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BIRMINGHAM STATE HERALD.
VOLUME 22:
BIRMINGHAM, ALA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1895.
NUMBER. 5.
THEIR MISSION A FAILURE
Robert S. Chilton and Dulaney
Hunter Recalled.
NO ESCORT OR EXEQUATERS
Nothing Can Be Learned of American Interests
in Armenia.
MINISTER TERRELL IS DEFENDED
He Has Interfered Effectively to .Prevent
American Subjects From Being Molest
ed, Says Rev. H. O. Dwight in
His Recent Report.
Washington, Nov. 13.—Robert S. Chil
ton and Dulaney Hunter of the state de
partment, who were sent by this govern
ment to establish fiew consulates at Erze
roum and Harpoot, In Armenia, have
been recalled by Secretary Olney, and it
is believed the project on which they were
dispatched will be abandoned. Officials
of the state department are exceedingly
reticent about the matter and will ad
mit nothing further than that Messrs.
Chilton and Hunter had Informed the de
partment of their return to Constantino
ple. Whether or not they are now en
route to the United States, or have de
cided to come home, cannot be ascer
tained. It may be that they are in Con
stantinople making a second effort to se
cure exequaters from the Turkish gov
ernment, but there Is good belief that Mr.
Chilton has been ordered back to Wash
ington. The principal failure of the mis
sion of Messrs. Chilton and Hunter Is due
to the difficulties which the Turkish gov
ernment placed in their way. They spent
some time lij Constantinople In a vain en
deavor to secure exequaters and finally
decided to push on towards Erzeroum,
They reached Treblzond on the day of the
Armenian massacre there, and Mr. Chil
ton forwarded a report of what he saw
Slid learned to the department. This re
port has not been made public. The Jour
ney between Treblzond and Erzeroum
jnust bp made by road, and the two con
eular officers expected to have a guard of
Turkish soldiers on the route. It is prob
able that they failed In securing the
granting of this courtesy, and this, in
,ylew of the great danger to foreigners in
that part of Armenia, is probably one of
the reasons why the department deemed
their return necessary. Without exequa
ters and having no official standing with
the government the position of Messrs.
Chilton and Hunter would have been ex
ceedingly perilous, and in addition they
could be of little use to this government.
The dispatch sent to the Cologne Gazette
from Constantinople about the imassacre
of Christian teachers between Treblzond
and Erzeroum created much interest at
the state department. Secretary Olney
said he had nothing official about the re
purl.
This afternoon Secretary Herbert called
on Secretary Olney, but It was stated that
the conference had not been followed by
any Increasing of the American naval
force in Syrian waters. A cable dispatch
was received at the navy department to
day from Hear Admiral Selfridge, the
new commander-in-chief of the Kuropean
naval station, stating that he had joined
the flagship San Francisco at Marseilles
last night. The San Francisco has been
ordered to join the cruiser Marblehead In
the Bay of Alexanderetta, where the lat
ter vessel was sent, on account of the Arl
menian troubles, and it Is presumed that
she started from Marseilles on that duty
as soon as Admiral Selfridge came on
board.
It was reported today that the state de
partment had received important infor
mation from Mr. Terrell. United States
minister at Constantinople, about the
Turkish situation. No hint as to whether
this Is so can be obtained. Officials of
the department refuse to tell anything
about the condition of American Inter
ests in Armenia, where nearly all the
Christian teachers are native born citi
zens of the United States, and many of
their scholars are naturalized citizens of
this country.
Rev. Dr. H. O. Dwight, who Is specially
charged with watching over the Inter
ests of our missionaries In Turkey,' has
prepared and Issued a circular In defense
of the course of events. The topic of this
circular has been made public by the
state department. It Is dated Constanti
nople, October 26, and In part Is as fol
lows:
It Is said that some of the mission sta
tions have expressed dissatisfaction with
the admlnstratlon of Minister Terrell,
declaring that he Is neglectful of the pro
tection of American citizens, and in par
ticular that^e had advised the abandon
ment of the principle of Inviolability of
domicile, which Is our safeguard against
the sumary search of our houses by Ir
responsible and Incompetent officials.
