The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 24, 1896, Page 3

THE S THREE SPEECHES N ONE NGHT Mr. Bryan’s Husky Voice Sounds to Thousands in Brooklym. GLAD HE'S A DEFENDER. Attacks the Supreme Court for Its Decision on the Income Tax. GHOST OF LINCOLN INVOKED, His Opponents Remind Him of the Man Who Feared He Would Get Justice, BROOKLYN, N. Y., Sept. 25.—William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic candi- date for President, delivered three speeches to-night. The first was in the Academy of Music, the next to an over- flow meeting, and later he addressed a large gathering of laboring inen in the upper part of the city. A solid mass of humanity packed the Academy of Music. It was crowded fully an hour before the beginning of the meet- ing. The doors were closed and thousands turned away. The streets surrounding the academy were blocked with a dis- appointed throng, who strnggled and fought to gain admittance to see the Democratic standard-bearer. ‘When Chairman James D. Bell took his seat on the speakers’ stand at 8 o’clock there were in the hall over 5000 people. There was a fair sprinkling of ladies present. Among those who sat on the stage were Elliott Danforth (chairman of the State Committee), Mr. Blackburn of - Kentucky and Colonel Thompson (ex-Congressman from Kentucky). Judge Gaynor of this city was chairman. The audience cheered bim to the echo. Mr. Bryan was escorted to the theater by ex-Congressman Clancy and B. J. York of the Kings County Democratic Committee, He remained in an ante- room until his turn came to speak. After preliminary remarks in which Judge Gaynor said that in this campaign the Democracy would not be wanting for leaders, Senator McCarren was intro- duced. He read a resolution, which was adopted with rousing cheers, pledging the Democrats of Kings County to the earnest and uncompromising suppert of Bryan and Sewall. When the names of Senator Quay and Mr. Platt, both of whom were sarcastically alluded to in the resolution, were heard there were hisses, while loud groans followed the mention of Chairman Mark Hanna's name, Then Mr. Bryan suddenly appeared. He had become tired of waiting for the preliminaries to end, and, with Bernard J. York, entered the stage from the rear and walked calmly down the narrow aisle formed by the sitting and standing people. A mighty shout went up. The audience seemed to rise as one man. In one instant men were shouting with all the power of their lungs, and as nearly everybody was provided with a small American flag these were waved in the air until the whole audience seemed to bea kaleidoscope of red, white and blue. Those who did not participate at first soon became enthused and rose and cheered with their more emotional neigh- bors. It wasa stirring scene. Order was finally restored after the cheering had lasted many minutes. The crowd wanted to hear Bryan and Bryan alone, so his introduction was brief. *‘We will dispense with the formal parts of the meeting and I will now introduce to you your great leader, Mr. Bryan,” said the chairman, That was all the Judge said. His last words were drowned in the roar that came Jrom every part of the house, and as the band played “Rally Kound the Flag" the people had a new incentive to shout. When quiet was restored Mr. Bryan spoke as follows: 1f you don’t stop, if you don’t preserve order, our opponents will say you are against order as well as against law. I esteem it & great privilege 10 be permitied to defend a cause which I have espoused in this campaign, and I am glad 10 be permitted to present that cause to the people of Brookiyn. I only wish that that great divine whose name has added even to the fame of your great city, Henry Ward Beecher [applause], were with us to-lay that he might again champion the cause of the people in their great fight. Before addressing myself to the money ques- tion I desire to say something in regard to the planks of our platform .which have been assailed by the enemy. Ionly speak of them because persons Ligh i the Kepublicen party bave called attention to them and sought to twist them intoa meaning never intended and to give them an interpretation which they will not bear. Mr. Bryan then read the plank denoun- cing Federal interference, and declared it as miid in tone when viewed by the side of the plank on the inviolability of State rights in the Lincoln platform of 1860. Continuing Mr. Bryan said: Now, my friends, if our platform is wrong, I want these Republicans 1o repudiate Abrabam Lincoln. [Appiasuse.] Because if you take Abraham Lincoin from the Republican party, you have taken from it its most sacred memory. [Applause.] Now let me call your aitention to another thing they complain of. They say we criticize the Supreme Court. Let me read you what we say on that subject. The speaker quoted the plank in the Chicago platform denouncing the Supreme Court for its decision against the income tax, and continued: What criticism is there? I call attention to the fact that the court overruled the decisions of & hundred years. We deciare that Congress ought to use all the constitutional power that remains. Let them insist that having taken part we dare not use what they have leit. We