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WATSON OF GEORGIA.
populists Rafuso to Indorse Sowall
for Vioo Prosldont.
(pilings !" IH'tnll of the St. Louis Oath-
'ri
jnjj -HO IIIHIwim uiuiut-iu Duller
un.l AlU-it tl Clmlruien Interest
Ins M'rnc4 mill Incidents.
ST. l.oi'i.i. July 23. At 12:37 o'clock
v0,teilny Chairman Taubeneck step-
1 to the front of the platform to
,jll tin- national convention of tho
topic's party to order. At tho sight
of Mm fio Illinois delegation, which
sat immediately below tho platform,
aroeaml cheered. Quiot came with
the first rap of tho (ravel. Rev. W. L.
Smitn. of the Third llaptist church of
this city, dolivered the invocation
while the 1,300 delegates stood rover
en tly.
Mr. Tanbcncek's gavel again de
scended upon tho conclusion of the
praver Thero was somo surprise
wheu the chairman introduced Gov.
Mono, of Missouri, but whatever ap
prehensions might havo been raised
u'ero speedily removed by tho an
nouncement that tho governor was
merely expected to mako a welcoming
SEN'ATOK MAltlOX BUTLER.
aJdress. Mr. Stone did not speak
at great length. Ills welcome
was most cordial. Ho ventured
upon a few general remarks upon tho
propriety of freedom of tho press, of
speech and of tho ballot, which must,
he said amid applause, be preserved at
ill hazards. In closing, lie repeated
his assurance of welcome, in doing
which he spoke, he said, not for the
stateof Missouri alone, but for tho city
of St Louis and for tho entire Missis
sippi valley.
Senator Butler was Introduced as
temporary chairman by Chairman
Taubeneck, who said that Mr. Butler
bad been elected temporary chairman
without a dissenting vote and he added
his belief that when the convention
should adjourn it would be found that
it had acted wisely with as great
unanimity as had the committee in
choosing the temporary chairman.
"We are here," said Senator llutler,
"because there is need of us to bo
here." He referred to the fact that
two national parties had already held
their conventions. These two parties
had had charge of tho government for
JJ years. The people had during this
time done their duty In tho matter of
the creation of wealth. They had caused
the country, so far as they could, to
blossom as tho rose. But these parties
had been unfaithful to their trust and
had brought the country to the verge
of bankruptcy. Tho leaders of both
had been unfaithful to their trust.
Hence the need for the people's party.
He referred to M McKlnley as the
candidate of "aggregated capital and
combined greed." He declared that
both the old parties had for years kept
the greater Issues in politics in
the background. They would shun
issues and fight sham battles.
No matter where tho victory lay,
Wall street and Lombard street
won. Meantime, ho said, the
populist party, organized to bring re
lief to tho people, had grown steadily.
The agitation had been kept up; vic
tory against greed had been won. The
south and the west had joined hands.
He described the various campaigns
through which the party had passed In
various states, the hardships endured,
the flings and ridicule to which they had
been subjected, and declared It had tri
umphed, had at last torn the mask from
the old parties. Some weeks ago tho
republican party had been forced to
align itself with the moneyed kings of
Wall street and Europe. Tho dem
ocratic party at Chicago was driven to
the alternative of siding with gold or
the people. They were so frightened
that, in their desperation, they finally
committed grand and petty larceny,
stealing tho populist platform and try
ing to steal into the populist party.
This statement set the convention'
wild.
The states were then called for mem
bers of tho committee on credentials
and at tho conclusion the convention
at 2:10 o'clock took a recess until eight
o'clock at night
When tho convention met at eight
o'clock the hall was In darkness owing
to a failure of the electric lights to
work. There was considerable con
sternation for a time, but when the
situation was explained by Chairman
hutlcr the crowd became satisfied. No
work could be done, however, and the
convention took a recess until ten
o'clock Thursday.
The Second Day.
St. Louis, July 24. The second day's
session of tho populist convention was
called to order by Chairman Butler at
10:10 o'clock Thursday. Tho comtnlt
tco on credentials was not ready to re
port While other announcements were be
ing niado a squad of middle-of-the-roaders,
headed by Delegate Branch,
of (Jeorgia, suddenly plunged Into the
hall through tho main entrance and
came whooping down the center aisle,
liranch bore aloft a big white banner
with the inscription: "Middle-of-the-Road-A
Straight Ticket" At the
sight of it the Texas, Georgia, Maine,
Missouri and Mississippi delegations
mounted tliolr chairs and shouted at
tiio top of their voice.
