth JohnBarker ourteenth Davis Committee on permanent irst dis trict Gills Second A Alexander Third Jobuaon ourth James Anderson: ifth Joseph Mercer: Sixth Stevens Seventh Burg 'r Eighth James A Henderson Ninth James Broadbead Tenth Dinning Elev enth Williams Twelfth Dickinsun Thirteenth John O'Day ourteenth Russell The vice president? were reported as follows: irst district Wood Second IL Shank lin Third II Woodson ourth WYuuug ilth Sawyer Sixth Dr Gray Sev enth Booth Eighth Clay Sexton Ninth IL Overall: Truth Walker: Eleventh lleadlce rwettin James IL Vaughn Tbe motion of II A Newman of Randolph to Yckterdiv when the became noised about mil as lie about tn leave Miortly after Stein had been a young man appeared hnnse ami presented an valise and overcoat The proprietor declined to del ver the article except upon the order of tbe sheriff That officer mibecquentiy examined the valise ami was rewarded by finding a bundle of blank check mid such articles which furnish almost positive proof not only that the Herald draft is a forgery but that other and eciiernrs writ contemplated by Stein It was also learned that he had tried to pass the Jhrald draft on the Yosemite hotel nt Stockton While in i'co Sirin was employed for about ten days on tlic (Jcroniclc as extra man iu the local room under the name of II Vance He suddenly left when a woman bailing from Kansas City called to see him mid revealed part of his past history She was a striking bru nette and is believed to be the woman who caused the murder of Manager redericks on matters of public nau iom mm tha President The Versatile Adventurer at Last Geta Brought Up for Ills Numerous Mis deeds in a California Town nf there been any desire to bargain or deal the time 10 have done so Biiccessfullv would have been alter 1 got the letter Instead of doing this 1 never even InijniHted to lynn or anyone in his intci'est directly or indirectly tnac the letter So the day CAMPAIGN THUNDER Wamhngton Aug The following emanation from the the Democrat ic congressional committee announces the issue of Senator Kcnna latest literary effort: Dew oeratlc campain bock prepared under tbe auspices of the Democratic executive committee is now la the bands of the printer and will be revised print ed and ready (or distribution promptly Tbe com milt re has not reburied tu the Republican method of levying assessment upon offieebold rs fur their campaign nor bns any officer the United Mates been requested to contribute cent and such contribution have in no case been re ceived The book will contaii a spicy re iew of the of the government under Rt in no hurry tu act in matter When later in the day vmh known the governor had named Tuesday next aa the time when be would give a hearing to the mayor or bis counsel or Commis sioner Squire it was accepted as proof ilia the governor would take Ins lime in making au invebli gatiun of the charges It is believed by shrewd politicians that the governor will not make any de Bion in the Squire matter until the nominations for mayor have been made possii ly not until after the local Uomiuissioner Squire laughed at tbe charge which the mayor declared were proved He tu mayor was forced to coniine inmbelf to three of the seven original charges Tho others wuud not uom which he removal to ridiculous The letter about which so niuebluts lias been made was written as a memorandum at Thompson's dictation was nut in tended to have any binding effect any more than a deed which had nut been He said that the presentment of the grand jury in his opinion aid nor anecc arm aieo this year The DEATH MRS O1ELD Sedalia Aug Mrs Allie Oflield wife of James Oflield and daughter of Major William Gentry died at 2:30 o'clock this morning after a short illness of flux She leaves two children: Gentry aged 10 years and James jr aged 8 year Mrs Oflield was only 32 years uf age and for years past has bet none of the acknowledged leaders in the social circles of Sedalia Another of Major daughters Mrs Cloney is lying at the point of death and her demise is momeniarilv expected She was taken iil at Lake Minnetonka a few days ago and was brought home since which time sne has grown rap idly worse THE RICHMOND TRIAL St Joseph Aug This afternoon the attorneys in tbe Richmond trial announced the evidence all in ami tbe case was closed so far as the taking of testimony The judge requested the at torneys to be ready to submit their instructions to the court at 9 to morrow The argument of the case will probably open waic limo to mor row and will extend over the remainder of the called on Elliott