Gemand that Congress shall use such power as come from a reversal by the court asit may bereaiter be consiituted. Has no court Dereatter a right to reverse the decision of this court? IS mot, what right had this court to reverse the courts for 100 years before {t? [Applause] This court changes from time to lime. Judges die or resign and new Judges take their places. Is it mot possible, my friends, that future Judges may adhere to the precedénts of a century instead of adhering to Y dccision rendered by & majority of one, and that one changed his mind in two months? Every time a lawyer goes into court aud asks for a reversal of a decision of the court—and it i« not an infrequent thing—every time & iaw- yer does it—he sitacks the correciness of the decision which he desires to have reversed. Let me read to you what the Republican plat- form enid about decisions of the Supreme Court in 1860: , 4 demn the recent opening of the African siave foade under the coverof our National fiag, aided by perversions of judicial power. That is what the piatform said—it declared that & decision of the court was a perversion of judicial power. There is no language inour platform thal is as harsh on the Supreme Court %8 tha! Republican platform. [Applause.] My friends, on these two questions, on which we e assatled by the Repubiicans to-day, we have not taken as emphstic a stand as the Re- publican party took in the first platform upon which it elected a President of tbe United Btates. Let me read to you now what Abrabam Lincoln said about the Supreme Court. Thisis from his inaugural aaaress: 1.do not forgey the position assumed that constitutional questions are to be decided by the Bupreme Court; nordo I deny that such de- cisions must be binding in any case upon parti 10 the suit as 10 the objeet of that suit. T L The next paragraph ted, and then Mr. Bryan !:Eid? Do Mr. Lincoln says that if it is meant to be as- 3erlerl that the Supreme Court has & right to etermine the policy of the people on great questions that they will have cssigned our Government into the hands of the 5upreme Court. Our platform is not as. harsh as the languago of Abraham Lincoln. 1 quote these authorities, my friends, order that you may all see how far-fetched is the criticism that is leveled against us. 1guote these in order that you may see that the very men who used the criticisms against us must, in order to do so, abandon the Repubiican Flltfnrm upon which Lincoln was elected. Applause.] Now our opponents say thatwe are opposed to the enforcement of the law. I denyit. I stand as the cendidate of three parties. Ido not speak of myself asan indi- vidual, because the individual is lost in & cam- paign in the representative character of the candidate. But, my friends, I want tosay to you that the fear that is expressed is not a fear that if elected that I will not enforce the law. I have said it before and I say it again, that if by the suffrages of my countrymen I am placed in that position which is the highest position in the gift of the people of the world, every law shall be enforced against the great as well a8 against the small. {Ap lause.] Itis noi a fear of lawlessness, my friends. Think of men who have transgressed the law being afraid that there will be a lax enforce- ment of the law. Think of the men who have considered themselves greater than the Gov- ernment who are afraid the Government will not be great enough. They remind me ot the man in court—the person whoseemed uneasy— and the Judge assured him that he had noth- ing to fear; that ne would get justice in that court, and he said: “Great heavens, Judge, that’s what I'm afraid of.” [Applause. They say that we have been the peculiar objects of these imputations. We pause, therefore, for a mowent 1o repel them. We entertain no sentiments diverse to social order; we seek not to destroy, but to preserve in their purity the institutions of our country, whose language is the langusge of Samuel J. Tilden [applause], used in an address to farm- ers, workinzmen and mechanics delivered on February 6, 1883. They sccused reformers then of being destroyers of the peace, and he asserted then, as we assert now, that we have not come to destroy. Letme read from that speech of Tilden's: “A powerful moneyed cor- poration, engaged in & death struggle with the Government to whom it owed its existence, assailed the purity of our press. A mighty combination of politicians and moneyed inter- ests is again in the field to control elections, to change the administration of Government and 10 re-establish the supremacy of the great moneyed corporations over the business of the country.” That same moneyed power exists to-day. It is doing this same work to-day that it did in the days of Tilden, aud business men are ter- rified. Tilden said that the patriotism of the {Jehp]? prevailed in that struggle, ana I be- ieve it will in this. To think otherwise would be to despair of & government like this. My iriends, we cannot have & free government un- less the people are free to act. I repeat, my iriends, that this government by the few, this government by asseried wealth, this govern- ment by corporations, is the most tyrannical government that any people