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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1896)
n It "1 1' ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, Save time I'.XIK'MHO 0W it ii J worry . The Dally Astorlan HA A pMiUlAS AND pENMANCNr ... Family Circulation... Much mom than imhhs timm a Mil THAT Of ANY OIHIH KAftH IN ASTORIA. An "Ad" In 1 im Af umiak's "Want Cidiimn " EXCLUSIVE TICLECSRAPIIIC PRESS REPORT. VOL XLV. ASTORIA, ORKOO.N, TUESDAY MORNING, SKlfKMBKIi 1, 18M. NO. 208 4 (vN lACA'- Our Handy Wagon... Combines all tha features of Ins dibit's pUln wagon and vsloolprdu, and, all thlmrs ronaldsrad, cosis lbs ruo.uim r IrH than tllh.r. Ho desirable, cunvrnl.nl ni1 etlsfseory hai II proven, lhal, aa .1 rml "adlnr," II haa no equal. Wa tai.a tpvclal prtds, loo, In delivering lh. same promptly and In raulllaaa contl' lino to the Irada. rMIM)NIit'INWIMWMWl Gearhart Park S Hotel CLATSOP BEACH i I Oregon Zmmmmmmm- HARDWARE, PLUMBING TIN WORK JOB WORK AT PRICES THAT DEFY COMPETITION Call and Be Convinced Oregon State Normal School MONMorrn, ouKt;N. A Training SthiMil (or Teachers. Senior Year Wholly Professional. Twenty weeks nf Psyrhol -uy "inl ibnrrnl uikI Special Methods; twenty weeks or Tcuchlng anl Training 1 c 'iu t un til. TralnliiK arhMil of nine grd,-s with two hundred children. Itrg ulir Norinnl Course of Thrra V'-an . The Normal Diploma la recognised ty law na u Stale Life Certiorate lo teach. Light Kn-a; !l.iirtl at Normal Dining Hull 11.60 per iiwk, Furnish- ri rooms with light anil ltr. 7U: In 1 00 per week. Hoard I lodging In lrlvala families II. W lo J W per week TUITION:-Hub-Normal. ti.00 per term at Ion weeks; Normul. IB 25 per term of ten weeks. (Irailna from n-putatile schools accepted. Catalogues cheerfully furnished on application. Address l. I.. CAHPULLL, I'm., or W. A. WANN, Sec. of I'aculty. Mount Anrel College. MKT NT NiKI., MAIIIUN IK in,.t rx.'. ll.l IknnllKK H. lioi.1 In llm Noriliwi.l. niir prliii lpli' l - lo iiw lln Ini iih IIiihU Iii ii hi lilim uuil inilv liiirliiTK in unni li iinilnu nul i i ili ni-i'i innin- T III ...ill lIlM'lllllllll 1.1 I. .lift llll III. IiikiiihI Ii'Vi'Iiiik llir KniiiilM. I'lil l HK Iii in' rnlnnilKK llli' i iiLIih'L. rolli iMloiiK, lllmiry, i Ciini.nT. liil mill llu. in, . l ouiMi HiuiKlni! rlul l.'nua nt muv lo tMimtl oih'Ii. Hi'iili'iiilii'r lilt. 1 Ihi'lr lliiif; lo Ml II i Militiiiitiiil iiiiiI i!''l iiii-iiU ni"l I'li niy im-nl ; iu to Hu ll' ntllv limllli livalvlim llii'lil iiliil'lr I'liiiuirlori'M ivl.,.: iintlvr lliitrouiih millriii'llo" lo ... u...ll .V ...1. u I...... IU...H ..V II..I ll.'.l lIlkR MIIIHIIIT II iN'lUltlrV ..Convent of the holy pps Astoria, Oregon. FRANKLIN AND SIXTEENTH STS. i Opening of a Dny and Donntlnir, Primary, Ornmmnr and HIkIi Bchool for Qlrla by tha BlHtera of tho Holy Namiia of Joaua and Mary, flum 8t Mury'B Aoaxlumy and Collide, Portland, Orotfon, Hi:iTi:iin:i i-i. imo Partlculitr nttontlon Rlvon to tnr.trurtlun In tlio dil'inul lu i ilnsci Mualo, Drawing and Painting. For ftirtlior purtlculam wrlto for Proaptt'tua or npply nt tlio Arndeniy tn Hliitor Himnrlor. nORTQAQE SALE It Will IMIV t.. r youtomtc uiLx -von wave 'M to RO per cent at the OREGON TRADING CO. Qlarkson & Marvin LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished Astoria Asphalt and Roofing Co. All Work Hour Palntlnu and KapHlrlnu L.nUy Kuofa. Children's Wagons, Baby Carriages, Base Ball Goods, Fishing Croquet Tackle, Sets Garden Tools GRIFFIN & REED CITY BOOK STORE The Ideal Summer Resort... Mlioulil urtnr unli.ly fur tlio gny. rwt fur the wuury, a In uuliful coiiulry for the nature Im it. a pli iim.iiI home mill gunlitl rllli.nli" lur ill) 1 law c uuil lliRjiy oilier iiUi.utloi, im.y ho louu.: at tlio (loiu liurt, within nmy reach of Amo rut. 1'"- lulilliiuiuU information, ml Urviwi