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2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL.' FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1896. _—er e ment the exclusive right to coin money, and forbids the States from making anything other than gola and silver coins of the United States a legal tender in the payment ‘of debts. It is the system founded by that great conservative statesman and financier, alexander Hamil- ton, by snd with the advice, consent and co- operation of the father of Democracy, Thomas Jefferson, and the other early statesmen. In June last the Republican party assembled in National convention at St. Louls, nomi- nated its candidates for President and Vice- President and adopted lJfllu’arm of prinei- ples. It is the first square declaration in any latform in favor or the single standard. %nd n opposition to the use of silyer as lawiul money. Silver is not “standard” money now, but itis measured by gold. We have the gold standard alone, and the Republican party in its piatform demands its maintenance in viola- tion of all the past teachings and policy and n vioiation of the constitu Again Isay we are Democrats and we are not revolutionists. Revolutionists, rather apply the term to those engaged in the attempt to destroy one-half the money o the world, thereby, as Baron Rothschild said, accomplish- ing a destruction of velues without any com- pensation, than to us who are trying to return 10 the monetary system which prevailed in our country for more than eighty years, & sys- tem founded and approved by Hamilton, Jef- ferson and all the early statesmen of the Re- public. But it is also charged that we are repudia- tionists. They say that we arein favor of a 53-cent dollar to be used in the payment of - debts. Our answer is that a return to_the system of bimelallism which existed prior to 1873 weans that gold and silver shall be kept at a arity of vaine according to,the legal ratlo. Ty was it that the bullion value remained stable before 1873,and began to Vary aiter that date? Not because of the increased rela- tive position of silver. There were much wider.yariations in_the relative production of the metals before 1873 then thers have been since. At one period the production of goid was 75 per cent less than that of silver; atan- other period it was more than 2 per cent greater. At one time silver coinage al- most ceased. But all during this almost 100 years there was never & moment when s melted silver dollar of the United States wouid not bring more than a dollar in gold in the world’s market. The use of gold and silver is almest entirely a monetary one. People for ages have used both for money. Neither silver nor gola has any intrinsc value. Their value is artificial—caused by human desire. That desire is csused by their mone- tary use, and that alone. The value of gold rests in the confidence that men bave ina Government that will recognize its monetary use and stemp it as money. While men had that same confidence in silver, it was as valua- ble when melted as wien coined, just as gold has continued to be, It was because the Gov- ernment withdrew that recognition, discrim- inated against silver, and refused to coin or recoin it, that people lost faith in silver, and its value as compared witn gold depreciated. The value of agold dol.ar rests alone on the faith of the Government, and under restored bimetailism the value of a silver doliar wouid rest on the same basis. “But,” say our opponents, “the production of silver has been so great, owing to new dis- coveries and improved mining methods, that its value has been destroyed aud we shall have a flood of silver if we open our mints to its free coinage at the ratio of 16 to 1,” The ratio of 16 to 1 was established more than sixty years ago after a careful estimate which showed that there was in weight just about sixteen times as much silver as gold in the world. The proportions of values have not materially changed. The director of the mint has issued a tavble showing the amount in ounces of production oi silverin weight since that time has been a little more than six- teen times that of gold. But for bundreds of yearsmen have been accumulating great stocks of gold and silver which have become 50 enor- mous that the produciion of any one year, or five years, or ten years, can have buta slight effect on their relative value. It was not increased productien of silver, but it was legislation, and that alone, that caused the depreciation of silver. Demonetization by France and Germany and the United States csused silver 10 fall in value. The repealof the Sherman law and ihe closureof the Indian mints caused so great and' sudden & decline as to clearly show the relstion of cause and-effect, It.was notincreased production but destruce tion of aemand for free silver thai céused its {all iu value. Now we claim that what legislation de. stroyed, it can restore. We entered on the road to gold monometallism by legisiation. Finding that we made a mistake, let us turn back to our starting point. That is the true meaning of our platiorm, Theconsequencesof our mis- take has been most disasirous. Ever since 18783, prices of every thing have fallen propor. tionately with silver. A dollar in gold to-day will buy twice as many commou commodities as it would prior to 1873.