ever suffered under. [A‘fplnuse.] When you know that I am opposed to & government by the few; that Iam opposed 10 a government by the great corporations, you will understand why they call me an anarchist. I want for a few moments to call youratten- tion to the present financial system, and ex- plain to you what we desire to substitute for it. Now the present financial svstem is based upon gold. The present financial system con- templates the retirement of greenbacks and treasury notes snd the substitution of bank paper for those notes. The present financial system contemplates the retirement of all iegal tender silver certificates, contemplates gold only as the legal tender money of this country, and bank paper only as the paper money of the country. The financial policy under which we now suffer, therefore, contem- plates a condition in which & few men will control the gold money and the national banks will control the paper money, and the people will have nothing to say about 1t. Mr. Carlisle, in & recent letter, says that it is the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to re- deem silver dollars in gold whenever it be- comes necessary to do so, in order to maintain the parity. What does all that mean? It means thatall this talk about retiring greenbacks and treas- ury notes is a farce, nd when this farce gives out they intend to start another endless chain a5 soon as they get through with the present endless chain, We have got to have either one kind of standard money or two kinds. If we cannot have two kinds then ii must be one, and the Government must have the right to useasilver dollar. If the Government cannot use a silver dollar to pay all the debts that it owes then the silver dollar is not as good as the gold dol- lar.” I believe this Government has a right to use its silver dollars as it uses its gold dollars; but our opponents have gone on a different theory, and they have taxed the people of this couniry to pey interest on $226,000,000 in bonds in order to buy gold, on the theory thai silver was not as good as gold. My friends. when I see bonds worth $119 sold for $1 0414 and try to describe what kind of a transaction it was I regret that my parents did not teach me more tongues in which to express my ideas. And yet the Deo- le who sell for 104} bonds worth $1 19 assume that they are the only people who understand financiering. I believe that instead of the Secretary of the Treasury get- ting down on his knees and asking these men to please tell him what he ought to do he ought to stand up and with 70,000,000 of peo- ple behind him tell them what they ought 10 do and make them do it. You say thatit is not impossible. The great trouble has been, inmy judgment, that our Treasury officials, instead of being in sympathy with the mass of the people of the United Statesyhave been in sympathy with the syndicates and financiers of the United States. Our platform declares for the double stand- ard without discrimination or charge for mintage. Our platform is but a reiteration of the main part of the platiorm of 1892 without the steps. [Laughter.] We left tne steps off because the candidate did not care to step down this time. [Great applause.] Onr plat- form is not made simply that they may get in on it, but it is made to stand on aiter election. Iam in favor of iree coinage whether we produce silver in this country or not. I am in favor of the use of silver, not because we produce, but becanse we own it. [Applause.] Ifwz ueed it, and if it is best for us at our resent ratio, I am in favor of having it even f to have it gives the people who produce silver & chance to do what they did before the law struck silver down. They tell you that free coinage helps those who delve in the mines Admitted. I tell you that when they bring out that metal they pour it into the channels of trade, ana we are blessed by its discovery. &Applluse.] Who will be helped by the go!d siandard? Not those who produce the metal and pour it into the channels of trade, but those who corner the money of the world and keep it out of the chennels. [Applause.] Mr. Bryan then went over his favorite argument of Bismarck and bimetallism, and said: Shame on the cowardly American who thinks this Natlon is notas big as Bismarck thinks it is! When Mr. Bryan concluded he was cheered loudly. He presented Senator Blackburn, asking the andience to listen to him. Most of the audience remained. The journey of Mr. Bryan from Phila- delphia to Hoboken was marked by gatherings at nearly every railroad station. He made a number of speeches, one of forty-five minutes at Wasbington, N. J., ana others of brief duration. ost of his addresses were cut short by the train moving out. The stops were frequent but very brief. Mr, Bryan’s appearance was almost invariably cheered. He was for- tunate on such a busy day in having cool weather, and on his arrival at Hoboken showed none of the fatigue that has fol- lowed his campaigning during the hot season. PG T AT REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS. Notable Visitors From Many States Bring Encouraging News. CHICAGO, Tir., Sept. 23, 4John Sher- man was & notable visitor at Republican National heaaquarters to-day. He stopped