The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 19, 1896, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1896. and family, Louis Haven and Miss Mabel Ware, ali of San Francisco, Cal. ‘Waldruhe cottage—Occupied by. G. Mar- cns and family, who entertainea Dr. W. A. Bryant and Mrs. Bryant, A. Beckett and Ernest Strong of S8an Franciéco, Mrs. A, Marcus of New York and August Lapfgee: of Wiesbaden, Germany. Pl s bl Y HER FIRST CARNIVAL. Mill Valley’s Efforts Crowned With Success—The Committee Which Arranged the Fete. Although almost every city and town in California has had its msny carnivals last evening’s fete at Mill Valley was the in- itial effort of the citizens of that picturesque village. *“A Mill Valley Night'” was a success, both socially and financially. The people who had the mat- ter in charge are: Press committee—F. F. Runyon, Thomas Fot- trell. Promotion committes — Thomas F. Kelly (chairman), Wheeler Martin, Roger Magee, J. H. McInnes, Hugh McCrum, E. W. Swain, Cep- tain Staples, Carl Mayer, C. Grethel, J. B. Har- Logan, A. Michalitschke, A. J. Hart, ichaels, William P, Tipping, W. W. William, Haker, George Warnock. P. F. Ferguson, M. O’Shaughnessy, L. Eloesser. Ladies’ Auxiliary, decoration committee— Mrs. T. F. Kelly (chairman), Mrs. J. B, Mackie, Mrs, William Terry, Mrs. R. D. Magee, Mrs. Albert Huenisch, Mrs. Max Koerner, Mrs, C. Toohey, Mrs. Wheeler Martin, Mrs. A. C. Hinz, Miss Thom pson, Mrs. J. B. Harries, Transportation—C, F. Runyon, F. W. Marvin. Finances—Thomas H. Reynolds, Daniel E. Hayes, Lovell White. Advertising—D. G. Bennett, F. F. Bostwick. Admission—Albert Heunisch, D. G. Beunett. Refreshments—L. L. Janes, William McCann. Executive committee—Arthur A. Martin (chairman), Lovell White, Thomas H. Rey- nolds, D. G. Bennett, A, Heunisch, James Cos- tigan, D. E. Hayes, G. Marcus, Charles F. Run- yon, E. L. Hunter, L. L. Janes, F. F. Bostwick, Judge Fottrell, F. W. Marvin, William Mc- Cann. Reception committee—C. Toohey (chairman), 3. C. Spencer, Dr. Barkan, Jay Cullen, V. King- well Sr., O. Schneider, G. Schroeder, H. C. Bridges, George F. Billings, Henry Bingham, 0. E. Falch, Max Koerner, H. H. Wainwright, A. Muntz, C. C. Hughes, ¥. Kruse. Order and safety committee—John Francis Magner (chairman), L. L. Janes, E. E. Gray, ‘William Watson, Jacob Gardner, M. F. Machado and M. Fitzgibbons. Decoration committee—Alonzo Coffin (chair- man), A. D. Avery, P.J. Sullivan, G.T. A. Warner, John Rea, J. Dollar, John L. A. Roullier, Max Schmids, W. E. Weaver, A. C. Hinz, Joseph E. Grant, H. G. Connor, C. Bey- fuss, George Dillman, Asmus Hansen, J. A. Thompson, Charles J. Down, William H. Mil- ler, J. B. Harries and Hillar Allen. Arrangements have been made for late trains and boats to carry back those guests who care to remain later than mid- night. HANDLING THE CROWD. Three Special Trains Carried the Carnival Guests to Their Destination. Three special trains, chartered by the Ml Valley Country Club, carried the carnival guests from San Francisco, San Rafael and way stations. The first train to arrive carried several hundred people irom San Kafael. Red fire was burned at various points along the road, the demonstration being cheered lustily by the enthusiastic pas- sengers. The second and third trains from Saunsa- lito.carrying passengers from San Fran- cisco arrived shortly. Mill Valley Country Club then formed in line.at the depot and the march to the old mill reser- vation began. They made quite a striking appearance. All were dressed in the club’s official cos- tume—white duck_trousers. white sweat- ers with the club emblem, a star and crescent, emblazoned on the breast, blue coat and dark hat. The younger mem- bers of the organization were out in force, but some of the older members preferred to mingle with the crowd, without cos- tume. Owing to the efforts of the law and order committee, a number of Sansalito con- stables and a detail of San Francisco po- lice, the. large crowd was well haundled and a1l disturbances were avoided. In anticipation of a certain undesirable ele- ment taking advantage of the opportunity and visiting Mill Valley the law ana or- der committee provided several rather pe- culiar jails. A number of boxcars were sidetracked for the accommodation of all rough char- acters, but fortunately they were not needed. The return trips of fhe various trains, which left the scene of the festival at 11 P. M., were without startling incident or accompanied by serious accident. National Eifle Shooting. LONDON, Exe., July 18.—At tha shoot- ing of the National Rifle Association at Bisley to-day the trophy was won by Scotland. In the contest for the Prince of Wales’ prize, of the aggregate value of £300, ten shots each at 200 and 600 yards, seventeen Canadians were entered. The result of the 200 yards range was as fol- lows: Hayhurst 48, Weller 45, Huggins 45, Harp 45, MacDonald 44, Lieutenant Mitcheil 44, Campbell 48, Levers 43, Ogg 44, Ross 42, Mitchell 41. Ben+ 41, Crowe 41. o e Cieegs Rating of Naval Prisoners. WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 18.