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For S. DracAU For Railroad Commissioner J. W. LrH For Judge Supreme Court. G.

Routs sos Dm Moixzs, Iowa, Aug. 16. Special Tcls-fram. The Republicans of low are harmonious. Tbey adopted Foraker's determination to bare harmony if they had to fight for It.

They fought for and against prohibition for two hour and finally were harmonious by a rote of 003 to 513. Ex-Senator Harlan, the old patriarch of the Republican party in- Iowa, made a speech which delegates said came like a voice of all wisdom, and there was talk of making' him the candidate, bnt he bad no desire for honors, and Frank P. Jackson, ef Des Moines, was an easy victor over all other competitors for the gubernatorial nomination. Bam Clark, editor of the Keokuk GaU City, read the platform with a dramatic eloquence that filled the whole convention hail with cheers of enthusiasm, and there was never more evidence of bar- mony In any great convention than here. The platform was adopted by a rousing' shoot of "aye," and it looked as though the Iowa Republicans wonld for once disappoint those who always look for a fight in their conventions.

But Just when prohibitionists and anti-probibi- fUXI D. JACKSOX. tlonitts were shaking hands and congratulating each other that they were like brothers without a fight fpr harmony, ex-Speaker Struble, of Tama county, came down the center aisle shaking his finger at the chairman and yelling, "So gag law here." Be was backed by several other radical Prohibitionists, and united tbey xeade their effort to reconsider the vote by which the platform bad been adopted, because they were dissatisfied with the temperance plan. Ex-Speaker StraMa's Protest. Mr.

Struble protested that be was for harmony, and be favored the first part of the resolution, declaring that prohibition should not be a test of party loyalty, and that this question should be relegated to the legislative districts for settlement by the people; but he also protested against the last clause in tbe resolution in favor of local option for counties, where prohibition had never been enforced and could not be enforced. In this wsy be precipitated a fight, showing that harmony Is never certain In Iowa until there has been a fight and some one has been whipped. In this ease tbe fellows XX-EXATOm JaXKS HAftXajr. Temporary Chairman. wbo prcclpiUted the row got the worst of It, and after tbey had been beaten there was harmony again.

Bnt it took two hours bard fighting to do it and beat the radical Prohibitionists who had been itching for the fight. They made a good fight in the beginning, and tbelr boldness rather intimidated the Conservatives, until Sam Clark came back to the platform to defend the temperance plank' in the interest of harmony. Other members of tbe committee on resolutions followed Clark the arena against the Radicals, and after two hours of debate the vote gave an Indorsement to the committee and there was harmony. largest Coaveatioa Ever Held. The convention was one of the lsrmt ever held in the State.

There were 1,200 delegates and the Calvary Mission tabernacle, with a seating capacity of 800, was packed with visitors. The dav was hot ant sultry, but every one was in a good humor when the convention was called to order by ChairmanBlythe, of tbe central committee, at 11 o'clock. A few minutes before this Mr. Blytbe had escorted to the platform a white-haired man who bore some resemblance to the late Rutherford B. Hares, and as the crowd caught sight of that whitened head, there went up a wild cheer of welcome.

It was ex-Senator James Harlan, of Mount Pleasant, who was in Lincoln's cabinet. He afterward served bis State in the Senate of the United States, and has low for twentv vesrs been show. inr lowana bow to grow old gracefully and find happiness in private life. He bowed to tne delegates, who cheered, and then sat down. After caning the convention to order.

Chairman Blytbe Introduced ex-Senator I Harlan as the temporary chairman, and the storm it enthusiasm burst In all its grandev "and made the tabernacle ring with the tempest. There was hesitancy in toe old patriarch's voice wnen be Kan to speak and there were tears in the eyes of old men who looked down from the ralieries upon their old-time ideal of statesmanship and again heard bis voire ia toe councils of toe party. He spoke lika a urf. sod the delegates and the people ii the ralieries bee red and listened to bis roan sets with the gravity of an audience ia church, as tbev were moved. It wasa queer combination of reverence and enthusiasm which these Hawkeyes showed for the man who was speaking to them and tellinr them bow to secure sue- tbe History I eras.

Hat hrn he mnaale Thei ittle MUSt Be FOUght On I of tbe Republican partjr aa -j I been pmril at the birth an But when be recounted present at tbe birth and PROHIBITION A SIDE ISSUE Ex-Senator Harlan Makes the Speech of His Life. Efforts of Radicals to Create Discord Do Not Succeed The Ticket Completed. For FRAmc D. jAcaaon Must Look for tbe Caase. one wbo bad tbroagn an tba early straggles, the cheers came at everv sentence until It was difficult for him to proceed, Senator Uarlaa said: Gentlemen of tba Convention I tender ta you asd tba Republican htal.

executive committee my heartfelt thanks for tba honor of being msda your temporary cnsirmso. and promise sa earnest endeavor with your forbearance and help to dischsrre tba duties thus imposed as well as I can. and st least impartially. ft Was aa Insptrattoa. To me it is Indeed an ln.pl ration ta look into the patriotic fares of such sa assemblage of renresentauva Iowa Republicans.