in Chicago on his way home from a trip to Montana and Colorado, taken for rest, and he was induced to address the roon-hour meeting of the Commercial McKinley Club No. 1 at the clubrooms. He will make some speeches in Ohio and other States, but he is not physically able to do much active campaigning. He addressed two meetings in Montana, and He told Chief Hahn of the speakers’ bureau that he was surprised to find so many Republi- cans in Colorado, where he had been told everybody was for silver. Senator Manderson of Nebraska, who has been here trying a lawsuit, returns home to-night to engage in campaign .hyml. work. He will accompany the Alger part through Nebraska the first of Octobqg lnz will confine his speaking to Nebraska on account of his professional engagements, General Manderson said to a reporter of the United Associated Press at National headquarters: “The Republicans in our section are | earnest and vigorous and aggressive. I hope rather than have confidence that we will carry Nebraska by a small majority. This talk about Bryan carrying every State west of the Missouri River is all bosh. id Mr. Hanna when I was in New York that he must not depend on any State west of the Missouri. There islots of sil- ver sentiment in my State.” The Bismarck letter has made an im- sresslon at headquarters, but there is a isinclination on the part of the commit- teemen to discuss it from' the Republican point of view. Chairman Payne’s opinion is that if the German ex-Chancellor has any interest in the election of Bryan it is based on the tariff and noton the currency question. Mr. Payne supports this opin- ion by the statement that the Democratic tariff legislation repealed the sugar bount; which placed Germany at a disadvant of 2 cents a pound, and destroyed the in- dustry in low-grade knit woolen goods, which Germany has a monopoly of in trade with this country. In all the inter- national monetary conferences, Mr. Payne said, Bismarck has always thrown his jn- fluence against an extension of the use of silver, and has always been the strongest gold man in European pelitice, The new programme was received from ex-Governor Hughes of Phenix, Ariz. He states that the Republican Territorial Convention had declared that while Ari- zona was friendly to silver it was per- fectly willing to trustits silver interests to the Republican party. Ex-Governor Fifer of Illinois called and reported the situation improving steadily in this State, and in his ex:ensive speak- ing tour among the farmers he had not found the silver sentiment which had been claimed by the Democrats, e VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS. Sound-Money Talk ceived With Chee: RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 23.—The meet- ing in thiscity to-night under the auspices of the zold Democrats, and at which Gen- eral Buckner, Colonel John R. Fellows of New York and Governor O': srrall were announced to speak, was a success In voint of numbers. The Academy of Mu- sic was crowded toits urmost capacity, but before the speaking was over the mingling of hisses and cheers evidenced that in its financial views the audience was greatly divided. Bryan’s name was cheered whenever mentioned. Colonel Fellows did not reach the city, but General Buckner arrived this after- noon. = Governor O’Ferral presided over the meeting. The Governor’s address was an important event of the evening, as he had but recently given his adherence to the Paimer-Buckner ticket. He said he was a Democrat and that he had never cast his ballot for a man who was not a Demo- crat. But he found now that his party had fallen upon evil times and its accred- ited representatives haa forsaken the true faith. The Governor repudiated the charge of being a bolter. When delegates sent toa convention made a platform not Demo- cratic there was no rule, he said, to require a Democrat to vote for that platiorm. Suppose that he were techni- cally a boiter of the party, the Chicago convention had done worse, for 1t had bolted Democratic principles. The Gover- nor then introduced General Buckner in high terms of eulogy. General Buckner spoke on the line of his Madisca-square Garden and Lou:sville speeches. e e DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN - BOOK, ZLarge Folume Just Compiled by Con- gressman McMillin of Tennessee. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 23.—Sen- ator Jones, chairman of the Natlonal Com- mittee, and Senator Faulkner, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Commit- tee, called on Representative Benton Mc- Millin of Tennessee about a month ago to compile the material for the Democratic campaign-book of 1896. He accepted the task and has just finished the work. The book begins with the admonition of Jeffer- son in his first inaugural address, to bow to the will of the mu&o:ity. 1t gives the platform recommended by the committee on resolutions of the Chicago convention, the speech of Mr. Bryan and the notifica- tion speeches and letter ot acceptance. In the first chapter it lays down the funda- mental principlesof the Democratic party, as expounded by Thomas Jefferson, Wil- am Allen of Ohio, Governor Seymour of ew York and William Jennings Bryan. | Tt devotes a hundred pages to the silver question and the ‘“‘crime of 1873.” Another chapter takes up Governor Mc- Kinley’s public record on the subject of silver, Chinese immigration, the force bill and his tariff law. Jefferson, Monroe and Cleveland are quoted on the Monroe doc- trine. A chapter on tie income tax gives Bryan’s speech in the House on that sub- ject, the report of the committee, Mr. Wicke’s speech, the dissenting opinions of the chairman and Senator Vest's review of the whole subject. The book produces in full Mr. Bryan's Labor day speech at Chicago. The volume makes about 350 pages. _—a DEMOCRAIIC CUOMFORITS. Doubtful Western States and a Solid South Claimed for Bryan. CHICAGO, ILL., Sept. 23.