—Secre- tary Herbert to-day issued an order mak- ing urniform the rating of prisoners at Boston and Mare Island. Heretofore the rating of prisoners at Boston and Mare Island. eretofore the rating of prisoners has not been uniform, heving been left to the officer in charge of the prisoners. Under the new order the prisoners will be divided into three classes according to behavior ana gives uniform reduction of sentence for proper conduct. ;v iy The Royal Ulster Regatta. BANGOR, IreLaxD, July 18.—This was the second day of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club’s regatta. The first prize was the rear commodore’s cup, valuea at £50, with £25 added by the club; second prize £15. The wind was variable, at “times dropping away to calms. The Ailsa won, Meteor second, forty minutes behind. The race for twenty-raters was won by the Saint. Niagara fouled the Saint at the start and then withdrew. it O Good COricket Playing. LONDON, Ex6., July 18.—In the cricket match between the Australian and All- England teams, which was begun at Man- chester Thursday, the English team fin- ished their second inning to-day with a score of 305 runs. In their first innin they scored 231 runs, giving the gnng total of 536. The Australians made 412 runs in toeir first inning, and in the se>- ond scored enough to win the game by tbree wickets. el Pigeon-Shooting Contests. HOLLY WOOD, Lo~ Braxc, N, J., July 18.—The Whalebrook handicap, fifteen birds, $15 entrance, was shot at Hollywood this afternoon, and was won by E. H. Gotts- chalk of Philadelphia, who killed fifteen straight. “Count Langen” of Philadelphia was second, with fourteen killed, and Messrs, McAlpin and Hooker tied for third with thirteen each. The purse was divided. SRR Myn. Martin Sails Away. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 18.—Mrs. Mary R. Cochrane and Mrs. Henry Martin, both of Ban Francisco, were passengers on board the steamer Campania, which sailed for Queenstown and Liverpool to-day. TELLER OFFERS BRYAN ADVICE, Says the Nomination of the Nebraskan Is Very Satisfactory AND PLEDGES SUPPORT. Urges the Boy Orator Not to Make Any Promises in the Campaign. IS WILLING TO MAKE SPEECHES On the Whole, the Colorado Bo!ter Pretends to Be Pleased With the Silver Candidate. LINCOLN, NEBr., July 18.—Mr. and Mrs. Bryan settled down into the quiet of their home life again after the excitement of the past ten days and expect to geta week or two of rest before the real business of the campaign begins. Both slept late to-day, for the long journey of yesterday and the ordeal of last night had been very severe. After breakfast they sat down at the big desk in their little library and be- gan an attack on the 5000 letters and tele- grams that had been received by the Democratic candidate since his nomina- tion. These epistles were nearly all congratu- latory in character. Among them was the following letter from Senator Teller: DENVER, CoLo., July 15, 1896. Hon. W. J, Bryan, Lincoin, Nebr.— DEAR SIR: 1 congrafulate you on your nomination at Chicago. 1 think the country is to be con- gratulated also. I need not assure you that your nomination was more than satisfactory tome. Ithink we shall be able to consolidate all the friends of free coinage in your support, and if we do this I believe you will be elected, although I do not overiook the tremendous power that will be arrayed against usin this campaign. All the power of money snd organ- ized weaith, corporations and monopolies of all kinds will be against us. Justice is on our side and this is the cause of the people. Itisa contest for industrial mdepeng:nco and for freedom from the domination oi foreign powers and foreign capital, and it does not seem possible that in such a contest before the American peeple that justice should fail and wrong wevail, 1 donat belleve that we shall fail. I think I can promise you the cor: dial supportof the Western sflver men who have heretotore acted with the Republican tlny. and if you get that, I think all of the Western, coast and inter-mountain States will be with you. I will not offer any suggestions to you save to advise you that as you were nominated without pledges of favor or privilege to any one that you maintain that position and make no pledges or promises, s0 that you may €0 into the great office of President of the United States without the embarrassment that fol- lows pledges and promises, even if they are €1ch as may be properly carried out. It will afford me pleasure to Phca myself at the disposition of the Nstiondl Committee to make speeches in your behalf as my health will permit, where and when they think 1 will do good. Iam, very respectfully, H. M. TELLER. Downtown headquarters have been se- cured for Mr. Bryan at the Lincoln Hotei, and here he will receive visiting delega~ tions and conduct most of the business re- lating to his campaign. The rooms are on the second floor of the hostelry, and were selected and leased by Lincoln supporters of Mr. Bryan without his knowledge. Much of the work of answering - cor- respondence will be aitended to, however, at his home on D sireet, where he will bave the assistance of Mrs. Bryan. Mr. Bryan