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ESTABLISHED 1687.
NOMINATION OF BRYAN
A FOREGONE CONCLUSION.
A TOUGH STRUGGLE
Between the Middle of-lhe—Readers
and Bryan Men
UPROARIOUS SCENES WERE ENACTED
Sockless Simpson and Mrs.
L ease in Evidence
WHILE THE SPECTATORS LOOKED ON
The e itimaent In Favor of Nominating a
Southern Maa Was Very Pronounced
Among the Leading Spirits of the Conven
tion But Mary Ellen Had Not Forgotten
, M> con, Ga. and Her Rocky Experience.
St. Louis, July 24.—The disorganized
condition of the “middle-of-the-road”
forces Thursday evening and their fail
ure to perfect any arrangement for a
fight in the convention indicated a clean
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sweep by the Bryan forces. The lead
ers were confident that they would be
able to secure the indorsement of the
* convention for Sewall as well as for
Bryan. The anti-Bryan men appear to
. be completely demoralized bv their de
feat Thursday. They took it bitterly,
but have' mapped out a new program
• with an idea of covering their lost
ground. Friday morning, after a very
’ stormy session, they assayed a call of
states to ascertain how they stood, but
the leaders had disappeared and the
rank and file were all at sea. While
the “middle-of-the-road” men will
carry on the contest with a semblance
of hope,, they concede their defeat.
They bent their energies to prevent the
more hotheaded men from bolting the
convention outright in order that they
may hold one in the event of B~yan
and Sewall being nominated. Many
are smarting under the severe sentence
of Senator Allen and may possibly take
steps to resent the insinuation that they
were influenced by money. ilt is under
stood that the leaders will try to avert
an attack upon Bryan and Sewall may
be bitterly denounced. That Texas,
Georgia, part of North Carolina, part
of California and portions of delega
tions from other southern states will
bolt Bryan and Sewall and name an
other ticket seems to be a foregone con
clusion.
The weather continued hot and sul
try, though it threatened ra n. It was
even more oppressive than Thursday.
The doorkeepers, ushers and policemen
sat about in the aisle of empty seats and
fanned themselves and mopped the
sweat from their faces. They had no
duties to. perform. The few visitors
that straggled in were not interrupted
nor even asked if they had tickets. For
nearly an hour before the convention
’ was called to order the band played vig
orously “Maryland, My Maryland,”
“Marching Through Georgia, ” “Dixie,”
“Silver Threads Among the Gold,” and
similar selections.
John Baker, who has long been prom
inent in the Republican party in Illi
nois, and who defeated William R.
Morrison for congress, made a speech to
the Illinois delegation before the con
vention met advocating the union of aIF
silver forces on Bryan.
Allen In the Chair.
Not more than half the delegates to
the Populist convention were in their
seats at 10 o’clock when the massive
form of Senator Allen, the permanent
chairman, appeared upon the platform.
Four minutes later he called the con
vention to order. It was drizzling out
side and there were not over 300 people
in the galleries. The delegates rose and
stood with bowed heads while Rev. •
Welbor G. Williams of the Union Meth
odist church of this city invoked the
divine blessing.
Among those on the ffiatform were
ex-Governor Waite of Colorado, Sena
tor Peffer of Kansas, General Field
of Virginia, National Committee man
Branch of Georgia and Mrs. Helen
Gougar of Indiana.
Chairman Allen introduced Mrs. Ma
rion Todd of Michigan, who has been
conspicuous as a Populist speaker for
several years. She has a strong face
with clear brown eyes. Her dark hair
was streaked with gray. She announced
the death of Mrs. E. H. Emory of Wis
consin, a prominent worker in the re
form cause, and paid a glowing tribute
to her memory. She offered a resolu
expressing the regret of the oon-
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vention at Aits. Emory’s untimely death.
George Gaither of Alabama also paid
a tribute to Mrs. Emory’s work, saying
that the influence of her book, ‘'Seven
Financial Conspiracies,” had been
largely responsible for the growth of
Popu ism in that state.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted by a rising vote.
A. A. Noe of Ohio, delegate, presented
Chairman Allen with a gavel contain
ing 18 ounces of silver and 1 ounce of
gold. The wood of the handle is of
hickory. After its presentation a novel
incident occurred. Captain G. A. Lloyd
of Rochelle, N. Y., and Mrs. Penning
ton, the sweet singer .of Arkansas,
marched into the hall dressed in the
costumes of Uncle Sam and Columbia.