There ara enough of us here to-day to revolutionise sa fsr sa aeedf ul lha politics of our Male and to set the pace for the rcally-aeedcd reform of the politics of the National cress sad administration. But It requires no argument to prove that these ends can be achieved only by active, harmoni ous, persistent work, Such workers only lead in all tbe practical business affairs of this life and aa well in the movements which end in tbe control of states, nations. kingdoms and empires. This has always been so, and wilt be so until tne end of time. Even Jehovah, in whose image we are made, manifests himself by the activity of the thinirs which he Das made, it is equally numm lust unity of purpose and effort is essentlsl to political success ss activity.

How often we hsve witnessed the overthrow of dis tracted majorities by tbe united sad harmonious minorities it cannot be needful here to recite. Persistent Work Ksrssssry. It can hardly be necessary to more than men tion that persistent work is ss necessary for political success as activity sad harmony. As intelligent lumen would not rely on -the labor put luru ou inese oeauiiiui lows Betas last year aa being sufficient to secure abundant harvests this year. we must not rely for future political vl.

lories on tbe splendid record heretofore made by our grand old party Of course such record honestly made snd such a reputation fairly woo are of great value. But we should nevsrr forget the earnest counsels, the tolerant spirit, tbe wise forbearance with each other, and the vigilant, harmonious, persistent iou Dy wntcn mis tncarnatioo oc story waa won. or it is as true lo-aar as heretofore that eternal vigilance is the price all must pay t.r lasting victories. These trite observations. It is hoped, may not be deemed inappropriate st tbe commencement or our deliberations, in view of the unpleasant fact that our great party does not now occupy that triumphant position either In lows or the country st large which it held so firmly when I last had the pleasure of being a delegate here snd the distinguished honor of presiding as I now do.

A Chang. Has Com. Then a nomination by the Republican eooven tioo was deemed a certain prelude to the elec tion of our nominees. But we ought not to close our eyes to tbe fact that aa a National party, after continuous triumphs during a quarter of a century, we met with a disastrous defeat in 1KM and a second one last November, tbe effects of which are seen already ia the business ruin now spreading all over our coun try, and that la Iowa, although our party had triumphed annually from the summer of XftA to the autumn of If, a period of thirty-live years. we than suffered a partial defeat la the loss of our candidate for Governor, which waa repeated with emphasis In Itwl.

It Is indeed pleaaaat to be able to add that last year on National issues the detest of ll was splendidly reversed. Whether or not our Iowa victory of last autumn shall be the carbineer of a greater triumph this year will depend very largely, in my opinion, on the results of the deliberations of this eooven- Humiliated as we all must feel by ourrepeateo national aeieats ana ooserrinir tne loss in ae tali of such uiDraitars or Kepublicaulsm as Iowa. Illinois, taronaln. Jdlrhixan. Kansas aad Maasacbusetts.

prudence would seem to demand of us a dispassionate search for tbe cause of tbese disasters. It surely would not be improper for us now snd here to. inquire do tbese defeats Indicate the repudiation by a majority of tbe people of tne fundamental princip.es of the Republican party aa alleged by our political foes? 1 answer for myself surely not! To my mind it Is perfectly clear that a majority or tne people oi tne loyal states nave never at any time since our Bnt National Republican trl umpb In IMM Intended by tbelr votes to condemn any of tbese rreat principles. What are these principles which our opponents assume have been overthrown by the people at the polls? Principles of tbo Kepabtleaa Party. I.

We. Republicans, believe in the perpetual union of all the States under the constitution of the United States as one sot ere la-o Nation, to be maintained against all assailants, either at home or abroad, by force of arms whenever necessary, and In the sovereignty of each of tbe states in tocaiauairs. ft. We believe in tbe protection of every cltl sen in the enjoyment of personal freedom and as a means for lis sure defense In equality of suf fraire sod all civil snd political rls-ht without renrd to race, color, or religious belief. a.

Wo believe la tbe control st all popular elec tion oy majority of tbe leral voters. 4. We believe in equality in the Impositions of all public burdens, snd therefore la uniformity of taxation, snd to this end reasonable taxation of the products of other countries broturht here for sale, to be so levied as to favor the Industries of our own people, bearlns: In mind reverently that Jod hath said: "fie who will not provide i or nis own nouseooia is worse man an innaei. 6. We telieve In tbe creation of a circulating medium by the government, to consist of sold and silver cola snd psper money of uniform value, to be kept st par and exchangeable each i or eacu ot tne otnersat tne opuooof tha holder.

