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See Classified Pages for Impor tant Announcement TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. 270. SPEECHMAKING IS BEGUN Q.O. P. Orators Hold Forth at Canton IDE NOMINATION IS RATIFIED By Flamboyant Speeches Full of Generalities M'KINLEY MAKES RESPONSE Settlor, Forth All the Unparalleled Pros perity To Be Discovered When William Steers the Ship of State W. C. Whitney Expresiei tha Belief That the Oold Standard Standi No Show at Chicago — Teller'e Frlendi Qrow Hopeful Aaaoclated Press Special Wire. CANTON, June 27.—"Tippecanoe and the Old Coon, too" have been promi nent In today's doings at Canton. One of the Incidents was called up with a flag* which was a relic of the famous Harrison campalg-n of 1840 and old vet erans tonight say the scenes enacted here vividly recall the stirring incidents of that memorable time. Hourly trains brought thousands of Cleveland people to Canton over two roads. Delegations came from Apollo, Va., and other distant point* until the crowds on the streets tonight are va riously estimated at from 25,000 to 30,000 people. Of all of the stirring days since the St. Louis convention none have equaled the enthusiasm witnessed In the ratification here this afternoon and evening. It was feaired the prediction of rain and cloudy skies would prevent the gather ing of the anticipated orowds, but to night with thousands of men in the line of march and with fireworks everywhere and more horns than have been blown before In this town, the outcome of the ratification Inaugurated by the Tippe canoe club of Cleveland has been more of a success than Its most enthusiastic projectors expected. The Incoming del egations were met at the trains by a band of uniformed horsemen and es corted to a vacant block of ground. This was centrally located and the whole block as well as the streets for blocks around were crowded with a surging throng In every direction during the afternoon, while speaking was going on. Each delegation had Its band. The Tip pecanoe club, which took such a prom inent part in the St. Louis convention, was most marked in its manifestations and Its glee club was conspicuous. The most significant feature of the occasion was the predominating sentiment In all the speeches and on nearly all the ban ners which Indicated the tariff was the leading Issue in the estimation of the assembled hosts, and while the party did not propose to shift responsibility or evade the currency question. It was not Intended In the least to allow the tariff issue to be overshadowed as the prin cipal one of the campaign. Tonight Gov. McKlnley reviewed the largest and most enthusiastic parade that has yet been witnessed. The citizens' committee had erected an elevated platform on his front lawn for use on this occasion. The first speaker today was Hon. Henry W. Har ter, a prominent lawyer and brother of the late Congressman M. D. Harter. He presented Judge William R. Day, a son of the late Ohio supreme court judge, Luther Day, as chairman of the Market square meeting. Judge Day has always been a very close friend and adviser of Mr. McKln ley. When President H. W. Wolcott of the Tippecanoe club of Cleveland was pre sented by Judge Day, he was greeted by the club's yell. The Tippecanoe Walcott Glee club had found It Impossible to get through the great throng to the flag-decorated ros trum, and the "Depew" of Ohio, Hon. James H. Hoyt of Cleveland, was the next speaker. Hon. Charles Emory Smith of the Phil adelphia Press, and ex-minister to Rus sia, was not on the program, but Judge Day presented him as a close friend and adviser of the martyred Garfield and the late James G. Blame, and it was a warm greeting he received. The next speaker was the present representative in congress from this, the eighteenth district, Hon. William Tay lor. During this address a committee was sent to request Gov. McKinley's pres ence. Congressman Taylor had con cluded his address, and the glee club was singing, when a roar of applause blocks away heralded the appearance of the St. Louis nominee. When he ap peared before the sea of faces that greeted him, and he stepped to the front of the platform, the wild and long con tinuous applause of the St. Louis con vention bid fair to be repeated. THE SPEECHES MADE Lots of Cluttering; Generality, but Little ReaJ Argument Herbert W. Wolcott, president of the Tippecanoe club of Cleveland, made an address which was congratulatory, and at the same time became prophetic. In closing, he said: "He will be an inspiration to the young men of the nation, both those living and those who shall read the story of his life. They will find him a good and up right citizen in every-day life, a careful faithful, industrious man, a loyal sol dier in times of war, a profound states man in times of peace, devoted to prin ciple, a believer in America for Ameri cans, and a champion of protection more deserving and successful that any of our great leaders living or dead." Judge W. R. Day, a neighbor of Major McKlnley and a prominent attorney, In behalf of Canton, thanked the Tippe canoe club for the work done for Major