° It will buy twice as much land. Farms have shrunk nearly one. helf, But the mortgages have not shrunk nor the taxes, nor the notes, nor other evidences of indebtedness. ' Silver has not depreciated, but has remained ble as compared with other property. Gold has appreciated, its purchasing power has doubled. Talk of an honest dollar! An spprecisted doliar is just as dishonest as a depreciated one. Our opponents even appeal to the labor- 1ng man enguged in other avocations and tell him that the remonetization of silver is a scheme to raise values in the interesi of the farmer alone; that it will result in raising the cost of living without s corresponaing in- crease in wages, But let us consider who they are who make this sppeal. Every monopolist, every oppressor of labor, is engaged witn Mark Hanna in forwarding your interesis by keeping down values aund prices for your benefit. ‘Whno is Merk Hanna? Go ask the sailors on the Great Lakes, the men whom his organized thugs in Cleveland shot and beat and staryed into submission. Go ask the miners of Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia. Every dotlar of the millions which he bas accumulated is tainted with the sweat and blood of oppressed and down-trodden labor. He glories in the fact that his money aud his work secured Major McKinley’s nominaticn, and he ex- pects them to secure his eiection. Wiih im are engsged the great trusts and monopolies and _railroad corporations. It is their boast that their money and their power cannot be beaten. These are the men whoare 0 zealous of the interest of labor. No, my iriends, our interests are all bound up to- gether. For twenty years we have had con. stantly falling prices But let prices begip to rise and capical will come from its hiding- places and seek investment in profitabie en- terprises. Wheu Jesus of Nazareth scourged the money-coaugers from the temple, wher he denounced the Jewish hierarchy, charging them with bindiog heavy bardens too griev- ous to be borne, he was denounced as a revo- lutionist and anarchist; when the people of the American colonies protested againsi the unjust taxation of Great Britain they were denounced a&s revoiutionists; when Richard Cobden led his crusade against the unjust and oppressive corn laws of Great Britain he was denounced as & revolutioniss; wh-n William H. Beward pronounced that this Natior counld not endure half slave and ha free he was depounced as a revolutionist; when Abraham Lincoln fssuéd the proclamation which struck the fetters from the limbs of miilions of slaves he was denounced us & revo- Iutionist. 3 The ery of revolutionist and anarchist has always been raised whenever man has pro- tested against exisiing abuses in government and social order. But reforms have suc. ceeded, in spite of the intolerance and perse- cution of men high in power and social posi- tion. It we will be true to our principles, true to our convictions and go mauiuliy forward to the battie, we shall succeed in making thisa Government of the people, by the people and ior the people, instead of & Gouvernment of trusts and monopolies, by trusts and monopo- Pel aud for the benefit of trusts and monopo- 1es. Chairman Rockwell's speech was ap- planded mildly at 1ntervals, but when he «aid, “Let Brya® be elected,”’ there was enthnsiasm. ore noise was made by the spectators in the galleries than by the delegates. B.J. York of Kinga read the report of the committee on platform, It was as follows: The Democratie party of the State of New York in convention assembied unreservedly -indorses the platform adopted by the Demo. u-uc?uny &t the National convenuion, heid in Chicago, July 7, 1886; cordialiy approves the pomipation there mrde, pledges to Wil. liam J. Bryan aud Arthur Sewall its hearty and - active support, and declares as its deliberate judgmeni that never in the history of tbe Democratic party hes @ platform been written which embodied more completely the inter. esis of the whole people as distinguished from those who seek legislation for private benefit thanthat f"‘" to the country by the National Democratic Convention of 1596. The Raines liquor law is vigorously de- nounced and Governor Morton’s adminis- tration severely criticized for alleged ex- travagance, ‘the removal of veterans from office to make room for favorites is deplored and the building of good roads adyocated. When be finished reading the platform Mr, York moved the previous question on its adoption. There were shouts of **No!” Henry B. Purroy rose and protested. He was rapped down. The noes were more numerous than the ayes. The vote was put ana declared carried. Purroy challenged the decision of the chair and demanded a rollcall. There was great confusion. The ayes were in support of the chair and the noes were against. The chair announced that 226 votes, a majority, had been cast to sustain the chair to 22 azainst. . “n motion of Benator Guy the motioa to adopt the platform was made unanimous. The following telegram was received : NeEw YORK, N. Y., bept. 17. . Thomas F. Grade, Chairman, Convention Hall, Buffaio: My resignation irom the Na- tionsl Committee has this day been forwarded to the Hon. James K. Jones, . WiLLTAM F. EHEEHAN. Samuel L. Tilden Jr. offered a resolu- tion which was adopted, authorizing the State Committee to fill all vacancies on the ticket. Nominations for Governor were then de- clared in order. Louis W. Pratt of Albany presented the name of John Bo{;l Thacher. Judge Frapk Downs of Binghamton presented the name of William Sulzer. John Boyd Thacher was nominated on the first ballot. The vote of New York settled it and the nomination was made unanimous. Colonel Danford presented the name of Wilbur F. Porter of Jefferson County for Lieutenant-Governor. William B. Reed of Kings moved that the entire vote of the convention be cast by the secretary for Wilbur F. Porter. It was so ordered, and Judge Porter was de- ciared the nominee for Lieutenaat-Gov- ernor. Moses Shire of Erie made a brief speech nominating Robert C, Titus for Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals. This nomination was seconded by many dele- gases and made by acclamation, Delegates began leaving the hail before the Judge ot the Courtof Appeals had been nominated. No oue seemed to have much interest in the proceedings after the head of the ticket was determined upon. The galleries went out with a rush when their idol, William Sulzer, was defeated. At 2:40 0’clock the convention ad journed sine die. MAY NUT BE TEANSUVERRED, Drs. Hamilton and Godfrey Object to Exchanging Posts, CHICAGO, ILL, Sept. 17.