Reed Wells arce A Cn himself as the nephew the favorites they looked wise siuuated that their candidates Bomctliinff before long that mm wmidi rfiil aentiment in bis favor arrived ami tbe delegations filed into the ball filling it to the doors while the galleries were crowded with people the impression having gone forth that something might be expected aud it was an interesting gathering for tbe copious libations of beer wild which most of the delegates bad been invigorating their systemfl showed its elie ct visibly and the up roarioiisness of the unual Democratic tinge pre vailed When UhairtnaD Phelps called the conven tion to order tbe committees were not ready to re port so Congressman Hatch was called upon and responded briefly speaking of his action as re gards the oieomaigarim? bill and other events of bis congressional career When Mr Hatch con cluded there were loud calls for Congrespman Bland When that geutioman came forward and by a flood of emigration from the North 'Phis orginal idea however struck hifl fellow citizens very differently from what was eryweteri Ite was ridiculed and denounced from one eid of the state to the other As soon as the popular indignation bad somewhat abated the ambitious governor crawfished completely in an article published in thoNortk Anicriva Rerir lie expiatecd that tho word was front the IfidUu ft'gni fyiug 'I'akmg this os his text in tho truly fervid style ef Southern eloquence ho wel comed all the tn Txaa and announced the fact that the hearts of the Texans were broader than the booTKittries of their imperial state Tho general criticism upon the flop was thl it was alto gether too sudden to bo graceful li must not bo that this blatant demagogue and a putt'llndsecre tiuy of date shall be permitted to stir up strife be tween the United States and jvets of conicmoorancous importance It will con taiu an exhaust ve history of former abuses of the pension office and the prost it ntvii to party ends of was organized mr the money soldiery It will LOUIS HAMMERSLOUGH Newark wag entirely destroyed by Sun day's storm five persons beiug killed among them Mortimer Kennedy tbe temxk jeoprietor 1 THE CONVENTION IN SESSyON St Lotus Mo Aug' lS Tbe early trains tbis morning brought in the last of the dele gat rs to the Democratic atate convention and Lhe time from fl to It ck waa fully occupied In manipulating the various political reins Candi dates aud tbclr friends thronged the lobbies of tho hotels and the heaquarters of the aspirants for office were constantly filled with delegates 1 no friends of Judge Brace thia morn'ug that there was to be no play about the convention if they could help iL The delegate bad been sent to St Louis to work and work they should As the hour for tbe convention approached delegates be gan to wander in the direction of Exposition build ng by platoons and gradually tbe hall began to fill the representatives from district occupying tbe places assigned them The irst and Third dislrlf te occupied tbe yajt row of seats tbe Second CONDITION Washington Aug New York men who have returned from a trip to Watch Hill where Secretary Manning is located see no reason why the secretary may not return to the treasury ami his duties early in tho fall as be desires Be yond a slight lauenees iu his loft leg be seems to be as well aa ever This view of the case docsnot accord however with that of a well known phy sician of Urs city who says Secretary Manning has been the victim of a stroke of paralysis and must remain a broken man from th' on KI lability te seizure at any time He cannot agate eipuae him self to any kind of fatigue or exchomeut tui as a euuseqiinic cannot expect to desk in the treasury department Perhaps tha moat aig niticant statement uf Mr real couditioa may be found in the stutamcnM of Hr BronnonMr private secretary When the flecrtHurjr left for the Vbginia Hot springs Mr Breuoou was positive it would be but a few weeks before Mr Manning would return to hia post He scouted all idea of his leax'ing and bis onirtiatic st atcingjX" ecm to rrfieGt Mr jnaumog's reeiin Wa )eL ThepaaUe wedu sehdted? ILIGHT WEIGHTS MEDIUM WEIGHTS and HEAVY WEIGHTS in every desirable I the tbs lhc I Sixth and Tenth the next the Seventh Eighth and styic 01 dii ricii dim tjuuu niciiciidis dim triiniiitm in every (judniy irorn ijooti oerc to tnc ricncst I ohk ana oatin I Overcoats for at Men Overcoats for Lean Men I Overcoats for Short Men Overcoats for Long Men 4 Overcoats for Bankers (Overcoats tor Business Men ARM POLITICS Washington Aug The retire meat of Surgeon General