Thero was a ripple of applause and a
few shouts when tho flame of Jacob S.
Co.xcy was announced as a member of
the committee on platform from Ohio.
There were also demonstrations for
Gov. Holcomb, of Nebraska; Gen.
Weaver, of Iowa, and ex-Gov. Lewd
ling, of Kansas, when their names
were shouted out
Delegate Crawford, of Kansas, moved
fnnntli.itl.i.j.1 . ..
- ""'i.uoucicffaiesoiinosiivercon
yention be admitted on exhibition of
their badges. There were 'many cries
of "no," "no" from the middle-of-the-road
men, who evidently thought they
saw In this a movo to pack the galleries
with Bryan shoutors, and Sergeant-at-Arms
McDowell said that It was im
possible to carry out such instructions.
xnereupon Jerry Simpson mounted
a chair and said It was no more than
common courtesy to extend to the
other conventions which were here In
o common cause the same privilege
which they had extended to tho dele
gates to this convention.
After some wrangling Chairman But
ler, amid howls of delight from, the
straight-outs, ruled the motion out of
order.
Mr. Washburn, of Massachusetts,
from the stage nnnounced that he had
an important resolution to offer. It
proved to bo one deorecatlnir tha talk
of a split In the convention nnd was as
follows:
Wheroas, Wo arc all populists, and depre
cato the talk which has appeared In somo or
tho newsp ipcrs that there Is a disposition on
the part ot any portion of this convention to
refuse to abide by tho action of this conven
tion; therefore,
Resolved, That wo ropudlato all such utter
ances as a reflection upon the lldollty of tho
members of this convention and of tho pco
plo's party.
Mr. Washburn said that the ques
tion of preserving the organization of
this "grand party" was vital, and
called for a full discussion.
A storm of protests came from the
middle-of-the-roaders and ono of them
made the point of order that before
the convention was permanently or
ganized, no such resolution could bo
acted upon.
Chairman Butler ruled that during
the temporary organization a resolu
tion could bo passed expressing its
sense. Thereupon Congressman How
ard, of Alabama, moved to refer the
resolution to the committee on resolu
tions. Delegate Branch, of Georgia,
followed with a motion to table the
whole subject
There wala good deal of confusion
as tho vote was taken, viva voce, but
Chairman Butler decided that the mo
tion was carried.
At 12:42 another motion to take a re
cess until three o'clock was made and
was carried.
Friday's Session.
Friday morning at four minutes
after ten Senator Allen called the del
egates to the people's party national
convention to order and, after prayer
by Rev. Wilber G. Williams, Mrs. Ma
rion Todd, of Michigan, was intro
duced and she announced the death of
Mrs. E. M. Emory, of Michigan, a
worker in tho reform cause and offered
a resolution of resrret at her death
which was adopted. A committee to
confer with -a committee from the sil
ver party convention was appointed
and then tho regular order was called
for, which was tho reading of tho mi
nority report of the committee on
rules. It recommended a change in
tho order of making nominations so
as to mako tho nomination of vice
president before that of president.
This was a move of the middle-of-the-road
men. Delegate McGrath, of Illi
nois, promptly moved to lay the mi
nority report on the table. Congress
man Howard and Barney Glbbs, of
Alabama, demanded to bo heard on the
motion.
After a heated debate a vote was
taken which resulted in 785 to 015 in
favor of tho minority report
Gen. J. B. Weaver, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, was then re
cognized and he read tho platform as
follows"
The I'latforni.