W. II. BARM0RE, Manaecr. m ima, m mm MKAMTI: WAKI'., KOl'l:. SIOM.S. IKON I'll'l;, ter ka con A PIPES, BAR ikon, steel, cannery M I'IM.IES. MMidERS' TOOLS SOL 0PPENHE1MER Trustee for the late M. C. CROSBY '! NtV. UIIKHON. ll-NMIItl. Illlll IIIM I1H' IWHh IIIIIKI' in anli-r i'Iiim'Ik uuil n rln l wmit Hi'in, In li'. IHii' ol mil' invlnllli l il l"l oiiiHi'li lr. MiiMc m nil i'l"!' '""''!"". V-!! ,,'..'ir "'''. ' 11 Al" 600 Commercial St. OF t Clothing UUUUb Fancy Notions Shoes Hats, Etc. Boom Company 216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce Portland, Oregon I.KAVK Oltl.KUH AT ItOOM I, KI.AVKI. ltUlI.U'G Guaranteed N. JENSEN and R. 0. HANSEN RED MEN HAVE A POW-WOW At SiiimIiIc, Where a Pleasant Time Was Hml Thoiiiih Nature I'ruwncil. AV I-HK.MTNT ADDKKSS MA 1)1". (la the ninlnry tad Ohjccla nl (be Order, by Jdie X. k. ClcvcUnd-Cia ul freedom !lred by lla Authors. NiitwIOiHlunilliig nulure'a frowning hi I nn Hunday, alMiut 4'W ld',1 M'-n ami thi'lr frlrnda lMaril lha aprclul train al 9 o't liM k for the plrnlc Krounda at Hi-aitlilv. No atopa it made and tin run wua io i onipiihi',l In forty mill uli-a. t'pon arrival at tint pavilion, af- Irr mimic by I hi- band, the prlmlpul i-iiTi'lm- of thw day urn coinininc.-d JmUv A. A. ('iHVi-lund. thu uiknowli'dg- fd orutor of l'yililiinlhtii and tli Itcd M' ll. ili'llvrri-d tin- nililiriut of the duy. JuiIrii Cli'Vi'land auld: Thi) llriil uu t In-lit l: airount of the ilKln f Hi" ordi-r nhona Hint It bh f, .on, lid In 1765 or I'M. undi-r thr tit! of thi' 'Koiia of l.llH'iiy.1 In li-". Kng liui'l, 11, , I ronli'iil V.IIII IihvIiik. In l''4,i IuikhkI tin- mivlKiiilon ml, riimpi'llInK llu- Aini'i imn tolonli'H to alilp tlii-lr Ktuplia to Knitlnnd, and furilnK thini to puri'liaMD u)l tlii'lr aiiiilU' from th in, ,i lur louiury, pubiiiiI unntlur art kiiii.vii ii m tin- 'Mump ui I.' ulilih pni. V Illlll Illlll III! d'M'llllM'lll wna I, Kill with out n Hluinp. uml iiIho 1,'Vli'd u lux on nil ,ii,r uml vi'llum iihiiI In thi' co i.iil.n. About tin- nuiiii' linn- 111,' 'ipiur (tIiik ail' wua puanil. A atandlnK ni iiiy na ordiTiil for tlio ihIoiiIoh, and tlio niipU' vn-ri i'iniiH'lli'd to provldi' tin- lna,'i iiol only with iiiiu tora, bill iilwi Willi Im'.I.IIiii;. Ilivuood. drlnkH. uiap. uml riuidli-a. Ah aoon hh thv tiiMim nrrlviil thori' wu crrat rxcltr. in, 'nt atnoni; tin inlonlntA. who frit that tin1 pnnonif of ihoiti' Ihkp im n iiK iiui,' lo (Iii- llboray of tho (H-opI, Sit-ri-t imTlliiKa wi-rt" lii'ld whlrh pn-a-i-nlly bMik Iho form of rvKuhtrly or- Knnlai'd iin'i'tliiK, wlilih. Iii turn, n-wdvi-d ilii'iniM'lvi'a Into a Horrol MKl, ty nljliil by Km mi'mbora tin- "Sona of l.lln i ly ' Tin- in, ,ll,i of thin orKMiilxa linn im Krolom.' Tho i-lnti'lito of Hiik HiH-li'ty na noil known In Kiik land, for t'oloni'l Ihuhc llarri'. who wait a ini'iiilMr of pai'llaniont, and who op ,,,H,il llu- iihhkiii;,' of tin1 kIiimii art In ii npoi'i h Ki'bnmry 6. 1 7tr, irfrrrrd to bin parly im I In- 'Son of Llbrrty.' Klimlly raino Thursday. I iivi'mhor lt, IT7.1. Mon- I ban 2iXi p,npli. had Kalh- ,mi In (ho old South Churvh. Tin1 iiii'i'llni; bad Ihii iiilli'd on atvnunt of l hi. arrival of thrve vi'bih-Im loaib-d with ton. Aildri-HHra won1 iiuido by Samurl Ai'aina. Young, Itoe. CJiilnivy. and olh ita. II una ri'HolviMl that tho Im ahould not be lull, Iril. MiKHt-iiKora wore arnl lo I he novernor to Indure him to order the return of the veaaela. Tiny wir very ml, riniiflll. Then Samuel A,lillll8 ,i and falil; " 'ThlH mii'lliiK an do nothlliK lilorv In nave the rounlry.' "Kroin all inula of the thuix-h rant; out the uu hli word of the Sous of I.lb- .i ty- " 'Freedom! FriH'dom!' "The try wua tnken up oulHlde. A wiir-wlnNip wn ooundiHl, and a bund of bout M men dlnKUlaed na Indiana ap prared. hurrli-d to tho harbor, upruiiK iilHiard (lie Ira ahlp, and threw 342 eheaiH of tea Into the water. Aa Oliver Wendell llolmea haa written: " 'The Htorin broke Iooho. but llrat of all t lie lloHton tenput bubbled.' 