McKlnley.. He complimented the mem bers and paid a glowing tribute to the leadership of Mark Hanna. In refer ring to Gov. McGinley, he said: "No great leader of the Republican party of late years has such a harty call from the people. Why is it that the men who contested his leadership now turn with one accord to William McKln ley? The answer Is in one word: 'The American people believe in him.' " Congressman R. W. Taylor, the suc cessor of McKlnley, In referring to the Republican nominee, said: "He Is surely of the people; he was made great by the people. He Is and rep resents the antithesis of everything which the people abhor. Sprung from the people, he knows the people; he has always kept near the heart and intelli gence of the people. "McKlnley stands for McKinleylsm; and McKlnley stands for prosperity, not as a mere theory or conjecture, but as a verified and realized fact. We must therefore succeed. The people have the candidate of their choice. He represents the principles so dear to every Ameri can heart. He stands for America for Americans." Hon. James Herit spoke in part as follows: "The city of St. Louis has been visited by two cyclones lately. Both were irre sistible in power and left behind them lasting but different results. One was born of disorder, and the other was born of an enlightened public opinion. One was malevolent and the other mag nificent. One was terrible and the other was grand. The first cyclone was typi cal of Democracy, for the reason that it demolished In moments the labor of years; for the reason that death and destruction were ruthlessly wrought by it, and sorrow and pain were caused by It The only difference that a thought ful man can discover between the first of these cyclones and the Democracy is rather In favor of the cyclone, for it confined its ravages to a comparatively small region and exhausted its deadly energy in a few hours. "We should be glad because we are members of a party which always rises to an emergency' and with which the Interest and the oredlt of the people and the government of the United States are safe. We are to be congratulated on the magnificent platform adopted at St Louis. "In unmistakable language It an nounces that the Republican party pro poses to see to It In the future as It has always In the pasLthat a dollar of Amer ican money shall be worth one hundred cents, not only in this country, but In every country of the earth. "When the great French Napoleon was at the zenith of his power the light of vic tory always shone upon the faces of his soldiers, even before the first shot had been fired or the battle begun. The faces of the followers of the great Amer ican Napoleon, so strong in their confi dence in his leadership, so magical is his name, so capturing his personality, are already lighted by the glory of a coming triumph.and that too even before the enemy has formed his lines. We shall win a great victory this fall—a victory for protection, for sound money, for patriotism." REMINISCENT ELOQUENCE Charles Emory Smith, after congrat ulating the people on the choice of the presidential ticket, said: "The rulers of the republic have for the most part sprung from the communities. The Lincoln, the Grant, the Blame, the Harrison have met the highest demands of the nation because they have grown up with the flavor of the soil and In close touch with the plain people. To this Immortal roll of the people's leaders, Major McKinley comes by the right of a proper choice and appointment unsur passed in all our history. Fitly placed upon the ticket with him is Garret A. Hobart of New Jersey. Able, upright and true, he is worthy of the association. Speaking with personal knowledge as his neighbor and friend, I shall not, I trust, overstep the bounds of propriety when I say that in his personal dignity of char acter, in the fragrance and grace of his home life, he is well matched with his chief, and that this ticket as a whole and In each of its parts, in its stainless personality and its sweeet home influ ences, addresses itself in the largest measure to the approval and confidence of the millions of American homes. "The Republican party has never shown itself worthier of its high mission than in Its action at St. Louis; it has never risen to a loftier plane of principle and courage. Thirty-six years ago it met in national convention to name the first great Republican president. That assemblage was a memorable and noble gathering. The venerable Joslah R. Giddlngs, the lion-hearted champion of liberty, represented Ohio. William M Evarts, the brilliant lawyer, who after wards added to his renown in the sen ate and as secretary of state, led New York. Horace Greeley, the greatest of American editors, cheered its councils; Henry J. Raymond, the accomplished prince of journalists, was there. The peerless George William Curtiss, the Chevalier Bayard of early freedom-lov ing> Republicanism, sat as a delegate. And while he afterwards left the Repub lican ranks, it Is an inspiring reflection to those who love and cherish his mem ory, that if he were living today, on the momentous issues of this time, his matchless pen and voice would once more be lifted for the Republican cause "Andrew J. Curtin, who became the great war governor of Pennsylvania, was one of the shining lights of that convention. George Ashmun spoke for Massachusetts and Leonard Street for Illinois. It was a convention of distin guished leaders at a crisis of the stupen dous moral grapple between freedom and slavery. And yet, if you will go back over the records, you will find that the historical convention of 1860 was timid, halting and uncertain, compared with the convention of 1596. It spoke in no such clear and ringing tones. It showed no such lofty courage of convictions and determination of purpose. The Im pressive personality of Glddings, if I THE HERALD LOS ANGrEIiES, SUNDAY MORNINGv JUNE 28, 1896.