had a number of callers to- day, principally old Lincoln friends, who bad not had the opportunity of seeing him last night. His most important visit- ors were T. M. Patterson, editor of the Rocky Mountain News, of Denver, and G. M. Hitcheock, editor of the Worid-Herald, of Omaha, Mr. Bryan’s own paper. Mr. Patterson will be one of the Bryan work- ers at the Populist Convention in St. Louis. He is a delecate-at-large to that convention from Colorado, and stopped over at Lincoln en route to St. Louis. Mr. Patterson assared Mr. Bryan that he would get 80 per cent of all the votes cast in Colorado in the Presidential contest. The Democrats, he said, were a unit for Bryan, and he would receive a majonty of the Populist and a large number of the Republican votes. nator Teller of Nebraska, who will di- rect the effort to secure the indorsement of Mr. Bryan’s candidacy by the Populisis at St. Louis, is expected to call on the nominee to-day or to-morrow. One of the callers to-day was G. F. Washburn of Bos- ton, a mem ber of the National Committee of the Populist party from Massachu- setts. This afternoon Mr. Bryan received the following telegram from Forsyth, Mont.: Four States’ bimetallic and Populist delega~ tions on board the train, fayorable to you. E. HOFE, Del te from Oregon. OB EAS o IN NO HURRY NOW. Democratic Managers Will Give Bryan Pienty of Time to Prepare His Acceptance Speech. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 18.—The intimation that the Democratic managers are not very sanguine over the success of the scheme to have the notification com- mittee walt upon candidates at the Madi- son-square Garden in New York finds strong confirmation in the fact that the date of that important event will doubt~ less be postponed. Mr. Bryan in the ecstasy of his triumph selected July 22 as the date. Senator Jones, the manager of the Democratic campaign, stated posi- tively this afternoon before leaving for his home in Arkansas that the notifica- tion committee would probably defer its formal visit to the candidates until some time in August. . “There 18 no hurry,” said he. *“Wedo not expect to open our eampaign for a little while to come.” The reason why Mr. Jones is anxioas for postponement is very evident. Mr. Jones and the Democrats who will conduct the campaign naturally desire that Mr. Bryan’s oration in New York shall, if possible, eclipse the ma; nificent eloguence of his Chicago -gcecg: but the mediocre s s that he has been making recently, beginning at Cen- tralia, indicate that Mr. Bryan is running down and that he needs rest. It will take bim several weeks to prepare an address thar can ch-llungo the fierce criticism to which 1is New York speech will be sub- jecied, and Mr. Jones, therefore, wants to give him all the time he needs. Moreover, Mr. Jones is by no means cer- tain that Senator Hill shall be 1nvited to preside over the meeting, —— - FOR A THIRD TICKET. Robbins Says the Necessity Is Em- phasized by the Many Letters and Telegrams. CHICAGO, ItL., July 18.—Summing up the result so far of the address issued to the gold Democrats of the country, Henry 8. Robbins, the leader of the local move- ment, said to-day to the United Press: ““The large number of urgent letters and telegrams receivea from Democrats ail over the country emphasizes to us the ne- cessity and wisdom of a third ticket. Ex- cept in a few instances these are from in- dividuals. This sentiment must be crys- tallized into some kind of State ciganiza- tion before any eifective steps can be taken toward deciding upon or cailing another convention. The sound-money leaders of the other States should call to- gether for conference the representative sound-money Democrats of their Sta as has been dnne in Missouri and Min sota. The question of a third ticket should be considered from a National and not a local standpoint, ; *It is probable that at a meeting of the execative committee Monday steps will be taken to call a genera! caucus of repre- sentative gold Democrats from all States which are so disposed; and upon - the re- sult of this conference will depend the new ;onve:uion. The meeting will "be heid ere.’ e CLEVELAND IS PRAISED. But Alabama Democrats Disapprove of the Platform Adopted at Chicago. MONTGOMERY, Ara., July 18.—In an- swer to a call for Democrats who disap- proved of the piatform ‘adopted at the recent convention at Chicago there wasa Jarge and representative meeting at the opera-house to-night. After organiza- tion resolutions were adopted indorsing the Democratic State licgel and disap- proving the Chicago platform. The meet- ing adopted with great.enthusiasm this resolution: We approve the wise, honest and patriotic administration of President Cieveland and we specially commend him for his persistent and successful efforts to maintain the financial honor and credit of our country. Several speeches were made and the ref- erences to President Cleveland and Secre- tary Herbert were enthusiastically cheered. The formaiion of Democratic sound-money clubs throughout ihe State was recom- mended, and in pursuance to that one was immediately formed