'About thla time the aoelety of the Soiih of Liberty rhani;ed Its name Into the 'Sona of St. Tarmlna,' and after the ltevolutlonary War aeems to have dleil. Hut when, In 1TS2 the proposition w a made to elect a president and con greaa for life, tho 'Sons of Liberty revived and their war cry was heard nguln In the cause of freedom. In I7S9, the sorlrty was divided Into thir teen tribes and still retained the In dian forum, crremouleH and costumeiii whlrh were neres.-ary durliiK the ear ller airunnle for freedom of thla coun try. Every candidate for membership was required to bo 'vouched for;' 'that he wua a true republican and firmly at tached to the constitution of the I'nlt rd States.' The society also adopted the word 'Friendship' as Its watchword. In 17X11 and 171W, a dispute arose be tween the United Statea government and the Creek Indians, and Colon, ! .Maiious Willett was srnt to bring about a settlement of the dllllculty, whlrh he accomplished (aa lu says on pane llll of the 'Military Actions of Col. Wllletl,' In the congressional library), solely by llir aid of the T.uiilna So- ilrty; 'they entered Into a treuty of poire with Washington, tho beloved sin hem of Hi,' 13 lire.' "One act of the Tammany Society, us it was called in ldOS, should bo rr iiieinbcred ever with gratitude by the American people. During tho war of the Jtcvolutlon the lh ltixh prison ships at Wullubout werj crowded with pris oners, and from Inhuman treatment, lark of food, and the ravages of dis ease, 11,500 perished and their bones were permitted to bleach upon the shorrs. Hepcuted calls had been made to congress to give these remains de cent burial, but In vain. Tammany Society determined to perform thla i ri'l duty to thorn who died In the holy euuao of freedom, The corner (tone of I Im tomb wu laid April 13, 1X08, and on tho Zdth'of May were consigned the re mains of the patriot to their final rest' lug place. Hy this act thla aoclety which, aa the Hons of Liberty, had as sisted In the (b-fensa of their country, uml aa the Hons of Ht. Tamlna had pro- tiiied the claims of the people, deliver ed their beloved country from the dia gram which It attached to It, for (hi neglect which It showed to (he mi-m ory of these brave men. "After a few years the Tammany Society drifted Into a mere political or ganlxatlon, which, being displeasing to u large majority of 'Its members, they withdrew and formed thcmaelvee Into ii society known as the 'Itcd Men, which again In 1X33 changed Its name to the preaent one, the 'Improved Or der of lied Men.' "Thla Is a brief history of this noble onli-r, which still retains Its watch word, 'Krii'dom.' II Is purely Ameri can; born In '(he times (hat tried men's souls,' trb-d and not found want ing. Its founders struck (he Hrst blow for American Indeiiendenre. Denounc ed as rebels, hunted like wild beasts, surrounded by spies, holding their meeting In (he forests, disguised aa In dians, true to each other, their coun try und their Ood, they strugglel on until frei-doin was established In this fair land, and the tyrant deb ated. The Improved Order of lied Men, reverence their memory, and hung on the outer wall Hie old banner, bearing the old watchword they loved so well, Free dom.' "There is no such thing as slavery lu this country, and there never will be as long as a licit Man lives to raise his hand lu deft-nsa of frei-dom. My friends. I want all of you lo ticvome tncmlM'rs of this order, and to be ready at any time to defend the principles of liberty, which are the foundation stones of our government." After the exercises by the order, which In, lu I'll several short addresaea and munlf, dancing followed, and the remainder of the day was spent