YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS. 



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the date of this report 77 55 men and 22 women. 

 The number of admissions the past year has greatly 

 exceeded that for any previous year." 



The total expense of the hospital for the year was 

 $15,537.61, a daily per capita cost of 58$ cents. For 

 the previous year the total expense was $14,355.50, 

 a daily per capita cost of 62f cents. The expenses 

 the past year were almost $1,200 in excess of the 

 preceding one. Of this amount, $460 represented 

 the increased cost of transportation and $350 the 

 increased cost of additional help. Deducting the 

 cost of transportation, repairs, and improvement, 

 leaves as the running expenses $12,474.18, a daily 

 per capita cost of almost 47 cents. For the pre- 

 ceding year the amount was $11,800.85, a daily per 

 capita cost of 51| cents. 



The number of inmates of the Wyoming Soldiers' 

 and Sailors' Home at Cheyenne is steadily increas- 

 ing, and the home is becoming of more importance 

 as a charitable institution each year. The total 

 cost for eighteen months ending Sept. 30, 1898, 

 was $7,718.32. The average attendance was 20. 



The number of deaf and blind pupils receiving 

 education at the expense of the State at the date 

 of the last report was 8 6 of whom were deaf and 

 were at the Colorado School for the Deaf and 

 the Blind at Colorado Springs ; 1 blind pupil was 

 at the Nebraska Institute for the Blind at Ne- 

 braska City, and 1 blind pupil was at the Utah 

 State School for the Blind at Ogden. The cost of 

 board and tuition of these pupils is $250 each per 

 school year at Colorado Springs and Ogden and 

 $200 each at Nebraska City. The expense of trans- 

 portation and clothing is borne by the parents of 

 the pupils. 



Communications. The number of miles of rail- 

 road in the State is 1,180.54; the number of miles 

 of telegraph is 1,020.6. The total valuation of rail- 

 road and telegraph property, for purposes of taxa- 

 tion, is $7,330,636. 



Bounty on Wolves. The Treasurer says, in his 

 report : " One of the heaviest drafts upon the gen- 

 eral fund during the past two years has been for 

 wolf bounties. This tax seems unavoidable, as it is 

 in the nature of self-preservation; but it should 

 be made more effective if possible. A law uniform 

 with the laws of the surrounding States should be 

 passed. It is very apparent that this State now pays 

 for the destruction of wolves which should be paid 

 for by Colorado, Montana, and Nebraska. One 

 feature of the new law should be a large bounty on 

 female wolves, and a small one on the males and 

 pups. Under the present conditions the breeding 

 of wolves is a profitable industry, and the female 

 wolf is too valuable an animal to destroy for the 

 reward offered." 



Political. The Republican State Convention 

 was held in Douglas, Aug. 11. Tin- significant j-.r- 

 tions of the platform were these: 



" We most cordially approve the Administrati-/n of 

 President McKinlcy. II- lias met the unusually 

 grave and difficult questions which have ; , 

 since his incumbency of the presidential office in a 

 manner so wise and patriotic us to challenge the 

 admiration of all parties at home, and to win the 

 approval of the best people throughout the civilized 

 world. 



"We most heartily approve of the annexation of 

 the Hawaiian Islands, and hail with pleasure the 

 American flag which has been there planted as an 

 emblem of liberty by a Republican Administra- 

 tion. 



" We invite a comparison between the low wages 

 aud low prices of live stock and farm products 

 which existed prior to the adoption of the Dinglej 

 bill by a Republican Congress and the condition 

 at the present time, and call attention to the fact 

 that the Congressmen elected by votes largely 

 secured through misrepresentation at our last State 

 election voted aud worked against the adoption of 

 this measure and all Republican legislation, which 

 has meant so much to the people of our State." 



On State issues it called attention to the increase 

 of revenues under the Republican administration 

 and commended the course of Gor. William A. 

 Richards. 



The State ticket nominated was as follows : For 

 Governor, De Forest Richards; ior Secretary of 

 State, Fenimore Chatterton ; for Auditor, l^eroy 

 Grant; for Treasurer, George E. Abbott; for 

 Superintendent of. Schools, Thomas T. Tynan; for 

 Judge of the Supreme Court, Jesse Knight. 



The Democratic Convention, held in Casper, nom- 

 inated the following ticket : For Governor. Horace 

 C. Alger ; for Secretary of State, David Miller; for 

 Treasurer, Luke Voorhees ; for Auditor, Charles 1 1 . 

 Priest ; for Superintendent of Schools, J. F. Brown.; 

 for Judge of the Supreme Court, C. E, Blyden- 

 burgh. 



The Populists placed this ticket in the field : For 

 Governor, E. B. Deall ; for Secretary of Stt- . S. H. 

 Seeley ; for Treasurer, John W. Rouse ; for Au- 

 ditor, J. F. Pierce ; for Superintendent of Schools, 

 Mrs. M. A. Stocks. 



At the election the entire Republican ticket was 

 elected. The plurality for Richards, for Governor, 

 was 1,394. In the new Legislature the Republic- 

 ans have 12 members of the Senate and :>5 of tin- 

 House, while the Democrats have 7 Senators and 

 3 members of the House. The Republicans el. 

 their candidate for member of Congress by a plu- 

 rality of 2,296. 



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YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIA- 

 TIONS. The fourteenth International (triennial) 

 Conference of Young Men's Christian Associations 

 was held at Basel, Switzerland, in July. Mr. R. Sara- 

 sin-Warney, of Basel, was chosen president. Ac- 

 counts were given by representatives of the associa 

 tions in different countries concerning the condition 

 of the societies in their several states. A delegate 

 from Portugal, represented in the conference for the 

 first time, reported that while no association existed 

 in that country in 1894, there were new six. wit I 

 300 members. ' Delegations wore present also from 

 Russia and Finland, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Spam, 

 Japan, France, Great Britain, Amenca, ami the 

 Protestant countries of Europe. The stated topics 



were considered of "Service." by l>r. von Braun, 

 of Stuttgart, the Rev. J. Pioard, of Paris, and 

 the Rev. Glyn Davis, of Wales: Standing o 

 Young Men's Christian Association-. 

 Emanuel Sautter, of Paris, and Mr. I.. \V Messer, 

 of Chicago, 111.: "The Hanp-r> that threaten 

 Young Men's Christian Ass. x-iat ions and how to 

 avoid them." - Work among Soldiers, Studi 

 and Railway Men." " Prayer." " Bible Classes/ and 

 the " Aggressive Work of the Association. A 

 united communion service was hold. At the fare- 

 well moot ins; the benediction was pronounced by 

 fourteen delegates in as many languages. The 

 next International Conference was appointed to b 

 hold at Christiiinia. Norway. 