—Hon. William R. Morrison, chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, held a conference to-day with Chairman Jones of the Demo- cratic National Committee. Mr. Morrison is giving his hearty support to the Bryah and Sewall ticket, and might make some speeches during the campaign. Mrs. Ruth E. Plumb, widow of the late United States Senator from Kansas, sent §50 to the campaign fund. Mayor Thomas Taggart of Indianapolis and a member of the State committee, re- ports that State safe for Bryan by 30,000 majority, and his estimate is agreed to by Governor Matthews. A canvass of Mis- souri by the Democratic State Committee is =aid to have resulted, according to che report of Chairman Cook, in a showing for Bryan carrying the State by 100,000. The headquarters opinion is that fusion with the Populistsin Kentucky and North Carolina removes any doubt of the South being solid for Bryan in November, and they claim the same result from fusion in Illinois and Wyoming. DA McCABE’S VIEWS. Opposed to Free Silver and Hopes to See McKinley Rlected. LINCOLN, Nepr., Sept. 23.—Bishop J. B. McCabe, who has just concluded the Methodist conference at Hastings, was asked what effect the political contest was having on the progress of the church and said : “The interests of the church are almost identical with those of the Nation. I be- lieve it would subserve the interests of the church if McKinley shoald be elected. As to the present eampaign, I think the plat- form that has been adopted by the Demo- cratic party in the Chicago convention very unwise. The assault upon Pr sident Cleveland for that act of his administra- tion wkich showed him to be a patriot, namely, the using of United States troops to put down the rebellion in Chicago, is unpatriotic in the extreme. The Gov- ernor of Illinois refused the State troops for that purpose and the Mayor of Chi- cago was dilatory. The President arose to the emergency and did the righi thing.” Bishop McCabe said he was opposed to free silver and he believed a majority of the Methodist ministers also were. T S b UNION VETERANS PROTEST. Recognize No Authority to Control or Di- reet Their Fotes. LINCOLN, NEBER., Sept. 23.—At a meet- ing of the Veteran Soldiers’ Bryan Club of Lincoin "the following resolution was to- day adopted: Resolved, That while we respect our old com- rades and commanders, Generals Bigel, Sick- les and others, for their co e and valor, we do not recognize their suthority or wisdom in their attempt to control or direct the votes of those who marched in the ranks, whose equal ‘valor and courage d the wreaths of laurel upon the brows of ir commanders., We be. BISHOP FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1896. lieve that as citizens we are competent to de- cide for ourselves. Further, that we are more loyal to the old flag than are those who con- sent to the control by foreign nations of our finances. Lo SRR THE “CRIME OF 73» Senator Sherman Defends the Position Taken by His Party. CINCINNATI, Omlo, Sept. 23. — The Cincinnati Post publishes to-day a letter from Senator Sherman, emanating from the National Republican campaign com- mittee, defending the position his party took in the so-called ‘‘Crime of '78.” Mr. Sherman declares: “I have never been able to see what motive could have existed for secrecy in this matter. There was no indication whatever of the fall of silver and no one could foresee that it was destined to rap- idly decline in price. No one asked to have the dollar coined and no one was op- posed to its discontinuance, *‘To prove that there was no secrecy and not leave the matter to argument or in- ference, copies of the bill were sent to ex- perts all over the country asking their opinion, and answers were received and laid before Congress in printed form, in which the discontinuance of the silver doliar was thoroughly discussed. The bill was printed thirteen times and extra copies were printed for distribution. It was conned over, amended and debated almost as copiously as any measure ever considered in Congress, and no man in either house proposed to retain the old silyer dollar. The fact that it wasomit- ted from our coins was referred to in debate.” —_—— NEBRASKA GOLD DEMOCRATS. Willi Hold a State Convention and Nomi~ nate a Full Ticket, LINCOLN, NEsr., Sept. 23.