Mr. Dwight declares that these allega
tions are without foundation, and adds:
“1 have no hesitation In saying from per
sonal knowledge that Mr. Terrell has car
ried In. his heart as a burden that permits
of no escape all of the anxiety for the
safety of American citizens In Turkey
during all the dangerous vicissitudes of
the present year. He has used for this
end all the means which have suggested
themselves to his mind, and has labored
early and late to make effective the meas
ures which he has adopted. In my own
mind there is not the shadow of a doubt
that the maintenance of the Bltlls during
the fiery trials of the past year, the ex
emption of some of Its members person
hlly from molestation, and perhaps the
preservation of their lives, has been due
to the repeated, sustained and vigorous
action of Mr. Terrell at the sublime porte.
It Is known to all that the United States
government forbids Its representatives
from interfering In any way In behalf of
the ottoman subjects no matter how
strong the humanitarian considerations
might seem to require such Interference.
But In every case where an American
halurallzed citizen has been molested
Mr. Terrell has interfered sharply and ef
fectively to prevent punishment on sus
picion of connection with revolutionary
bchemes of men who cannot be proven to
bave violated any law."
THE SENATORS AT EUTAW.
A Large Crowd Hear Them—The Good They
Are Doing Is Unmistakable.
Eutaw\ Nov. 13.—(Special.)—Senators
Pugh and Morgan spoke here today to a
large crowd, filling the court house. Sen
ator Morgan opened and devoted much
of his time to the present situation in
both the state and nation.. It pained him
to ascertain that there would be a deficit
la the revenue of about Sl.OOO.OOO at the
close of the next year. The auditor’s re
port was skillfully handled by the speak
er, and he said this deficit was not caused
by any official mismanagement, but was
caused by the shrinkage of values. He
substantiated all his assertions by the fig
ures of the auditor and by facts and fig
ures he showed what the single gold
standard had done for Alabama and what
it had cost the government to keep the
$100,000,000 of gold in the show windows
of the treasury. If the single gold stand
ard was fastened upon us no tongue
could tell, no painter could depict the
horror that awaited the struggling mass
es of the people.
Senator Pugh was at his best, and that)
he treated the subject with sledge ham
mer blows all of us realized almost from
the start. He discussed the silver ques
tion in all its bearings from 1792 to date.
He showed that the democratic party had
always been in favor of a double stand
ard, gold and silver. Little fellow's, who
had changed or did not have brains
enough to hatch an idea, were criticizing
Senator Morgan and other life long dem
ocrats for standing up for democratic
principles. He asked his hearers to scan
the life and character of these critics and
then make a comparison with General
Morgan. He said most of these fellows
could not be elected to any position of
trust, yet the>|were assailing a man who
had been their senator for twenty years
and enjoyed the confidence of all true
Americans and whose name and f'lme
was international. These were only a
few of the points made.
The applause was generous and the in
terest intense. Let no man miss hearing
These speakers, as the good they are do
ing is unmistakable.
The Life Savers Promptly Acquitted.
Cape Charles. Va., Nov. 13.—The men
of the Cobb’s island life saving station,
P. Bloxom. John Somber and Frank
Shields, natives of Cobb’s island, who
were accused of murdering the Hudson
brothers on October 6 near the life sav
ing station, were acquitted this after
noon at Eastville, Va.. by a jury, who
rendered a verdict without leaving their
seats by agreement of the counsel on
both sides, sanctioned by the court. After
a hot discussion over the advisability tlie>
case went to the jury without argument.
The accused received the verdict Joyfully
and left immediately.
A POLITICIAN ARRESTED.
New York’s Ex-State Comptroller, Edward
Wemple, Has Been Arrested for Burn
ing a Building.
Amsterdam, N. Y., Nov. 13.—Ex-State
Comptroller Edward Wemple was ar
rested at his home this morning on the
charge of setting fire to the new dwelling
of Herbert H. Fonda Sunday evening.
A basket filled with shavings and newspa
pers soaked with kerosene oil was placed
against the door In the rear of the house.
The flames were discovered by Peck,
cashier of Fultonville bank, and were ex
tinguished in time to save the house.
Wemple is also charged with having set
fire to the Wemple foundry building,
which was burned a few weeks ago. A
committee of citizens has been at work
collecting evidence in the case since that
time.
Wemple Is also suspected of causing
several other Incendiary fires in Fulton
ville during the past few months. Mr.