—Frienas of Dr. John B. Hamilton, chief of the United States Marine Hospital in this city, confi- dently asserts that he will not be trans- ferred to San Francisco, the orders from Washington to the contrary notwithstand- ing. Strong pressure has been brought to bear to have the order recalled. All of Dr. Hamiiton’s interests lie in this city, and he is averse tothe proposed change, By the same order transferring Dr. Hamilton to Ban Francisco, Dr. Godfrey of that city has been commanded to take charge of the Chicago service. That offi- cial has also appealed from the order of the surgeon-general of the Marine Hospi- tal service and an indefinite extension has been obtained pending a final decision. MEXICENS IN CONGRESS, President Diaz's Message Read at the Formal Opening of the Bedy. Congratulates His Country on Seitle- ment ot Boundary Disputes With the United States. CITY OF MEXICO, Mexico, Sept. 17.— Congress opened last night. President Diaz in his message said the Rio Grande Boundary Comamission bad already solved two grave guestions as to the disputed territory. agreement between the two colintries al- lowing the passage of troops in pursuit of | the Apache Kid's Indians, which will re- main in force until the band is either ex- terminated or reduced to obedience. Re- garding the assault on Xogales on August 12 by robbers he said the United States troops had rendered valuable assistance in the pursuit of the band and that in- structions had been given to the Wash- ington legation to request the extradition or punishment of the guilty parties. 'he agreement as to the Guatemalan boundary, President Diaz said, had been duly ratified and the exchange was made on May 9. The boundary cormmission was engaged in its work and numerous works were in course of erection. With regard to the Pan-American Con- gress held here 1n August, the President said it bad for its main object the discus- sion of the Monroe doctrine. The con- gress was promoted with the best inten- tions by Ecuador, but the subject was a delicate ana difficult one. Only delegates of the Central American Governments and Ecuador and Mexico attended, but the noble efforts of Ecuador were not en- tirely lost, although the carrying out of the ideas of the congress had peen aband- oned for the present and the congress had dissolved, A new extradition law will shortly be presented. The general elections passed off with great tmanquilitv. The increase 1n the import duties for the last fiscal year over those for the previous year, which ended June 30, is $3, 500,000, and noiwith- standing the rise in the rate of exchange the amount received was the largest re- ceived up to date from this source. The whole receipts amounted to over $50,000,- 000, and a surplus of $6,000,000 is now de- posited in national banks. The national bank concession has been modified, and a contract has been made at the bank of London and Mexico for an increase of its cavital of $10,000,000, and extending the time of the concession fiftv years. e PUOSTOFFICE CLEERSN BALARIES, National Aesaciation Adopts an Amend- ment 1o the Classification Bill. DENVER, Coro., Sept, 17. — The Na- tional Association of Postoffice Clerks have adopted an amendment 10 the cias- sification bill which makes a.material in- crease in all salaries. In first-class offices the minimum is $600, increasing $100 each year until a maximum of $1200 is reachad, Promotion to a salary of $1400 can be effected with the recommenaation of the Postmaster-General. The Assistant Post- master, superintendent o1 mails, super intendent ot city delivery, cashier, super- intendents of money order and register departments, receive a salary based on a percentape of the postmaster’s salary, In second-class postoffices the winimum is increased from $300 to $500, with an an- nual increase of $100 annu-llx‘r untii a maximum of $1000 is reached. This is an increase of $200 in the maximum salary. After a long and exciting contest the postoffice clerks completed the election of officers of the National association as fol- lows: Presideut, Benjamin Parkhurst of Washington, D. C.; first vice-president, J. F. Coughlan oi Boston; second vice-presi- dent, J. Frank Dane of Denver: secretary, William Agnew of -Cleveland ; treasurer, E. P. Lincoln of Boston: executive com- mittee—J. A. Thatcher, Ba:timore; Harry Barber, Gloversville, N. Y.; J. A. Dona- hue, Ciicago; finance commiitee—C. De- laney, D. F. Supple, 8an Francisco; W. 8, Campoell, Cincinnati. - The next convention will be held in — Baltimore. Congressman Hepburn’s Son Shet, DES MOINES., Iowa, Sept. 17.—Con- gressman W. P. Hepburn telegraphsd Secretary Traynor of the Republican State Committee, saying he bad just received a telegram saying bis son had been shot in Arkansas and could not live, He called off his éngagements for this week, saying that be must go to his son. Particulars are not known, but the son is about 30 years of age, and has been in Arkansas some months, ST G Margarst Sullivan Criticaily Il. CHICAGO, IuL., Sept.17.—Margaret F. Bullivan, the newspaper writer, is criti- cally ill at her home in tuis city, where she was stricken with apoplexy and par- alysis last Saturday, Mrs. Sullivan is the e of Alexander Sullivan, the lawyer, who is at present in Europe. i this The President referred to the| BRYAN DECIDES T0 TAKE A BATH Fresh From the Tub the Orator Resumes His Talking. VIGORFORTHE JAWBONE Many Short Speeches During the Fruitless Wandering in North Carolina. WILLIE'S VOICE GROWS HOARSE But He Mamages to Struggle Threugh Harangues on the Subject of Silver. CHARLOTTE, N. C., Sept. 17.