—Nebraska sound-money Democrats, contrary to ex- pectations, hold a State convention not only for the selection of Palmer and Buckner electors, but to nominate a full State ticket and Congressmen. This was the announcement made to-day by Tobias Castor, late National Commirtteeman, and D. W. Cook, member of the State Com- mittee. Omaha, October 1, is the place and date given for the convention. A call was also issued to-day, signed by C. M. Clark of Lincoln, for the middle-of- the-road Popuiist State convention at Lincoln, Monday, September 28. This is supposed to be in the interest of Watson for Vice-President. BSoldier Orators at Madison, Wis. MADISON, Wis, Sept. 23.—Generals Sickels, Sigel and Howard, Governor Al- ger and Corporal Tanner, who are touring the coantry, arrived here this morning- They were tendered a reception by Gover- nor Upham from 9 to 10. An imposing parade escorted the gentlemen to the armory, where speeches were made. Sen- ator Vilas presided and introduced the speakers. The party left here this after- noon and spoke at La Crosse to-nignt. — Fusion drrangements to Be Upset. INDIANAPOLIS, Isp., Sept. 23.— Editor Charles X. Matthews of the Non- conformist, the National Populist organ, returned to-day from St. Louis, where he attended the conference of Populists. He tells a very different story from National Committeeman Washburn, who was also present, and says that as aresult of the conference there will be no fusion in In- diana and the fusion agreement in Kansas and Nebraska will be undone. e e No Fusion in Wyoming. CHEYENNE, Wryo.,, Sept 23. — The statement of National Chairman Marion Butler that fusion on the electoral ticket in Wyoming between Democrats and Pop- ulists had been effected is incorrect. The State Democratic chairman, Blydenburgh, states that negotiations are in progress for fusion on the basis of two Democrats and one Populist elector, but no result has been reached. BAD LUCK OF THE PERRY Loses a Number of Seamen and Suffers Damage to Her Machinery. Captain Hooper’s R ports of His S-a- son’s Operations in the Bering Sea. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 23.—A re- port was received at the Treasury Depart- ment to-day from Captain C. L. Hooper, in command of the Bering Sea fleet, dated Unalaska, in which he says: The Perry has been singularly unfortunate this season. In addition to her machinery iving out, she has lost & number of men. nclose herewith Captain Smith’s recount of the accidental death of seaman C. C. Moul- throp, who fell from the main truck to the quarter deck of the Perry, on July 16, and was instantly killed. Moulthrop wasthe man who jumped overboard from the Perry at the risk of hislife and saved the lives of three of his shipmates, in the early spring. he cause of the accident was possible heart trouble, brought on by the exertion of climb- ing up to the main truck. Dr. Kierulf in- formed me that the man was subject to slight attacks of loss of muscular power after over- exertion, Moulthrop was an American, & native of Massachusetts. Captein Smith will communicate with his friends or'relatives, if the eddress of any such can_be founa among his effects. He was buried at Unalaska, on July 17, with military honors. decp regret In the fleet. "An effort is being made to raise money for a marole monument to his memory. P A later report, dated Unalaska, August 27, was also received from Captain Hooper to-day, in which he sav: I forward by the Homer a report of the seiz- ure of the American schooner Jane Gray and the British schooner Viva. The former goes to San Francisco and the latter has been or- dered to proceed to Victoria by the British naval officer to whom she was turned over. I send the Jane Gray to San Francisco because it is her home port, and becausz it is more convenient for our witnesses than Puget Sound or Alaska. She has been seized 50 muny times that she seems to have acquired the habit. I sent a report by the mail steamer up to the 20th, and, with the exception of the seizures, there is nothing new to report. The seuson i8 an unusually windy one and poor for sealing. The average catch to date is far be- low that of last year, and all agree that pelagic sealing is no longer a paying investment. Un- less other seizures are made, this is the last chance to send mail before the season ends and the fleet returns home. _——— WHEAT PRICES ADVANCE. Home and Foreign Conditions Tend to Strengthen the Mark-t, CHICAGO, ILL., Sept. 23.—The price of wheat, which advanced to-day, was at- tended by considerable excitement. From the opening of the session until the final trades were made the course was con- tinuaily higher. A few minor reactions took place, but they indicated no abate- ment of the bullish sentiment. The strong feeling which culminatea in to-day’s flurry was ot some days’ develop- ment. The Northwest has been sending bullish advices of the yield of spring wheat, ac- companied by reporis of an improved de- mand for flour. Foreign markets have been advancing, and the crops of Eu- ropean countries are in many instances decid.dly short. In vi w of these iacis the belief that the world’s supplies will be inadequate to the consumption during the coming year finds many adherents, who are determined to profit by the situation. December wheat opened this morning from 625c to 63¢ and advanced to 65¢c, the gain over yester- day being 24c per bushel, b o s Koyal Sport Prevented by Rain. BALMORAL, ScorrAND, Sept. 23.