Captain Lloyd wore the red, white and
blue spiketailed coat and tall hat of
Uncle Sam, while she was arrayed in
the stars and stripes and wore the shield
and turban of the American goddess.
They made their way to the platform
amid cheers and faced delegates, while
Mrs. Pennington sang a Populist cam
paign song.
Jerry Simpson jumped on a chair and
protested against wasting any more time
of the convention. The delegates, he
said, v. 're present at great expense and
the convention should get down to busi
ness.
John S. Dore of California created
something of a sensation by declaring
the rules of the Omaha platform, pro
hibiting federal officeholders from tak
ing part in the deliberations of a Popu
list convention, should be enforced. His
remarks were evidently aimed at Sena
tors Butler of North Carolina and Al
len of Nebraska, the temporary and per
manent chairmen. He was cheered by
some of the “middle-of-the-road” men,
but no action was-takon.;
A Conference Committee Appointed.
A committee to confer with a similar
one from the silver convention was ap
pointed, one from each state. While
these selections were being made, some
one in the gallery over the speaker’s
stand attempted to hang out a banner
representing Bryan with one foot on the
Democratic platform and one on the
Republican platform. He was promptly
suppressed. The banner had been sent
to the gallery by the Texas delegation.
When Texas was called for her member
of the conference committee, Delegate
Park jumped up and shouted: ‘/Texas
never treats 4’ith the ,enemy. ’ Texas
names no member of the committee. ”
All the other states, however, made
selections. The committee immediately
repaired to meet the silver committee.
Congressman Howard called upon the
chair for a statement of the purpose of
the conference committee and why it
was created.
Senator Allen responded that the ob
ject was to ascertain that the two fac
tions could find as common ground to
stand on.
The regular order was then called for.
This was the report of the minority
committee on rules. It was in favor of
makipg a change in the arrangement of
nominations so as to make the nominat
ing speeches of vice president before
those of president.
Delegate AJcGrath of Illinois promptly
moved to lay the minority report on the
table. Congressman Howard and Bar
ney Gibbs of Alabama demanded to be
heard on the motion.
The proposition would show the ex
treme high water strength of the anti-
Bryan men. There was some parlia
mentary squabbling. Tweed Pomeroy
of Newark, N. J., chairman of the com
mittee on rules, took the stage and ex
plained at length the conflict between
the majority and the minority of the
committee.
Donnelly Enters a Protest.
Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota pro
tested against the proposition reported
from the committee on rules to allow
the candidate to select the national
chairman.
“It may be,” said he, passionately,
“that when this convention adjourns
there will be litt.e left of the People’s
party except the national committee.
While I may be willing to support
Bryan, if he is the choice of this con
vention, when the folly of the moment
has passed away we may want to clothe
the skeleton that is left.”
He wanted the national committee to
select its chairman.
The “middle-of-the-roaders” cheered
Donnelly lustily, and an Alabama dele
gate cried out that the convention should
select the chairman. Judge Green of
Nebraska made a vigorous reply to Mr.
Donnelly, in which he declared that the
Populist party would emerge triumph
antly if it grasped the opportunity to
gain success in November. To do so,
he argued, would save the life of the
People’s party. The anti-Bryan dele
gates grew obstreperous as he proceeded,
and a dozen points of order were made,
among them one that he was not dis
cussing the question at issue. Chairman
Allen overruled these points right and
left. “Sit down, sit down,” cried a
hundred voices.
•‘l’ll not sit down,” replied Judge
Green fiercely, “until I get ready.”
When he completed his speech Con
gressman Howard of Alabama, of the
straightouts, came forward. He is a
man of enormous stature, with waving
black hair that falls to his shoulders,
and as he spoke his eyes flashed and his
cheeks burned. He was grea ly aroused.
He took a shot at Senator Allen for sug
gesting that any man wearing a dele
gate’s badge was influenced by the use
of money. He advocated taking up the
report section by sect on. He wanted
to nominMe a vice president first. This
statement TM gseeted witti ipany cries
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of "no, no," and jeers, wnne ms faction
of the country howled with delight.