Rigid Ecoaosny Ksressary. ft. We believe in rigid economy ia administra tion municipal. Mate, and National. 7.

We believe la efficient support of free schools by the several States sad Territories for all tbe children of proper aire domiciled within their respective borders and aoninter ference with church schools primary, demic. or schollstic. 8. We believe in the prompt enforcement of all lust laws. Including those enacted for tha sup pression of intemperance, vagrancy, vice, and crime, ano tne repeal of all uniuat ones.

9. We feel profound respect for sll honorably aiscnanreo. i nion soldiers ana sailors, ano rea sonable pensions for those wbo are suffering on account of wounds received, diseases con tracted, and constitutions shattered la the mill tary service not ss ehsrtty cast to mendicants, but as a bad ire of honor In just recognition of tneir patriotism in tne preservation of the zi Uon and our free Institutions. Adhesion to these fundamental principles is Republicanism as your temporary chairman understands it. snd if I do not know what Republicanism and its legitimate fruits are who does? Witnessed It Birth.

Growth, Achlevententa. Am I not one of those who were present st the party's birth? Who stood by the cradle of freedom in which It was rocked? Who helped to bear its snieia wnen it was still small ana and needed defenders against its giant foes? Who ssw it develop lusty body, a great heart, and a magnificent brain, no longer needing or toler. sting guardianship? Who stood by it when it first stretched forth its strong arm and grasped tne scepter of National power from the trembling hand of an effete Democracy that, having outlived its patriotism was found to be no longer lit to govern a free people? Who ssw the young giant party in presence or aa empty treasury and general bankruptcy sweep away the wild-cat money with which the Democracy had cursed the country snd substitute a sound National currency? Who saw it when the country was stripped by the Democracy of adequate means of military defense, organize and equip great armies and create invincible navies? Stand off by lis statesmanship the hostile diplomacy of Europe and by Its military genius restrain tha organized "Oopper-" rmea "Knights of the Golden SI Democracy of that period 1 States, while it crushed ItStF0" the rebel 5'Lh'Lt7 'V, kBock th hackles frota the limbs of millions of slaves, prptent of the Democratic party AVBO "aw UreorrSnize on the basis of freedom and political equality all the recent insurreotionary atates and restore them to their former places in the union, strengthened by tbe admission also of bill i score of new ststes? Who saw without tiring a gun. drive the French out of our sister republic of Mexico, compel Oreat Britain to pay for damage done as by her illicit cruisers snd induce all the nations to sbrogate their old-time dogma. -Once a aobject always a subject;" (CoaUnsvcd on tAird pave) WILL BUILD AT ONCE.

New Home lor the Chicago Acad emy of Sciences. AGREEMENTS MADE. Construction to Be Begun coin Park Committee) Appointed to Secure Col" lections from the Exhibitors The Fair. Before Sept. 1 ground wHI be broken or tbe new borne of the Chicago Academy of Sciences la Lincoln and it Is ex ported that within six mouths the building will be completed and ready for occupancy.

The negotiations, which have been pending fog some time, ware brought to a satisfactory conclusion at a joint meeting of the Lincoln park commissioners' and the trustees of the Chicago Academy of Sciences held yesterday. There were present, representing' tbe Academy of Sciences, Messrs. F. Gunther. B.

W. Thomas, M. Hlg-giason, E. W. Blatcbford, aad Ira J.

Geer, and Commissioners Waller, Barrett, Kirk, Winston, and lleoer, representing the park board. Several months are Matthew Laflln made a gift of to tba Academy of Sciences to be expended In tbe construction of a building for tbe Institution, and tbe Lincoln Park board also appropriated 25,000, making (100.000 In all that is available for the new building. There were many de-1 talis that remained to be decided upon before building. operations could be com me need. As the agreement stands the Academy of Sciences will have complete control of tbe building.

Tba Lincoln Park board agrees to keep tbe building lighted and to pay the salary of the curator and his assistants, amounting to (5,000 a year, A committee of twenty, with President Pea body ss chairman pro tern, was also appointed at the meeting whose duty It will be to confer with, the World- Fair authorities to secure from' exhibitors for the academy some of. the sci entific collections now at tbe exposition. On this committee are men representing every branch of science, and from prom lacs that nave been made already by many exhibitors tbe probability is thst every nook and corner of the new structure will be filled with valuable specimens. There are thirty boxes of bird skins in the Smith son is institution and three or four car loads of valuable books, which will be sen to Chicago as soon as they are assured safe place of deposit. DesrrlpUoa of tba Building.