Wemple is one of the best known dem
ocratic politicians in the Mohawk valley.
In addition to having been elected state
comptroller he has been member of con
gress, member of the assembly and state
senator. He has spent large sums of
money In politics and has become addict
ed to drink. He took the Keeley cure, but
there was no improvement In his intem
perate habits. It is thought his mind
is affected and a mania for burning build
ings has developed. He Is 49 years of age.
After the death of his father he became
one of the proprietors of the Wemple
foundry at Fultonville. He belongs to
one of the noted families of the Mohawk
valley. Wemple -was one of the state
officers of 1S91 under contempt of court
for refusing to obey the mandate of the
supreme court In regard to counting the
returns from Duchess county.
DRUMMERS’ DAY.
Five Thousand of Them Attend the Com
mercial Congress.
Atlanta, Nov. 13.—Drummers’ day at
the exposition brought 5000 commercial
travelers to the city. The exercises con
sisted of a great street parade of the
drummers_and gorgeously decorated
floats representing the business interests
of the city. At the exposition there was
a Commercial Men's congress, at which
matters of interest to the common in
terest of the south were discussed. Later
there was a barbecue for the drummers
and their friends, at which thousands of
people were fed.
The International League of Press
clubs, 100 strong, are in Atlanta and to
morrow will hold a congress. Today
they held a preliminary meeting to dis
cuss their programme for the day. The
jnajorlty of the members came in special
sleepers from the east and their num
bers are being added to by arrivals on
every train._
Honolulu’s New Minister.
San Francisco, Nov. 13.—The Coptic ar
rived from Hong Kong via Yokohama
and Honolulu unexpectedly last night.
Among the passengers on the Coptic was
Hon. E. M. Hatch of Honolulu, on his
way to Washington as minister plenipo
tentiary and envoy extraordinary to the
United. States from the Hawaiian repub
lic. He succeeded W. R. Castle, who only
consented to fill the office for six months.
When seen aboard the vessel last night
Minister Hatch said: “Everything is pro
gressing In a satisfactory maner in Ha
waii. Cholera Is a thing of the past and
I don’t think we will ever have another
visitation. During the epidemic bus
iness was almost at stagnation point, and
It told very severely on our business peo
ple. Rut now things are improving and
irt a month or so the people will have for
gotten that there was ever such a thing
ns a cholera scare.”
Senator Thurman’s Birthday.
Columbus, O., Nov. 13.—A basket of
flowers, accompanied by resolutions, were
sent by the Thurman club to Ex-Senator
Allan'Q. Thurman In celebration of his
82d birthday. Mr. Thurman was moved
by the receipt of the message and the
flowers and will send a suitable response
•when he Is able.
Judge Thurman’s condition continues
to Improve, though he was not able to
see any of the many callers at his home
today. __
Looking for a Fighting Place.
El Paso, Tex., Nov. 13.—Dan Stuart,
who has been here for some time with
the view of securing a location in Mexico
pr elsewhere for a fight, and hopes that
he can bring Corbett and Fitzsimmons
together, has mysteriously left for the
north, although It Is given out that he
has gone to Chihuahua._
Into the Hands of a Receiver.
Duluth, Minn., Nov. 13.—The Marietta
Iron works of West Duluth went into the
hands of a receiver today. N. C. Kings
bury is the receiver. The liabilities will
reach several thousand dollars.
GOOD-BYE, CAPTAIN KOLB
The Clans Meet, . Wrangle Awhile
and Fuse.
CONGRESSMAN SIBLEY’S SPEECH
Confines His Remarks Strictly to the
Financial Issue.
POPULIST-REPUBLICAN COMBINE
Is the Way It Now Reads—A Number of Old Demo
crats Turned Their Faces Toward the'Old
Homestead, and Others Will Follow.
The honest election and free silver
conference called by Captain Kolb, S. M.
Adams and others came ofT on schedule
time yesterday, and as forecasted in the
State Herald yesterday morning, was pf
the stormy order.
The only speech of any consequence
was delivered by Ex-Congressman Jo
seph C. Sibley of Pennsylvania, who ad
vocated the free and unlimited and Inde
pendent coinage of silver at a ratio of 16
to 1 in a very able manner. He did not
touch upon the subject of elections, but
devoted his whole speech to the money
question.