—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. remember the history correctly, failed to carry the re-assertion of the principle of the declaration of Independence that all men were created free, and on a sec ond appear with the glowing eloquence of Curtis, was the convention brought to reaffirm that God-given truth. "The future years will look back to the 'convention of 18»6 with admiration and gratitude for Its courageous spirit and unflinching action. It was the bravest of all conventions In the history of the party and the truest In Its direct reflec tion of the people's will." THE MONEY QUESTION Hon. Charles Grosvenor said In part: "The Republican convention at St. Louis did not abandon any of the tenets of its ancient political faith, nor did It an nounce any new doctrine. It stands to day, as shown by its platform, where it stood from 1861 all along the shining pathway it has Journeyed. "Bear in mind it was the Republican party which enacted the law authorizing the Issue of a greenback dollar and pro claimed as the solemn purpose of the country that the greenback should be a demand on the treasury for a dollar as good as the dollar of the best and richest country on earth. It was the Republi can party which redeemed that promise and gave a dollar in gold to the holder of each dollar of this money. There is not one dollar which today passes current in the United States and !s respected the world over, which does not owe its value and parity to the wisdom and patriotism o the Republican party. "The silver question now soon to be a national issue between the men of sound money ideas and the populistlc fifty cent dollar "advocates, is a convenient mask to hide behind by the party, which coming Into power in 1893, preceeded to destroy the industries of the country and plunge the treasury into insolvency. "What is the real issue of this cam paign and who shall answer that ques tion? The answer will come from the men who demanded and seconded the nomination of McKlnley and Hobart. The people always settle the real issue in which they feel the deepest interest. This year the people decree that the Wilson-Gorman law, from all its train of calamities, shall be repealed and by a like decree they have said that the na tion will go back to protection and reci procity with their train of beneficial re sults and they shall again become the practice and policy of the United States. "To guard against any contingency about all this, these same people, by de crees which have come from the pri maries of nearly all states, have decid ed that William McKlnley shall admin ister the government and execute the laws they have decided shall be enacted In their interest." After the crush had subsided. Gov. McKinley spoke as follows:' "My Fellow Citizens: I thank you for this magnificent demonstration. I think I know just all It means. It Is In no sense personal, but it is the assurance of the interest which you feel in the great questions which are to be considered in this great campaign, which are to be settled at the ensuing election. It means, my fellow citizens, that we are attached by every tie of fealty and affection to the great fundamental doctrines of the Republican party. It means you intend by your votes to write Into public law and into permanent statutes what you believe would be for the best interest of all the people. (Loud and continuous applause). Republican principles do not perish. They have not suffered any by defeat; they have not suffered by their temporary rejection by the people; they are brighter and more glorious today than they have ever been before. They are endeared to every American citizen and enshrined in th American heart. Their defeat before the American peo pl has never brought good to any Amer ican interest, not one; and their triumph brought only good to the American.peo ple. And, my friends, these principles are to be tried before you again. What will your decision be In November? "What are these principles? A pro tective tariff that takes care of every American Interest and serves the high- Three men of Ohio Went to sea in a fub; If the tub had beea stronger My tale would have been longer. est good to American labor. A principle that insists that our work should be done at home and not abroad. A recip rocity that, while seeking out the world's work for our people, and marfiets for our products, will never yield up a sin gle day's work that belongs to the Amerioan workingman. And then a sound dollar, as sound as the govern ment and as untarnished as its flag. A dollar that Is good, not only at home, but good wherever trade goes. A dol lar that Is as good In the hands of the farmer and the workingman as In the hands of the manufacturer or capitalist. These great principles emblazoned, as they will be upon the banners of the Republican party, will bring triumph in November, and I firmly believe will carry messages of happiness to every American home and every American fireside.