for Montgomery and a large number of names enrolled. s e e FOR A GOLD STANDARD. New York Bankers Advance Many Arguments Against Free Coinage. NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., July 18— The following resointions were adopted to-day by the New York State Bankers' Convention: We declare that the bankers of this State have no selfish or class interest in the estab- lishment of any particular kind of money as currency, nor are we benefited as a class by the maintenance of one metal as a standard to the exclusion of others. The chartered bank- ing institutions of the State of New York are indebted to the public at large, in the form of deposits subject to check, in the sum of £1,894,000,000, while the pub- lic are indebted to us, in the form of loans and discounts, in the sum of $1,261,000,- 000.. Being debtors in this very large amount, with our payables largely exceeding our re ceivables, we believe the part of wisdom and the part of honor for the United States is to maintain the present gold standard of value. ‘We believe it would be criminal folly to break awey from the most advanced and civilized nations to join China and Mexico upon the silver basis. In all countries where the gold standard prevails both gold and silver circu- Iate as money. In all the countries where the silver standara prevalls there is no gold in eir- culation as money. The free coinage of silver means the repudiation of 50 per centof in- debtedness. This would be true onlyof existing debts. The sagacious insflnct of trade would cor- rect this wrong as to future tontracts by doubling the price of commodities. Hence the free coinage of silver at the ratioof 16to1 means a great inflation of prices without any increase of values. Just in proportion to this inflation would the purchasing power of a dol- lar be increased. It mearsa silyer basis and silver monometallism. It means that the mass of gold now in eirculation would g0 to a premium, would cease to circu- late as money and becomea commodity sim- ply, whether coined or uncoined. It would vproduce a violent contraction of the curreucy to the extent to which gold now in circulation ceased to circulate as money. It would not only unsettle,but would thoroughly demoralize busipess. All classas would suffer. Those would suffer most who are least able to take care of themselves; that is, the laboring classes, The crushing effect upon business would be equaled only by the demoralizing effect upon public morals and the public sense of honor, lowered and humiliated as they ‘would be by such an act of repudiation. We believe it to be the duty of all good and pa- triotic citizens to unite in their efforts in pre- venting such a calamity. We believe it to be the duty of the Govern- ment to maintain the gold standard and pre- serve the parity of ali forms of currency which 1t allows to circulate as money. ‘We believe this to be indispensable in order 1o protect and foster the interests of our citi- zens and preserve to the United States the paramount position which she occupies in the sisterhood of nations. o COERE OPPOSED TO PAYNE. Labor Unions Do Not Rellsh the Stand He Took in a Street Rallway Strike. CHICAGO, ILL., July 18.—Representa- tives of labor unions in this city talked in an unfriendly way to-day over the ap- pointment of Henry C. Payne of Milwan- kee as the head of the Western headquar- ters of the Republican National Commit- tee to be opened here. Theantagonism of the unions toward the ex-Senator is due to the assistance he gave the Milwaukee Street Railwgy corporation in its recent fight against 1ts striking employes. At several labor hendt?nulen it was reported to-day that an effort would be made to have some other member of the execu:ive committee substituted for the Milwaukee man, who bas been an active manager in ational Republican campaigns for six- teen years. The effort may take the form of resolutions of the Central Labor organ- izations of this and other cities and a me- morial to Chairman Hanna. Mr. Payne was in the city to-day on his way home from Cleveland. He would not speak on the labor matter. ————— This Organ Is for Bryan. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 18.—The Sun- day Union, the Irish society organ, in its issue to-morrow will contain an editorial predicting Bryan's election. The editorial further says: The Union is Democratic, and for twenty-five years has stood its guns. Even if McKinley were to we should oppose him ; even if Bryan were to be beaten we should support him, The oneis a Republican, approved and com- mended by the A. P. A.; the other is & Democrat, who denounces the A. P, A, ity Conference of Bolters. COLORADO BPRINGS, Covo., July 18.— Benator Mantle of Montana, Senator Pet- tigrew of South Dakota, Congressman Shafroth and Senator Teller of Colorado arrived at Manitou to-day. A conference was held at 8o'clock this eveninz at the Cliff Hotel, at which a draft of an address predplnd by Senator Teller was discussed aud the siluation considered. They state that nothing will be given to the public until to-morrow. bl K West Virginia Prohibitionists. WHEELING, W. Va., July 18.