Tho people's party, assembled in national
convention, roafflrms Us allegiance to tho
principles declared by tho founders of tho re
public, and also to tho fundamental principles
of just Government, as enunciated In tho plat
form of the party In ISfci Wo recognize that
through the connivance of the proscnt and
preceding administrations tho country has
reached a crisis In Its national life as predicted
In our declaration four years ago, and that
prompt and patrlotlo action Is tho supremo
duty ot tho hour. Wo realize that whllo wo
havo politic 1 Independence, our Unanclul
and Industrial Independence Is yet to
be attained by restoring to our
country the constitutional control and
exercise of tho Junctions necessary to a peo
ple's government, which functions have been
basely surrendered by our publlo servants to
corporate monopolies. Tho Influence of Euro
pean money changers has been more potent in
shaping legislation than the voice of tho
American people. Exccullvo power and patron
age have been used to corrupt our legislatures
and defeat tho will of tho people, and plutoc
racy has thereby been enthronoJ upon tho
ruins of democracy. To restore tho govern
ment lntendod bv tho fathers, and for the wel
fare of this and f uturo generations, we demand
the establishment of an economic and financial
system, which shall muke us masters of our
own affairs and Independent of European con
trol, by tho adoption of tho following declara
tion of principles:
FINANCE.
First Wo demand a national money, safe
and sound, Issuod by tho general government
only, without tho Intervention of banks of ls
buo, to bo a full legal tender for all debts, pub
llo and prlvate-a just, equitable and efficient
means of distribution direct to tho people and
through tho la rful disbursements of tho gov
ernment Second Wo demand tho free and unre
stricted coinage of silver and gold at the pres
ent legal ratio of sixteen to one. without wait
ing for tho consent of foreign nations.
Third We demand that tho volume of cir
culating medium bo speedily Increased to an
amount sufficient to meet the demands of tho
business and population of this country and
to restore tho Just lovel of prlcos of labor and
production. ,
Fourth Wo donouneo the sale of bonds and
the Increase of tho publlo Interest bearing
debt mado by the present administration ns.
unnecessary ond without authority of law, and
that no moro bonds bo Issuod except by spo
ctflo aet of congress.
Fifth We demand such legislation as will
prevent the demonetization of tho lawful
money of tho United Statos by private con
tract Sixth We demand that the zovornmont, in
payment of Its obligations, shall use Us option
as to tho kind of lawful money In which thoy
aro to be paid, and wo denounce tho proscnt
and preceding administrations for surrender
ing this option to the holders of government
obligations. ....
Sovcnth Wo demand n graduated Incomo
tax to tho end that aggregated wealth shall
bear Its Just proportion of taxation, and wo
regard the recent decision of tho supremo
court relative to tho incomo tax law as a mis
interpretation of tho constitution and an In
vasion of tho rightful powers of congress ovor
the subject of taxation.
Eisfcth-We demand that posUl savings
banks bo established by the government for
tho safe deposit of the savings of the people
and to facilitate exchange.
TBANSPOUTATION.
First Transportation being a means of ex
change and a necessity, tho government should
own and operate tho railroads in the interest
of the peopl nnd on a non-partisan basis: to
tho end that all may bo aocorded tho sains
treatment In transportation aad that tha
tyranny and political power now exercised by
the great railroad corporations, which result
In tho Impairment, if not In the destruction, of
tho political rights and personal liberties of
tho citizen, may bo destroyed. Such ownor-
.uip n to do accomplished gradually in a man
ner consistent with sound publlo policy.
Second-Tho interest of tho United States in
the public highways built with nnhiin m
and tho proceeds of oxtcnslve grants of land to
the Paclflo railroads, should never bo alienat
ed, mortgaged or sold, but guarded and pro
tected for tho general welfare, as provided by
the laws organizing Mich railroads. Tho fore
closure of existing liens of the United States
on these roads should at onco follow default in
paymont thereof by tho dobtor companios: and
nt the foreclosure sales of said road the gov
ernment should purohaso the same If It bo
comes necessary to protcot its Interests there
in, or if they can be purchased at a reasonable
price, and the government shall operato said
railroads as public highways for tho benefit of
tho whole pooplo and not In the interest of tho
few under suitable provisions for protection
of life and property, giving to all transporta
tion interests equal privileges and equal rates
for fares and freights.
Thlrd-We denounce tho present infamous
schemes for refunding these debts, nnd de
mand that tho laws now applicable thereto bo
executed and administered according to their
true intent and spirit
Fourth-The telegraph, like the post office
system, being n nocesslty for tho transmission
of nows, should be owned and operated by tho
government In the interests of the people.