*' • After the Governor's address there were more scenes of cheering, flag wav ing and horn blowing, whistling and tin can beating, and the speakers' stand bid fair to succumb under the crowds that gathered on it. He was escorted, with the speakers of the day to his home, and had scarcely reached there before the Apollo delega tion with a coon perched on a miniature White House and under e3cort of the Republican club of Canton, headed by a large party, had gathered before the McKlnley residence. Captain Jackson, son of ex-State Treasurer Jackson of Pennsylvania, spoke for the Apollos, and Mr. Thomas Turner of this city said the coon had been caught within a few rods of Gover nor McKinley's farm in Columbiana county, from where it was sent to Penn sylvania. On being repeatedly called for by the members of the Apollo Republican club. Governor McKlnley addressed them briefly. Banker Kelm of Louisville headed a party of three hundred from Nimishillen township with a band, banners and a flag carried in the Harrison-Tyler cam paign of '40. Governor McKlnley had presented this to thej Republicans of Nimishillen township twenty-eight years ago, giving it to its custodian of today. Captain Vignos, who held the tattered flag be - fore him as Governor McKlnley ad dressed them. WHITNEY'S VIEWS Gold Stands No Show at the Chicago Con vention NEW YORK, June 27.—William C. Whitney today gave out the following informal interview: "What are the chances of sound money in Chicago?" "Unless the situation changes and our southern and western friends are dis posed to reason with us, no chance what ever." "What do you hear from the south and west?" "Judging by the letters I receive, there is no apparent disposition to discuss the matter at Issue. I fear It has gone be yond that point." "Have you asked Senators Gorman and Brice to attend the convention as a party duty?" "No; they have no reason to believe they could accomplish anything. None of us have." "If a free coinage candidate is nom inated on a free coinage platform, what will be the result?" • "Practically it will disrupt the Dem ocratic party. No power on earth can coerce or persuade sound money Dem ocrats to forsake the fundamental prin ciple of Democracy. They do not re gard this question as cither factional, sectional or political. The maintenance of the nation's credit is a matter of na tional honor. The Saratoga platform emphasizes this fact. It says the main tenance of the present gold standard at the present time is essential to the preservation of our national credit, the redemption of our public pledges and the keeping inviolate of our country's honor. That is our position as positive as words can express, and It cannot be changed." "Then you do not look for a compro mise?" "Compromise Is Impossible. Debase ment of the currency would be more than monstrous In effect. It would be abandonment of principle. It would dis grace every citizen. It would be not merely dishonest. It would be dishonor able. And you cannot compromise a question of honor." "What do you expect to do in Chi cago?" "Do everything In my power to save the party and protect the country. That is the plain duty of every Democrat who I goes to Chicago, and it is none the less the duty of those who stay at home not to hamper the efforts of those who go. And by those who stay at home I mean not merely Democrats but include every good citizen, regardless of party or prejudices. The crises which has come upon us Is the most serious menace to national prosperity and the welfare of the people since 1860. This is a time when all men who love their country must stand together to avert if possible public disgrace and the wreck of thou sands of homes throughout the entire country." "You do not despair of success, then?" "No; we cannot yet tell what the knowledge of the attitude of the east ern Democrats will affect the determi nation of the southern and western Dem ocrats who have not until within the past week known how strong the feeling here is. The vigorous expression of our position may cause hesitation, especially among the rank and file of the Demoo racy, who I cannot believe want to drive all eastern Democrats out of the party. I know some of the leaders assume that attitude, but I am not yet convinced that the people are behind them. And if not, they will make their wishes known and felt." TELLER'S BOOM All That Is Needed Is the Union el Silver Porces SPOKANE, Wash., June 27.