Howard pleaded for the nomination of
a vice president first in the interests of
the south and party harmony.
E. W. Brown of Massachusetts also
defended the minority. He pleaded
with the majority in pathetic tones to
concede this much to the eastern states
and to the majority of the convention.
Abbott Wanted No Change.
General Abbott of Nebraska appealed
to the convention not to change the
regular order of business. He did not
in some things represent his delegation.
“I am here to fight Sewall, ” he yelled,
“on every proposition. lam here from
the cornfields of the west to shake hands
with those from the cottonfields. ” He
said he was willing to do anything in
his power to defeat Sewall. The straight
outs cheered and yelled like madmen.
After he left the stand there was loud
cries for “Cyclone” Davis and Jerry
Simpson. The former quickly responded.
He made a characteristic speech. With
arms waving like the fans of a wind
mill and voice that sounded like a fog
horn, he set the radicals wild with en
thusiasm. He did not want to impugn
the motives of any one, but he wanted
to know if the men from the ‘ ‘crested
heights” would give the south the sec
ond place. There were loud cries “yes,
we will.”
Davis raised a storm of applause
when he declared that the men from
the north must not ask them to advo
cate or defend a redeemable money.
Cheers came from the prairie states. He
went on to say that another thing that
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they must not be required to do was to
take this young Sampson into the Peo
ple’s party and lay it on the altar of
Democracy. He announced that they
were willing to accept the Joshua of
Nebraska if they could be assured of a
(Candidate of their own for vice presi
dent and. of the preservation of the
People’s party.
Tom Patterson of Colorado followed
with a strong speech against the adop
tion of the minority report. He ex
pressed the opinion that the croaking of
the birds was an evil omen and declared
that this convention “would add to the
power and glory of the party it repre
sented.”
“The ticket is divided,” he cried, lift
ing his arms aloft. “Bryan is indorsed
and a southern man is named for vice
president. Such confusion will result
that—”
But he got no further. The anti-
Sewalls jeered and hooted. “No, no,
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no, ” they declared, “let Sewall get out
of the way.”
Mr. Patterson continued to argue
against a mistake that would cloud the
issue and divide the strength of the sil
ver forces. The anti-Sewall men con
tinued to jeer, and there were several
cries from the galleries: “Put him
out.” The man who was creating a
disturbance in the gallery was ejected.
The point was finally made that Mr.
Patterson’s remarks were not germane
to th'e subject, but the chair overruled
it. Mr. Patterson then gave it as his
opinion that Mr. Bryan, as an honor
able man, could not accept a nomination
on such terms.
“I believe it would be better,” he
said, “for this convention to nominate
a ‘middle-of- he-road’ ticket.”
Jerry Simpson then took the floor and
offered to pledge the 92 votes ot Kansas
to a Southern man if the delegates would
adopt the majority report.
, Judy Plowman,, of South Dakota, ad
vocated the adoption of the majority re
port.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Gibbs took
the platform and moved the
adoption of the majority report
and that the rules and regular order
of business so far as not conflicting
with the minority report, be taken
up section by section, and the motion
was carried.
The committees recommended that
nominating speeches be confined to
twepty minutes and seconding
speeches to five for president and
vice-president.
The motion to increase the national
(Continued on fifth page.)
!SMITH NOTA BOLTER
Secretary of the Interior Loyal to the
Democratic Ticket,
HE DOES NOT BELIEVE IN SILVER
But Will Stick to the Demo
cratic Party
AS HE HAS ALWAYS DONE BEFORE
But Places Allegiance to Party Above Per
sonal Convictions—Would Resign His Po
sition If President Cleveland Should Show
Any Disposition to Aid the Republican
Ticket—Teller and Others Speak.
Jacksonville, Fla., July 24. A
special to The Citizen from Washing
ton says: Although several of the mem
bers of President Cleveland’s cabinet
here show a disposition to bolt the Chi
cago ticket, there can be no doubt as to
the attitude of Secretary Hoke Smith.
He will support the Democratic nomi
nees as staunchly as he has always sup
ported the party in the past, and will
work for the success ot the ticket in
Georgia. Furthermore should the pres
ident show any disposition to support or
aid the Republican ticket because of its
gold plank, Secretary Smith will resign
his position as secretary of the Interior,
and will devote his time and talents to
securing the success of the Democratic
cause.