LAND.
First-The truo policy demands that tho na
tional nnd state leiMsliitlnn shnii h. ..v,
will ultimately enable evory prudent and in
dustrious citizen to secure a home, and there
fore tho land should not bo monopolized for
speculative purposes. All lands now hold by
railroads and other corporations in excess of
tholr actual needs should by lawful means bo
reclaimed by the government and held for ac
tual sottlers only, and private land monopoly,
as well as alien ownership, should be prohib
ited. Second Wo condemn tho frauds by which
the land grants to Paclflo railroad companies
have, through tho connlvanco of tho Interior
department, robbed multitudes of actual bona
fide settlers of their homes and miners of their
claims, and wo demand legislation by congress
which will enforce the exemption of mineral
land from such grants, after as well as before
patent
Third We demand that oil bona flde settlers
on all publlo lands bo granted free homes, as
provided In the national homestead law. and
that no exception be made in the case of In
dian reservations when openod for settlement,
and that all lands now patented como under
this demand.
Fourth-Direct Legislation: We favor hv.
tern of direct legislation through the Initiative
and referendum under proper constitutional
safeguards.
OENKHAL PROPOSITIONS.
First Wo demand the election of president,
vice president and United States senators by a
direct vote of the people.
Seeond-Wo tender to the patriotic peoplo of
Cuba our deepest sympathy In their struggle
for political freedom and independence, and
wo believe the time has como when the United
States, tho great republic of tho world, should
recognize that Cuba is. and of right ought to
be, a freo and independent state.
Third We favor home rule in tho territories
and tho District of Columbia, and tho early ad
mission of tho territories as states.
Fourth All public salaries should be made
to correspond to the prlco of labor and its
products.
Fifth In times of great Industrial depres
sion Idle labor should bo employed on publlo
works as far as practicable.
Sixth The arbitrary course or tho courts In
assuming to imprison citizens for Indirect con
tempt nnd ruling them by Injunction should be
prevented bv proper legislation.
Seventh Wo favor Just pensions for every
disabled union soldier.
Elghth-Ucllcving that tho elective franchise
and untrammelcd ballot are essential to a gov
ernment of, for and by the rcople. the people's
party condemns tho wholesale system or dis
franchisement adopted in some of the states
as un-republlcan and un-democratlc, and wo
declare It to bo tho duty ot tho scleral states'
legislatures to take such action as will secure
a lull, free and fair ballot and an honest count
Ninth While tho foregoing propositions con
stitute tho platform upon which our party
stands, and for tho vindication oj which its or
ganization will bo maintained, wo recognize
that.the great and pressing Issue of the pend
ing campaign upon which the present presi
dential election will turn is tho financial ques
tion, and upon this great and specific issue be
tween tho parties wo cordially invite tho aid
and co-operation of all organizations and citi
zens agreeing with us upon this vital question.
At tho conclusion of the reading of
the majority report J. S. Coxey, of Ohio,
was recognized to read his minority
report recommending the issuance of
non-interest-bearing bonds for the Im
provement of the roads of the coun
try. Then Mr. KIrby, of Texas, read tho
other minority report
Finally, on motion of Mr. Kelley, of
Kansas, the previous question was or
dered. . All the amendments were laid
on the table, and the platform, as re
ported by a majority of the committee,
was adopted.
The convention then proceeded to
tho selection of a candidate for vice
president When Alabama was called
it placed In nomination Barnott Glbbs,
of Texas. Tho convention then decid
ed to take a recess.
At 0:32 p. m. the convention reas
sembled and Congressman Skinner, of
North Carolina, and Thomas E. Watson,
of Georgia, wcro placed In nomination.
Lafe Pence nominated tho democratic;
nominee, Arthur Sewall, and CoL
Haines, of Kansas, seconded it A. L.
Mlmms, of Tennessee, and Marion
Page, of Virginia, were then named.
Tho roll of states was called for
a ballot after the speech-making was
through and at exactly 10 minutes to
one Watson was nominated for vico
president, and soon after a motion was
carried to adjourn until nine o'clock
In the morning.
Sketch of Tom Watson.
