Evening Star Newspaper, September 9, 1896, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. —— + —___ PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Peansy!vanis Avene, Cor. 11th Bt, by The Evening Star Ne rt Comzi-y. SH KaUSrMA IN, Pros't. Few York Ofice, 49 Potter Building. ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers ip the city by carriers, on thelr own account, at 10 cents per week, or 44 cents per month. Copies at the founter © cents cack. Dy ical stywhere in the United States or Canida—pestage prepaid 30 cents er ‘month. PGaturday Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, ~ith foreign postage added, $3.00. (Enteret at the Post Office at Washington, D. C. as second-class mail matter.) ptions must he paid in adeance, CF All mail subs es of advertising wade known on application. Che Hen i i ing Star. No. 13,579. WASHINGTON, D. C.. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1896—TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. | last adjress — THE STAR BY MAIL, The Star will be mailed to any address in the United State. or Canada if ordered at this office in person or by letter or postal card. Persons leaving the city for any period should remember this. Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in advance. Subscribers char }ng their address from one Post-office to another should give the well az the new one. HENRY B, PAYNE DEAD Succumbed to a Recent Stroke of Paralysis. STRICKEN ONLY A FEW DAYS AGO Surviving Members of His Family at His Bedside. LONG PROMINENT IN POLITICS CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 9.—Ex- United States Senator Henry B. Payne Jed this morning at 9 o'clock at his home, 595 Euclid avenue. His death was due to a stroke of paralysis, with which he was stricken a few days ago. His son, Col. Oliver H. Payne of New York, and his daughter, Mrs. Charles W. Bingham, the only surviving members of bis family, were at his bedside when he passed away. Ex-Senator Payne of Cleveland was born in Madison county, N.-¥., November 20, Isl0. He was educated at Hamilton Col- Jege. and began the study of law in Canan- daigua with John C. Spencer, being ad- mutted to the bar and commencing his prac- Senator Payne. tice In Cleveland in 183% After twelve years of work he was compelled to retire from the profession of law, but since that me interested himself largely in manu- uring, railroads and other large ente: ses. He was a member of the Ohio sta: ate in 1849-50, and was the democrat ndidate for the United States Senate in protracted contest of 1851. In 1 he was oppesed to Salmon P. Ch: the democratic candidate for gor ernor of the state. He was chosen a pres- dential elector fn 1848, and was a delegate to the national demucratic convention at Cincinnat! in 1856, and also to that at Charleston in 1880, reporting at that gath- ering from the minority of the committee the resolvtions which were adopted as “he platform. He was the chairman of the Ohio delegation in the Baltimore convention of isi2 and was elected to the Forty-fourth Congress. Senator Payne had filled many important positions both tn public and private Ife, being a member of the electoral comm! sion tn 1876, chairman of the House com- mittee on the electoral bill and a member of the United States Serate. He was elect- ‘d to the Senate as a democrat to succeed orge H. Pendleton, democrat, and took seat March 4, 1885. ————..——_—_ TO SPEAK FOR THE TICKET. Ex-Secretary Smith to Make Four Speeches. ATLANTA, Ga., September 9.—Chairnan Clay of the democratte state executive committee announced today that ex-Secre- tary Smith had consented to make four speeches In behalf of the regular demo- cratic ticket. He will speak at Dalton on the 19th, and later at Brunswick, Valdosta and Augusta. Senator John B. Gordon, who has just reached his home here, after an extended lecture tour, has also tender- ed services to the state committee, and he will be heard at Buena Vista tomor- row. —.—__ UNACCOUNTABLY DISAPPEARED. Nothing Seen of a Traveling Snles- man Since the 3d Instant BUTTE, Mont., September 9*-Charles King Fairchild, a traveling salesman for a ‘0 jewelry house, has been m the Hotel McDermott here iimstant. It is believed that he demented and wandered off, or been foully dealt with. The police have been communicating with every town in the state, but cannot find any trace of him. He had samples at the hotel valued Km). The tirm he represented have ‘staphed to have the samples sent to them, but the hotel people, knowing that there are several owners, refuse to deliver them. except to personal representatives. Fairchild is thirty-five years old, and a vn gold pen manufact- son of a well-kno urer, YORK, September 9.—Charles King 'd is the son of Leroy W. Fair- a gold pen manufacturer of this city, 0 is at present out of the city for the benefit of his health. Only a few months ago L. W. Fairchild lost a daugh- ter. A brother of the missing man said that he had not heard from him in several years. He scouted the tdea that his brother was demented. and expressed the belief that he is dead. The missing man is marrted, but his brother could not say anything about his domestic affairs, ex- cept that he believed them to be happy. I can assign no cause,” said Henry F. Fairchild, “for my brother's disappearance except that he has met with foul play.” ee WHEN LI RETURNS TO CHINA. child, Rallways Will Be Started and Our Industries Will Profit. SEATTLE, Wash., September 9.