—Rain fell heavily here to-day, and the grouse- shooting trip of the Czar and the Prince of Wales was postponed. | bly, D.D., of Newton. The death of this native is the subject of | QTF:’h’:: p s g Aliarand erowds liaed A GOLD MINE GOES 7O COURT Four San Fragciscans Sued for Heavy Damages in Boston. REFUSED TO SELL STOCK The Rawhide Mine of Tuolumne County the One in Liti- gation. CLAIMS OF AGENT PINNEY. Plaint ffls Wanted to Take All the Stock, Which Was Valued at $1,500,000. BOSTON, Mass, Sept 23.—The action brought by Charles W. Norton of tkis city against William A. Melville, William H. Martin and John Ballard of San Francisco, to recover $750,000 damazes, was heard in the equity session of the Superior Court to-day by Judge Dunbar on a demurrer which the defendants filed to the plain- tiff’s declaration. The suit is brought because of the re- fusal of defendants, who were the original owners of what now constitutes the Raw- hide Gola Mining Company’s property, in Tuolumne County, California, to perform a contiact which the plaintiff alleges he made with them March 23, 1896, through their agent, George M. Pinney, to buy the full company stock of the gold mining company, 100,000, for $1,500,000, at the rate of $15 a share. The plaintiff’s agreement to purchase the stock, it is set forth, was made with Pinney in his name. Under this agree- ment the plaintiff was given the right to take the entire stock at the rate of $15 a share, or $1,500,000 for all the shares, by paying the latter sum into the National Bank of the Republic in this city, where the certificates of stock were to be depos- ited in pursuance of a contract which the defendants made with Pinney. The Rawhide Gold Mining .Company is a West Virginia corporation. The de- fendants, as the owners of the property, made an agreement with Pinney on Sep- tember 23, 1895, and a supplemental agreement on September 30, 1895, under which he was to act in the relation of promoter to sell the stock, He was to dispose of it for not less than a minimum price, which was to be fixed by the defendants, and for cash. His contract retained bim in this relation to them for a year after it was made. The defendants deposited certificates for 100,000 shares in the National Bank of the Republic for Pinney to sell and fixed the minimum price at which he was to sell them at $15 a share. He was to receive a commission of 5 per cent. On March 23, 1896, he made the contract for the breach of which the plaintiff sues, the defendants having repudiated this contract on April 1, 1896. The defendants’ demurrer was argued by the council, Mr. Solomon. Messrs, Gaston & Snow appeared for the plaint- iff. The defendants contend that the declaration does not make it appear that Pinney was their agent to make the kind of agreement which the plaintiff relies upon. They say it appears from their contract with Pinney, which the plaintiff sets out, that Pinney was authorized to sell the stock only for cash. They further say that the contract between Pinney and the plaintiff does not purport to be made by Pinney for them. They say also that the deciarations make it appear that the plaintiff 13 able to perform his part of the contract; that no tenders of money or stock were made by the plaintiff. REV. DR. BROWN AND BRIDE. Fashionably Wedded Before a Large Boston Congregation—They Start at Once for Oakland. BOSTON, Mass.,, Sept. 23.—In . the presence of a large and fashionable audlence at the Winthrop Congregational Church, Charlestown, this evening, was solemnized the marriage of Rev. Charles R. Brown and Miss Alice Tufts. The nuptial ceremony, which was particularly impressive, was performed by Rev. A. S. Every pew the streets in front. The bride is the accomplished daughter of George F. Tufts, treasurer of the Warren Institution for Savings. i She has been prominent in church work for several years, giving devoted attention to charitabie work ana other departments of religious matters. The groom has served in the pastorate of the Winthrop Church for the past four yvears. A few weelrs ago_he resigned to accept a call to the Fiust Congregational Church in Qak- land, Cal. He came to Charlestown from Cincinnati, and throughout his fruitiul pastorate here has devoted himself en- tirely to the church. The bride was attired in white silk, en train, and wore a long tulle veil. She car- ried a bouquet of white roses. Following the marriage ceremony a reception was held at the home of the brice on Oak street. Mr. and Mrs. Brown will leave to-mor- row for their future home in Qakland. They have planned to visit Mr. Brown’s home in Washirgton, Iowa, on the way, staying there several days if circumstances will permit. It is the intention of Mr. and Mrs. Brown to enjoy an extendea weddin &onmey through Egypt, Pales- tine an urope, starting some time next February. YN it ARMY OF IHE CUMBERLAND, Its Annual Reunion Upens With Recep- tions and an Oration. ROCKFORD, In, Sept. 23.