Thomson, Oa., July 85. Thomas E. Watson
was born in Columbia county, Oa., Soptember
i, 1850. lie received a common school educa
tion and was sent to
Mercer university. Ma
con, Go.; at tho end ot
the sophomore year be
left college for lack of
funds: taught school
two years; read law for
a few weeks, and was
then admitted to tho
bar: commenced the
practice of his profes
slon here November 19,
1876; was a member of
tho Georgia legislature
during lBSi and 1843;
was a democratic, elec
tor for tho state at
largo in 188a Besides
TOM WATSON.
tho practice of law he has been, and still Is
largely interested in farming. Mr. Watson
was elected to the Fifty-Second congress,
claiming to bo a democrat. Before tho con
vening of tho congress to which ho was elected
ho turned populist. Ho was defeated for re
election to tho Fifty-Third congress by Col.
DlacH. Mr. Watson claimed that he hod been
counted out nni Illack refused the commission
and thoy made the raco again, tfhen Black was
declarei elected by over s.Oju.
THEY NAME BRYAN.
Populists Nominate tho Democrat
to Head Their Ticket
The Nebrnskan Gets an Overwhelming Vote
After an Inciting Wrangle National
Committee Given Flenary Tower
llutler for National Chairman.
St. Louis, July 27. There was Inex
tricable confusion on the floor of tho
Auditorium Saturday before the peo
ple's party convention met. The dele
gates stood about In animated groups,
discussing tho situation, and what it
was best to do. The Bryan feeling was
very strpng, and the telegram from tho
Nebraskan declaring thnt'he would not
accept tho nomination rendered tho
situation chaotic. Many desired to
nominate Bryan in the face of this tel-.
egram. Tom Morrison, of Colorado,
and ex-Gov. Lewelling, of Kansas,
however, said this would not do. They
counseled an indorsement of Bryon,
instead of a nomination, pointing out
that an indorsement, which did not re
quire an acceptance, was tho way out
of tho tangle.
Senator Allen called the convention
to order at 0:30 and a committee to no
tify the candidates for president and
vice president was selected. The chair
man then called for the nominations
for president. Gen. Weaver went for
ward to the platform and In a lengthy
speech placed William J. Bryan in
nomination. Thero were many
speeches made in seconding Bryan's
nomination. Several other nomina
tions were made, namely: Col. L. M.
Norton, of Illinois, was named by Mr.
Call, of New York; Dclegato Living
stone, chairman of tho Missouri dele
gation, named Ignatius Donnelly, of
Minnesota, and, when Donnelly de
clined the use of his name, he placed
Gen. J. S. Coxey, of Ohio, In nomina
tion. The nominating speeches oc
cupied six hours.
When tho nominations were closed
George Abbott, of Nebraska, moved
that the national committee be given
plenary powers in all things connected
with the party after the adjournment
of the convention and the motion was
carried.
The roll call was then made and
Chairman Allen announced the oQlcial
uon. w. J. bkvan.
vote as follows: Bryan, 1,042; Norton,
331; Donnelly, 10; Debs, 8; Coxey, 1.
It was 4:22 when the announcement
of the vote was made and pandemonium
reigned for about 20 minutes. Finally
Chairman Allen declared Mr. Br3-an
the nominee of the convention, some
one made a motion to adjourn, the
chairman put the motion and then de
clared the convention adjourned sine
die.
WATSON WILL NOT BE WITHDHAWX.
St. Louis, July 27. A rumor; got out
yesterday to the effect that the popu
lists would withdraw Watson, their
candidato for vice president, if Sewall
did not himself withdraw. A repre
sentative of tho press called on Sena
tor Marion C. Butler, who has been
elected chairman of the national com
mittee, and asked him why, if his party
desired a union of the silver forces, did
they nominate another candidate for
vice president.
"Because," ho said, "we found that
by so doing our party organization
could be better preserved In the sup
port of Mr. Bryan than by the nomina
tion of Mr. Sewall."
It is rumored that Mr. Watson will
be withdrawn."
"This will not be done. The selec
tion of Mr. Watson was a deliberate ac
tion by an overwhelming vote, and
voiced the sentiment of the delegates
fresh from tho people, who themselves
had deliberated upon the situation
sinco the Chicago convention. Mr.