Secretary Smith has not renounced
his sound money views, and does not in
any way approve of the free coinage
section of the convention resolutions.
He will stay by his party, however, be
lieving the evils to be feared frtnn the
enactment of a free coinage law to be
less disastrous than Republican victory
next fall, with another four years of
protection and high tariff misrule. He
places his allegiance to his party above
his personal convictions, and will not
allow his objection to the platform pre
vent him supporting Bryan and Sewall.
Secretary Smith, however, rather re
sents the assumption on the part of
many that the course of President Cleve
land and other members of his cabinet
prior to the Chicago convention neces
sarily implies a bolt of the Bryan and
Sewall ticket by the president. Such a
bolt by Mr. Cleveland would lead to Mr.
Smith’s immediate resignation, but
there is no reason to assume at this time
that Mr. Cleveland is going to take the
notion indicated.
Although Mr Smith has declined to
l-« interview , and Las seen no news
paper reporters, it may be authorita
tively stated that his position is exactly
as here given. He will stay by his party,
and if such allegiance shall render his
position in the cabinet unpleasant
through a different coarse on the part
of the chief executive, Mr. Smitn will
at once resign from the cabinet.
Bryan Ratification Meeting at Denver
Denver, July 24.—Senators Teller,
Duboise and Mantle and Congressman
Hartman and Shafroth addressed 3,000
people at the Broadway theater at a
Bryan and Sewall ratification meeting.
This was the first public appearance of
Duboise and Mantle since the St. Louis
convention. Senator Mantle declared
he was still a Republican and that he
did not believe that the Republican
presidential nominee was at heart an
advocate of the single gold standard,
but that, having been nominated on the
platform declaring for it, he would con
scientiously carry out its provisions if
elected. Senotor Duboise said lie was a
protectionist but that he considered the
money question of more importance and
therefore he would lend his voice to the
Democratic nominees. Senator Teller’s
remarks were mainly local.
Leaves Sound Money For Silver.
Columbus, 0., July 24.—A telegram
is printed here from John J. Lentz, a
prominent Democratic lawyer of this
city, who has been a gold standard man
and is an intimate fr end of President
Cleveland, in which he announces hij
conversion to the free silver doctrine.
It is understood that Mr. Lentz is to be
nominated for congress by the Demo
crats of this district to fill the vacancy
caused by the withdrawal of H. J.
Booth, who was unwilling to stand on
a free silver platform.
Lamont Gets Cleveland’s Views.
Washington, July 24.—Secretary La
mont has returned from New York and
Gray Gables. As soon as he reached
the city he called on Secretary Carlisle
and Secretary Herbert. There is little
doubt that these two gentlemen were
then informed of the president’s views
upon the political situation, and what
action, if any, the sound money Demo
crats are to take in the approaching
campaign. The cabinet officers would
not divulge the nature of the conversa
tion.
Ransom Will Support the Ticket.
Salisbury, N. C., July 24.—General
Matt W. Ransom, United States minis
ter to Mexico, who has been recuper
ating at Blowing Rock for the past
month, left Salisbury for the City of
Mexico to resume his official duties. His
health is much improved. Speaking of
the financial question, General Ransom
said; “Though I have always been an
advocate of the gold standard, I cannot
bolt the Democratic party on the silver
question. Democracy is too dear to me. ’ ’
An Englishman on the Silver Question.
London, July 84.—Moreton Frewen
has an article in The Chronicle dealing
with the silver question in America. In
it he says that he can imagine no more
serious financial catastrophe for the
English investor than to be lulled into
a sense of false security by assurances
that Mr. Bryan’s candidacy is hopeless.
“Whatever benefit free silver brings to
America,” Mr. Frewen says, “will
equally benefit every white farmer and
every white workman everywhere.”
Convict Guard Accidentally Shot Himself.
Columbia, 8. 0., July 24.—Bunnells,
a penitentiary guard, accidentally shot
himself in the left arm and leg, blow
ing the whole calf of his leg off and also
the hand. Bunnells is in charge of a
lot of convicts at Bingham’s, near Latta,
S. C. He is in a dangerous condition.
Shot While Standing In His Own Door.
Columbia, 8. 0., July 24.—At Sellers,
S. C„ a negro named Dave Sparks was
shot by some unknown person while he
was standing in his own door. The
wound is not considered fatal.