The new building upon which work Is about to be commenced will stand directly opposite the head of Center street in Lin coin park, the front being 135 feet from Clark street. Patton and Fisher, the archi tects, have completed the plans, and bids will be opened at once for the construction work. The style of architecture will be of tbe classic order, the canons of tbe Corinthian style having been strictly adhered to by tbe designers. The material used in ex terior construction will be Bedford stone. snd tbe roof will be of red Spanish tile.

There will be a broad stairway leading to an open porch, which will be surrounded by massive columns. In tbe central, part of the first floor will be a large central hall tints bed tn Imported marble and tile floor. About tbe walls will be a high wainscoting of colored marble. Ornamental Iron and marble stairs will lead, from the right and left to tbe second floor, and under tbem will be a wide archway, which will communi cate with future buildings that may be erected on the east side. On the right of tbe central hall as one enters the building will be found tbe assembly-room, fifty-four feet long and forty-four feet wide, which will be used for lectures and academic meetings.

On the left of the main entrance will be tbe academy and park commission ers' offices, access to which may also be bad from an entrance in the north end of the building. The second floor will be devoted to one grand hall, with a gallery surrounding it. In the gallery and beneath it will be cases containing the books and scientific specimens. The great hall will receive light through a skylight. In tbe basement will be tbe workroom and laboratory, where 'specimens will be mounted, and rooms for the park policemen and draughtsmen.

Througn saaay verses. Those who are familiar with the recent history of the Chicago Academy of Sciences will remember that when the old exposition building was torn down the Institution waa left without a home. But this is not the first time that the academy has been homeless. In 1857 the academy waa founded. The original members were Drs J.

V. Z. Blaney, N. S. Uavls, J.

W. Freer, C. Helmuth, H. A. Johnson, E.

Andrews, H. Parker, and F. Scam on R. K. Swift, J.

D. Webster, B. W. Blatcbford, and H. W.

Zimmermann, to which list a large number was soon added. About (1,500 was subscribed, a room was taken ia the Saloon building-, corner of Clark and Lake street, a few cases were made, and a museum was Tbe finan cial crisis of that year left but few ef these subscriptions to be collected, and the society unable to pay a curator, to build new cases, or to publish transactions, A few of the members worked at leisure hours upon the cabinet, and sustained monthly meets lags. June 7, the building in wh)ch tbe museum was placed was partially destroyed by tire. The collections were mnch dam- BOOK C0OP0H CIA5GEI llllt Mead la 7 CopMf IM Iterant Numbers. For Full Particulars See Page 8.

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CHICAGO. THURSDAY MORNING-. AUGUST 17, 1893 TWELVE PAGES. aged, and parts of It were wholly destroyed. Before this fire the question of a change of location had been seriously discussed, and Immediately thereafter action was taken which resulted in tbe purchase of a lot on Wabash avenue, north of Van Buren street, and tbe erection of a building upon its rear.

'Tbe first meeting of tbe academy In this building was held Jan. 28, 1808. Oct. 9, 1S71, this building, In spite of the fire-proof qualities was confidently supposed to with all Its contents of Inestimable value, specimens, library, manuscripts, and apparatus, perished by fire. Of all the wealth of natural science which the academy had held only a few unidentified potsherds remained.

Within twelve daya after the fire a meeting was held and steps were taken toward the restoration of the academy. A circular! was Issued inviting the sympathy and help of corresponding societies, which elicited many immediate and liberal responses. It was determined to rebuild upon tbe old site, and upon tbe same plan, modified by such Improvements aa experience could suggest. Upon tbe front of the same lot a business block four stories la height was erected. Tbe restored buildings was occupied In the fall of 1873, the first meeting be ing held Oct.

IsV- Financtal reverses compelled the academy to abandon its building on Wabash avenue, and quarters were secured in the Exposition building. When that structure was rased to make room for the Art Insti tute the. collection of -the Academy of Sciences wsa stored to await the building of a permanent borne. After a struggle of thirty -six years the institution Is to be boused in a magnificent temple of learning which will be the pride of Chicago. PLAN TO MOVE THE GRAIN.

CHICAGO ACADEMY OF That Ac. Paul sad Minneapolis Bankers resits a Local Currency. St. PaCL, Aug. 16.

Special Tele gram. The question of moving tbe of wheat which is now being harvested by tbe farmers of Minnesota and tnc'Dakotas is iiovws of paramount Importance, and to-day Di leading bankers of St. Paul and Minneapolis held a Conference to discuss ways and means of meeting the emergency. A pro peal Uon waa discussed that banks ef St. Paul and Minnes polls should create a local currency by Issuing on the lines of the tried of the York', banks elesrinp-hpuse certificates in denominations of (10, (20, and foO, which coulrf be loaned to the buyers to be used In payment of wheat to farmers snd- of freights and charges to railways, and thus carry- tbe wheat to market when, the proceeds would be returned to the banks.