—Chinese residents of this city have appointed a committee, consisting of Mark Ten Sul, Gee Lee and Loute King, representing the big Chinese mercantile concerns in Seatue, to walt upon and pay thelr respects to Li Hung Chang upon his arrivai on Saturday at Vancouver en route home. Mark Ten Sul, who {s a representative of the better class of Chinese, says the dis- tinguished viceroy’s visit means much to the United States; that Li will, upon his return to China, begin the construction of @ system comprising no less than 33,000 miles of railroad, and that gold and silver mines in the range of mountains extend- ing for 1,500 miles along nofthern China will be opened. Much fron and machinery to be used in developing these enterprises, ark Ten Sui states from private Chinese dvices, will be purchased in the United States, 7 Mark says that Li proposes the publica- tion of a book embracing his experiences and what he has learned on his trip, upon his return to the flowery kingdom. Se Leaped From the Dieppe Boat. LONDON, September 9.—A man, who left several boks behind him inscribed wi} the name “H. Egerton, Valparais coe mitted suicide yesterday by jumping @ *~ board from the Dieppe steamer. SILVER HEADQUARTERS Not Much News to Be Gathered From Any of Them, Rev. Alex. Kent to Go on the Stump— Small Contributions Received by Secretary Gardner. The combined silver headquarters were practically featureless from a news stand- point today. Senator Butier had left the city—“disappeared as if the earth had swallowed him,” in the language of de- tective atmosphere. The Senator has a habit of doing tricks of that kind. When he goes off every attache of the head- quarters knows what his fate will be if he even mentions that the populist manager is out of the city. At any rate, the Sen- ator went away last night; but may get back tonight. Senator Faulkner has had no momentous conferences with distinguished democrats who feel that the earth is crumbling under the welght of the silver sentiment. He has been busy all morning looking after the literature that Is wanted. The Senate and House folding rooms are also behind with the work given them by the various head- quarters. Secretary Gardner has had an oppertunity to look at himself in a glass for the first time in weeks to see what the wear and tear is doing to his plac:d feat- ures. National Committeeman Clark How- ell was not burdened with visitors, and even Frank Morgan had time to begin a short biography of his life. Secretary Di- fenderfer was less busy than usual, and entertained the newspeper men in his pleas- ant way. Will Bet on Nebraska. C. H. Pirtle, the manage. of the literary department of populist headquarters, would never be taken for a monopolist, but he has $500 to bet that Nebraska will go for Bryan, and he doesn’t want odds. He sent Sceretary Mercer of the republican commit- tee word to that effect this morning. Mr. Mercer and Mr. Pirtle are both from Ne- braska. The latter was secretary of the populist state committee before he came to Washington. Mr. Pirtle is fervently of the cpinion that his offer ts more expressive of his confidence than any interview that could be given out. Watson's Oratorical Tour. Secretary Edgerton of populist head- quarters didn’t have much to do today but arrange for the continued speaking tour of Candidate Watson for the next few weeks. That has already been provided for through Nebraska and Kansas. Mr. Edgerton has now arranged for Mr. Watson to talk In Jowa, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. From Kansas Mr. Watson will go over to Des Moines, Iowa, for one speech in that state. He will make two speeches in Mis- sourl, three in Kentucky and two in Ten- nessee. The dates and places for all the states except Iowa have not been arranged. Patterson to Talk for Silver. Secretary Edgerton has also arranged for T. M. Patterson, the Denver orator and newspaper man, to begin a speechmaking tour. The Coloradoan will start in two weeks in Nebraska, and will then wander through Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Iowa. He is said to be a very effective speaker. A program for Senator Allen is also being arranged. Washington Man to Talk. The populist managers have about de- cided to send Rev. A. Kent of the People’s Church of this city out as a campaign ora- tor. He is an ardent advocate of the cause of the white metal, and his earnestness, logic and fervor are said to be convincing before an audience. Mr. Kent was a dele- gate from the District to the St. Louis con- vention, and is regarded as an able man. Tillman’s Talking ‘four. The democratic managers have received a request that Senator Tillman be sent to ‘Wilmington, Del, when he finishes his campaign in Pennsylvania. The Senator is out in a Philadelphia paper with a chal- lenge to any advocate of the gold standard to meet him at any place in that state for a joint debate. He has had two opponents so far in his speeches, and the silver men assert that he has vanquished them with ease. Republican Acquisitions Secretary Difenderfer had a big club list sent him tris morning from Norwalk, Ohio, containing a large percentage of republi- cans. The silver managers are making a specialty of having the former party affilia- tion of club members designated in the rolls sent them, and Secretary Difenderfer said this morning that he had found that an average of 36 per cent of the member- ship of the clubs sent in are republicans. He says this is particularly the case in Ohio. Rockford, lL, has turned in a club rell of 700 members. Small Contributions. Contributions of small amounts continue to be received at democratic headquarters. Secretary Gardner expected to receive a $10,000 check in a number of letters he opened this morning, but was badly disap- pointed. He ts afraid there is some mistake about National Treasurer St. Joh & check for that amount yesterday’ ay ie reported. Mr. Gardner doesn’t believe that any one subscription larger than $50,000 will be received at his eftice before the cam- paign is over. He is, however, prepared to send receipts for large amounts, together with a large and melodious letter of thanks. ———__-e+_______ THE CZAR AT COPENHAGEN. Decorations and Enthu- silastic Greeting: COPENHAGEN, September 9.