In va rious utiuiHi merits. The entire party returned on their special train at 5:31 In the evening. TIIK SOLID 1UCMIICUAT8. In New York Meet IMi-gHtcs and Make a Platform, Syracuse, N. Y., AugusUll. The state convention of gold Democrats today elii-ted the follow lug ileb-gati'S at large to the luliuiiaM,ls convention; lloswell 1. Flower. Churl, s Tracey, (leorge Mriire and Kdward Sln-pherd. The platform says: "We repudiate the Chicago platform and Its stippleinnt, the Populist plat form adopted at St. Louis, because both violate and attack all Democratic prin ciples. We repudiate the nomination of the Chicago convention. Its candi date for president stands as much up on the Populist platform with its de mand for paper distributed direct to the people and Its socialistic und un Ainerlran demands for the extension of Its drmands for paternal government, as he does uikiii the Chicago platform. He actively sought the Populist nomi nation. Having obtained it he has never rejected It, and he has never re pudiated a dccluratlnn of the Populist platform. More than this, we deplore the outburst of sectional hate which amended a line of the Chicago plat form, and detest the attempt to di vide the Democratic people standing w ith equal rights and hopes before the law, rich and poor. We have a ilrm and unvarying maintenance of the present gold standard of value so long us that standard continues to be a monetary fact." The platform opposes protection and says the silver producers have as much right to seek Interference In their be half aa the manufacturers of steel or cottons. It strongly endorses President Cleveland. OHF.OON GOLD. San Francisco, August 31. The Uothschllds, through an exploration company of London, have turned their attention to gold mining In Southern Oregon. They have Just purchased a group of three quartz mines In what Is termed the Lucky Hoy, in the lllue river mining district near Kugene. This Is a new camp In which between forty and fifty 1, nations have been made. The gold Is of the free milling sort. The ramp is 4G miles from Eugene, forty miles of the distance is traveled by wagon road and live miles by trail. Fin al papers have just been put In shape and Ueorge S. Haum, formerly super intendent of the Omaha mine In Neva da county, accompanied by a crew of men from limns valley, has left for the scone. Thry are to make a thorough Investigation and development of the property. HAT10 WAR. Canton, August 31. Owing to the rate war between competing railroads, the unprecedented low rate of 60 cents for the round trip, good returning for two days, was granted to Cleveland today. where Hryan speaks tonight. In conse- luence a considerable portion of the city's population is now In the Forest City. The Central Bryan Silver Club went In a body, accompanied by a bund and drum corps. There were 18S members in line. WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY Prominent Citizens Eiprcss Tbcir Views as to .ludye Tay lor's Utter. A TIMILY AND SOUND PAPER The Kcaspapcr Coatmeat Referred to ire litrstblal, Oatragcoi aad li ctlled for-Oaljr Dirt the Tom aid Its fstirt. As there waa some discussion yester day concerning the letter of Mayor Taylor which appeared in Sunday's la- sue, an Astorlan reiwrter called upon a number of representative business men, to whom the following questions were proKiunded: What yo you think of Judge Taylor'a letter In Sunday's Astorlan? Do you approve of (be articles which have appeared from time to time in the Evening Budget and Weekly Herald, censuring Mr. Hammond and the rail road company and complaining of (heir methods of prosecuting the Improve ments going on here. Has Mr. Hammond or not. In your Judgment, fallen short of his promises made with Astoria people respecting the progress and churacter of the work he Is doing here. Do you think the