—West Virginia Prohibitionists in convention at Moundsville, near here, named the fol- lowing tvicket to-day: For Governor, Rev. T. C. Johnson of Charleston; Attorney- General, C. D. Merrick of Wood' County; Auditor, George Morrow of Marion Oonnz; Ritch! Su&r.l:hndom of Bchools, Hugh Bowers of t County. gt e o Cameron for McKinley. PITTSBURG, PA.. July 18.—A Harris- burg correspondent of the Leader bas in- terviewed Senator J. Donald Cameron on the silver question and wires his paper that Cameron has announced that he will vote for the Republican ticket this fall and foposen to_ assist the campaign of Mc- inley and Hobart. ot SRS Supported by the Women. CANTON, Onuro, July 18.—There were few callers at Major McKinley's residence to-day and the day was gquiet and un- eveniful. Estella Reed, Superintendent of Public Instruction in Wyoming, called on the major to-day and assured him of the support of the women of her State. e S WAR-TIME LEOTURERS, ‘What They Were Paid and What They Talked About. There is in the possession of a gentlemen of this eity, among his collection of auto- graphs, an interesting bundle of old let- ters. Holmes, Curtis, Longfellow, Wen- dell Thillips, J. . Holland and Bayard Taylor are a half dozen out of the many that lend a revitalizing touch to the yel- lowed paper and faded ink. They all per- tain to lecturing and were written during the Civil War to the secretary of an organ- ization that had many counterparts, which bore the titles of lyceums, young men’s associations and the like. Their purpose was to lead before the public, in a course of Jectures, the lions of the day. . William H. Seward, writing from Wash- ington, pleads in excuse that ‘‘my engage- ments obligzed so early a return to this place”; “Isnall be required at Washing- ton,” writes Fernando Wood, and Wash- ington again claims the presence of Holt, the judge advocate-gereral whom the trial of Lincoln’s assassins brought into prominence. Henry Winter Davis' “duties are too engrossing.” “With my present engagements,’” says Charles Sumner, “I dll’? not promise myself.”” Reverdy John- son’s outlook is certain “to keep me in work’’; _Edward Everett has “notaccepted any invitations to speak the ensuing sea- son”; ex-President Frankiin Pierce de- clines without explanations, and Wendelt Phillips, in a scrawl that speaks of more haste than his assertion of the factat t e close, with a half promise tbrusts the Whole consideration of the matter a year forward. These men, however, were not strictly of the lecturing phalanx that Emerson undoubtedly led. "Of those to the manner born few were more sought aiter, perhaps, than John B. Gough and Henry Ward Beecher. Gough’s agent was forced to an- nounce by circular that he was booked for montls to come, and one of Beecher's secretaries states on the eve of the preach- er's return from his memorable trip to E_n%Iand_:A ““There is a pile of letters a foot high waiting his arrival, all of which re- late to lectures.” Another favorite was the comedian, James H. Hackett, who found time out- de his theatrical work for occasional readings. He wasa man of ability. He essayed “Rip Van Winkle” before Jeffer- son, and the latter in bis autobiography names him first in coumerating “‘the most successful comedians.” He was much in demand, but difricait to pin down to a definite date, and there are several letters in his nervous, old-tashioned hand anent bis engagement in Buffalo. He was averse to allowing these readings_to “in- terfere with my better interests eMewhere upon the stage, which I prefer to the lec- ture-room.” ~ He makes an interesting confession as to his professional rewards. He had received, it scems, an offer of $100 from Albany, a compensation which, he asserts, “approached nearer tosuch asI can obtain by four nights' acting upon the tage.” It was something of surprise and with an ungallant impuise to count the years that we find a firm, mature, business-like communication from Anna Dickinson. Buffalo she terms her ‘favorite stopping- place in Western New York.”” None of these letters is perhaps valued more than one written on dainty, mono- gramed notepaper, in the effeminate chirography of Henry W. Longfellow. *1t would give me great pleasure,” writes the poet, from Nahant, ‘“to accept your in- vitation if I ever appeared in the character of lecturer. 