Murray nf be rirtny finf hr departure of President UteveliuiU before tlllinj the vacancy tend to make some what active Under the law tho president may ielttfi a surjuton geuerallrom of the medical corps of tiw army which contains a large number of ambitious and abe nwn If seniority of runkoaud service should govern of course Colonel5 IL Baxter acting surgeon gen eral would surreed to the vucanry Itel wteziy a Afore of men whose names are lower on the hM are active competitors for the place Among (htn are Surgeon Sutherland whose comu)'iaon as celonc1 dates from 1876 burgeon Bufley whose xnmksiot an colonel bears date of January 3J Colonel (lover Pt nin assistant surgeon general wb os commission date from July 1S8I and who vriB reach tbe sue for retirement: on Novcm ber 1 and Thornes A Uarlan whose enmmissinn as cidonl is daicu September JO 1S75 and who will reach the age of 64 on July 16 Ihci Among the officers below the "ride of colunel there are several candidate wbwe friends hope for tbe success One of them is Lieutenant olonel Joseph Smith who was ap pointed an aesifcdaof sureeun in mid was pro moled lu tbe rank of full sir ov uiib the grade of major in 18i7i His rs Leuir nant colonel bears date July fl P85 Colonel Smith stands high in Lie corp and it is nndeivtood that influential fr cuda are urging bis promotion Another officer ho has large barking Is Surgeon BmI'i Norrs whowu comtni8lon ns lieutenant colonel was issnod December 4 ISSd The friends of Surgeon John Billings arc pressing hi claims lOUHHlSdlOll the candi thcro are Page Moore McKee Huutingt on and Bcvcral others and it is probable that the delay in making the appoiutnrcmf will bring several more candidates forward by tna time the president re turns from bis sunnucr vacation It is under Hood the secretary of wir recommended tire pro motion uf Acting Siirgeiui General Baxter men have privately stated they cannot' nominate their will rant the'r votes lleiirv's strength in St Louis was less than ex pected and this has had a demoralizing effect on his chances Candidate9 for other offices nre com pletely in tbe shade and the log rolling is tremen dous 2 a The convention bae just adjourned until 10 o'clock Unless tbe situation changes material ly nomination Is considered mere than likely (ii iienentint of the neonle'H contain a of the squaml ring of the pub lic domain by the Itepublcan party and of recent inurements inaugurated bv the Democrats to restore it to Hs original ownership tbe people It will discuss ttrc civil aervfce as abused hereto tore and an administered by Presiileut Cleveland li will cents valuable matter touching the admin iatratiou of the ptiblic land office and Indian af fairs It will be valuable on the discussion of labor problem routainiuv a chapter on that snb jctl and on recent affecting a It will diseues the iwist delinquencies by responsible offi cers and agents of tbe irovermnent and Indicate tho correction of abuses in that line Il will contain a Pan rancisco Aug rSoeciaLl Orth Stein the journalistic adventurer who murdered Manager redericks of the Walnut Street theater Kansas City iu 1882 wns arrested at San Juse yes day on tbe charge of obtaining a J7 watch xnd M3 in coin on false pretenses He failed to give bail and went to jail Stein arrived at San lose a few days ago elegantly attired put up at tbe best hotel and registering as John Bell He at tracted no particular attention until Saturday even ing an acquit 'ntance introduced him to Mme Leman a rider in Roman chariot races She recognized him as an old acquaintance with a new name When introdu'ed to her asked the the same time horsewhip him on account of a previous difficulty She afterwards made statements to Sheriff Bran ham which induced him to institute certain in quiries one of which resulted in a dinpatch from Little Rock Ark saying that Stein was wanted on tbe charge of forgery Steiu abandoned all pre tense to the name of John Bell and henceforth introduced himself as Orth IL Stein special representative of the New York Herald On Monday evening he local manager and introduced of Aaron A Stein purchasing agent at San raa cisco tor Wells argo Co After some casual conversation in the course nf which Mr Reed wu? very favorably impressed Stein asked if Reed could aeroinmonate him bv cashing a small (iraft which he exhibited together with two letter Boili letters bore the signature of James As tbe delegates began to gather for the evening session the opinion seemed general that an all night session was among the things probable The friendsof be candidates were