—Hall- past 8 this morning was the early hour set by W. J, Brvan in complying with the request of his Charlotte sup- porters to make a speech here, The snecial train furnished Mr. Bryau by the North Carolina State reception committee arrived from Asheville at a late hour last night and was sidetracked while the can- didate slept. At 8 A. x. Mr. Bryan leit the train, and, under escort of - the local Knights of Pythiasand numerous horse- men, proceeded to the postoffice park, where he addressed several thnnnnt’ people at 9:30, Mr. Bryan said, among other things: The Republican party has been legislating to make & dollar dearer, and they deny that legis- lation has anything to do with the dollar. What provision does the Republican party make for the supply of money that you need? None whatever. I am not surprised thet even men whohave been Republicans all their lives are now in fayor of the free coinage of silver. [Appleuse.] Iam not surprised jwhen I find that Republicans who recognize their prin- ciples of finance and apply them to the money question desert the Republiean party year, when it comes out and attempts to defend the Democratic adminis- tration which was repudiated by the Demo- cratic party itsell. [Great applause.] You remember here in North Carolina the Repub- licans have made more capital by denouneing this administration than in any other way. ‘What do you think now when the Republicans of North Carolina become the sponsors for the Democratic administration? [Greatapplause.] Iam not surprised that earnest and sincere Republicans prefer to stand with tbe Demo- eratic party in demanding bimetallism, which even the Republican party of four years ago said was dear to the American people through tradition. I am not surprised that Repub- licans who eight years stood upon & plat- form that denounced the Democratic party for 1is attempt to demonetize silver—I am not sur- prised that those Republicans join with us to- day in demanding bimetallism, which has been the historic policy of the United States, und which uutil 1873 received the support of all the statesmen—Republican, Democratic, Whig and eyerything we ever had in this coun- try. [Long and continuous app'suse.] The special train left Charlotte for Dur- ham at 10 v'clock. The Bryan special reached Concord at 10:35 A. . and Mr. Bryan delivered a short speech from ‘the covered stand io about a thousand people, who were very bearty in their applause. Mr. Bryan said that if the mints are opened, so every man with an ounce of silver can convert it into money there will be no surplus to drag down the prige. At Salisbury, reached at 11:15, Mr, Bryan was introduced to 4000 people by Theodore F. Kluttz, chairman of the North Carolina delegation at Chicax o, who seconded Nr. Bryan’s nomlnation. Con- siderable enthusiasm marked the candi- date’s speech, and the cheers grew in in- tensity as he proceeded. Just as Mr. Bryan was boarding his train he was pre- sented with the foot of a rabbit, *killed at midnight in a churchyara during the dark of the moon.” Those who saw the pre. sentation manifested their appreciation of the incident by exercising their Jungs and just as the train moved off the candidate called out: *“If the people who have given me rabbits’ feet in this campaign will vote for me there is no possible doubt of my election.” GREENSBORO, N. C., Sept. 17.—In company with Governor Carr, ex-Senator Jarvis, Colonel Julian Carr of Durbam, Major Hale of Fayetteville and other prominent North Corolina Democrats, Mr, Bryan reached Greensboro at 12:45 p. M. A great crowd at the station, including hun- dreds of excursionists from near-by points, shouted vigorously as Mr, Bryan stepped to the station platform, and as he was driven through the dusty main thorough- fare of the quaint old town several thou- sand people, yelling loudly, followed his carriage, conspicuous by its red, white and blue ‘decorations and four horses that drewjit to the Benbow House, where the candidate and his party Lad dinner. After dinner Mr, Bryan was taken to Blandwood, on the outskirts of the city, whera he delivered a speech; after being introduced by Clement Manly, chairman of the State Democratic Committee. His audience numbered 15,000, and was one of the most enthusiastic gatberings Mr, Bryan bas addressed this campaign. He said in part: I have talked until my throf sore and shaken hands until my hands are sore and you yell until my are sore [laughter]; and the campaign, instead of being ended, is oniy fairly commenced. [Cheers.] Sometimes the opposition papers say people gather together from idle curiosity. A man bas to have more than idle curiosity to stand out in the sun in such a rosd as this to listen toa speech, I 'was here two years ago and had a chance to & great many of you, so it was not neces- sary for you to come for the purpose of seeing me. Iam glad to speak to you about the para- mount iésues of this campaign, The Demo- cratic party has tasen a position, which 1s also the position of the Populisis and the free.sil- ver Republicans, agains: the issue of bonds in time of peace and against the trafficking with syndicates which save the Nation at so much ver save from the extremities fn which they themselves have placed the Government for the purpose of ssving ‘it again et a higher price. (Lsughter.] Our opponents go upon the theory that these syndicates are able to :::u& the people without the people know- 8 Mr, Bryan then repeated what he had ssid heretofore in denunciation of the bond syndicate contract, and added: They tell us it is necessary to make thece contracts. Ideny it If our Treasury Depart- ment was run in the interest of all the people instead of being managed by Wall-street finan- clers in