comments made by the papers referred to on the develop ment across the bay and the depot and other constructions on this side detrl mental to the community? C. H. PAOK. Judge Page said in reply (o the ques tions put to him: "I can say that 1 know that Mr Hummond has done more up to date that he agreed to do. A better class of work has been done than could have been exectcd, and I also know posi tively that these newspapers have tak en money away from this town by their tirades. Some of tho nien who are interested in the progress of affairs here, have absolutely refused to spend any money in this town simply because of articles which have appeared incl dentally reflecting upon them In the public press. 1 know of one Instance where a gentleman had arranged to put up a handsome brick business building in this city. An article ap- lieared in the herald which he thought referred to him, and he swore he would never spend another dollar In the town. No, sir, you can put It down as a fact, that such methods on the part of news papers, and others who may work on the same lines, only hurt the communl ty and reflect upon ourselves. More accommodations are open today to the public by the railroad company than our business demands at present." 'Some of the very men who are- condemning the efforts being made by property owners and the railroad for the development of our city owe those same property holders for their rent" COL. JOHN ADAIR, 'Judge Taylor's letter is a most ex. cellent and timely one. I do not see what can be gained by the attacks of the paiiera referred to. Mr. H. L. Hotchklss the prominent New York 'anker who visited this city a few weeks ago, bringing a letter of Intro duction to me from my old class mate, said that he was astounded to see In New York a copy of a paper referring to Mr. 11. U. Clailln, who was here about that time aa a guest of Mr. Hammond, as a counter Juniper and suspender seller. Any one who is post ed .at all, knows that Mr. Clailln is to day the king of merchants and many times a millionaire. Mr. Clollin per- conally felt hurt over the matter, and while I believe he Is interested with Mr. Hammond and knows him too well to be Influenced, yet the stigma is there. Such untruthful statements on ly reflect upon ourselves and retard our grow th. Take another Item which ap- peured about the same time, "Now Is the time for another load of Kastern capitalists.' The slur was there, and referred directly to Mr. Claflin. Our whole tow n was hurt. 'Mr. Hammond has not fallen short of his agreements In any particular. On the contrary, he has gone beyond what he promised, and we are that much ahead of the game, to the best of my knowledge. Up to the present time we, as a committee of direction. have had more work done than was contracted for, and I believe the rail road will continue to work on these lines until the road is completed In first-class stylo and In operation. I am satlstled that the amount spent and to bo spent on the Scow buy depot alone Is double the amount of money originally Invested by the three railroads In Portland for railroad terminals, prior to their adoption of a union depot. I certainly believe that such comments as have been made by these papers against construction on the other side of the bay, as well as on this side are detrimental to the whole community." CLYDE FULTON. "I consider Judge Taylor's letter an able one and on the right lines. "I do not approve of ths articles In the ps tiers referred to, but on the con trary know that they are untrue, un called for and outrageous. "Mr. Hammond has not fallen short of his agreement The road Is the best road In Oregon. The line as surveyed, when completed, will be the finest road bed on the I aclfic coast I except none. The engineers In charge of the work are thoroughly competent, and I be lieve that In