Sewall is tho one man in the United
States who now has It In his power to
completely unify the silver forces and
make victory over the gold combine
absolutely certain. This is tho unan
imous opinion of our executive com
mittee." WATSON WILL ACCEPT.
lie nnd Sewall Each Think the Other Should
Withdraw.
Tiiomabton, Ga., July 27. Thomas
E. Watson, the populist nominee for
vico president, says: "I will accept
tho nomination. I wired my friends
in St. Louis to that effect. I did it in
the interest of harmony and to prevent
the disruption of the populist party,
which seemed imminent. Under the
circumstances, I did what I believed to
be the best for nil interests." Mr.
Watson predicts that tho fusion scheme
will be a great success if carried out.
Ho thinks that Mr. Sewall should
withdraw.
At Omaha August ff.
Cleveland, O., July 27. Chairman
Hanna, of the republican national
committee, authorizes the statement
that tho opening meeting of the cam
paign will be at Omaha, Neb., August
5, when Hon. Roswell G. Horr and Sen
ator Julius C. Burrows will speak. Sen
ator Sherman will stump the west in
opposition to free silver. .
Gen. llutrhelder to Retire.
Washington, July 27. Brig.-Gcn.
Rildliird M. Itntr-tinlrlnn niinvtrml-..ter-
general of the army, will go on the re-
tireit ust immeaiaielv on account 01
age.
BKjf'qilM-- mrt
ewU Sfa mtess
fill MM
SILVER MEN'S ADDRESS.
An Appeal to the People for Contributions
for Legitimate Expenses.
St. Louis, July 27. The national
committee of the silver party has is
sued an address to the public. It is
signed by the committee and is as fol
lows: To tne American People:
Inasmuch as it has been charged upon the
national silver party assembled In St. Louis
that we aro a convention of repudlators, revo
lutionists and ararchlsts, wo submit the fol
lowing to the candid judgment of tho people.
In our delegates aro four veterans of our
Mexican war. 49 ox-confederates and 198 union
army veterans or the late war. Of the 731 dele
gates attending, nine are prohibitionists, 9
are populists, US are demos. -a ts and 230 are re
publicans. In this composition of tho convention we ap
peal to all truo patriots, irlthout regard to
previous party affiliations, to vote for Hon.
William J. Uyran for president and Hon.
Arthur J. Sewall for vice president of the
United States. A result ot their olectton will
bo tho restoration or tho freo coinage of silver,
on equal terms with gold, providing thereby a
growing volume of money, which will tend to
disseminate, rather than aggregato wealth,
which will relieve the present profound de
pression nnd replace It with a wide prosperity.
We urge you to unite upon this ticket as
your solo hope of escape from tho rigors ot a
grinding gold monopoly.
Ours Is a poor man's campaign. We. there
lore, call for contributions toward legitimate
expenses, the same to be sent to William P.
St. John, treasurer, at 121 East Thirty -Fourth
street. New York city. Contributions ot il or
moro win be regularly acknowledged.
MORE STORM VICTIMS.
Four Additional llodle Found Near Oolden,
Col. No Trains for Two Weeks.
Denver, Col., July 27. The terrible
effects of the cloudburst In Clear Creek
canyon above Golden, Col., last Friday
are still coming to light. Last night
four moro bodies were found among
the debris several miles below Golden.
There is also a report of the death of
eight men employed in a Denver brew
ery who passed through Golden a few
hours before the storm, en route to Ida
ho Springs for an outing. They have
not since been heard from and parts of
what is believed to be their wagon have
been found.
lluilroad officials said they could not
give even an approximate estimate of
the damage, but that they will prob
ably be able to get trains through to
Georgetown In two weeks. One hun
dred and seventy-five men are now at
work repairing and 100 more will be
put on very soon. The road for about
seven .miles must be almost wholly re
built, as the bed Is washed out or
buried under great masses of rock and
dirt. People at Central City and Black
hawk express fears of food becoming
scarce before the road is repaired.
A LIBEL CASE.
Dr. Ilrarne Wins Ills Famous Suit Against
Kdltor M. II. De Young.
San Diego, Cal., July 27. The jury
In the Hcurne libel case, which has
been on trial for several days past,
came into court shortly after noon
Saturday, after being locked up all
night, and announced a verdict for the
plaintiff, assessing damages at 810,000.