all hopeful and where the prospect seemed the darkest to the adherents of the favorites they looked wise and in wouhi would Eight DEMOCRATS AT PAOLA Paola Kas Aug L8 Specjal Every train last night and to day brought in delegates and vlsitore to the Democratic congressional conven tion of tbe Second district which convened here tnis afternoon at 4 Over KO delegates were present representing the nine counties which com pose tile mstrcl The assembly looms of the court house were prepared for the reception of the conven tion and when the appointed time arrived in tbe absence of Colonel A A Harris of ort Srott chair man of tbe central committee Sheridan of this city called the convention to order and de livered a short address of welcome in behalf of the citizens of Paola Tbe following temporary organization was then formed which afterward became tbe pcrmntiem or fiiDizat ion Chairman Colonel John Burr uf Olathe clerk Gurdon of Allen secretaries Kessler of ranklin A States and Harvey Bear of Paohi Colonel Burris upon taking the chair made an enthusiastic speech predicting IbefliKicesfi of the ticket all over the stale Each county tbon appointed one of ita delegates upon each of the several committees resolu tion fl permanent organization and credentials mid a recess of ten minutes wm then taken in order to give time for the committees to report When the convention reassembled the report of the committees on credentials and permanent organiza tion were then adopted and the convention again adjourned until 8 o'clock to give tiir comm lice on resolutions more time Dnrcg tbe linte immedi ately after supper ennveyanees were placed at the disposal of all the delegates by the Board of Trade and they were driven' over tbe city visiting tbe di lit rent places of interest While tbe delegates were again gathering for the night Bession the McCaslin band of this city one of the best in the stale discoursed some excellent music At the appointed time bairmau Burris called the convention to order and during inis time tbe convention wafl entertained by speeches from Judge Emery of Lawrence II Salce of ort Scott: Allred Taylor of Lawrence and was interrupted by tbe committee on resolutions At 10 o'clock two reports were brought iu by the committee the majority report being presented by Sidney Clark of Lawrence the minority by A Sharp of Ottawa Tbe struggle began between those reports the principal difference being the ma jority report indorsing the Blate Democratic plat form in full and the minority report omitting en tirely one plank Amendment alter amendment was offered and after aeveia' lengthy speeches an 1 hard fighting a vote was finally reached upon the amendment offered by Chapman of ort Scott We oppose all sumptuary which resulted in id yeas and 79 nays Other amendment were vot il down in turn and the direct qtHSiiou was reached 'Between the two platforms tbe majority report indorsing the state platform entire curried unanimously thus btingjig the ques tion of prohibition intotbe congressional canvass At 11 tbe convention look an informal ballot fur congress man Hie ing Wagstaff of party which believed 1n wiping out er ry Lno be tween state and federal authority Thu people wanted no graud centralized power Speaking of the failure of tbelaet congress to reduce taxaiiou Mr Vest said font Mr Randall with thirty so called Democrats tn tho bouse had united with the Republicans to strike down foe Morrison bilk The fault was not with the Democratic majority tn that body Democrat" he said Ltikl foaf me KuvennucQi naa right to taxation than was uccestary government maintenance was a in dieguiee and not a DntuucrM Of the failure to call io foe booth Mr Vest said that the Democratic house bad undertaken to say that eah wmfo the secretary of the treasury should par out of the money in the treasury tllkitkMOiK) to redtrce the na tional debt He thanked God that tbe pres dent had nut affixed bls signature to the amended resolu tion forced upon the Democratic party in tbe bonc by the Republican majority iu the senate He de clared himself in favor of paring out even a portion of the to retire the Interest bearing debt England he paid had only a reserve of 000000 lie would put the larger portion of this money into Every man woman ami child was pledged to the payment of tbe national debt When there wan a run on foe treasury of foe United States there would be taid with reverence run on the treasury of foe universe speakmgof constitutional ItaHtations He said there wan a tendency nu the part of ihe people to pay that they were tired of