1 do not, I inust declige.”” Two letters &re by Johu Gilbert Hol- land. He writes a better busihess létter than most men of letters, and these two pertain to business only. s subject, he announces, will be “The National Heart,”’ Bayard Taylor, too, confines himself closely to the matter in hard, in the two letters written by him from Kennett square. ‘‘Russia and Her Pevple” he pro- poses as his theme. * Oliver Wendell Holmes and George William Curtis proved difficult fish toland ; the correspondence of the Autocrat covers three letters, and that of Curtis five. Cur- tis’ Jetters in the main bear the superserip- tion, “*North Shore, Staten Island.” It is now known that this period of life was one from which he escaped as from a lague-ridden e¢ity, yet no hint of impa- ience is shadowed in these letters. Even the trifling details reflect that gentleman’s attribute, the ‘“heart of courtesy,” which this first gentleman of America so mark- edly possessed. Knowing as we do that he found his own path thorny, thereisa touch of irony in his subject which he doubtless appreciated. It1s entitled “The ‘Way of Peace.” The effort to secure Holmes was fatile. In one letter he turns for Buffalo a compli- ment which haman nature ever hears with complacency. “Nothing,” asserts the doc- tor, “but tire distance is in the wug. for I assure you I always found your audiences among the brightest and pleasantest [ ever met.”” His final declination is rather a model in its way. with its genial and dis- atming frankness. ‘1 have got tripped up at starting,” he says, in breaking his en- gagement by reason of sickness. ‘I hate to disappoint an audience as much as any lecturer can. I have strong personal mo- tives for carrying out my plan for that lecturing trip during tbat vacation. Noth- ing but necessity would have forced me to relinquish it, and that I am sure will prove a sufficient apology.” . Thoe prices paid tge'e men are interest- ing. One hundred dollars was considered munificent hire for a lecture by the asso- ciation and equally so, itis likely, in mung instances, by the lecturers. Both Gongi and Beecher could ask and easily get $150. Holmes, Agassiz, Wendell Phillips, Gen- eral Butler and Edward Everett valued their services at $100, Bayard Taylor was satisfied with $60 and George illiam Curtis with a modesty that is exasperat- ing, rated himself in the $50 category, with Manton Marble, Benjaniin F. Taylor, Bishop Clark and Charles Carleton Coffin, The subjects treated were with rare ex- ceptions pertinent to the m‘ugglo then in SV ss. Thus we have “The Southern hites,” “The State of tne Country.” “The Way of Peace,”” “The National Heart” and “The Crisis of the Nation.” The drama of the present was too absorb- ing for interest in thines literary or phiio- sophic.—Buffalo Express. —————————— Weight of American Coins. The gold eagle weighs 270 ns. The $5 gold piece weighs 135 grains. The trade dollar weighs 420 grains. The $20 gold riou weighs 516 grains. The 10-cent piece weighs 41.5 grains. The 20-cent piece weighed 77.46 grains. The bronze cent piece weighs grains. The gold dollar coin weighs 25.8 grains. The cent nickel piece weighs 72 grains. The hali-cent copper weighed 132 grains, The silver 5-cent piece weighs 20. 8. T‘l;' 2-cent bronze piece wes grains, ';r'fiha “dollar of our daddies” weighs 416 ns. - 'I“In common quarter of silver weighs 104 ns. fihc 3-cent silver piece weighed 12375 ns. The 5-cent nickel piece weighs 77.16 The finen f ins is about m“r““ulo our gold col : The old-fashioned copper cent weighed The querter eagle, or §2 50 gold piece, weighs 67)¢ grains, z The 8-cent nickel piece, now discon- tinued, weighed 30 grains. The standard dolf:r weizhs 41214 grains, the ha'f-dollar 208 grains.—St. Louis Globe- Democrat. —————— The Yellow Sea of China is so called from the presence of yellow mud washed down by the great ri: ty into o y great rivers thatempty CALIFORNIANS ARE AGAINST FUSION, Eastbound Populists Will Not Flirt With the Democrats. NO USE FOR MR. BRYAN. Ready to Sustain a ‘Movement to Prevent the Desired In- dorsement. TAUBENECK IS SO NOTIFIED. Jcseph Asbury Johnson Grows Poeti. cal in Discussing the Politi- cal Horizon. PUEBLO, Coro., July 18.—On our way to Salt Lake City last evening we were all quite thrown 1nto ecstasy over a most gor- geous ana yet most singuiar sunset. On our left hand, eastward, we had a fine view of that worid-famous architectural creation, the Mormon temple, and while gazing at it and commenting upon the genius and spirit of the remarkable people who created itin the wilderness of that day some one exclaimed, ‘“Look at that sunset!” Instantly all interest in the temple ceased, for here in the west was a cloud-built counterpart of it on] a grand scale, illuminated with the dazzling and many-hued rays of the setting sun, its golden disc enormously enlarged in the atmosphere hanging over the glistening waters of the Great Balt Lake and slowly sinking to the horizon with the glowing cloud-built temple sailing on its course just above it. Iam sure no one needs an abnormal imagination to see 1n thelgreat golden orb, its day’s good work done, the fit symbol of the once glorious Republican party now all turned to goid, but shorn of its life- giving heat and soon to disappesr and be- come a mere memory, treasured only in the pages of history, while in the glowing reflax of the Mormon temple is prefigured the great co-operative Populist temple of liberty illuminated by light of fraternal love and social union, and a happy prophecy of the new era in which the can- nibal system of competition has given place to co-operation. A little after 9 o’clock this morning, we entered the Grand Canyon—that noble gallery of grandeur cut by the elements into hundreds of castellated and pinnacled structures and fantastic and grotesque pro- portions which we all thoroughly enjoyed, the