The action had been tried once before,
the jury failing to agree. The plain
tiff in the case Is Dr. J. C. Ilearne, of
this city. The defendants are M. II.
De Young, proprietor of the San
Francisco Chronicle, nnd J. F. Blunt,
formerly that paper's San Diego cor
respondent. The article which formed
the basis of the suit was sent from this
city in August, 1804. It was construed
by Dr. Ilearne and some of his friends
as implicating the doctor in the mur
der of Amos J. Stillwcll, at Hannibal,
Mo., in December. 1883. Subsequent
to the publication of this article
Hearne was indicted for the murder,
tried and acquitted.
ST RIKING TAILOR S.
Twenty Thousand Estimated to De Idle at
New York.
Nr.w YoitK, July 27. An all-day
meeting was held by the striking tail
ors of this city in Walhalla hall yes
terday. Addresses were made by a
number of leaders and the situation
was generally discussed. The sub
stance of the remarks made by tho
various sneakers was to the effect that
no compromise with the contractors
should be made; that the strikers must
stand firm and accept nothing but
victory. The fact that some of
the contractors who had in the
past combatted the tailors have now
joined hands with them is regarded by
the leaders as significant and is taken
as an omen of success for the tailors in
their conflict for the entire abolition of
the sweat shop system, the increase of
the weekly scale of wages and for a
fixed weekly toil standard of 59 hours.
It is estimated that fully 30,000 hands
are now idle on account of the strike
in this city and vicinity.
GOLD DEMOCRATS WORKING.
New Executive Committee Convenes to
Provide a Campaign Fund.
Chicago, July 27. The executive
committee of the Sound Money league
met in executive session to consider
the question of finances and to provide
for a campaign fund for the newly
launched party.
The work of completing the "pro
visional" national committee is now
going forward. Organizations of
bound monoy democrats will be formed
in all states except, perhaps, a few of
tho western ones, where the silver
sentiment Is strong, and in these com
mitteemen will bo appointed by the
executive committee of five appointed
at the conference.
Fresh Armenian Horrors.
Boston, July 37. A letter received
here from Van confirms the story of
the latest tcrriblo Armenian massacres.
Tho letter is dated June 23 and gives
details of the burning of 40 Armenian
villages.
Lost with All on Board.
New YoitK, July 27. The full rigged
ship City of Philadelphia, which sailed
from this port February 2 for San
Francisco, was lost off the Falkland
islands, with all on board, including
the captain and his young wife and
a crew of 20. A letter received here
tells tho story of the finding of tho
wreckage and several of the bodies.
Fifty Killed In a Collision.
BomiIay, India, July 27. A railway
collision has occurred r.t Delhi by
which 50 persons were killed and injured.
BANKERS TO THE RESCUE.
New York Financier Agree to Protect tlMt
Gold Reserve.
New York, July 22. About two
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when tha
stock market appeared to be shaping
for a bear panic, caused nominally by
the withdrawal of $3,000,000 in gold
from the treasury for export, the an
nouncement was made that the banks
had entered into an agreement to pro
tect the reserve. Little information
could be obtained at that hour con
cerning the plans of the bank presi
dents, but the news acted as a tonic in
Wall street and checked the downward
tendency of prices. Later it was dis
covered that President Sherman, of
the National Bank of Commerce, and
President F. D. Tappen, of the Gallatin
national bank, had been in conference
with their associates and with J. Pler
pont Morgan, and that the basis of an
agreement had been reached, in pur
suance of which the national banks
pledge their reserve fund to the sup
port of the government to the extent
of from 810,000,000 to 825,000,000. An
other conference is to be held to de
cide upon a more definite line of con
duct. DEATH OF BISHOP COXE.
The Prelate mod Ecclesiastical Controvert
lallit BnecnralM to Nervousness.
BocilESTEit, N. Y., July 22. Bishop
Arthur Cleveland Coxe, of the western
New York Episcopal diocese, died yes
terday afternoon of nervous prostra
tion as he was about to take a train
from Clifton Springs sanitarium,
where he had been sojourning a few
days, to his home in Buffalo.