'This would give them funds with which to aedeem the local currency. Tbe question whether this plan can be worked seems to depend largely upon tbe co-operation of the banks, tbe farmers, and the railways. The bsnks are favorable to the scheme and the farmers and the railways will be asked to adopt it in the next three or four Fnaeral of SAD DAY IX CLYDE. tba Three Towns; 1st Bang's Lake, Persons Tbe little village of Clyde was la Tuesday. Nearly all tbe residents gathered at the Methodist church at 9 a.

where the funeral' services of Miss Grace McDonald, Sydney Roome, and. Ernest Koomo, tbe young persons who were drowned, at Bangs' lake. Wau- conda. last were to be beld. By the time the funeral in occasion had ar rived the little church was filled to overflowing and many had gathered upon the steps and sidewalks to take part in the services, Tbe white -casket of Miss McDonald was borne into the church bv Har old Downey, Alta Whitney, Louis Arnold, John Hancock, Howard Shafer, and Ralph Hall.

At tbe casket of 'Sidney Roome were Albert Hancock, Edward Moore, Louis Mongreeg. Bottle Moogreer. Clarence Bart let, and Joseph Mulr. 1 be bearers ot tbe casket or Ernest Roome were Will Muir. Joseph Hall.

Thomas Hancock, Guy Bennett, Joseph Whitney, and Will Thomas. The services were short but Impressive. A ouartet from the Rnlseonal chnreh ehnie of Riverside, In which Ernest Roome sung for two years, furnished -the music. Dr. W.

H. Burns, presiding elder of the North District of Chicaeo. Spoke feeiins-lv of ths Christian character and godly lives of tbe dead. Tbe quartet then sung "Safe In the Arms of Jesus" and tbe caskets were carried out, where carriages were taken for Forest Home eemeterv. where the interment took place.

FIVE MORE VETERANS CUT OFF. Boko Smith. Coat lanes Ills Psailia Work ta Indiana. McxciB, Augfia. Spectal TUnTrom.

Five more old soldiers in Delaware county have been notified: that their pensions have been stopped. One of them Is Joseph Henderson, who is nearly blind and unable to work because of rheumatism con tracted while In service in the Sixth Ohio lnfantrv and in the Utah Mormon expedition under General Albert Sidney John ston. E. R. Kenyon, of this city, is another ex-pensioner.

He dld good service for his country in a New York regiment which wss organized near the town of Buffalo. It is said that this is the regiment that rover Cleveland was called to report in. but to which he sent a substi Mr. Kenyon was a personal friend of Mr. Clevelsnd and voted for him for mavor of Buffalo, sheriff of Erie county, and three times lor C03IE BV THE THOUSAND.

New Tork People Show lag Tbelr A pp reels- I tloa of Tba ralr. New Yobx, Aug. 10. Sftecial Telegram. 1 Tbe fourth World jralr excursion train of the New York Central, which left the Grand Central station Monday morning, carried 1,033 passengers.

This Is almost twice as many ae have patronized anv previous excursion aad shows conclusively tne popularity ox tnese excursions. 110 FUNDS III SIGHT, Total Abstinence Life Association Has New Trouble. SCORED BY FRIENDS. Angry Policy-holders Denounce Its Management. Will Take Action To-day Before Judge Goggin to Protect Their Interests.

President W. F. Singleton, of the Total Abstinence Life association, would rather be bad been some place else yesterday when he found himself surrounded by aa excited and angry crowd of stockholders and policy-holders in the association of which he Is the head. It was at a meetlngof those Interested In tbe affairs of tbe moribund corporation held in the Royal Insurance building. The meeting was summoned by President Singleton to consider the condition of the association generally and to ratify a proposal to transfer the policies Alliance Association of New York.

This latter purpose of those in charge of tbe meeting developed during tbe proceeding, and was the subject of fierce debate. Trouble has been brewing In tbe organi sation ever since the Attorney General took i quo warranto action to prevent the officers from transferiar the assets of tbe associa tion to tbe New York' Insurance company. Some of tbe stockholders sent out tbe fol lowing call, that resulted in a big crowd at the offices yesterday. To the members of the Total Abstinence Life association ot America. Fellow members: Our association has already been weU nigh wrecked by mismanagement.

Are we to permit ourselves to be still further victimized forpersonal gain Rebuke high-handed methods by attending tbe meeting to be held Wednesday. Aug. is. at II o'clock a. at room 906.

No. 188 Jackson street, and standing up for your rights. Give no proxy to say one: and If you have already given one revoke It at once. Come to tbe meeting; hear aad Judge for yourself. History of the Aasorlatloa.