—The czar and czarina landed here at noon from Kiel. They were received by the King and Queen of Denmark, the crown prince and princess, the Princess of Wales and other members of the royal family, after which they proceeded to Benstorff Castle. The ezar and czarina and the king and queen occupied the same carriage. It was drawn by six horses, and passed through the principal streets, which were beautifully decorated and thronged with people. Their majesties were enthusiastically cheered. Se Fast Trip of the St. Louis. SOUTHAMPTON, England, September 9. —The American Line steamer St. Louis, from New York, passed the Needles at 5:30 this morning. The St. Louis left New York on Wednesday last, September 2, and has made the run from Sandy Hook light- ship in about six days twelve and one-half hours, about forty-two minutes better than her best previous eastward passage of six days, thirteen hours and twelve minutea, made in October last year. Jananese Immigration Opposed. VANCOUVER, B. C., September 9.—A. monster petition praying the federal gov- ernment to restrict Japanese immigration and raise the Chinese tax to $500 has been in circulation for three days in the province and signed by many British subjects. —_+_ To Imitate Monte Carlo, ...~ CHICAGO, September 9.—Alexander D. Hannah and David Hogg, wealthy Chi- cagoans, are, it is stated, endeavoring-to purchese Mackinac Island, at the northern erd of Lake-Michigan. It ts sald to be their intention to spend half a m:llion dol- lars or more to make the resort similar to Monte Carlo. Benutifal + HILL FOR BRYAN Expected to Declare Himself at the- Buffalo Convention. TOO LATE 10 DO ANY GOOD Democratic Managers Have Needed Practical Men. HIS PECULIAR COURSE The Bryan managers expect Hill to come out for the Chicago ticket at the Buffalo convention on the 16th. Whether they have private information or merely infer that he will speak then Is not disclosed. It is cer- tain that there is considerable indifference as to what course Mr. Hill may follow. It is felt now that he has delayed so long and shown so much doubt that his coming out for Bryan now would do but little good. His kesitancy has cast a reflection on the ticket, which cannot be relieved by his coming to its support at the eleventh hour. He will not now get any credit for what he may essay to do for the ticket, and his avowed opposition would not add much to the offense he has already committed by remaining silent when he might have done some good by speaking. If he should an- nounce his loyalty to the ticket !t would be attributed to his being forced to that position by ‘Tammany, and no tmpoertance would he attached to his action, as the time when he might have done some good has passed. How the Managers Have Suffered. The democratic managers have suffered severely by the failure of practical and experienced men to give the ticket the benefit of their work and advice, and the reluctant support of a single individual can do but little good at this time. The lines of the campaign have been laid down, and the battle will be fought out on those dines. Whether Bryan wins victory or suf- fers defeat, it 1s not thought that any tion by Mr. Hill at this late hour will con- tribute to the result one way or the other. No doubt can be entertained that Hill has so far lost caste with the Bryan people thac he cannot win either their confidence or their gratitude by anything he may do. The expectation is that the Buffalo con- vention will swallow the Bryan ticket, plat- fcrm and all. If Hill should determine not to support this ticket it might contribute to the bitterness of the fight that is bound to occur there, but the power of his influ- ence to affect the result !s discounted. Hill's Course Pecullar. Mr. Hill's course has been peculiar. He has permitted the assumption that he is to support the ticket to be acted on, but he has not said a word committing himself, nor has he done anything In the interest of Mr. Bryan. He has held himself in a posi- tion to fall in line with anything the dem- ocracy of the state might decide on, but has not tried to influence that decision in favor of Bryan. If the state convention comes out for Bryan and free silver, he may take part in the campaign, but it is doubted whether he can do the ticket any good, after having hesitated so long. ——e TRADES UNION CONGRESS. Its Sexsions at Edinburgh Resumed This Morning. EDINBURGH, September 9.—The British trades unions congress resumed its sessions this morning and adopted resolutions fav- oring the payment of members of parlia- ment, co-operation and trades unionism and amendments to the truck act. Messrs. Sullivan and Strasser, the dele- gates of the American Federation of Labor, were present today and met with an en- thusiastic reception. Mr. Sullivan made a speech, in the course of which he said he had brcught the British delegates greet- ings from the workers in the United States, adding that the latter regarded the British trades unionists as the old guard in the labor movement; and he cordially invited the congress to send delegates to the com- ing American trades tnion congress. Continuing, Mr. Sullivan gave an account of the progress recently made by organized labor in America, Saying that all the non- union men there were “social ciphers,” and asserting that organized labor had increas- ed wages in the United States by at least forty millions annually. J. H. Wilson, M. P., of: the National Sail- ers and Firemen’s Union moved a resolt tion condemning the government for re- fvsing to carry out the fair wages resolu- tion passed by the house of commons Feb- ruary 13, 1891, and for giving contracts to firms employing non-union workmen. The motion was adopted. It was then moved to rescind the resolu- tion of the Norwich trades union congress passed September 6, 1894, on the motion of Mr. Kelr Hardie, declaring for the na- tlonalization of land and the whole of the Means of production, distribution and ex- change. This was ruled out of order, and the con- gress adopted the following as a supple- mentary declaration: “That, in the opinion of this congress, it is essential for the maintenance of Brit- ish industries to nationalize the land, mines, minerals, royalty and railways, and mu- nicipalize all water, artificial Nght and tramways undertakings within their sev- eral authorities, and that the parliamen- tary committee be instructed to promote an support legislation with the above ob- ject.” ———— HELPHENSTINE’S CASE DROPPED. The Young Man May Enlist in the Army. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW HAVEN, Conn., September 9.—Ea- gar C. Helphenstine, the young man who was arrested in New Haven ten days ago, charged with attempting to pass a fraudu- lent check for $150 bearing the name of his father, R. K. Helphenstine of the Ter- raline Company, 1316 L street northwest, Washington, was released from jail today, the case having been abandoned, and he was turned over to his uncle, J. E. Mc- Cahn, of New York. The uncle says that young Helphenstine will be persuaded to enter the United States army for five years, in hope he may be broken of his reckless ways. ‘The uncle says that the father, who has been much troubled by the son’s dissipations, has agreed that he be placed away from old influences for that number of years. Ten days in jail have made the yourg man weak and pale. BIG FIRE RAGING, Alexandria Business House Gutted by the Flames, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., September 9.—The wholesale china establishment of T. J. Miller & Co. caught fire at 12 o'clock today, in the fourth story or packing room. The entire fire department is now at work on the building and the fre ts not under control. '“The loss will be very heavy, but fully cov- ered by insurance. The origin of the fire has not as yet been ascertained. It is hoped that the fire will be confined to this particular building. At 2.30 p.m. the fire was still raging. The ingurance amounts to $15,000. Actual loss campot be ascertained until later. DISASTROUS FREIGHT WRECK Train Broke in Two on a Heavy Grade Near Piedmont. Cars Piled Up High on the Tracks— Traffle Has Been Much De- layed—One Life Lost. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, CUMBERLAND, Md., September 9.—A disastrous freight wreck occurred about 11 o'clock last night near Bloomington on the Baltimore and Ohio, a short distance above Piedmont, W. Va., and caused delay to travel for many hours, both tracks being obstructed with the wreckage. The accl- dent was caused by a long and heavily loaded freight train, bound ¢ast, breaking a coupling on one of the heaviest grades on the mountain side and separating. As sooh as the engineer discovered it he in- creased the speed of his engine, hoping to reach the yards at Pledmont and avoid further trouble before the wild section could reach him. The speed of the part of the train that was out of control in- creased so rapidiy, however, ‘that It over- took and crashed into the part attached to the engine, resulting in a bad wreck. ‘The engine, one of the best and largest in the Baltimore and Ohio service, was overturn- ed and much injured. Both tracks were covered with wreckage to such an extent that it was found necessary to send the passenger trains for St. Louls from Cum- berland and the east by way of Pittsburg. ‘the wresk was the most disastrous which has happened on the Baltimore and Ohto for years, and the cars are piled four high. The loss will be very heavy both to cars and contents. On account of the acci- Gent several passenger trains have been abandoned for the day. The damage to the tracks at the scene is 80 extensive that no attempt has been made to transfer passen- gers around the wre which ig the usual course unde™ similar circumstances, and ali trains for the west from Washington are Leing sent via Pittsburg. ‘The body of Wm. Eliason, a young man, whose home was in Newburg, W. Va., and who was coming to Piedmont on the wrecked train to take a place as fireman on a lecomotive when he was killed, has just reached here. Several tramps who were aling a ride were aiso badly injured. Railroad men who have just arrived from the scene of the wreck say that the damage the greatest ever experienced on this di- sion. Some of the cars were thrown twenty feet up the side of the mountain, and twenty-one cars are piled up in a distance of fifty yards, while the track is torn up for sevéral hundred yards. The wreck occurred at a place where there is a high mountain on one side of the track and a deep ravine on the other. It is feared that there are several bodies in the debris, as some men who were seen on the train just before the wreck oc- curred have not been seen since. It is stated that it will be 4mpossible to get a track laid for trains to go beyond this point before 4 o'clock this afternoon, and all traffic on the third and fourth divisions has been suspended for the time being. —_>+—. , SILVER DOLLARS. Demand on the Treasury for Those Coined This Year. The treasury officials are in daily receipt ef a large number of requests esking for silver dollars of this year's coinage.in ex- change for silver certtficates or other law- ful money. Many of these requests come from persons who seem to doubt the truth of the monthly coinage statement, while others ask for shipments of 1806. dollars, with a view.to refuting statements that no silver dollars are now being coined. These requests have been complied with as fast as received, and the treasury officials de- sire to call public ‘attention to the fact that when silver dollars are ordered in sums or muliples of $500 they are shipped at the expense of the government, but when smaller sums are ordered the shipments are made at the expense of the person or- Gering. There is now in the treasury $10,506,390 in free silver, that is, silver which may be obtained in exchange for any lawful money, but