Arthur Cleveland Coxe was a son of a well
known New York clergyman, Samuel Han
son Cox. the difference In the spelling being
the younger man's doing. He was born la
Mendham. N. J.. May 1(1. 1818, and graduat
ed with distinction rrom the university of
the city ol New York at the age ot 20, also
Irom the general Episcopal theological
seminary three years later. Ho was ordained
deacon in 1811 and priest the next year. The
bishopric ot Texas he declined in ISM, but
afterward accepted that In New York, succeed
ing lllshop De Lancy. Of late years attention,
was attracted to him by a series ot polemical
letters he wrote to Mgr. Satolll. in which ho
contended that the latter represented all that
was offensive In Jesuitism and that tho Jesuits
are a band ol secret conspirators against law
and society.
NINE WERE DROWNED.
Flood In Northern Kentucky Destructive tm
LJfe nnd Property.
Fbankfobt, Ky.,July 22. Nine lives
were lost as the result of last night's
flood, so far as heard from. Gaines,
bridge, over Benson creek, was washed
away four miles from town. The dead
are: James Bradley and wife and four
children; Mrs. Bryant, a widow, and
two children. They lived in a flat
along Benson creek, which rose
so rapidly that the houses
were washed away before the
occupants knew their danger. Many
people living in Benson valley left
their houses and waded out through
mad waters, only escaping a few min
utes before the buildings were washed
away. The destruction to property in
many parts of Franklin county is com
plete. Damage is estimated at S100,
000 at tho lowest flVure, and Is prob
ably a great deal more.
COOPER BESTS SANGER.
Outrides lllm In the Fastest Two Heat
Ever done In America.
Tohoxto, Ont., July 22. There was
great excitement at the Island bicycle
track when the race between Tom
Cooper and Walter Sanger was run.
Fully 3,000 people were present, and
the champions were greeted with im
mense enthusiasm. The race, which
was from a flying start, mile heats,
paced by tandems, was won by
Cooper in two straight heats
In the fast time of 1:53 2-5 and
1:58 3-5, respectively. Both heats were
so close that the wheels were almost
side by side during the contest, there
never being more than a length of a
wheel between them. This makes a
Canadian record and the two heats are
the fastest two heats ever ridden on.
this continent
MORE APPOINTMENTS.
Secretaries of the Two Republican Com
mittees' Ileadqaarters Named.
Cleveland, O., July 22. Chairman
Hanna, of the republican executive
committee, returned yesterday from
Chicago, and soon after his arrival at
his office several appointments were
announced. Maj. Charles W. F. Dick,
ex-chairman of the republican state
committee of Ohio, is to be the secre
tary of the Chicago end of the execu
tive committee, while William M. Os
borne, of Boston, is to be the secretary
in New York. William M. Hahn, of
Mansfield, ex-secretary of the national
executive committee and ex-Ohio mem
ber of the national committee, is to
have charge of the speakers' bureau at
Chicago, while Gen. Powell Clayton,
of Arkansas, will be in charge of the
same branch of the work in New York.
Awful Fate of Two Little Children.
WiciflTA, Kan., July 22. Two little
children of Ira Reese were buried alive
near Fowler, in the edge of Meade
county, yesterday. They were playing
under a large bank when It suddenly
gave way and they were buried be
neath the dirt The horrible accident
was witnessed by their father, who
made superhuman efforts to save them,
but they were dead when they dug the
sand away from them.
Will Indorse Itryan.
Philadelphia, July 22. The demc--cratic
city executive committee will
meet within the next two weeks and
indorse Bryan and Sewall and the
whole platform of the Chicago conven
tion. The democratic state central
committee will meet In the latter part
of August or early in September and
take similar action.
Tailor on Strike.
New York, July 22. After- several
months of agitation a strike of the
various organizations constituting the
Brotherhood of Tailors vraa declared
last nisht It will involve about 12,
000 workmen in New York, Brooklyn
nnd Brownsville. Tha loaders among
tho tailors havo fo'jght hard to stave
off a strike, but at the meeting the
1,500 tailors prese-jt isrnored them and
ordered the str'.ke. It Is alleged by
th tailors tha., wajres have been out
'SO to 25 per '.-tint, and that thoy are
compelled tc, work moro man loo nour.
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