Tbe Total Abstinence Life association was established about twelve years ago, and was peculiar in the fact that it was one of the very few financial Institutions that set out to make money out of virtue. It wrote down on its books only persons that abstained from Intoxicants, arguing that as such persons did not die in large numbers there would be fewer death claims, and that the assessments would be smaller than In other Insurance companies. Tbe Idea soon became popular and was widely ven tilated, with the result that the association secured patrons all over the country. It has on Its books policy-holders. representing (10.3tti.000 In insurance.

Tbe officers of tbe association -until yesterday, when Secretary Bonncll and Actuary Knapp resigned, were: President, W. F. Singleton; vice president, A. J. Jutktns; secretary, A.

Bonnell treasurer, S. M. Singleton med ical director, E. S. Atwood actuary and superintendent of agencies, J.

D. Knapp. The directors are: Rev. A. J.

Jutklns, D. Colonel E. F. Ritter, Indianapolis, Ind. General W.

F. Singleton, Walter Thomas Mills, S. M. Singleton, A. Bonnell, T.

Richmond, Madison, Wis. J. W. Hart, Rock ford, I1L; Colonel George W. Bain, Lexington, Ky.

For several months the Total Abstinence association has been tottering. Ever since April last, when State Auditor Gore pre ferred charges against its management and asked the Attorney General to begin suit to dissolve, tbe organization has been embar rassed. The Auditor said at that time that if the company paid its debts it would have nothing left. There are two suits pending at present before Judge Goggin, one on the motion of Attorney General Moloney, who asks for the of the company's charter. and the other on the petition of a policy holder, who prays that a receivership be established.

Both cases come up for hearing to-day. Was a Riotous Gathering. The rank and file of the association are recruited largely from church societies. Manv persons took out policies with Gen eral Singleton because they -did not wish to be associated even in a financial venture with tipplers. The policy-holders that assembled yesterday were the class of people that one would expect to see at a meeting where the needs of the heathen Chinee or the benighted African were to be discussed.

There was a large sprinkling ef ladles to be noticed. Bnt the proceedings were very unlike those of a church gathering. Hard words were spoken and applauded, and Chairman Singleton looked once or twice as if he was sorry that he didn't leave his friends at home. The term "crookedness" was used more than onoe, and a gentleman who posed as a friend of General Singleton characterized the meeting as a "parcel of idiots." From beginning to endof the proceedings Chairman Singleton J-as baited without mercy. First there was an attack on proxy votes, it being understood that President Singleton had sufficient of these In his pockets to submerge his critics.

Next the point was raised that the meeting had no right to transact any business while Its existence was sub judice. A gentleman from Wisconsin read General Singleton a long lecture and told him he would be guilty of eon-tempt of court If be indorsed an agreement with tbe Commercial Alliens of New York, or with any oth President Singleton fought the meeting consider the pri ment, but the opinion that any 2- Wist Ion, opaay. to have 1 agree- would be illegal prevailed. A committee of five was appointed to consider the matter and report to the general meeting. The committee after an hour's deliberation recommended: 1.

That the committee be empowered to go before Judge Goggin and ask that membership in the Total Abstinence Life association be transferred to the Mutual Alliance of New York or to some other reliable life insurance company. 2. That, falling in this request, the committee be appointed Tbe committee's recommendation was adopted, and tbe general policy-holders will be represented before Judge Goggin today. BETTER DAYS ARE DAWNING. sf Ills ia Pittsburg's -Black District to Ra- saase Operation.

PlTTSBCao, Aug. 18. Special Telegram. Lindsay St MeCutcheon'e, one of the big Allegheny mills, and a good part of the National Tube works, at MeK.ee port, will resume operations to-morrow. Tbe former signed tbe Amalgamated scale this afternoon and work, it was stated by President McCutcheon, would be resumed at once.

Mr. McCuteheon is chairman of tbe manufacturers' conference committee. As such he was expected to stick out to the last before giving In to tbe Amalgamated. Tbe latter Is claiming a victory and say tbe held in the association to the Commercl mother manufacturers will sign the scale INDEX OF THIS MORNING'S NEWS. Pago Osa New home of tha Chicago Academy of Sci ences to be built at once.

in the Total AbsUnenoe Life Sss Delation denounce the management. Senator Cockrell would redeem bonds with Treasury notes Bryan's great speech. Fag Two. Congressmen take little in tf rest in the silver debate. Various social entertainments of Interest are given.

Passenger train rails through a Virginia trestle, killing seven people. Page Threw. Continued demands on New York banks for currency. rage Four. Fantasy, the best 3-year old of the year, trots in 2:13 1-4.

Monmouth talent falls in dsfeat Kingston, Fochino, and Ajax. Page Five. Labor leaders discuss the Lsks Front mass meeting City tn brief. Louisville Colonels shut the poor Colts out oold. Page Seveaj.