every resect Mr. Ham mond has lived up to his contract and will complete the road on ths same high plane. ' "I know that such comments as have appeared In the papers regarding the development at Flavel and the Scow bay depot, and other buildings, are det rimental to our Interests. I am thor oughly convinced that the papers pub lishing such reports, have done so with the Intention of Injuring their own town. It hurts us more than It does the railroad. JUDGE GRAY. "I think Judge Taylor's letter la cer tainly right and proper. It ought not to be necessary, In a community of this kind to point out suuh errors and short-sighted,' suicidal and peevish ut terances. I certainly do not approve of that kind of journalism and while I have sometimes thought the railroad people were a little tedious In bringing some matters to a conclusion, I am well aware of the tremendous pressure brought to bear by outside interests against our proposition and this spe cially favored locality. We have had to contend against this for years. Mr. Hammond and his associates are en titled to the encouagement and moral support of every good citizen in Astoria and Clatsop county; and I believe that nine tenths of that class of people are willing to carry forward the work un der the adverse conditions now pre vailing. "From the best Information I have, Mr. Hammond has in every respect complied with the terms of his con tract, and has probably exceeded bis promises, although some matters have probably gone a little slower than we anticlpateed. Such comments as have apH-ared In the Budget and Herald are too small, spiteful and untruthful for respectable citizens to notice. The trou ble Is they hurt us abroad. 'The improvements made by the rail road company have the appearance of being most creditable, and are much better than we could have anticipated. The truth about this whole thing, the newspaper slurs and criticisms, is that it hurta the entire community, and the people who promulgate such reports can only do so for the sake of cheap notoriety which In the end will prove to be a dear commodity to Astoria." THE POET SCOUT. Crawford Killed in a Camp by a Stone. Jack Mining Seattle, August 31. The news reach ed this city today of the accidental death at the Blewett gold mines, near Blewett, In the Kittetas country, Fri day evening, of Captain Jack Craw ford, w ho claimed to be the original poet scout. The accident took place In what are commonly called the hy draulic claims, located a short distance below Negro creek. Crawford had been "piping" against the bank, and had stopped upon a small elevation to see what effect the water was having on the bank. A rock fell out of the bank, striking him on the breast. He was thrown backward and fell down the hill eight or ten feet, striking on the back of his head among some rocka He died instantly. Whether the claim of Crawford to the title of "Poet Scout" was founded on fact, or was claimed on account of a resemblance, real or fancied, of the famous rover, remains to be seen. . It is said that Crawford served In the United States army and was one of Custer's scouts. This probably explains his claim to being the original Jack Crawford. VANCOUVER GAMES. Vancouver, B. C. August 31. Van couver's great carnival regatta and week of sports opened today under the most favorable auspices. The city is crowded with visitors and each train and steamer brings additional numbers. Owing to the absence of wind and to the heavy clouds of smoke the yacht races had to be postponed until to morrow morning. The chief event to day was the procession, which was the largest and most gorgeous ever wit nessed in the province. The first la crosse match In the tournament took place today between New Westminster and Vancouver teams, the latter team winning by live goals to two. Meany la the leading tailor, and pays tha highest cash price for fur skins. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report rnwAiu n if? ABSOLUTELY PUKE SOUND HONEY DEMOCRATS Gathering at Indianapolis, and Will Tut Another Tkhct In . the field. CLEVELAND IS TALKED OF Bit His rricids Discos rage (he Idea of His .lane Bciig Iscd Sesjtor Grit ot Delaware Is Also Talked of. Indianapolis, August 31. Although the convention of gold standard Dem ocrats Is less than forty-eight hour away, the delegates are slow In arriv ing. A few of the delegates. Including Percy Belmont and John R. Fellows, of New York; Louis Ehrtch, of Colorado; Controller Eckles, of Illinois; Senator Vilas, of Wisconsin; ex-Congressman Outbwalte, of Ohio, and C. 8. Perry, of Connecticut arrived today, but the real influx will not begin until tomorrow. Secretary John Wilson already has the signed credentials of over (OO.ele gates and telegrams announcing that others are on their way. Thus far but one delegate has appeared who does not favor the nomination of a ticket. The managers, however, look upon a ticket In the doubtful states of vital Importance, but the general expectation now Is that an electoral ticket will be put In almost every state In the Union. When the present movement was organized the question of candi dates was considered of little Import ance. It was thought they could be selected at the conference, but as the movement has grown the contest has developed. There Is a disposition to consider the question of nominees more seriously. There is, of course, much talk of Sir. Cleveland, but his closest friends are discouraging it and there are also those who believe It would be bad pol icy to nominate the president or any one else connected with the administra tion. The managers have begun to cast around for vote-getters. The most prominent name suggested today Was ' that of Senator George Gray, of Dela ware. Congressman Outhwaite. of Ohio, ex-Mlnlster to Switzerland 1) road head, of Missouri, and Mr. By num are also talked about to some extent. AT GRANTS TOMB. Li Hung Chang Impressed with the "Grand Reminder." West Point August 31. While the dispatch boat Dolphin, having on board LI Hung Chang and party, was passRlg Grant's tomb today, the ensign was dipped and all aboard stood bareheaded until the flag was raised again. Li Hung Chang, with his attendants, also stood up, but they did not uncover. After this ceremony the ambassador turned to Colonel Fred Grant who was still by his side, and said: "I have seen the tomb of Peter the Great, William the First, and Napo leon, but I have never seen anything so grand as this reminder of so great a general. It eclipses anything I have ever seen." LI Hung Chang notified Colonel Grant today that when the Grant tomb is dedicated next year the Chinese min ister will plant a tree for him as a to ken of his regard for the great general. CONGRATU RATES McKINLET. Canton, August 31. Among the thous ands of congratulatory messages re ceived by McKinley is the following from the Hon. W. B. Allison from Du buque, Iowa: "My Dear Governor: I want to con gratulate you on your letter of ac ceptance. It Is most admirable In tem per and style and unanswerable In statement I especially wish to con gratulate you on your discussion of the money question. Tour positions are unassailable and you argue the ques tion with consummate skill." CAMPAIGN LITERATURE. Portland, Or., August 31. Secretary Wells, of the Republican State League, today received a quarter of a million pieces of campaign literature for dis tribution In Oregon. The literature treats both of the tariff and financial questions. ANOTHER SUICIDE. Baker City. August 31. Peter Wllda ner, aged forty-two, a prosperous stock man of the Upper Willow creek, com mitted suicide Friday, shooting him self in the head. He had been in poor health for several years.