The storm burst upon the conference
at the conclusion of Mr. Sibley's speech
and for a while It looked as though the
object of the conference would fail of ac
complishment. The leaders of the fusion
and anti-fusion elements of the populist
party locked horns early and for almost
an hour the wrangling continued, the
chair striving In vain to restore order.
P. G. Bowman’s resolution declaring
honest elections paramount to all other
Issues pitched the meeting, which hith
erto had been quiet and orderly, into the
midst of a wrangle that apparently would
not end without engendering some bit
terness.
It was not the Intention of the leaders
to effect an organization, their desire be
ing to hold an informal conference for
the purpose of considering matters per
taining to honest elections and the free
coinage of sliver. But the chaos Into
which it was thrown by Mr. Bowman’s
resolutions rendered organization Imper
ative.
The election of Mr. Adams as tempor
ary chairman restored order for a while,
but at the afternoon session, when the
committee submitted Us report on per
manent organization, the storm broke
out a fresh and another half hour was
passed in running debates between the
fuslonlsts and the anti-fusionists. At the
forenoon session the defeat of Mr. Bow
man’s resolution was construed as a de
feat for the fusionists, but they appa
rently took advantage of the recess, and
In the afternoon united their followers
and won a victory over the antis. S. M,
Adams was recognized as the candidate
of the antis for permanent chairman,
and his defeat registered the defeat of his
faction.
The conference was apparently har
monious at the close, but underneath the
surface were several sores that may
cause trouble to the leaders in the com
ing campaign. Some were heard by a
State Herald reporter to say they never
would vote for a republican no matter by
whom he was nominated.
Mr. Sibley’s Speech.
The conference was called to order In
Seals’ hall shortly after 11 o’clock by
State Senator A. T. Goodwyn, who in
troduced Ex-Congressman Joseph C. Sib
ley of Pennsylvania, who said:
It is a pleasure to be with you in this
great state of Alabama. It has been a
great pleasure to me In the national con
gress to refer to this as one of the three
greatest states In the union. You are rich
in minerals and agricultural products. I
believe today there is a more hopeful
feeling throughout the United States, and
I believe times are improving some.
Wliat has caused it all? Why prices have
gone up a little. That’s all. Iron is up,
so is cotton cloth. Wheat is a little lower,
but cotton is up some. In 1893 you mar
keted over 9,000,900 bales of cotton,
against about 7,000,000 this year. You
have kept It from the speculator. That’s
what put up the rise.
Silver bullion rose up a little before
wheat. But when it was found Japan
would exact a bounty on silver the bul
lion went up a little and wheat followed
soon after.
The volume of money governs tne value
of products. This principle was laid down
2000 years ago by Aristotle and over 300
years ago by Watts. Untlfc this came to
be a burning question In the United
States there was never a writer that did
hot lay this down as a fundamental prin
ciple.
Mr. Cleveland recently said In a letter
to E. C. Benedict, a Wall Btreet banker,
that If the democratic party put a free
silver coinage plank in the platform he
would quit the party.
The conditions that have confronted the
agricultural production so much did not
spring fully equipped and take the world
by surprise. No. It Was foreseen years j
ago. A writer twenty-four years ago
said because England had flourished un
der the gold standard the gold stand
ard did not argue that all others would.
He said the troubles that would follow
the depreciation of the silver bullion
would destroy the United States.
John Q. Carlisle Is mors responsible
for the present condition of business in
the United States than any other man.
Extracts from a speech mads by Sec
retary Carlisle In 1*78 was here read by
the speaker, who said the secretary had
changed his views on the money question
more completely than any other man.
Carlisle, he said, In that speech de
nounced the scheme to demonetize silver,
and recently he stumped Kentucky plead
ing with the people to consummate that
scheme. We could go on and show dem
ocratic light after democratic light who,
had advocated free silver, but they are
now gone oft—been deflected.
If you were to wall In Birmingham so
that money could neither get In nor get
out and you had only *300,000, that $300,000
would measure the value of all your
property. Retire *100,000 of. that and the
remaining *200,000 would measure the
value.
We've had two years of single gold
standard and some people have tried to
make us believe we are prosperous, but
1'we are not. We don’t intend to have the
gold standard any more.