the demand just now is so keen for 18%} dollars that it seems probable that by the beginning of October the department will be compelled to decline to pay out silver dollars, except In exchange: for sil- ver certificates or treasury notes of 1890. The law requires certain amounts of sil- ver to be held in the treasury to cover out- standing silver certificates and treasury notes, and when the minimum {fs reached silver payments would be refused, even in exchange for gold or in payment of war- rants on the treasury. The number of standard silver dollars coined during last August is shown by the official statement to have been 2,650,000, since February 1 last, 11,212,412, and since November, 1893, 15,169,491. The coinage value of the stock of bullion now on hand, and on which the mints are now at work, is $166,74: , and it is sald to be altogeth- er probable that coinage wHl be continued at least until the stock of standard dollars of 1890 has been increased to about $W),000,- 00, where it stood when the present ad- ministration came into office. o- Pensions Allowed. District of Colaumbia—Original, William T. Wannall, Washington; original, Fred. Myers, Washington; original (special, Au- gust 29), Stephen H. Caldwell, Washington; increase, Ira G. Phillips, Washington; re- issue, George W. Shanklin, Washington; criginal widows, &c., Margaret E. Leavy, Washington; Mexican war survivor, in- crease, John B. Harrison, Washington. Maryland—Original (special, August 29), Charles H. Hill, Upper Marlboro’, Prince George's: original, George Korman, Baltl- more; criginal, John W. Fisher (deceasad), Cumberland, Allegany; original, John BR) Jenkins, Harris Lot,’ Charles; renewal, George U. Lowman, Leitersburg, Washing- ten; original widows, Marian F. Fisher, Cumberland, Alleyany; Biiza Jane Bauston, Baltimore. ©. Personal Mention. Judge Advocate Lemly of the Navy De- partment has gcne to Bristol, R. 1., by designation of Acting Secretary McAdoo, representing the Navy Department at the Inunching of torpedo boat No. 6 at the Herreshoffs’ works. : Capt. Michler, personal aid of Gen. Miles, left last night for Chicago to join Gen. Miles, whom he will accompany on his tour of inspection through the northwest. Gen. Doe, assistant secretary of war, has gore cn a vacation of three weeks. Secretary Lamont has returned, to the city. —— Beron von Herman’s View. SEATTLE, Wash., September 9—Baron von Herman of the German embassy at Washington, who is studying the agricul- tural resources of this state, in discussing politics yesterday said: “Bimetallism by the United States alone would cause great loss to your country, but free coinage, which is viriually the adoption of the sil- ver standard, would be much worse. I am not surprise’ at the withcraval of capital from this country under present condi- tions.”” es $ New Orleans Bank -Clones. NEW ORLEANS, September 9.-At 11 o'clock today the failure of the Ufton Na- tional Bank was announced. Stephen Cha- Jaron Is president of the bank. Its capital stock 1s $500,000, and it claimed to have besides a surplus of $150,000. The bank failed to clear this morning. Its doors were opened for @ short time, but closed at 10. MR. BRYAN’S LETTER Formal Acceptance of the Democratic Nomination. EACH PLATFORM PLANK IS INDORSED He Regards Discussion of the Tariff Unnecessary. a BOND ISSUES ANTAGONIZED Sa LINCOLN, Neb., September 9.—W. J. Bryan, in his letter accepting the demo- cratie nomination for President, announces his “firm determination rot, under any cir- cumstances, to be a candidate for re-elec- tion,” in case he is elected in November. He unqualifiedly indorses each plank of the democratic platform. His letter is as fol- lows Hon. Stephen White and other members of the notification committee of the demo- cratic national convention: Gentlemen: I accept the nomination ten- Gered by you on behalfyof the democratic party, and in so doing desire to assure you that ‘I fully appreciate the high honor which such a nomination confers and the grave responsibilities which accompany an election to the presidency of the United States. So deeply am I impressed with the agnitude of the power invested by the Constitution in the chief executive of the nation and with the enormous infuence which he can wieid for the benefit or in- jury of the people that I wish to enter the office, If elected, free from every personal desire except the desire to prove worthy the contidence of my country. Human judg- nent is fallible enough when unbiased by selfish considerations, and in order that 1 may not be tempted to use the patronage of the office to ndvance any personal am- Ditton, I hereby announce, with all the em: phasis which words can express, my fi determination not to under any cil stances be a candidate for re-election this campaign results in my election. I have carefully considered the platform adopted by the democratic national conven- tion and unqualifiedly indorse cach plank thereof. Our institutions rest upon the proposition that all men, being created cqual, are en- litled to equal consideration at the hands of the government. Because all men are cre- ated equal it follows that no citizen has a natural right to injure any other citizen. The main purpose of government being to Frotect all citizens In the enjoyment of life, Uberty and pursuit of happiness, this pur- pose nust lead the government, first to avoid acta of affirmative injustice, and, s ond, to restrain each citizen from trespass- ing upon the rights of any other citizen. A democratic form of government is conducive to the highest civilization be- cause {t opens before each individual the greatest opportunities for development and stimulates to the highest endeavor by suring to each the full enjoyment of the rewards of toil, except such contribution as is necessary 1o support the government which protects him. Demecracy is indif. ferent to pedigree—it deals with