A POLITICAL BURGLARY.
Ballots In the Tacoma Mayoralty Fight
Removed From the Safe.
Tacoma, July 24.—After an exciting
municipal election Tacoma seated A. V.
: Fawsett mayor on a majority of two
I votes over Edward S. Orr, a Republi
■ can, who had been mayor for two years.
Fawsett was elected by the Democrat
j Populist combination and the boodler
1 element which Orr had fought.
Orr contested the election, claiming
fraud and miscount in several precincts.
The contest was taken to the state su
preme court of this city to recount the
ballots. The Orr men claimed that the
I recount in open court would prove that
their man was elected. The court or
‘ dered City Comptroller Benham to go
to the city hall, accompanied by a com
-1 mittee, and bring the ballots into the
• court.
On entering the vault, Benham found
several of the precinct boxes in disorder.
I A hole through the 2-foot brick wall of
the vault showed where a man had en
tered from the rooms of the city civil
I service commission. It was also found
that all the precincts in which there
were contests had been removed.
The public generally accuse the Dem
ocratic-Populists of having stolen the
ballots but they protest their innocence.
Mayor Fawsett has offered a reward
of S2OO for the capture of the robbers,
and has expressed his willingness to re
sign.
| The court adjourned without taking
action.
i AN APOLOGY DEMANDED.
United States Calls on Colombia to Make
I Disavowal For the Whitford Outrage.
Washington, July 24.—The United
States has again been impelled to call on
the government of Colombia to apolo
gize for the schobner Whitford incident.
A cablegram has been sent to the min
ister of the United States at Bogota, a
copy of which he was instructed to lay
before the Colombian government, de
manding that the government reply im
mediately to two notes recently ad
dressed to it in regard to making amends
for the outrage committed on the Amer
ican vessel Whitford last March.
i Minister McKinney is directed to say
to the Colombian government that it
must lose no more time in making an
immediate disavowal. and apology for
the outrage perpetrated by its officials
on the American merchantman.
Political Refugees on Board the Mariposa.
| San Francisco, July 24.—The Mari
posa has sailed for Australia. She had
among her passengers two political ref
ugees from England who were ringlead
ers in the Johannesburg outbreak and
who left Paris three weeks ago at the
instance of the British government to
make themselves inaccessible as valua
ble witnesses for an official inquiry into
the origin of the uprising in South
| Africa. The men are now on their way
to Australia. One is Captain W. S.
j Patterson of Sterling, Scotland, who is
bound for Sydney. The other is Thomas
S. Graham, an Englishman, upon whose
calling card appears the address “269
I West One Hundred and Sixteenth street,
New York City.” His destination is
Brisbane.
Negroes Try to Lynch a White Man.
Raleigh, July 24. —James I. Moore,
Jr., a young white man, killed Genadus
Jackson, a negro, by a blow on the head
at a picnic. Moore wept to Franklinton
and surrendered himself. The mayor
of the town ascertained that a lynching
was imminent and at midnight called
on the military company to guard the
stationhouse. The coroner held an in
quest and Moore was required to give a
$2,000 bail. This he could not do and
will be taken to jail at Louisburg. Jack
son’s friends were at Franklinton in
large numbers, and protection by the
militia alone saved Moore’s life. The
latter is a son of a prominent Republi
can politician.
Snow In North Carolina.
Raleigh, July 24.—About sunrise on
Wednesday there was a snow fall in
Daupliu county, at Warsaw, which con
tinued ten minutes. It fell from a nar
roWjploud which extended from the ho
rizon to the zenith. The flakes were ,
small but well defined. Hundreds of
people witnessed this strange spectacle,
unparalleled in North Carolina, in July.
The weather was not cool, though the
air was fresh and there was a light
breeze from the southwest.
A Cincinnati Grocer Assign*.
Cincinnati, July 24.—Henry Westen
dorf, a retail grocer, has made an as
signment for the benefit of creditors.
Liabilities, $35,000; assets, nothing. The
cause assigned is dull business.
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MACEO WILE MOYE
Will Try to Pass the Trocha Before
Reinforcements Arrive.