Modern Nebuchednezzars may heat the
furnace of gold standard seven times hot
ter than the fire and you will find more
than three faithful men who will not fall
down and worship the gold standard,
you will find more than 3,00(5,000 who will
not do It.
Three of the ten commandments will
have to be repealed before the gold stand
ard can become permanent. They are:
"Thou shalt not steal,” “Thou shalt not
lie” and then “Love your neighbor as
yourself.”
Secretary Carlisle said at Memphis that
increased production had caused the low
ering of the prices. If such be the case
every farmer who gets more for his cot
ton today than In 1883 should stand-loy
ally to the gold standard. You produced
dess cotton last year than in 1894 and less
in 1892 than in 1883. The world's product
of cotton was 400,000 bales more in 1884
than in 1894, and yet the price obtained
for the product last year was the lowest
ever known. Wheat was cheaper last
year than before known, yet the produc
tion was smaller than several previous
crops.
Last year we had 1,000,000 tramps walk
ing up and down our highways unable to
buy a bushel of the cheapest wheat ever
known, and In our great cities there were
thousands of women and children shiver
ing in the cold unable to buy the cheap
est pound of wool ever known. Over pro
duction had nothing to do with it.
Mr. Carlisle said at Memphis that there
was no debtor class in the United States.
He perhaps foigot there was a document
..npwn as the census repot t published.
That report shows that he farmers are
very much In debt.
Wherever you find the per capita of
money the lowest you will find Ignorance
the densest, commencing: with Africa.
Mr. Carlisle has said If the double
standard Is adopted gold will go to a
premium. Suppose we have the $265,000,
000 of gold claimed by the secretary,
which 1 don’t believe we have, and every
dollar of It goes abroad It will raise the
level of prices of our products In those
countries and enable our farmers to get
more for what they raise.
A legal tender dollar can't depreciate
without the price of your products appre
ciating. Suppose a dollar should depre
ciate until ten pounds of cotton or two
bushels of wheat w'ould buy the dollar,
and there are more cotton and wheat
growers In the United States than bank
ets, will the government go into bank
ruptcy or will we have u greater prosper
ity?
Mr. Cleveland entered into a compact
with two great patriots, one Rothschild,
who had never lived In this country, and
one In Wall street, whereby he gave them
$10,000,000 to sell the government bonds.
Anybody could have sold them under thei
safne terms.
If we have free coinage of silver the
price of silver bullion will be the same the
world over, less the cost of toll or ex
change from the place of production to
our mints. Yet there are speakers and
papers presuming on the ignorance of
the American people who said It will not.
I believe for a while after beginning
the free coinage of silver there would be
a slight premium on gold, for the bankers
would manipulate the finances to make
it so. Rut suppose gold was at 100 per
cent premium tomorrow you would
have 100 per cent premium on every
pound of cotton you produce, for you
hold the market. You wonder why you
are not meeting the prosperity industry
should bring you. Why, you have to
come in competition with the cotton rais
er of other countries who gets a bounty
for every bale of cotton he raises. The
cotton grower of America and India sell
their cotton In England for 8 cents In
gold. The American grower returns
home and has 8 cents of debt paying
money. The Indian grower returns home
and has 8 cents of gold, or 16 cents of
debt paying money. Gold Is at a premium
of $2 In the Argentine republic, and the
American wheat grower must come in
competition with the grower of that re
public, who gets a bounty of 200 per cent
for his product. The Argentine farmer
gets his 235 per cent bounty and the
1 American farmer, who Is entitled to the
i same, does not get it. 'The wool and
I cotton grower of Mexico gets Just as
i much gold for a pound of his product as
' the American farmer.
! Today we have a tariff of 40 per cent
[ to protect American manufacturers. If
1 we had free coinage of silver with gold at
! 100 per cent premium we would have a
tariff 140 per cent high and give a taMff
[ that would protect our products from the
1 whole world.
i With this 40 per cent tariff Germany
and France and other countries cannot
seU their goods here and will not buy our
products. Last year under this tariff
there was a balance of trade against us
Of 0212,000,000. With free silver and the
abolition of this tariff that balance
would be in our favor.
The country's interest should be above
any party, therefore I am In favor of
tha free coinage of silver.