the indi- vidual rather than with his ancestors. De- mocracy ignores differences in wealth— Neither riches nor poverty can be invoked in behalf of or against any citizen. De- mocracy knows no creed—recognizing the righi of each fadividual to worship God ae- fording to the dictates of his own con- science, it welcomes all to a common bro- therhood and guarantees equal treatment to all, no matter in what church or through what forms they commune with their Creator. Having discussed portions of the plat- form at the time of its adoption and again when your letter of notification was for- mally delivered, it will not be nece r at this Ume to touch upon all the subjec embraced in the party’s declaration. i A Dual Government. Honest differences of opinion have ever existed and ever will exist as to the most effective means of securing domestic tran- quillity, but no citizen fails to recognize at all times and under all circumstances the absolute necessity for the prompt and vigorous enforcement of law and the pres- ervaiion of the public peace. In a govern- ment like ours law is but the crystalliza- tion of the will of the people; without it the citizen is neither secure in the enjoy- ment of life nor protected in the pursult of happiness. Without obedience to law government is Impossible. The democratic party is pledged to defend the Constitution and enforce the laws of the United States, anditis also pledged torespect and pri serve the dual scheme of government insil- tuted by the founders of the republic. ‘The name, United States, was happily chosen. It combines the idea of national strength with the idea of local self government, and suggests “an indissoluble union of inde- structible States." Our revolutionary fa- thers, fearing the tendencies toward cen- tralization, as well as the dangers of dis- integration, guarded against both, and na- tlonal safety, as well as domestic security, iz to be found in the careful observance of the limitations which they impose. It will be. noticed that, while the United States guarantees to every state a republican form of government and is empowered to protect each state against invasion, it is not authorized to interfere in the domestic affairs of any state except upon application of the legislature of the state, or upon the application of the executive when the leg- islature cannot be convened. This provision rests upon the sound the- ory that the people of the siate, actlag through their legally chesen represenia- tives, are, because of their more intimate acquaintance with local conditions, bet- ter qualified than the President to judge of the necessity for federal assistance. ‘Those who tramed our Constitution wisely determined to make as broad an cpplica- tion of the principles of local self-govern- ment as cirenmstances would permit, and We cannot dispute the correctness of the position taken by them without expressing a distrust of the people themselves. Economy. Since governments exist for the protec- tion of the rights of the people and not for their spoliation no expenditure of pub- lic money can be justified unless that expenditure is necessary for the honest, econcimical and eficient administration of the government. In determining what ap- rropriaticns are necessary the interest of those who pay the taxes should be con- sulted, rather than the wishes of those who receive or disburse public moneys. Bonds. An increase in the bonded debt of the UnitedStates is at this time entirely without excvse. The issue of interest-bearing bonds within the last few years, has been deterded on the ground that they were necersary to secure gold with which to re- deem United States notes,and treasury notes, but thic necessity was imaginary, rather than real. Instead of exercising the legal right vested in the United States to redeem its coin in either gold’ or silver, the executive branch of the government has foilcwed a precedent established by a for- rer administration and surrendered the opticn to the hoider of the obligations. Tals admiristraiive policy leaves the govern- ment at the mercy of those who find a pe- cuniary profit in bond issues. The fact that the dealers i money and securities have been able to depleie or protect the treas- ury according to the changing whims, shows how dangerous it is to permit them to exercise a controlling influence of the Treasury Department. The government of the United States when administered in the intercst cf all the people is able to es- tablish and enforce its financial policy not cnly without the aid of syndicates, but in (Continued ca Eighth Page.) s FREE SILVER OFFICIALS Those in a Subordinate Capacity May Not Lose Their Places. Mr. Hoke Smith's Case Was Differcnt— Rumor as to His Correspondence With the President. Some very well-informed politicians do not credit the report that subordinate offi- cers of the administration taking the side of free silver actively In this campaign stand in danger of losing thelr places. The order governing an official's conduct in such circumstances provides only that he shall not neglect his duties nor use his offl- cial influence in any part he may take in political campaigns, But that he is en- titled to his opinions about public issues and measures, and to the right to express them, could not, it is insisted, for a mo- ment be questioned. There are men in office who champion sound money, just as (here are others who champion free silver. Both sides are active, within the limits prescribed, with the right of one side as well established as that of the other. Mr. Hoke Smith's Ca: This story grows out of the retirement of Mr. Hoke Smith from the Interior De- partment. But Mr. Smith's position, it is pointed out, was very different from that of any official now referred to. In the first place, Mr. Smith was not asked to resign. So far as known, there was uo difference existing between him and the President on the