more so as the morning was cool and the mountain air delightful. Turning now to politios, I have to report that Bryan is the idol of Utah, as we anticipated, but Utzh isa political infant of three years, and like all infants, it is in a state of childish delight over its beautiful silver bauble and stares with open mouth and wonderin : eyes at those dreadful Populists who fail to share itschildish delight. Poor Utah is Bryanized and hypnotized intoa state of clamorous hilarity. At10 o’clock our delegation held an in- formal conference. Amorng matters con- sidered and decided was the appointment of Colonel Taylor Rogers, M. W. Wilkins and your correspondent & commitree of three to telegraph Chairman Taubeneck to lay before the meeting of loyal Populists, to be held on Sunday afternoon in St. Louis, the information that the California delegation is a unit against the indorse- ment of Bryan or any other candidate, and that they will heartily sustain a movement aimed to render indorsement impossible. A telegram was ordered to be sent to the National committeeman who failed to come on from California to send his proxy to a member of this dele- gation to be used in choosing a temporary chairman of the National Convention who is opposed to fusion. Your correspondent proposed Milton Park, editor of the Southern Mercury, Dallas, Tex., as a loyal anti-fusion Populist of physical propor- tions and mental ability qualifying him as an ideal chairman, and he was by resolu- tion unanimously indorsed. Little else was done. ‘We have had a most enjoyable day and ouce more saw a summer shower at Lead- ville. No topic has affordea the delegates more hearty amusement than the charge of our Democratic silver friends that the goldbugs are bribing stalwart Populists to stand by their principles and decline to fuse with them, so no one need be sur- Brhed it we all return home capitalists. f course, such a charge draws toward our accusers warm feelings, but of the kind that clinches the fist instead of extending the glad hand.' A good deal of comment, not all complimentary to the telegraphic news service, has taken place over the omission of vital planks from the proposed platform submitted by Colonel Taylor Rogersas itappeared in the Denver News to-day. The planks refer tc Gov- ernment postal savings banks, opposition to the issue of interest-bearing bonds, in favor of loans by the Government to mu- nicipalities, counties and States of money on non-interest-bearing bonds, and declar- ing void obligations made payable in any specific coin. But then we are getting used to such tricks practiced on Populists. ‘We have, at 6 ». M., arrived at Pueblo, ‘where we are greeted with a generous shower of rain. We leave in an hour. JoSEPH ASBURY JOHNSON. Charged With Receiving Stolen Bonds. CHICAGO, Itw, July 18.—Edward B. Smith, proprietor of the roadhouse at 773 Fifty-first street, was arrested at noon to- day charged with receivin, .000 worth of ’bondn swolen from Chfln{ofilar Schrage of 711 Jefferson street on the night of March 24. Out of $53,000 worth stolen $27,150 have been recovered. . Broke Down on the Lake. TOLEDO, Oxro, July 18.—The steamer Periwinkle, plying between here and Mon- roe, Mich., broke down in midlake while on her return trip this afternoon. The 200 ngers on were badly scared until a passing tug picked up the disabled steamer and brought her into port. —— North Dakota National Bank Fails. WABHINGTON, D. C., July 18.—The First National Bank of Minot, N. D., capital 000, failed to-day. Bank Ex- aminer Zimmerman has been placed in charge. 3 —_—— Made an Assignment. BOSTON, Mass., July 18.—The Hallet & Davis Piano *Manufacturing Company of this city made an assignment to-day to George W. sforse and Edwin N. Kimball on account of failure of Western agents owing the company large amounts of money. The directors thought it advis- | avle that the company shbould make an assienment to protect all its credifors alike. The liabiiities are set at $175,000. The assets are claimed to be more than double that amount. THE ORACKER OF THE HILLS. The Origin of the Poor Whites of the Southern Mountain Regions. The notion that the poor white element of the Southern Appalachian region is identical with the poor people generally over the country is an error, and an error of enough importance to call for cor- rection. The poor white of the South has some kinfolk in the Adirondack region of | New York and the Blue and Allegiany | mountains of Pennsylvania, but he has | few relatives any place else above the Mason-Dixon line. The States of New | York and Pennsylvania were slave States until the early part of this century. _This poor white mountaineer descends | direct from those immigrants who came | over in the early days of the colonies, from | 1620 to ut, or some time after, the Rev- | olutionary war period, as “sold passen- | gers.” They sold their services for a time | sufficient to ensble them to work out their | passage money. They were scld, articled | to masters, in the colonies for their board and fixed wage, ana thus they earned the | cost of their immigration. The laws