The highest estimate places the world’s
supply of silver bullion at 13,000,000 bars.
I don’t embrace this question of free
silver alone, but whether the government
or tfce banker shall be supreme—whether
the man or the dollar shall rule. Let us
getf together and march, bearing the ban
ners, not of hatred, but of brotherly love.
I bellev all parties are made up of the
5ood and the true; It’s the selfish leaders
ere and there that get in control. Let
us get together next year and march to
victory. I have heard the voices of men
sent up from Alabama pleading for liber
ty ana freedom. I am going to look over
Into my democratic brother’s eye and
recognize him as a friend: ahd the same
with my republican friend. It would be
a curse to every person to turn out all
but one party. It’s vicious legislation
that hurts.
When the carrion kite comes down and
eats up these eagles of Wall street It wlf$
be better for the country. My democrat
ic friends, we will have to get together
and wipe out this kind of leaders. I don't
know how it's going to come, but it’s com
ing. My friends, we are going to have
a great time In 1898. You may divide
into three or four parties, but there will
be but two. One will combine the good
and true, the other the plutocrats. I
will be in the party that goes back to th(^
old democratic faith. I said In congress
that I would go where the good old dem
ocratic doctrine is to be found. I will go
with the republicans If necessary, or the
pops, who have always been true on thid
money question. That's my poslton. I
hopp It will be the democratic party. If
the democracy sells Itself to the gold
power In '98 they'll do it without me.
Two 'of the greatest panics we ever hadi
were under low tariffs. One In 1837 or
In 1857. under a 25 per cent tariff, and
then another In 1873 under the Morrill tar
iff, which was about 48 per cent. They
say the tariff will be the issue again.
No such thing. This is the only country
that makes a political question of the
tariff. But It’s on the money question
we must get together. Against the free
silver army will be John Sherman and
Grover Cleveland and William McKin
ley and Thomas B. Reed. Over th head
of this procession will float the flag of
England, and the hand will play “God
Save the Queen.” Side by side with that
will march another procession composed
of the good and the true, over whom will
float the stars and stripes and the band
will play “Yankee Doodle.”
In closing his speech Mr. Sibley said
he would not be a candidate for any ofliee,
but would work In the ranks for the cause
of free silver.
State Senator Gendwyn thanked Mr.
Sibley for his speech.
In response to a question of a delegate
Mr. Sibley said should the democrats
nominate a good free Silverman on a free
sliver platfoi m he would support their
nominee.
He said the coinage of all silver bullion
In the United States would not Increase
the circulating medium over $2.50 per
capita.
P. G. Bowman said Mr. sibiey nau saia
free coinage of silver was the great ques
tion, and in the nation that was proba
bly the case, but In Alabama there was a
question far above that. He has heard
shouts In response to his speech from a
thousand people from a thousand sec
tions of Alabama who are disfranchised.
There are people here today, perhaps un
der the sound of my voice, who were anx
ious for this conference today to split,
but we ain’t going to do It.
Mr. Bowman offered a resolution which
declared honest elections paramount to
all other issues in Alabama. The resolu
tion did not meet the approval of a num
ber of delegates present and Judge Mo
ragne moved to amend the resolution so
It would read: “We will not co-operate
or fuse with any party who will In any
way support the gold standard, and we
will co-operate only with men who advo
cate the free and Independent coinage
of silver at 16 to 1.
The amendment was accepted by Mr.
Bowman and on motion the resolutions as
amended were adopted.
Several gentlemen objected to the vote
being taken without discussion, and sev
eral calls for organization were made.
A delegate moved that "we will not fuse
with any man or set of men who will
vote for a gold standard candidate for
any office.”
The split anticipated seemed inevitable
at this point and to avoid further wrang
ling Mr. Bowman withdrew his resolu
tions.
Capt. R. F. Kolb nominated B. M.
Adams for temporary chairman.
It had not been the Intention of the
leaders to effect any organization of the
conference, but the factional discussions
arising a hurried consultation of the
leaders was held and an organization
agreed upon.
Chairman Adams took the chair and
explained why the conference had been
called. He said the callers of this con
ference had not contemplated fusion with
any party, but they did want to stand
with every man whether he has white or
black eyes, against the disfranchisement
of the voters of the state. While the sil
ver question 1b an Important question,
yet the greatest question In Alabama Is
honest elections. I heartily Indorse the
words of the late Colonel Troy, when he
said "the right to have your vote counted
should be defended at whatever cost.”