issues involved ir, this campaign. Mr. “Smith had supported the suppression of the Debs strike, and still stood by that: had adminisiered the civil service law, and 1 stood by that; had as a member of the cabinet indorsed the sale of bonds for the procurement of gold, and still stocd by that. He left office, it was explained for him, oniy because he had pledged himself monihs in advance to support the deliver- ance of the democratic party, whatever it might bi Could Net Remain in Office. In the second place Mr. Smith, unlike a subordinate official, could not remain cffice after accepting the Chicago resu As cne of those who had wrought what the Chicago convention repudiated, he was forced in bowing to that repudiation to im- mediately disconnect himself from the thing | repudiated. These subordinate officials are responsible only for the proper discharge of the duties of thetr places. They have no hand whatever in shaping policies. But Mr. Smith had had, and had exercised, a hand in shaping the work for which the admin- istration was placed on trial and condemned ut Chicago. ‘Thcre was some surprise that he should be willing to leave his comrades of the cabinet at such a time and in such Circumstances, but the step became impera- tive from the moment he decided to support the Chicago ticket. Would Like to See the Correspondence ‘There still exists, by the way, the liveliest curiosity in political circles to see the cor- respondence which passed between Mr. Smith and the President on the subject of the former's retirement from the cabinet. Usage calied for its prompt publication. It probably never happened before that the severance of such relations, when friendly, as this is known to have been, was con- ducted privately. Mr. Smith, it is under- stood, withhoids the letters from the press. What Rumor Says. As the story goes, Mr. Smith In his letter to the President presenting his resignation had in view only the regulation proceeding, but improved the opportunity to argue his case somewhat. To his surprise the Presi- dent took him up at this and argued the other side of the question in the tricndliest spirit, of course, but in a it is as- in seried, that licft the Seerctary very much disconcerted. In a word, to use the lan- 5 of the street, he * Mr. Smith, and made p correspondence very und: the jatter. Mr. Cleveland’s yiews about the Chicago piatfurm and democratic cuty v0- ward it are expected shortly in a letter intended for the public, but those in posi- Uon to know doubt if they are put then more strongiy or convincingly than they were in his reply to his retiring cabinet adviser. —_——_o-—_____ DEMOCRATS TO BLAME. What Senator Butler Snys of the Fail- ure to Fuse in the South. Senator Butler blames the democrats for fail.re to fuse in all the southern siates, unless it is in Tennessee. He says that from what he read the offer of fusion in that state made by the democrats was fair, althovgh he doesn’t know officially what was the trouble, or which side was to blame for not uniting. He says that in his own state of North Carolina the demo- crats are preventing fusion. The Senator believes that if fusioa is not accomp a the electoral voie of several southern Slates will be jeopardized. The Senator does not talk as confidently of fusion in Nerth Carolina as he he first epened national headquart He said then that fusion would ranged, and that all of the electo bo for Bryan and Watson. It is that the Senator would consent to a fusion on slightly different terms now. He would be willing for the democrats to vote for Sewall and let the populists do as they please. This may be necessary to prevent the division of the populist pariy. Some of them are going to the republicans, while others are going to the democrats. A preminent authority does not believe the populists would poll 35,000 votes with a separate ticket in the field in North Caro- lina. Fusion in Alabama is impossible unless the populists recede from their determina- tion that Sewall shall be withdrawn, but Sewall is going to stay on the ticket an- less he voluntarily comes down. It is not believed that there will be ary probability of fusion in Georgia, even after the October election. The almost foregore conclusion is that the populists will b beaten in that election. Tom Watson and the other leaders will cry fraud, it is said, and the old animosities between the two parties will be reopened. The bitterness which may come out of it may do the dem- ocratic ticket harm in many states. +--+ —____§_. ROADMASTERS’ CONVENTION. Representative Railway Men Meeting at Niagara Falls. NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., September 9.— Tke conyention of the National Road- masters’ Association Is in session here,with an attendanc2 of eighty delegates, repre- senting nearly all the roads in the coun- try. Connected with the meeting Is one of the largest displays of railroad goods that has ever been scen in America. Officer have been elected as follow: President, R. Caffrey, Lehigh Valley, South Bethle- hem, Pa.; first vice president, A. S. Weston, New York Central, Rochester, N. ¥.; se: ond vice president, T. Hickey, Michigan Central, St. Thomas, Ont.; secretary and treasurer, J. B. Dickson, Chicago and Northwestern, Sterling, Il.; member of ex- ecutive committee, Wm. Brandt, Chicago ard Northwestern, Sparta, Wis. The convention of raliway superintend- erts is also in session here. —_-+__ Mrs. Parnell Seriously Il. DUBLIN,, September 9.—Mrs. Delia T. S. Farnell, mother of the late Charles Stew- art Parnell, is seriously ill at Bray, near this city. WAS HOWLED DOWN Gold Delegate Not Allowed to Speak in the Trenton Convention, a NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATS ASSEMBLE Silver Sentiments Prevailed Among the Delegates. OVER CHAIRMANSHIP es TRENTON, N.J., September 9.