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Show TRUTH. 6 YEARS TWENTY-FIV- E BEFORE THE PUBLIO must have moved him deeply. Hill, he cold, silent and calculating, was here and as .usual was taciturn in the extreme, preferring the crafty work for which he is noted to the apPat-Isoplause of listening multitudes. the former governor of Pennsylvania, elected in 1882, in the only election that Mathew Stanley Quay Simon Cameron and his son, Don Cbm-erowere ever completely downed, was Been fitting: from place to place, whispering a word here and there, giving sage advice and counsel to those of his friends who were backing him n his pet measures. Bailey, of Texas, he young senator from Texas, whose prllliant career has been most gratifying to his friends, was much in evidence and declined the permanent chairmanship in order that he might Ight on the floor. Bourke Cochran, he of the ringing voice and well turned sentences; of the quick repartee and accurate statement, was there, and was the center of an admiring The convention was espethrong. cially fortunate in its selection of chairman. John Sharp Williams, of n, Young Bros. Go. n, rt salt agents for the following well known PIANOS Vosi & Sons Crown Richmond Royal Rlasios AND PACKARD ORGANS BOTTOM PRIGE8. EASY PAYMENTS. 38 MAIN ST. AT THE CONVENTION. At tho hour of going to press the Indications at St. Louis are all in favor of the nomination of Judge Alton B. Parker for president of the United States. On a test vote taken upon the report of the credentials committee, after a vigorous light by Mr. Bryan to secure the adoption of a minority report, Parkers strength seemed to be something over the necessary The southern states have been wheeling into line and the New Yorker seems to have entirely the best of it. The platform is a Democratic document, and while it lacks the elegance of diction found in the declaration of principles issued by the other great party, it is more emphatic in tone and its sentences are forceful and concise. The polygamy plank is not so severe as its author, Senator Dubois, would have had it. It is nothing if not meaningless. As adopted it reads; We demand the extermination of polygamy in the jurisdiction of the United States and the separation of church and state in political affairs. That leaves us to take it as we like it. We can say the polygamy reference means the wives of the sultan of Sulu and his dattos, and that the religious question means attempted domination by the Philippine friars. It is a most elastic plank, that one. If Dubois made concessions he conceded a plenty, and the Utah delegates and the national committeeman fought or and won a victory it was complete enough to satisfy any person. two-third- 1 i1 r - 3 i .. i i 0 j 1 s. The convention has been an unusually lively one, and from a spectators standpoint is of far more interest than was that of the Republican party. Every great and shining light of Democracy, with the exception of Bryan was Gorman, was on hand. there, and although twice defeated for the highest office in the gift of the people; although his policies in the main were relegated, still he was the admired of all and when he arose to address the great mass of people hn was accorded demonstrations that Mississippi, the leader of the Demo- cratic forces on the floor of the lower louse, was temporary chairman, and lis speech was a splendid one, viewed from a Democratic political standIt was sarcastic in its allus-on- s point. to the speech made by Elihu ion and many leading members of hat party here have accorded to Mr. Williams the credit of having said something that is well worth paying attention to. . Champ Clark, of Missouri, who is one of the ablest Democrats in congress, as permanent chairman, made a good speech, although it was not up to the standard of those he delivers when he is jumped up cn the floor of the house and goes after a political opponent who has said something he takes exceptions to. The committee on resolutions was a strong one. Senator Daniel, of Virginia, the chairman, is one of the most powerful men in the party. Newlands, cf Nevada, the author of the irrigation bill; Senator Foster, of Louisiana; Williams, of Mississippi; Hill, of New York; Carmack, of Tennessee; Bailey, of Texas; Cannon, of Utah; Bryan, of Nebraska; Cable, of Illinois, and Thomas, of Colorado, are all men noted for exceptional ability. o Russian Wit. A Moscow journal prints a letter from a Russian soldier at Port Ar thur in which the following sentence occurs: We have given all our guns names. One of them we call Togo, because it makes so much noise, but hasnt hit anything yet. o 8peclal Industrial 8choolg. Saxony has seven special industrial schools founded for the sole purpose of training locksmiths and PHELANS V GOOD DEEDS. The eternal fitness of things is not always manifested. When Grey wrote: Full many a gem cf purest ray serene The dark, unfathomed caves of ocean bear Full many a flower is born to blush unseen And waste its sweetness on the desert air, he doubtless had in mind the number of bright minds and doers of good acts that perish day by day and are forgotten because opportunity did hot accord to them the chances she doSS others. Rut when a man does something worth doing; when he performs an act for which he should receive a modicum of that which we call fame, and instead is relegated to oblivions limbo without so much as a Thank you, It is a hard proposition. Take this old man Patrick Phelan for instance, who before he died had Judge Hall make the will that left all of his estate to the asylum for homeless little ones known as the Keams-St- . Anns OrThere was an old chap phanage. who made a bit of money by hard knocks and before he died wished to place it where it would do some good. His first thought was of the many little ones of the land who are orphans, homeless and in many cases friendless.. He decided that the best use he could put that money to would be to leave it so as to provide for their material welfare and comfort, leaving the care of their souls to those who would manage the affair. So he left it all to the institution. The fund has grown so that it requires especial attention. and by it the orphanage is kept running in splendid shape and is an institution of which all of us. Catholic, Protestant, Jew, Mormon, Gentile, can be justly proud. Phelan gave this money, not because he wanted political preferment or advertising, but for the reason that he wanted to do Yet who associates his name good. with the affair? No one, save the few who know and understand. The combination is known as Kearns and St. Ann. Kearns, who built it and St. Ann. under whose protection it is. Poor old Phelan, the man who left all the money to run it; to keep it going in the proper' shape; to whose kindly old heart every little one there will in time give reverence, is forgotten, while Kearns, the politician, is lauded. Phelan, the real philanthropist lies sleeping his last sleep, almost forgotten, while Kearns goes to the senate and is lauded as a great and benevolent man. There isnt a bit of jusKearns is deserving of tice in this. credit for putting up money enough for building the place, but Phelan, the -- CALL AND EXAMINE OUR. 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