McMullen and Gus Hobson were elect
ed temporary secretaries of the confer
ence.
All members of the press were Invited
to take seats on the stage.
N. B. Bpear moved the appointment of
a committee of five on credentials and
permanent organization.
The chair appointed on the committee
N. B. Spear of St. Clair, Judge Moragne
of Etowah. P. O. Bowman of Jefferson.
Reynolds of Shelby and Powell of Cull
man.
A motion to adjourn until 2:30 pre
vailed.
Afternoon Session.
At 3 o’clock Chairman Adams called
the conference to order, and while await
ing for the comittee on credentials to re
port Dr. P. T. Johnston of Frankfort ad
dressed the conference, stating his rea
sons for his recent conversion to popu
lism. He said he had not changed his pol
itics, nor did ho have a better feeling for
his fellow men, but he saw he was
wrong and wanted to set himself right.
He had eight specifications against Pres
ident Cleveland, some of which he stated,
and then closed his remarks by denounc
ing Cleveland, Carlisle, Hoke Smith,
Banket Morgan and Josiah Patterson as
damnable traitors.
The credentials committee came In and
reported on the delegations present. The
secretary began to read the names, but
on motion the report was adopted.
They reported as follows on perma
nent organization:
A P. Longshore of Shelby, chairman.
Q. A. Hobson of Hale and J. R. McMul
len secretaries.
P. G. Bowman submitted a minority
report substituting the name of Frank
Baltzell as chairman. In making his re
port Mr. Bowman said a movement had
been started on foot by Mr. Adams’
friends to make him temporary chairman
and friends of Frank Baltzell did the
same. He said the enemies of the move
ment (this conference) caught onto this
rivalry and tried to derWe considerable
comfort from It. They exaggerated the
matter and predicted discord In the con
ference. He told of the efforts made to
conciliate the faction and an agreement
between Mr. Adams' frlehds and Mr.
Baltzell’s friends by which Mr. Adams
was to be either temporary or perma
nent chairman and Mr. Baltzell the other.
Mr. Bowell of Cullman advocated the
adoption of the majority report. He said
there had been a rivalry between leaders
and an effort to destroy leaders. He said
that leaders had been changed with being
In the movement for boodle, and that
some of them had collected money for
campaign purposes and stuck It down In
their pockets. This, he said, had come to
a focus at this conference and must be
settled.
He said a call had been Issued for a
conference of all people who favored hon
est elections and the free coinage of sti
ver. Frank Baltzell’s name, he said, was
not signed to that call and the delegates
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THE CABINET UD AT IRK
Dr. J. D. S. Davis of Birmingham
Read a Paper
BEFORE THE GYNECOLOGISTS
Mr. Clevela id Mr. Stevenson Being Pur
* sued by a Crank.
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A cr; p swordfish is after them
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AJ< ^ ’ommission Will Proceed to > ”0*3
niigoa Suffered by Canadian Seal
•JJ ing Vessels-Consular Crop
Cs
Reports.
Washington, Nov. 13.—Secretary Her
bert returned to Washington with the
president and resumed his duties at the
navy department today. Secretary La
ment remained in New York. When he
will return is not known. Secretary Her
bert has declined the invitation of the
Merchants’ association of Boston to at
tend their banquet on the 15th instant.
Business prevents his acceptance.
Secretary Carlisle is devoting nearly all
his time now to the preparation of his
annual report. Ho visits the treasury,
but remains only a short time. He is
doing his work at home, where he is not
subject to interruption.
Secretary Herbert says the navy de
partment has made public ull the Infor
mation it has in its possession about the
injuries to the battleship Texas, and
there is nothing to add at present. Other
officials decline to comment on the oase.