Hayti tendered a reception to World's Fair officials. Wood carving by vjmu attracting atten-. tion ia their building. Lake Geneva crowded with guests attracted by the international regatta. Pag.

Six. Chicago retail merchants report a largsly increased trade. Page Eight. Many congresses in session at the Art in stitute. Building and health inspectors investigat ing Italian lodxtng-hsuses.

Page Xnse. Stocks in Wall street decline, then react Grains and provisions close lower. Page Twelve. Insurance Mountain Field club continues its ssssioa at Danver. Interesting chat with Laura MacgilUvrav, tha actress.

and start their mills when they realise they cannot secure further wage reductions. The firm enough orders on band to Justify running. Another sign of improvement In tbe situation is the resumption at the National Tube Works. The bolter-makers and repairmen were sur prised to-day by being ordered to make tbe neeosssry repairs for an early start of the mill. Tbe company officials refused to publish their intentions, but the men expect to get notice to report for duty Monday morn ing.

The thirty-five-inch and forty-inch mills at Homestead will resume on full time to-morrow. The twenty-three and thirty- three-inch mills will start up single turn. The wire mill of the Carnegie company at Beaver Falls went on double turn last night, the first time in three years. The nail mill resumed operations after a shut down of several also several nail machines in the Braddock wire mill will be started this week. It is possible that the wire department will resume next week.

MANY STATES ARB DRY. The Rainfall Baa Beea. lasumcient and Poorly Dlstrlbwted. WASnctaTox, Aug. 16.

The drought which has prevailed for many weeks over a large area in the Eastern. Middle, and Northwestern States has not abated sufficiently to permit all the crops affected to recover. Some rains hare fallen, but they have not been general, and the moisture was hardly enough to soften the hard baked ground. In Illinois there has even been a scarcity of water needed for watering stock. In the Southern States tbe ram has been excessive in some places, but its effect has been to assure good crops.

Following is the report bv Missouri Well distributed, thoueh insufficient, rains have materially improved ail crop prospects. Ill inoia Ail vegetation was benefited where the rain fell, but more ia needed. Thrashing is progressing. Grasshoppers are badly injuring ta soma munun, Indiana Upland corn is a failure. There will be a fair crop on the low lands.

Late potatoes are almost a failure, owing to bugs and drought. But little plowing has beea done. Stock water is scarce, armers are feeding stock. Ohio Corn and tobacco are suffer nir snd in. Jurod by the drought: thrashing is progressing? wnest is goon ytciu oats are xsir.

ucnuran-4JOrn holds lair: potatoes am siif ntiy damaged: the pastures sre burnt. Wisconsin The drought has seriously reduced tne poisto prospects. in Minnesota and lows corn has Improved. In North Dakota wheat is light. In Sonth Dakota the Wheat berry is of a much better oimi.

ii iu.u waa Nebraska Wheat Is below the Kansas Corn good in the' northern districts. out suuonug in tne sou to era portions. vKuinoma corn improving. Colorado The yield of wheat will nraha.hlv be oeivw tun average; tne second crop Of all alia was oetter man was anticipated. asnington i ns grain cron la dolnr well a targe yield is expected.

Oregon The wheat Is better than waa ex. pected; all products are yielding weU. CYCLONE NEAR PAWNEE CITY. Far ier Turn ball's Boos Crashed and Family Injsred. His Pawxkk Crrr, Aug.

16. Special Ttle- gram. A cyclone struck the house of John Torn bull, near here, about 4:30 yesterday a'ternoon and entirely destroyed It Mrs. Turnbull was sick In bed at the time, and she and her baby and hired girl were injured. Not a plank of the house) was left standing-.

Tbe cyclone moved in a north erly direction, and was witnessed by a number of people of this city from tbe roofs of business Five inches of rain fell in the twenty-four hours ending last night. All streams are swollen out of their banks, and a number of bridges have been washed away. Intelligence from other places near shows that the cyclone traveled along the southern. line of Nebraska counties, starting in Kansas. It destroyed a great many houses.

'v Made at Mock. Marriage. Racuu, Aug. 16. Special Telegram William Wallace Sacket, formerly of Grand Rapids.

has been arrested charged with having a mock marriage celebrated between himself snd Mrs. Ida A. Clark. J. S.

Brown, an accessory, who the ceremony, is in Tbb excellent 1SS9 vintage of G. H. Mumm extra dry is attracting great attention for its natural dryness, purity, and quality. PRICE TWO CENTS. MR.COCKRELL'S PLAK He "Would Call In Bonds an? Issue Notes Therefor.