—Willis Sweet, delegate to the St. Louis conven tion, arrived here on his way home to day. In an Interview he said: "If the silver foroes unite they will elect the president, and everything in dicates the success of the movement to unite. The silver forces of the east, in all parties, fully realize that the only hope Is in mutual concessions, and they are willing to make these. If they unite and a silver man Is nominated, I think he will be Senator Teller, In spite of Democratic statements to the contrary. Understand, I don't believe the Demo crats will nominate Mr. Teller, for I don't believe they will nominate any one in the Chicago convention. It takes a two thirds vote to nominate a president in the Democratic convention. Neither party being able to command the two -1 thirds vote, it will result in a bolt of one faction or the other, and In that event the silver men will Indorse Sen ator Teller." "What will the Populists do?" "Oh, I don't think there would be any doubt but what they would then in dorse Teller." The drape Crop HEALDSBURG, June 27.—Vlneyard- Ists In this section report that during the last few days a large portion of the ber ries in the vineyards have been falling off, and should this continue the crop will be almost a total failure. In many vineyards here nothing but the stem of the bunch remains. All the grapes have fallen off. Alaskan Gold Fields WASHINGTON, June 27.—The geo logical survey is continuing the gold investigations In Alaska under a special appropriation. J. E. Spurr, H. B. Good rich and F. C. Shrader form a party which has been detailed to the upper Yukon fields. They will remain through out the year, studying the gold placer deposits and Investigating the origin of the placer gold. Sworn Statement of Circulation Appears in This Issue THE NEW SHAH OF PERSIA Barely Escapes the Designs of the Assassin The Criminal a Member el the Same Fanat ical Society Which Compassed the Death of Nazr Ed Din TIFLIS, Persia, June 27.—1t is reported at attempt has been made on the life of the new shah at Teheran. The at tempt was unsuccessful, the assassin being- arrested on the spot He proved to be a member of the Babe Mahomme dan secret society. Muzaffer Ed Din, the second son of the late shah of Persia, Nazr Ed Din, was proclaimed shah of Persia May 2, 1896. His father, Nazr Ed Din, was assassi nated May 1 by a fanatic when about to enter the Inner court or shrine of Shah Abdul Azln, about six miles from Te heran. The assassin, Mollah Riza, was a member of the Baptist sect, the same fanatical society which, acordlng to re ports just received from Tiflis, is re sponsible for the attempt upon the life of the present shah of Persia. The dis content of the Babists is said to be due to the fact that the former shah, Nazr Ed Din, and his successor, Muzaffer Ed Din, would not allow them to establish their religion. The refusal was based upon representations that it would con flict with the existing faith of Persia and split the people Into religious fac tions. At the time of the murder of Nazr Ed Din many persons thought the elder brother of Muzaffer Ed Din, Mas soud Mirza, governor of Ispahan, who was barred from the succession because his mother was of Inferior rank, would try to seize the throne, that Russia would back one claimant and England the other and that serious complications might result. It was even announced that Massoud Mirza was really respon sible for the assassination of the former shah, it being known he entertained very bitter feelings against his father. As trouble was averted, however, by the graceful submission of the elder brother, who immediately declared al legiance to Muzaffer Ed Din, the latter being duly recognized as shah by the powers. BROOK'S COMET Could Be Plainly Seen If the Weather Were Clear NEW YORK, June 27.—A special to the Herald from Paris says: There-ap pearance of Brook's comet was made the subject of an interview with M. Camille Piammarion, the eminent as tronomical authority, at Juivsy. M. Flammarion said: "The weather in Paris has been unfavorable recently and so the comet has not yet been seen. As soon as the heavens are bright we shall be able to take observations and make drawings and photographs. This comet was calculated to have a period of seven years and twenty-seven days. It pass ed Its perihelion on September 30, 18S9, and should have been back again in October next. It cannot be seen except with the strongest instruments. It is very far away, but it dues not approach us, and the sun and it will certainly give rise to some very Important observa tions. "A curious fact is that this comet is accompanied by three companions. The four have been seen at once, giving the same spectacle as Biela's comet in 1846. The latter is supposed to have broken up into cosmic dust and shooting stars. It will be Interesting to see if this comet has undergone any changes or shows any curious modifications." Longford's Lost Pants LODI, June 27.