As a matter of fact, the Southern Asso
ciated Press accounts of yesterday left
nothing more to be told until the final ex
tent of the trouble is determined, the re
sponsibility placed and the remedy de
cided upon. It is customary to appoint a
court of inquiry to Investigate an occur
rence of so grave a character, as was
done when the cruiser Columbia's bottom
was befit in when she was steaming down
the Delaware, and was again resorted to
after her mishap in th§ Southampton
dock, a court-martial resulting in the lat
ter, which found Captain Sumner guilty
of not being diligent, and in consequence
he was relieved of his command. No
steps in this direction have yet been
taken In the case of the Texas, but it is
not seen how a court of Inquiry can be
avoided. Tho opinion Is expressed that
private ship yards would have declined
to build the ship without material alter
ations to etrehgthen the frame work, and
that the department, if it had called for
bids from private contractors would have
discovered the futility of attempting to
construct so large an armed vessel within
the $2,500,000 limit fixed by congress.
At this morning's session of the South
ern Gynecologists papers were road by
Drs, J. D. S. Davis of Birmingham, Ala.;
J. T. Wilkinson of Sherman, Tex.; George
Benjamin Johnston of Richmond, Va.;
W. P. Westmoreland of Atlanta, Ga.;
Christian Penger of Chicago, Edmond
Souchow of New Orleans and Louis Mc
Lajie Tiffany of Baltimore.
This morning’s session of the general
assembly of the Knights of Labor was de
voted to a further diBcussiun of the report
of the committee on credentials.
There appears to have been a misun
derstanding on the part of some assem
blies with regard to the representation al
lowed under the new article of the con
stitution adopted last year and this re
sulted In the sending of some delegations
larger than the constitution permitted.
It has taken the better part of the two
days to straighten out this tangle.
Herman Hlllyer of Missouri called at
the White house this momlpg and made
ineffectual attempts to see Vice-Presi
dent Stevenson and the president. He
said he was pursued by a crazy sword
fish and wanted protection from the gov
ernment. Hlllyer created a disturbance
on being refused admltance and was ta
ken to a police station.
Consul Bldlake reports to the depart
ment of state from Barranquillab that
Colombia has an immense orop of good
qoffee this year. In tlje warehouses at
Gtradot and Yeguas there are now 54,
000 sacks of coffee awaiting shipment,
and it is estimated that there are yet
200,000 sacks for exportation.
The convention looking to the settle
ment of the claims arising out of the cap
ture of Canadian sealing vessels in Beh
ring sea, prior to the ParlB awmrds hats
been practically finished. It is now in
Secretary Olney’s hands, and ha« received
tho approval of the British ambassador.
It provides for a Joint oommteslon oon
sistlng of one representalve each from
Great Britain and the United States to
meet at Victoria, B. C., to assess the
damages suffered by the Canadians. If
the two commlsioners fall to agTee a third
member will be chosen.
A report received at the state depart
ment from Consul Dean at Naples states
that It Is estimated that the orange and
lemon, crop of southern Italy will be less
than last year or about two-thirds of the
average. This applies also to all citrus
fruits of southern Italy.
$30,000 DAMAGES.
A Texas Jury Decide* In Favor of a 8ervant
Girl.
Dallas, Tex., Nov. 13.—A Jury In Judge
Burke’s Fourteenth Judicial District
court last night rendered a verdict
against the Oriental Investment compa
ny, owners of the Oriental hotel In Dallas,
for $30,000 In favor of Maggie S. Lynn, a
servant, who was Injured about two years
ago Irv an elevator In the hotel. She sued)
for $52,000. There are three other suits
pending by parties Injured In the same
accident. The Oriental Investment com
pany Is the Anhauser-Busch Brewing
company of St. Louis. Mo., who pur
chased and operated the Oriental.
O. H. Howard Suicide*.
Dallas, Tex., Nov. 13.—C. H. Howard,
who several months ago came east from
California, and more recently came to
Dallas from Hot Springs, Ark., commit
ted suicide today by taking ten grains of
morphine In a cup of cofTee. He had
been on a big spree at Fort Worth and
spent all his money and came to Dallas
this morning. His wife refused to longer
live with him and he became despondent
and committed suicide.
Cruiser Boston Beady for Sea.
Washington, Nov. 13.—The cruiser Bos
ton, which has been thoroughly repaired
and overhauled at the Mare Island navy
yard, will go into commission on the 18th
Instant. She will be assigned to the
Asiatic station for duty In the Chinese
waters. She will probably relieve the
Concord, which has been away for some
time, and Is In need of repair, especially
bar bollortt. i •