the old constitution TI10 ideaofbe Inc called a Beiirbon be thanked God he was a Buurbun nsl before be left Washington a story was rife about a member who went to see foe presi dent about a bill The president was about to veto it as unconstitutional The congressman told Mr Cleveland that he venerated the constitution but ought not to come fy tween friends" That was warn seemed to think the Democracy in the East aud est Mr Vest said Ibat tbe people of the East were money lend uf the VVeet money borrowers Il ws mnlaumnier madness to expect congressmen to be angels They were Loo often tar from It They rep resented tbe sentiments their sections Tbe only safety for the people and tbe party was to stand by I the constitution The taxing power of foe govern inrni anouiu noi oc useo tor me suppression 01 one industry and the hnlldiug up of another Coming back to Missouri Mr Vest wild the only epitaph he would ask when he died was that he had been true to the people of seonri He heard foe same erv now that bu had heard forycurs sappointed office seekers bad been in foe Democratic party and were running around the country like a dog without a political collar Some called themselves urohibitionisti some Greenbarkers and nme that haa no party God help them Any man who said that congress has the right to spend 11 over ami above what is actually necessary is a federalist and a Republican and belongs to that party He be lieved every dollar of tbe surplus should go toward extingu shing tbe national debt Tbe Democratic party had elected an honest man president He uinerea the I'onvcuiloit Missouri would go Demoeralic by GP(K)J majority and closed with a eulogy ol' Democ racy in general hulgo Nomiun of sl Louis responded 1 ifu call nf the delegate? and delivered brief tmraiufnr with the usual Democratic yesterday at a premium of :3 per cent This was a buncombe nml amounting to nothing Joshua sufficient those wbo had said tho Demo Lnunt chairman 01 ihe committee appointed to in cratic jwirty was au incubus on lb? utate The terview the committee on credentials reported that qut fllton was often asked what wa the difference the rumm itee would report in fifteen minutes between the I'cmocTatic and Republican Colonel John Crisp of Independence spoke day It wsBas great to day as it wa In the days of I bwfly by request and sharply rebuked the ennven TbomM Jeffrrewn and Alexander Hamilton Tbe Hon for disorderly action The committee on flirty waattiedicecXdcsccndMrttofihaV credart iala through its cbainasajMajorC Item consideration of those with whom busi contact The other was written to Stein and mentioned the enclosure nf a draft for 430 for current expensf both letters were written under the letter heads of I he Herald Publishing company The draft read as lolluws: Kleventhtbe next the Twelfth and ourteenth the next aud the last row on tbe well was taken up by foe Niulh aud Thirteenth It was worthy of notice and it was noticed that the most Impor tant distrtetB the irst Third ifth Seventh Ninth and ourteenth were given seats closest to the rostrum These districts are not only tbe moat prut inc of candidates but are tbe ones most given to gerrymandering They idea of their Indispciteability to the Missouri Democracy and are not slow nt showing it The districts that had tn take a back prat were In consequence mure or less dissatisfied and whispered loudly and strongly of favoritism Tbe ball was not impressively dec orated ill tante being apparent in ninny instances foe most worthy of notice In the arrangement be ing the liberal aupply of ice water which was dispensed with a lavish hand to the thirsty delegates most of whom howevcrcxpresscd an unqualified desire for something stronger Tbe desk was decorated with a large bouquet and dressed with a silk banner of the St louis Light artillery bearing the Missouri coat of arms Ou the eat side of the cbairmau a portrait of President Cleveland was displayed on an easel A draped crayon of Vico President Hendricks adorned the west Bide At tbe tlrat entrance of the west side a large portrait of Kamuel Tilden near ly five feet high rested against the wing hung in mourning The boxes in the first circle of the auditorium were hung with large American flags gracefully suspended from the ralMngs Viewing the delegates from tbe position usaaliy occupied by me urvucBira wutu was uouatca 01 tnc pres foe sented an anoearauce impressive The delegates from the dia sat as solemnly as a man awaiting his death HenteBcti while tbe candidates and their benchmen were uprcMHloiisly funny or rather tried to bn