SHERMAN OBJECTS He Points Out the Danger of thr-- Scheme. GOLD WOULD BE DRAINED. Mr. Gallinger Urges a Postpone ment of Tariff Action. Representative Bryan, of Nebraska, Electrifies the House with a Mas-terly Oration Mr.

Hender-- son's Speech. Washtxotox, D. C-, Aug. 18. The flexible rules of the Senate are proving of great service Just now by permitting every gentleman wbo has an inclination to give utterance to his financial views at any time and to any extent be may choose.

While Senator Voorheea did not succeed in getting the upper chamber to enter to-day, as si hoped, upon tbe active consideration of his bill swelling tbe volume of National bans eurreaey to the par value o. their United States bonds on deposit, the greater portion of the day was devoted to financial discussion of one or more of the various propositions or resolutions pending. No one expects any decisive action by the Senate until most of tbe Senators have had an opportunity to express their views, and anything which offers occasion for speech-making may be said to be a step toward final solution. Among the petitions presented in the morning hour was one from Cass county, Indiana. "It is directed," said Mr.

Voorheea in presenting, "against the manifold of the present civil service, la which opinion I heartily concur." Would Redact Per Cent Bonds. Mr. Cockrell offered an amendment directing tbe Secretary of the Treasury to pay to the holders of per cent bonds, who may present them for redemption tbelr face value, with accrued interest in United States legal tender notes. Mr. Sherman stated the objections which occurred to his mind against the amendment.

The very moment the treasury notes paid out on these bonds, which were not due aai (he interest on which was no burden to tha" government, the notes, he said, would be presented to tbe government and payment in coin oemanoeo. 1 bat would be an un-business-like proposition and would complicate tbe situation. Tbe President of tbe United States had called attention in clear and forcible language ta the fact that the treasury notes issued under the act of 1890 were presented for re--demptioa in gold, and that that caused the first falling off of the (100,000,000 gold reserve. The proposed amendment be regarded as a most dangerous financial proposition. Mr.

Cockrell ridiculed the objection made by Mr. Sherman, whom he spoke -of as the great friend and patron of the National banks and as tbe great gold-mono-metallist. Why, be asked, should tbe National banks be allowed to increase their circulation by (19,000.000 on their bonds now deposited, while the government itself could not issue greenbacks to redeem its 2 per cent bonds! Maay Qwestiosis Ashwd. Many questions were asked by Messrs. Mitchell, McPhersoa, Peffer, Aldrich and Gray.

They were all replied to by Mr. Cockrell, who expressed his amazement and mortification at the objections made to his proposition by tbe friends of the National banks. Finally the bill and the amendment went over until to-morrow, and air. Berry addressed the Senate in favor of the double standard of gold and silver. It generally agreed, he that the Sherman law was thoroughly bad.

It was a law which never should have been passed and he was particularly gratified that not a single Demo cratic vote bad been cast for it either in the Senate or the House of Representatives. In an evil hour for the country the free silver' bad parted company with with their friends on the Democratic side of the chamber, and had consented to the passage of the Sherman law and the repeal of the Bland law. he repeal-of the Sher man law, without other legislation, would, in nis opinion, place the country upon a gold basis, would prevent the future coin age of any silver, and forever praettcalhr destroy silver as money. He (Mr. Berrv believed in the double standard, and waa not willing to cast bis vote for the gold standard of money.

Mr. Allen gave notice of an amendment to the National bank circulation bill to the effect that interest shall cease on the bonds on which the additional circulation shall be based. To Fostpoae Tariff Talk. The Lodge resolution was taken up. with the Gallinger amendment to it, to the ef-.

feet that it would be unwise and inexpedi ent to make any radical change in the tariff prior to .1897, and Mr. Gallinger addressed the Senate. He declared himself ready to vote, at the earliest possible moment, for the repeal of tbe Sherman law, though be did not belie re that that much-abused law was largely responsible for existing financial evils. He believed that silver and tbe Sher man law had infinitely less to do with busi ness depression to-day than the anticipated onslaught of the party in power on the Me- Kinley tariff bill. In conclusion, Mr.

Gal linger said "Let the bill permitting banks to Increase their circulation be enacted into law and let this resolution and amendment be adopted and confidence in our finances will be at once restored, both at home and abroad. Trade will brighten and another era of prosperity equal to the marvelous prosperity of the administration of President Harrison will speedily come to the United States." At the close of Mr. Gallinger's remarks the Senate proceeded to executive business and soon adjourned. Tba Day la tha Bouse. The financial discussion in the House took on a deeper interest to-day than on any occasion since tbe opening day of tbe silver debate.

William J. Bryan, the elo quent young Congressman from Nebraska. added greater laurels to his reputation as orator and made a free coins jr a speech which, in the opinion of many, surpassed the great tariff speech which gave his.