ANOTHER EXPEDITION LANDED
The War in Cuba Shows no
Abatement
THE LEADERS ARE STILL SANGUINE
One Hundred and Tweuty-Flve Men, Two
Rapid Fire Cannon and a Supply of Cart
ridges and Dynamite For C'c bans—Court
martial Conducted at Havana—Prisoners
Barbarouslv Whinned-
Havana, July 24.—Information from
reliable sources has been obtained at
Artemisa, province of • Pinar del Bio,
that Maceo intends to make an effort to
pass the trocha before the arrival of re
inforcements from Spain.
News ha - also been received from Ar
temisa that Miro, an aid-de-camp to
Antonio Maceo, lauded with 125 filibus
terers at Vuelt Abajo a few days ago.
This expedition brought two rapid fire
cannon and a supply of cartridges and
dynamite.
The insurgents leader Zaraga, having
combined with the bands of Perco del
Gado and Hernandez, has burned much
property in the Guayabo district and
along the Sequito river. A number of
tobacco plantations and fine family res
idences were destroyed.
The courtmartial of Guillermo Coll,
Jos Delgado and Gonzales was con
ducted here. Coll is the captain of the
steamer Genoveva, and when captured
he was carrying Major Jorge Aquirre, a
Cuban leader, presumably to Havana.
The other two were with him on the
boat. Coll claims he was forced, under
penalty of death, to make the trip and
Jos Aquirre Santanste, who says he is
an American and lives in New York,
confirmed this testimony, saying he was
the person who intimidated Coll. He
says he was enroute to Havana at the
time to surrender. No decision was
made.
Dislike the Humiliation.
Madrid, July 24 —ln the chamber of
deputies Admiral Jose Maria Branger,
minister of marine, made a reply to the
Carlist protest against the humiliation
of Spain involved in the dismissal of
the commander of the Spanish cruiser
Conde de Venadito at the request of the
United States on account of the cruiser
having fired upon the American steamer
Allianca off Cape Maysi. Admiral
; Braager said that the commanded had
not been dismissed, but simply relieved
■ of his command, which he held tern-
I porarily. .
Whipped by Spanish Police. '■
Key West, July 24.—Advices from
Havana state that Rios and Monter, the
two men who were imprisoned on ac- ‘
count of the discovery of arms in San
Rafael street, Havana, have been bar
barously whipped by the Spanish police.
The first one was tortured. A lady who
was arrested Was confined for three
days in a cell with no furniture except
a chair. ’
POSTAL METHODS CHANGED
Acting Postmaster General Jones Has Just
Issued an Important Order.
Washington, July 24.—Several ma
terial changes in postal methods are
made in an order of Acting Postmaster
General Jones amending section 522 of
the postal laws. The authority is given
to the railway postoffice clerks acting as
transfer clerks and designated to re
ceive and deliver mails outside the post
office to deliver such mails to the per
sons addressed or authorized agents.
The following provisions are made:
Matter addressed to a discontinued
office may be delivered from the near
est office thereto. Postmasters, where
transit mail is lying delayed by casual
ties, may deliver matter to the parties
addressed. When a letter from a for
eign country arrives, not in a closed
mail, directed to a postoffice other than
the port of arrival, the person addressed
may be given his mail. Diplomatic
representatives will be allowed person
ally to receive mail matter from any
postoffice through which it may be pass
ing. Strict injunction for identifying
is given for all these cases.
“Lucky” Baldwin May Retire.
San Francisco, July 24.—1 t is proba
ble that E. J. Baldwin will retire from
the turf. His racing string this season
has been a failure, and he says-that un
less there is an improvement he will
abandon racing and devote his attention
to breeding. Baldwin has raced horses
for 20 years and has been one of the
most successful on the American turf.
His Santa Anita farm has produced
more derby winners than any similar
establishment in the country, and many
a stake race has gone to the Black Mal
tese Cross. Santa Anita horses have
five times won the American derby and
finished second twice.
Preparing to Receive American Merchants.
New York, July 24. —A special to
The Herald from Buenos Ayres says:
United States Minister Buchanan and
Mr. Zeballos are making preparations
to welcome the visiting merchants from
the United States at the legation. Many
bus ness ‘corporations are ready to do
honor to their northern visitors The
government will appoint directors of
the state and local board to wait upon
the travelers and give them every aid
in studying the trade of Argentina.
Their journey in the republic will b*
made on an official train.