tor a feeling of uneasiness could detected beueath their noisy mirth Tbe convention did not present tle appearance of a body of thinking men but rather of a gxttoerhig tbe members of which did not seem to know exactly wbat to do At 11 30 a Chairman Shields of the state central committee wteoped forward and with a sharp rap of the gavel called the convention to order Tbe delegates subsided and the gallery of the 'L which was by thia lime preitv well filled became quel Prayer by Rev Tully of Nt Louis followed after which Dr Shield read the call for th? convent on and favored the delegates with a few remarks He said he congratulated the con vention on being the first Democratic state convention held in our old Democratic state" under tbe fostering influence of a natiosai Democratic administration for over a quarter uf a century He was glad to recoguirc in the faces of many of the delegates men who during foe dark days of that period liekl the banner of the great and grand old party Well might they congratulate themselves on the happy occasion Tbo good people of thia city ami the Democrats especially have promised to do all in their power to make the meeting a memorable one in (he history of tbe parly and he felt satisfied they would do ao for the magnificence and hospi tality of the city of Nl Louis are world renowned Missouri ranked fifth in population but first in devotion to the Democratic party aud in fealty to ils principles He said: meet here to day to reaffirm our faith in the principles In the grandest party that was ever known to man and to rededi cate ourselves to foe grand work of upholding its banner against all foes congratulate you that the pledge you rnad to tho people of the state two years ago that we would guarantee an economical and incorruptible administration at state affairs has been fulfilled in every particular and that the debt left to the stale as a legacy by our good Republican friends when they like the Arabs folded their tents and silently faded away from the classic hills that overlook the kingdom of Callaway and took their fiueweli of the etat that would never know tbftui more is under an econom ical and beneficent administration passing away like the snow under the summer's sun so that by the end of another administration we can say tu the good people of our slate and of foe world that Missouri has once more reached the proud positiau of not owing fl uf bonded debt thunks to tbe Dem ocratic party for it But aa I am not a speech maker either by profession education or inclina tion and as your state committee baa selected a gentleman well qualified in the art of rhetoric and oratory to preside over your deliberations during your temporary organization one in whom we hope you will be well pleased 1 will introduce to you Hon John Pbclpa your temporary chairman and one whose name is a household word among tbe Democrats of Missouri Ex Govercor Phelpf rose advanced slowly to the front of the stage and after gazing at hi6 audience placidly for a moment said os info Convention: I don't deem myself worthy of the high compliment paid me While it is true that' I was at one time in public life and endeavored to serve my constituents I have been a Democrat all my life because I believe the principles of that parly are right and just Par ties will always exist in our government They should be cm rished as they act as a check upon one another inoush I hope without being charac terized by bitter party spirit The strict construe lion of the constitution was one of ihe principles upon which the two great parties in tbe early his tory of our country differed and were formed One was in favor of a strict construction: the other was a latitndinarian One of inc ainendmeniB to the constitution was thm al) pnwer no: delegated 10 the government of the United States was reserved by the people themselvee Tbe question of taxation ou which they dffer is one that cun cerns all the state Our siaie taxation is light comparatively but the tr xotion of foe United States is grievous Our expenditures have run up to an enormous sum It is true that ihe increased ex pansion nf territory earned increased expenditures but the increase is been more than tbe nerds of lie country required One of the principles of the Democratic party has been to levy heavy taxation on article? of luxury but not ou articles of prime necessity Shull vs reduce the expenditures of cur government ns have obligated onisMves to tbe Amer can people? In tbe rush uf business be fore the last cjLgrcss ibis question of taxation did not receive tbe