—Senator Langford ar rived in town this morning from Arizona sporting a pair of overalls as a result of a thief stealing his pants, containing $135, from a Pullman sleeping car last aigat PRICE FIVE CENTS. ITALY'S CLAIMS ON BRAZIL To Be Settled by United States Arbitration TRADE WITH SOUTH AMERICA Will Be Fostered by a Commercial Triple Alliance The Brazilian Government Expresses Its De sire to Welcome Delegates Prom Am erican Chamber of Commerce Associated Press Soeeial Wire. RIO DE JANEIRO, June 27—(Copy right, 183(5. Special correspondence of the Associated Press.) Since the revolu tion of 1833-4, tho republic of Brazil has had a great deal of diplomatic difficulty with Italy, in many instances arising from claims made for Indemnity as are suit of the execution of Italian subjects during the revolution. Consequently, the diplomatic relations between Italy and Brazil at a certain period of last year were upon the point of being Interrupted. In February last, however, an understanding was reached between the two powers by which it was decided to submit the claims of Italy to the arbitration of the president of the United States. The points in the case were communicated on July 23 by the Brazilian minister oZ foreign affairs to the congress of Brazil. This agreement was approved by the Italian government on May 13, and will be accepted by the national congress of Brazil within the first week of July, so that it may even now be considered as in force. The Brazilian government has been asked by the minister of the United States if it is disposed to accord the nec essary facilities to delegates of the prin cipal chambers of commerce of the United States who are desirous of going to Brazil in order to study the question of improving tho commercial relations between Brazil and the United States. The minister for foreign affairs an swered this question today, saying the Brazilian government would be most happy to see the American delegates among them, and that the Brazilian gov ernment will do all In its power to facil itate the accomplishment of their mis sion. The Brazilian minister for foreign af fairs has notified the chamber of depu ties that Brazil, connected with nearly all the South American republics by the tributary streams of the Amazon and La Plata rivers, has with them many commercial interests which cannot be controlled by an automatical regime. If these reasons, he added, are not suf ficient for the defense of the treaties of commerce and of navigation, the direc tion which their products have taken in the different republics of the South American continent, would suggest a commercial agreement which will secure to them the best conditions of trade and consumption. As Brazil and the Argentine republic dominate the coasts of the South Atlan tic ocean and Chili dominates those of the South Pacific, an alliance of a com mercial nature between these three re publics Is proposed for the development of a maritime commercial of South America. QUICK JUSTICE A Murderous Soldier Shot by ■ Comrade Under Ordere OMAHA, Neb., June 27.—A special to the Bee from Valentine, Neb., says: Fort Niobrara was the scene of a murder and the almost instant execu tion of the murdered under military or ders today. Just before guard mount. Private Weaver of Company C, who was sitting on the company porch waiting under arms to go on guard, suddenly drew his rifle and after taking deliberate aim, shot and instantly killed First Ser geant Livingston of Company D, who was passing along the roadway in front of Company C quarters. When the ser geant dropped four men ran and picked him up, when Weaver fired four shots at them, forcing them to drop the ser geant and run for shelter. Weaver then fired several more shots, aiming at any one who happened to come within range of his rifle, but without effect. Then First Lieutenant Clark, Twelfth Infantry, who was in Company D's quar ters, ordered Private Strine, Company D, a member of the guard, to shoot Weaver, which he did, the ball striking Weaver's rifle near! the butt, shattering it and afterwards entering his body, from which he died within an hour. The only provocation known for the act is that a few days ago Weaver be came engaged in an altercation with Private McLeroy of Company D, in which he followed McLeroy Into Com pany D's barracks and was expelled therefrom by Sergeant Livingston. H» swore vengeance on the sergeant at the time. Children Cremated DENVER, Col., June 27.—A special to the News from Palmer Lake says: This afternoon a man rode into town from a point about twenty-five miles east of here and stated that the farm residence belonging to a man named Perkins, who lives a considerable distance from the railroad, had been burned down last night and the three children of the occu pants, Ethel, George and Reuben, aged two, five and seven respectively, had been cremated. The children were lock ed up in the house while the parents drove to another house our miles distant. The Pearl Bryan Murder CINCINNATI, 0., June 37.—An echo of the Scott Jackson trial appeared today in tho report ot the grand jury of Campbell county, Kentucky, in which appeared two indictments against witnesses in that case. One was for perjury, against William K. Trusty, who swore he urove the carriage, that carried Pearl Bryan's dead body over to Kentucky. The other was against John S. Ward of Somerset, Ky., the detective, for procuration of perjury.