their interests it wouid not be neces- sery to make these humiliating contracts. {Cheers.] Our opponents are afraid if the Chicago ticket succeeds law will not be en- forced and order will not be preserved. That is what they say, but that is not what they fear. They kuow if the Chicago ticket is elected that the laws will not only be enforced against the little people who ‘unur-ud, but against the big ones who conspired against the Nation. [Cheers.] They say they ate afraid property will not be secure. Your property will be more secure under our system of finance than it has been when men have been licensed 16 prey upon your property snd eat the bread you have earned by the sweatof your brow. [Cheers.] We not only desire to use the silver dollar we now have, but we want more dollars to use among the people. If all those who have so much money they are a{raid to bave any more will vote for my op- ponents, T want the votes of all who are not afraid of being overwhelmed in a flood of money. [Applause.] I understand some of your merchants have brought Mexican dollars into your community to teach the evil of free silver. [A voice, “That's right."] No, it's wrong. [Laughter.] Itis & pecullar camraign upon which we are entering. Heretofore the merchant has been satisfied 0 act as the merchsnt and sell his wares to anybody who would buy, but in this campaign the merchant bhas turned school- teacher and is attempting to use his business to teach objact lessons in finance and insult the intelligence and patriotism of those who pay for his goods. [Cheers.] They teil you if we have free silver we will go to the Mexican standard and our aollar then will be worth no more than the Mexican dollar. ‘When & man tells you that, ask him whetber the Mexican dollar is good to pay taxes. He will tell you no. Youtell him your silver doliar is good enough 10 pay taxes now and will be good enough to pay taxes unaer the free coinage of silver. [Cheers,) Ask him whether the Mexi- can dollar is good enough to pay debts with aud bhe will say no. You téli him our silver dollar is now good enough to pay debts with in the United States unless it is contracted against, and under free coinage it will be as good as it is now, and better, because we expect to prevent the making of contracts hereafter that will demonetize by contract what the Government does not demonetize by law. [Cheers.] And let me pause to say. that while it seems that a great many bankers deem it their duty to support the gold standard there is no reason why the Western and Southern bankers should be in favorof it, If our bankersin the West and South would think for themselves instead of teking their opinions ready made from bankers in New York, who import them from London, we wouid have more freesilver banxers. [Cheers.] If the bankers would stop 1o think for & moment they would know if the farmers could get better prices for their produce they would have more money to de- posit in their banks, and the money of this country would not be drained year after year into the laps of those abroad who hold our notes while we pay them in depreciated products. [Cheers.] RALEIGH, N. C,, Sept. 17.—A stop of ten minutes was made by William J. Bryan’s special train at Burlington, where Mr. Bryan addressed 2000 people, includ- ing a large number of cotton operatives. At Hilisboro several hundred people gath- ered about the train and neard a few words from the candidate. The train was in charge of Colonel Julian Carr, the wealthy tobaceo manuracturer of Durbam, and was slowed down just after leaving Hills- boro to let Mr, Bryan visit Occoneechee, Colonel Carr’s country place. Mr. Bryan confided to Colonel Carr a desire to take a bath when Durham was reached, and when the train arrived there at 5:15 the speech-making was postponed while the candidate performed his ablu- tions at Colunel Carr's residence. At the stand, where the speaking took Dpiace, sit- uated near the staiion, several thousand people cheered Mr, Bryan to the echo when bhe appeared, fresh from the tub. RALEIGH, N, C., Sept. 17. — North Carolina’s capital city haa William J. Bryan for its guest for two hours to-night, Mr. Bryan arrived at 7 o’clock with Gover- nor Carr and others and was met at the Soutbern Railway station by a recepticn committee, a flambeau club ang a brass band. He was escorted to Nash'square, a beautiful open vpark near the station, where 6000 people had gathered in de- fiance of the heat to hear him. The speak- ing stand was aglow with electric lights, the name “Bryan” being displayed in big electric letters over the place where the Democratic candidate stood. At each cor- ner of the square big bonfires burned ana the lights threw the big crowd into pictur- esque reliel. Cheer aiter cheer went up as the candidate ascended the stand, Clem- ent Manley, the chairman of the Demo- cratic State Committee, and Halt Ayer, the chairman of the Populist SBtate Commit- tee, presided jointly over the meeting. After his speech Mr. Bryan went to the Park Hotel and held a reception, the cor- ridors and lobhy and the streets outside being packed with people while it lasted. ———— WATSON OF GEORGIA BSPOKE, Eunlogized Bryan to His Awdiehces in Nebraska. ALMA, Nesg., Sept. 17.