attention 1 should but 1 hope will hereafter We have declared tbiit ve sir favor of tariff for re ven lie only cau co: hit on i'sel ves that wc have wrested anc 1 in: the government from uor political oppouoii will lead the by harmonv and 'h 1 wij huvo your good will in the duchaigc of foe du is tiiai may devolve on Mr Phelpfl bad hardly concluded his remarks when 21 George Warder nf Kaunas city jumped to his feet and moved font Sen ttor Vest lc reqnoted to address the ccnveuiiun Loud crivs for Vest The announcement of tem porary officers being next in order Mr in sinuated to Mr Warder that his motion was slight frienda of Judge Brace teemed to think it a scheme of tbe Iteury men and objected to it A Alexander of Monroe Judge Brace's man ager called frantically for a roll rail and tor a few momenta pandemonium reigned Mr Alexander finally moved to adjourn to 3 o'clock Alter con siderable dillydallying the motion prevailed Just previous to this Judge Lindley of Si Louis in a speech extended on bebarf of foe citizens an invitation to the convention to go on an excursion on foe steamer CliarloB Chouteau from the water works to ('arondelet andj return But foe conven tion discourteously ignored his invitation This had the effect uf raising the ire of some of tbe backwoods delegate? to whom the idea of a free excursion is unqualified blisd so when he convention reassemblnu at 3 in and it was found that the committee would not be ready to report before evening an adjournment was promptly taken until 8 and the excursion in Vilutiun being renewed was accepted The honlrau left the wharf at 4:25 returning at 7 o'clock AboutfrX) of the delegates participated and enjoyed themselves greatly 3 Just see Hammerslough same old story of a bona fide cutting of 50 per cent in prices IfSuiia for Everyday wear Suits for Sunday Suite for Neat Dressers Suits for Everybody I1 ij'DTTT' DTTV 0 Before the sizes are broken Clothing buyers never befor il)U 1 1 INVz VV 1 were offered so much or such values for so little money Consider all these facts and buy Clothing at once of water of St LkjuIi made Ils report rccomwendlog tbe adm'ttance of all non contested tlfthgaduoB tbe contesting delegations being reserved tor a supple mentary report The committee on credential euburtted lo the convention a report relating to foe Sixth St Louis wardaml inPUiliDeU Baum and Lou I a Horen instead of li ng and Gvdfrvy axui reumi mending that Messrs Philips LcBaum and LmHs 11 'ren be admitted as delegates therefrom Inatevd of Messrs Edward Samuel Ring and Godfrey The majority report wa adopted The committee on permanent organization re poilcn in favor of ('ongrrsvuun A Dock pry for permanent chairman and Huchanau of Jacfc snn county permanent secretary ami that tbe nom ina'it ff office ra be proceeded with lo the follow ing order: Supreme judge super utenflent of public instruction and railroad cumtniluner It sl recommended that speeches uomlnating supreme jndg 1 be lim led to fifteen luinutf and tbo nomi nation of cu her officer to ten minntce The report wsh adopted Coiutjel James (i Broadhead of st Louis Dr Gore of Monroe ami Judge Lindley of st Louis were appointed a committee to escort Mr Dnrkery to inc chair Ou taking the rhar Mr Duckerv aid he des red lo express bis bis gratitude st being called upon to ptraido over the first convention that bad a4Mmbad riucc the election of Growr Cleveland and to nominate a t'cket which would be eb cted in November by irt least 4uiw hv th (Tildein that ihe Democratic leaders were falling was the face of him who bad carried tbe Demo crat banm rfl lo triumph in teak but had been robbed of his rights by the growst robbery of the nineteenth century Samuel Tilden was the moflt illustrious Denim rut since the death of Jef ferson Tho exigencira of tbe present demand unity in the parly both slate and national that past vii tor'c may be duplicated in me future Every acre of uncovered tend granted to railroad corporations mast be restored to the public do main reight rntefl must be lowered fed eral taxation reduced and the demand mnst be made that the surplus in foe Uvaaury be applied toward tbo payment of tbe national debt Tbe time is near at hand when ccMigrefts wdJl grant the old soldiera what they are entitled to The Demo crats left foe control'of the public domain in 1'4) and on urn Ing to power find that under Republican rule sufficient land had been granted to railroads to form a atrip of land twenty mile wide from tbe Atlantic to foe Mr Dockery cloned with a reference to federal taxation He Mid there could be no