under which they were articlea | were severe, as severe as apprentice laws | in those days. The ‘‘old passenger” vir- | tually became the slave of the purchaser | of his labor. He could be whipped if he did not do the task set him, and woe tothe unlucky wight if he ran away. He was sure to be caught and cruelly punished. And though he was usually & descendant | of the lowest grade of hamanity on the British Islands, he still bad enough of the Anglo-Saxon spirit about him to make him an _unsatisfactory chattel. From 1620 forward—the year when the | Dutch landed the first cargo of African slaves on the continent—the ‘‘sold passen- g::’ was fast r:fillced by negroes, who k more naturally and amiably to the slave life. The poor white naturally came to cherish a bitter hatred for the blacks that were preferred over him. He alrea |y hated his domineering white master. When he was free to go he put as many miles as his means and his safety from Indian murder- ers permitted between himself and those be hated and hoped he might never see again. In that early time the mountain region was not even surveyed let alone owned by individual proprietors. The English, Scottish, Irish and Conti- nental immigrant who had some means sat down in the rich valleys, river bottoms and rolling savannahs and the poor white was made welcome to the foothills and mountain plateaus. These descendants of the British villein of the feudal era grew and muliiplied, became almost as distinct a people from the lords of the lowlands as the Scotch Highlander was as related to bis Lowland neighbor in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. The suir of the period since the close of our civil war has made somewhat indis- tinct the line that separates the mountaineer from the plainsman of the South, especially in the foothills and at points where the two have intermingled in traffic, in the schoolbouse and church, and especially where the poor whites have been employed at mining, ironmak- ing, etc., but go into the mountains far enough and you will find the type as clear- cut as it was 100 years ago with its inimit- able drawling speech and curious dialect, its sallow complexion, lanky frame, lazy habits and immorality—all as distinctly marked as they were when hundreds of these people found Cherokee wives in Georgia and Tennessee in the early part of the century and bleached most of the copper out of the skin of tne Choctaw, as well az out of the Cherokee. Itisa pity that some competent an- thropolegical historian has not traced the annals of this interesting and distinctive section of our populgtion and made rec- ord of itin the interest of science, no less than in the interest of the proper educa- tion and elevation of the mountain peo- ple. It has become, especially in the Pied- mont section of the South, a most impor- tant labor element. The cotton-mill labor by thousands comes from the ‘“‘cracker of the hills,” and it is destined to become a great power, that labor population, social and political. The redemption of the poor white began when slavery went down in blood and de- struction, and it has gone on faster and traveled further than some of us think.— Chattanooga Times. — —————— HAS LONDON ITS FULL GROWTH? Steady Decline in the Rate of Increase. Birth Kate Below Death Rate. The result of the recent census shows that during the five years the population has increased somewhat less rapidly than it did in the previous ten—1881-1891. The number of people turned out to be some 15,000 below the estimate formed on the basis of 1891. The difference is small, but important, as it shows that the previous fail in the rate of increase is maintained. The population is growing at aless and less rapid pace. At the beginning of the century it used to increase by more than 20 per ceit in the ten years between suc- cessive censuses; in 1881-1801 the rate had fallen to 10.4 per cent, ihe lowest on rec- ord, and now 1t is stll less. This movement is not part of a general decline; it is peculiar to London, and seems to indicate that the huge over- growth of the metropolis has begun to cure itself. No town can go on growing indefinitely, and even London—monstrous as it is—has not futfilled the expectations of lier _statisticians. Two hundred years ago it l[\gall’&i to be growing so fast that Sir William Peity, one of the earliest pioneers in demographical re- search, reckoned that in 1840 the popula- tion would reach 10,000,000, supposing it to continue at the same rate. He thonsht, however, that a natural limit would be reached before then, and placed it in the ear 1800, by which time he calculated ondon would contain something over 5,000,000 inbabitants and the rest of Eng- 1and only 4,500,000, % He was very nearly right about the total, which actually was about 9,000,000, tu. London only accounted for one of them. Since then it bas nearly reached its maximum, which, curiousiy enough, seems likely to prove a real natural limit. For the four years 1871-74 the average birth rate was 35.2; for the four yesrs 1891- 94 it was only 30.9. 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