—Hon. Thomas E. Watson of Geor:ia reached here about midnight last night tired out. Following the example of his running-mate he made speeches along the line from Lincoln to this place. A big erowd greeted him at Hastings and elsewhere, to whom he made short talks. There was an immense crowd here this afternoon, thig being a Populist community, and mapy farmers came from other counties. Mr. Watson spoke rapidly and lorcamlliy. with enoufih flprc to keep the avdience interested. He did not contine himself to any one topic, but passed over the whole Populist plat- form. He urged the members of the party to stand firm for the ticket and eu- logized Mr, Bryan and the Nebraska State nominees, “We do not lock for any help from' the East and North,’ said he, ‘‘because the people there aré dominated by the money power. That was shown on Monday in the Maine election. . Then where must we look? To the South and West? Your_in- terests are the same as our own. You bave bankers, you have railroaders, but they are 1n the minority in the South and West."” 7 Mr. Watson insisted that he wasin the fight to stay and predicted viciory. He was liberally” applauded throughout his address and was foliowed by _local Popu- list leaders. To-night Mr. Watson spoke to the old settlers at Republican City and left from there for Colorado. R e e o BLUCKED BY POPULISTS. Scheme of Fusion in Indiana Meets With a Hiteh. INDIANAPOLIS, Ixp., Sept. 17.—The scheme of fusion between the Democrats and Populists was blocked to-day by the Populists. The sub-committees of the two organizations failed to agree after a session of two hours in the aiternoon. The Popu- lists demanded seven of the fifteen elec- tors and the witi.drawal of Bewall, while the Democrats were willing to concede but four of the electors, and demanded the withdrawal of the Populist State pickes. Ay 800n as thig was reported back fo the committee of thirteen, to which the Popu- list State convention had delegated full Power in the matter of e,ectors, this com- mittee decided thut it was not worth while to negotiate longer, and adopted & resoiu- tion that a tull ticket of electors be put in the fleld. 3 ‘ Mississippi Valley Medicos. 8T, PAUL, Mr~x., Sept. 17.—At this morning’s session of the Mississippi Vals ley Medical Association tne nominating committee reported the fallowing officers for the ensning year: President, Dr. Thomas Hunt Stuckey, Louisville; first vice:-president, Dr. Charles A. Wieaton, 8t. Paul; second vice-president, Dr. Punl Paguin, St. Louis; secretary, Dr. Henry E. Truley, Louisville. The next conven- tion will be held in Lexingion, Ky., be- ginning the last Tuesday in October, — Railroad Land Selegtions Approved. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 17.—The Secretary of the Interior has approved the following railroad selections: Southern Pacific Railroad, 5381 acres in the Visalia (Cal.) land district; Central Pacific Rail- Toad (successor to the Cahfornia and Oregon Railroad), 3676 acres in the Red- dine (Cal.) land district, and another list 0f 160 acree to the same company in the same district, i NOW DEFENDS HS FATHER'S VIEWS Allen Thurman Says the Senator Was Not a Goldite. WAS FOR BIMETALLISM. Words of the Deceased States- man Quoted to Refute an Assertion. J. T. BROOKS CALLED DOWN, Infermation Given to Show That the Railroad Man Was Not Correct in His Statement. COLUMBUS. Omio, Sept. 17. — Hon. Allen W, Thurman to-day addressed an open letter to J. T. Brooks, second vice- president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. In a political address here this week Mr. Brooks, who has forsaken the Democratic party, declared that the late ex-Senator Allen G. Thurman wasa gold man. In this connection he referred to the attitude of Allen W. Thurman in favor of the free coinage of silver and said: “I appeal from the younger to the elder Allen.” It is in reply to this tbat Mr. Thurman writes as follows: J. T. Brooks, Pittsburg, Pa.—DEAR S8i1r: From what I have bsen told and from the report I saw of your speech here the other night you said, in speaking of the act of 1873, that you “appealed from the younger to the elder Allen.” By this you no doubt intended to conyey the idea to your audience that father knew that the act of 1873 demonetized silver. Why did you thus indirectly state what you must have known to be false if you had taken the least trouble to investigate? If you had teken the trouble to investigate yon would have found that Judge Thurman said in the Senate: “I cannot say what took vlace in the House, butI know when the bill was pending in the Senate, we-thought it was merely a bill to reform the mint, regulate coins age and fix up one thing and another, and there is not a single man jn the Senate, I think, unless a member of the committee from which the bill came, who had the slightest idea that there was even & squint toward demonelizas n,” “:nd if you bad intended to be honest in your statement you would also have relerred 1o this statement, but aiso to the speech made by him showing how in a codification of the law, without the knowledge of scarcely auy one, the whole villainy was Tpes trated. The further inference to be rawn irom such referemce to Judge Thur« man was, ou must have intended it as such, because you linked my as if to draw & comparison bet of father and son, that he was in favorof a gold standard. Again, if you had examined not only the Cougressiopal Record, but the record of the monetary conierence of 1881, you would have seen that such an insinuation caunot be truthfuily made. In one short pars- greph at the Brusseig conference his words settle any controversy in this diresction, He said: “I believe that bimetallism will ulti. matel¥ prevuil, for i cannot see how the vast siructhre of credit, the most distinguishing of modern industry and commerce, can be sup- ported on a goid basis alome. With. both metals its base bas often been found too nar- Tow, but with one it would be, to my appre- hendion, positively unsafe.” He lived negrl fifieea years after this d claration, and if heard h{m refer to it once1did so & hundred times, because as year by year he saw the in- creasing demand that was being made by the different countries upon gold alone, he ciearl: be verified, ssw and said his prediction must or ional, corporate and individual bank- ruptey would be almost universal, After he had gone, however, you come here emong tue people with whom he had lived for several years, and not directly, but indi. rectly, try 1o make them believe just the o posite of what every public and private utter- ance he ever made snowed was his bellel. There can be no meaner kind of deception than for & man who peetends to be a public teacher, and euyecmhy when he is prociaim- ing that only his side is honest, to indirectly atlempt to impose upon his audience as you must bave done upon yours. Any 9““‘ which you may have bestowed upon Judge Thurman only mskes your deception more flsgrant, AnLex W. THURMAN, TR P o CHAIKMAN JONEY DENIAL., 'Says That Gormoen Will Not Supplant |’ Him én the Leadership. CHICAGO, ILL., Bept. 17.