—The dele- gates to the de tocratic state convention celled to nominate presidential electors be- gan to arrive early, and by 11 o'clock the hotel corridors were crowded, The senti- ment everywhere was for silver, there be- ing but a few gold delegates, the gold men, for the most part, having made no contest at the primar: The Essex del fition arrived in a body, ard, headed by a brass band, marched to Masonic Hall. Col. Price, the le oft Evsex delegation, was seen by a repre- sentative of the Assoctated Press and ask- ed as to the truth of the rumor t he had a letter from Senator Smith, who ts now In Europe, deiining the Senator's posi- tion with refere'se to the campaign, and which would be read in the convention. Col. Price denied having any such letter, and said so far as he was aware there was no such letter in existence. Robert Davis, the leader of the Hudson delegation, has token a flop from Atkinson of Burlington for permanent c! nan, and said that the 2: dekgation would support Senator Da. Davis admittes h ROW ison had pledged himself to Atkinson, but at the time he did not know that was a candidaie, The Had. dele however, he said, would not go back on one of its own m and he felt Constraiued to support the Hud: son county senai of making a f in the « throuxh a minority report of the commit- tee on permanent organization. The conven' was called today by ex-Congre *cwler of Sussex nm chairman of the democr tee in the absent. of Se! Fowler said that the conventi to order at Samuel called to name electors to cast he vote of the democratic s:ate of New Jersey for that horest, able, fearie: =man, W lcm J. Bi The mention of Mr. Bry- an's name was signal for an outburst of applause, which iasted for fully a min- ute, the delexga! rising in thelr seats. Mr. Fowler then named ex-Congressman Avgtstus W, Cuiler as the choice of the State committee for temporary ch: man. Mr. Cutler, who been the detested as- pirant for the demvcratie nomination for severngr a score of times, then began to speak. He read his address from manu- script and started off by saying that we are rearing a crisis where the money pow- er is becoming so dommant that the flower of the country, the producers of we are being crushed down under the wi that is making them poorer and p: He then took up the discussion money qucstion ani? quoted from Blaine and other prominent repubt cans t> show that th hud been for gold and silver currency. Mr. Cutler said that 3 the United States co: 2 uid adopt a fre basis irrespective of the other nat said that when the colonies ! ble to successfully declare their indepen- dence they ought to be able to do so fn 1896. As the speaker took his seat he was kcudly cpplauded. After Mr. Cutler had closed his speech a delegate from Essex co’ med Wilbur Huntington, attem: peak. Imme- diately there were objections from the Sex delegates, cod the convention was thrown into an uproar. Huntington is a go! who was elected from Mount Cla refused credentials by the count tee of Hs- sex county. During the uproar William K. Devereux, a Monmouth coun who was on the stage, approach lights and started a Bryan cam The delegates all j. delegate, d the foot- in sonr. 1 in, and at the cloxe of the song Hustington had changed his mind about speaking. Chairman Cutler then announced that John Mattson of Somer: ames Carpen- ter of Gloucester ard William K. Devereux of Monmouth been appoinied tem- porary se Samuel d been agreed upon as one of ies, was dropped because it was a ned that he wis a gold man The commi nt organiz: en appointed Samuel Rigelow, an Essex delegate, offer- ed a resolution reciting that » of the members of the democratic state commities were not loyal to the democratic platform and ticket, and recommending that the chairmen "of the convention appoint a committee of live to suggest the proper course to be pursued by the convention. The resolution was referred to the com- mittee oa resolutions without ¢ the convention took a recess until 2 0'¢ => A TRIO OF SUICIDES. A Crazy Shoemaker Shot at a in DOYLESTOWN, Pa., September 9.—Chris- an Henninger, a shoe dealer of Ivyland, a small town near here, last night attempted d resolutions y- to murder Frank Sholler, a bicycle rider, and then committed suicide by shooting limself. As Sholler was passing Hennin- ger’s shop on his wheel, the latter rushed to the door and fired two shots at him. The first shot went wide of its mark, but the second passed through the upper lip of the bicyeler and fractu his ja a short me afterward, when table Knight went to Henninger's sto arrest him, he found the door locked. He forced it open and was about to enter the way, when Henninger fired a bullet his own brain, dying Instantly. He was d; mented. Financial Troubles. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., & ember 9. —John P. Ballard, a prominent farmer, ving near Mechum's River, committed suicide yesterday by blowing out his brains with a shotgun. Financial troubles are the supposed cause of the deed. Heat Out Hin Wife's Brains. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, September 9. Word has becn received by the police de- partment that a man named White, a plas- terer by trade, beat his wife's brains out with a base ball bat at 3 o'clock this morn- ing at Andover, Ohio, fifty miles north of here. He then mounted a bicycle, rode into the country a mile and a half, and cut his throat with a razor, dying shortly af- terward. > —— Cockran’s Omaha Speec! OMAHA, Nel September 9.—Ar ments were compicted today for the speech to be delivered in Omaha by Bourke Cock- ran next Monday night. The Cclisseum has been engaged, with accommodations to seat 10,000 ple. Secretary orton will preside and will introduce the speaker. pa area Declines x Nomination. WEST SUPERIOR, Wis., September Judge Bundy of Menomence has written to the democratic congressional commit- tee, Ceclining the nomination in the tenth distr’ Syeice of the lack of harmony, whid “sd three tickets in the field.