anch thing as free trade but there was such thing as protection Proper reform would only he carried out by committing them to Democratic hands Only meu of foe sam political complexion should bo in office and be could apeak for one congrcflBlonnl district that there was not a Republican officeholder iu it He fhonght if President Cleveland was given time be would turn out of offi every Republican The convention then proceeded to business Cohiuel James Broadhead moved an adjourn ment until 10 o'clock Thursday morning The motion wafl put bnt the chair was unable to decide the viva voce vote and tbe roll was called the chairman of each delegation announcing foe vote of is county The reault was fatal io the mo tion At midnight after desultory discnsalon tbe con vention proceeded to nominate candidates A Alexander of Munroe county nominated Judge 1 iifixiure brace 01 uonroe nf iittnrpnu llldvp S3 suitable in all respects to be a candidate for that office and the choice of the Democracy of nt least a large portion of the state John A ILng erty of ('allaway county placed in nomination fur the same office Judge Alexander Martin of bl Louis characterizing him as a man In every way capable of ably filling tbe position Colonel lames Broadbead of 1st Louis ad vanced to the front and raid that he supposed everv delegate felt it his duty to fulfil the requirements of his position properly and if that was the case clearly tbe to do wn 10 select that nn for the nomination of supreme judge wliowgj best titled to (jiscnnrge the unties 01 tnai oiurr min he begged leave to place inhi a "a John Henrv for intlrr nf th (f 1 iHSOll nomination was seconded by GeorgeV Warder u( Kansa Citv Judge nomi mil ion was seconded by Judge McKclgban of tbe Eighth district Colonel Edward McUace of Marmn countv seconded the nomination of Judge Theo dore Brace Mr McCabe wearied the convention and was flhut off by he chairman Janies Hagerty nl iastic ally seconded judge nomination IL A DeBolt of Grundy county seconded the nomination of Judge Brute Colonel John allon of Jefferson count? sec onded the nomination of Judge Henry Colonel John Crisp moved an adjournment to (t a Thursday but wifodrew the motion and the aero tary proceeded to call tho roll on the ballot for su preme jndgo The first ballot resulted aa follows: Total number of votes 7811 Necessary to choice 394 Henry Brace Martin 1:30 a The convent ron is still iu session und ail parties determined to bold ibelr vules The chances are strongly in favor uf Braoe as Martin's men have privately stated foal in caflc man they for Brace Look at this You want art Overcoat worth say $25 It will You will need it inside of six weeks you will have to pay $25 for it then By buy ing now at you save 100 per cent Such an investment beats the best real estate deal two leading be Diola receiving 50 voles and cx Govcrnor Charles Robinson of Lawrence receiving 16 voice On foe next ballot Governor Rnbinvon received 72 vote 68 being neccflaary for a choicu He was declared thenom ince of ttte convention amid great cnlhirswiem A committee of force was then appointed to escort Governoi Robinson from Ihe Hotel Commercial lo toe assembly rooms He soon entered and delivered an appropriate address after whch at midnight the convention adjourned Tile history of Governor Robinson fa well known b' ng lb llr btsfle governor of Kariiis and Ite pu and Lli'nioci'ais alike admit that It fa ihn ui rot nomiiiatun that could le lU'nte and all th flcicgiitub were well pleased with their work A i jiiv ihe prominent aud representative Drmo crate lio were visitors mere looker cm in Venice re oionoi son Acer lbhmi raic nne collector and Jndim Deveny Democratic iree for attorney general I (No longer a Clothier after September 18 1886) 5 ITH AND MAIJNL ITH AND A1AIX peated every time tbe con gre di hi tried to talk inally a deicgiitc from the ifth district remon strated Mr Bland iliun improved the opportunity to get in a worth He 'aid a little cloud had ar sen no: against him personally hut became some of the del reales were in a hurry to have the oitei of the convention transacted He would endeavor tu give that cloud a silver lining He then referred briefly to the sil ver question and closed with a eulogy of foe Dem ocrat ic party Delegates ail over foe hall here rose aud clamored loudly for reports from the commit tees The bate was unable to bring order out 18 4 uJs Dv 53 Dll I I Qt if il Ute land in Texas was needed for Trxans and focir pnf lerily The great danger in his mind win that forv might be crowded into the Gulf of Mexico.