—When Chair- man Jones reached his room at Democratic National headquarters this morning he made the following statement: “The report appearing in & Chicago morning paper to the effect that Senator Gorman will from now on be the practical head of the Democratic National Commit~ tee is an unfounded and malicions false- hood, known to be false when T was written and known to be a falsehood when it was printed. There is no foundation whatever that I am to retire from the act- ive management of the campaign; that Mr, Bryan's programme is to be changed and that the campaign-in the Eastern States is to be abandoned.” Senator Jones construed these reports to mean that *'the goid standard cause wag in desperate straits,” and issued the following order: 4 Hereafter the promulgation of political news from these headquarters will be con- fined to these papers which are inclined to treat such information fairly and im- partially.” . Tie Senator said, from information and observation during his Eastern trip, he felg confident Mr. Bryan would carry New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and the Virginias, vesides every "State west and south of the Ouio Ri Benator Jones declared that Mr. Bryan's tour in the Kast was being made with the full con- sent and co-operation of himself and the National Committ=e, and go far as Senator Gorman was concerned he was acting in full accord with the committee, doing all he could. to increase the majorities ex- pected in the Eestern States mentioned, , Based on the present outlook, as viewed from Democratic headquarters, the pre: bureau gave out an estimate by States a; to the Bryan majorities in November. ‘These estimates give Mr. Bryan thirty-six of the forty-five States with® 324 eleotoral yotes, ;leaving out . New. York and New Jersey. - Illingis is cluimed by 45,000, In- Rl Mo g n 3 ), ‘Ne- umt:“hooo. llnoufl.!’nu ‘ North ‘Daketa is not claimed, :.Chairman Campau of the :campaign committee said regarding the Sewall re- ports;, “The nnsguflqn of his withdrawal irom the ticket from any cause and’ for any g:?ou is_too ridiculous to consume timé iscussing. Hé will remaina can- didate, no matter what happens,” .. THE PACIFIC RAILRO4DS.: Ufficials to Confer tn Reference to Fore- closure. WASHINGTON, D. C., Bept. 17.—Gen- eral Wade Hampton, Commissioner of Railreads, and Hon. W. J. Coombs of New York, Government Director of the Union Pacitic Railroad, were in the city to-day to confer with Becretary Francis over the forthcoming reports relating to the Pacific corporations, dnd particularly to the Union Pacific Railroad. The proposition }: rezard to thhflrfll:::d egn?&nl:lw:hn reclosure cove: main « o Union Pacitic nnd"'.ho Central branch in Kansas and Colorado uniting Kansas City and Denver. The claim of the United States under its second lien, now amount- ing to about $87,000,000, it is said, 1s to be d in cash by the purchasers at a per- centage amounting to about $50,000,000. It is furtber stated that a syndicate has been organized to purchase the road on these terms provided the assent of Con- gress can be secured by the arrangement. ———— FIRE IN THE LINDELL HOTEL. There Was a Great Scramble Among the Guests for Safety, but the Panic Was Soon Over. 8T. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 17.—At 11 o'clock to-night two alarms ot fire sounded from the Lindell Hotel at the corner of Sixth street and Washington avenue. An electric light wire in the elevator shaft had set fire to the woodwork on the fiith floor, and the flames communicated to the roof. The hotel was full of guests, and the usual scramble for safety ensued. The prompt subjectjon of the flames, however, allayea a panicjand within an hour all the guests were again in their rooms. It was a close call for what promised to be adreadful calamity. The loss, mostly from water, is timated at $3000. oAz UG BANKER ENOGCH PRATT GONE. Death Claims a Man Who Was in the Front Rank of the World’s Philan- thropists. BALTIMORE, Mp., Sept. 17.—Enoch Pratt, multi-millionaire, banker and mer- chant, died at his country residence, “Tivol," Baltimore County, at 9 o’clock. He was, with perhaps one exception, the oldest active banker in the United States. Mr, Prat: celebrated the eighty-eighth an- niversary of his birthday last Thursday. Mr., Pratt was a d scendant of Phineas Pratt, who arnved at Plymonth in 1863. In 1882 Mr. Pratt’s gift to the .city of Baltimore of a public library, costing up- ward of $1,000,000, placed bim in the front rank of the world’s philanthropists. RAN INTQ A FREIGHT TRAIN. Collision on a Chicago and Milwaukee Special Causes a Bad Wreck and Severe Injuries. CHICAGO, I, Sent, 17.—The Chicago and Milwaukee special train coming from Ideal Park to Chicago ran mto a freight train at Humboldt Boulevard on enterin; Chicago this evening, badly wrecking sev- eral cars and injuring & number of people slightly. James McRae of Chicago, the passenger engineer, received several scalp wounds and was badly scalded. Nathan Hogan of Milwaukee was burned and scalded, but not fatally injured. o SR GROUNDING OF THE TEXAS. Favorable OQutcome of What Might Have Been a Serious Accident Causes Rejaicing. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 17,—The favorable outcome of what might have proved a serious accident to the unlucky battie-ship Texas caused general satisfac- tion to the officials of the Navy Depart- ment this morning, and they were greatly relieved after the suspense of the night, the reports of the ship striking on bottom known to be so rocky as Newport harbor having given rise to considerable fears that the vessel would be ruined A court of inquiry will promptly Investigate the occurrence. —_— Treasury Gola Kenerve, WASHINGTON, D. O., Sept. 17.—The treasury gold reserve at the close of busi- ness to-day stood at §$114.490.176. The day’'s withdrawals at New York were FEHS OF LS MGELES Case of the Famous Suburban Water Company Comes Up for Trial, Justice Young Overrules a Motion to Dismiss Made by Counsel for Spil'map, South Broadway. Los Axceres, Cal,, Sept. 17. The case against Spillman, Warren and Green of the Spillman Suburban Water Company opened in Justice Young's court this forenoon with a motion of the de- fendant’s lawyer to dismiss. This was denied. E. C. Hine, Deputy City Treasurer, who had been on the stand for the prosecution, wes called by the defense. He was called to show that the Spillman Suburban Water Company was a bona-fide enter. Frine. and that W. T, 8pillman, the de- lendant, believed in ii» success when J. T. Nichols paid the $1500 for stock iu the company, which he now charges was ob- tained from him t:{ false representations. Colonel Hine said ne liad understood from BSpillman and . Brooks t! the chances for success were fine, and that ex- Governor Markbham and P, M, Gr Pasadena were interested in the prise. Prosecuting Attorney Williams inter- rupted the proceedings by asking for sub. penas for these gentlemen. He suid he proposed to go to the bottom of the mat- ter if 1t took three weeks. After a breezv colloquy between coun- sel, Colonel Hine was turned over for cross-examination, and said he did not know that Governor Markham ever in- tended putting a cent in the company. i e Los Amn;;zg)rmyl or Tur CALL.} of enter- AGAINST THE CHURCH. Supreme Court Decision Condemming | Methodist Property, LOS ANGELES, Cav, Sept. 17.—The Supreme Court of this State has decided sgainst Grace Methodist Church of this city. The church bas property at 627 East First street, and will ¢ to relinguish 70 feet running from Firss street to the altar. When the praperty was first purchased First street extended 70 feet farther north, but when the line was moved south the Sanchez heirs claimed the title to the space vacated. The litigation has lasted over ten years. The property is worth $2500, but the rear portion, which is all ‘toat remains to the chureh, is practicaliv worthless. Atone time the church could have compromised the case for $30, but refused. —_— MET DEATH Ix THE WOODS. Oharles J. Price Supposed to Have Beon Killed by a Falling. Tree, = . LOS ANGELES, CaL, Sept. 17.—The !| following dispatch was received by em- ployment agents of this city this forenoon: TEHACHAPI, CAL., Sept, 16.—Charles J. Price, sent us by you, was accidentally killed in tne Wwoods to-day. Advise if he has friends or relatives. We found a checkbook in his favor on Merchants' National Bank. Advise fully at once what you find regariing him, % OAK CREEK LUMBER COMPANY. These were all the details that could be obtaineq of the aceident, but it is thought that Price was killed by a falling tree, When in this city, Price roomed at the Olive Branch, on Fourth street. He has relatives in Germany, but thus far no one has been found who was at all acquainted "EOWARD BELL" 1S ARRAIGNED Gives His True Name in the Police Court as Ivory. CHARGES AGAINST HIM. Accused of Conspiring to Cause Dynamite Explosions in Great Bri'an LIQUOR-DEALER IN NEW YORK. Whi'e He Lonzuishes in #n Eoglish Jul His Business Is Conducted by a Barkecpor. LONDON, Exc., Sept. 17.—BEdward Bell, or Ivory, the alleged dynamiter, ar- rested in Glasgow, arrived here this morn- ing. Upon his arrival he was driven to Bow-street Police Court and arraigned be- fore Magistrate Vaughn. - The entry upon the charge sheet in his case was, “Edward Bell, alias Edward J. Ivory, American citizen, 211 Lexington avenue, New York, accused of unlawfully and maliciously conspiring with others to cause explosions within the United Kingdom o endanger and injure property ; also counselling and abetting the commission of crime.” Magistrate Vaughn asked the prisoner his real name, and the latter replied, “Ed- ward J. Ivory.”” Datective Flood then took the witness-stand and testified that a number of documentsand £i60 in money were found in possession of the prisoner when arrested. Ivory was then remanded for one week. NEW YORK. N, Y., Sept. 17.—The only Edward J. Ivory, the nawme given by the alieged dynamiter, who was arraigned in Bow-street Police Court, London, to-day, in the New York directory, is described as a liquor-gealer on Lexington avenue and also on Eighth avenue. He resides on East One Hundred and Twenty-fourth street. He was not at either of his places of business this morning. A barkeaper who said he had charee ofall of Ivory’s business was extremely reticent aboust his personal sffairs, He declined to give bis own name. He said that Ivory was a man about 26 years of age and of indevendent means. He declared that his emplo er lett the city about two weeks ago, saying that he intended to go to Coney Island for a few days. Since then, he further de- clared, he bad heard from him, and he showed a letter from him dated Boston, September 14, This letter, the barkeeper insisted, was “written and signed by Ivory. It will be remembered that the fanaly of P. J. 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