—The an- nual reunion of the Army of the Cumber- land opened here to-day with an attend- ance of several hundred people from all parts of the country. Regimental re- unions and receptions to visitors occupied most of the day. At the business session in the morning many letters or regret were read from rominent veterans who were detained rom coming by ill health and campaign duties. General H. V. Boynton presented the report on Chickamauga Park, he being a member of the commission. This even- ing a general reunion was held at the opera-house. General Stanley of Wash- ington delivered the principal oration. it 3 G No Secrst About Armor Plate. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 23.—A Herala special from Pirtsburg sa The story that the Russian Government had stolen the secrets of the armor-plate business and is now erecting a plant at Maripo! to wnake armor, is denied absolutely by the officials of the company. They say that there are no secrets in the process of mak- ing the armor-plate, and that full particu- lars of the method have been printed. The plant in Maripol was in existence long before the Carnesie works began to make armor-plate for Russia. . FOUND BY A PHOTOGRAPH. James Lansing Arvested for One Murder and Beld for Another Also. BEATRICE, NEBR., Sept. 23.—James L. Lansing, better known as *'Old Bob Stew- art,” the man who in March, 1895, mur- dered Detective Moore of Denver, is under arrest at this place, and is being carefully guarded awaiting the arrival of Colorado authorities who have been telegraphed. Lansing, with two companions, was ar- rested last night on suspicion of the mur- der of City Marshal Craig at Table Rock thenight before. They asserted their in- nocence, but were held. Lansing’s photo- graph was in the possession of the police, and it answered so perfectly tiat of the Denver murderer that he was questioned carefully and admitted that he killed Moore, but claimed it was not murder. GRS T. V. POWDERLY DEMNOUNCED. Narrowly Escaped Formal Censure by the Brotherhood of Carpen CLEVELAND, O=nro, Sept. 23.—At to- day’s session of the Brotherhood of Car- penters and Joiners ex-General Master Workman T. V, Powderly of the Knights of Labor narrowly escaped censure. A resolution denourcing Powderly as a traitor and an enemy to the working classes was introduced. Its adoption was opposed on the ground that favorable action on it would be construed as party politics. The delegates almost to a man expressed them- selves as favoring the resolution if it would not embroil the brotherhood in pol- ities. It was finally decided by a majority of five to lay the resolution on the table. A a Lurdtrn in the Swamps. NEW ORLEANS, La., Sept. 23.—Near Amite City, La., this morning John John- son, a negro, brained with an ax John Cotton and his wife. Johnson attacked Miss Williams and Lizzie Moller, after which he fled to the swamps. It is stated that Johnson at- tempted to criminally assault Miss Moller. If caught he will be lynched. AILT S T Springfleld Gets the Sovereign Lodge. DALLAS, Tex., Sept. 23.—At the Odd Fellows’ Sovereign Grand Lodge session this morning the entire time was taken up with the presentation of reports and reso- lutions and referring them to various com- mittees. The meeting-place for next year was selected. Springfieid was the success- fu! candidate. The Grand Lodge adjourned at 2 o’clock until to-morrow. —_— Wrecked on a Southern Coast. CAPE HENRY, Va., Sept. 23.—The Ciyde line passenger steamer Frederick de Barry, from New York to Jacksonville, was wrecked at 7 o’clock this morning at Kittyhawk, N. C. The crew of seventeen were taken off by life-savers. There were no passengers or cargo aboard. The vessel wiil be a total Joss. One Killed, One Arrested. SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 23.—The A. B. Hull Company’s wholesale grocery estab- lishment wae burned this morning. Loss, $45,000. Fireman Frank McStay fell forty feet through an open grating and was killed. James McNally, a former em- vloye of the firm, is under arrest, charged with firing the building. e Edson Keith’s Body Found. CHICAGO, L., Sept. 23.—The body of Edson Keith, the Chicago capitalist and business man whose suicide was an- nounced yesterday, was found at noon to- day by officers searching in the lake at Bixteenth street, TURKS YET DRINK ARMENIAN BLOOD Five Thousand More Help- less People Killed in a Week. POWERS MAY AWAKEN. The ‘French Foreign Minister Negotiating a Termination of Atrocities. RESOLUTION TO THE SULTAR. Further Outrages in Arm:nia Are Exp-cted by the Ead of This Month. BERLIN, GerMaxY, Sept. 23.—The Con- stantinople correspondent of the Berlin Tageblatt telegraphs that he has received private reports stating that the number of versons killed in the disorders in the inte- rior of Armenia a week ago numbered nearly 5000. ' LONDON, Exg., Sept. 23.—The Daily Graphic will to-morrow publish a dis- patch from its Paris correspondent claim- ing that he has authority for the state- ment that M. Hanotaux, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, has initiated urgent negotiations, with the object of effecting a speedy settlement of the Turk- ish question by France, England and Russia. T1here is strong reason to believe, the correspondent declares, that the respect- ive diplomatic representatives of the three powers in Constantinople will withina few days communicate a decisive resolu- tion to the Sultan. John Lowles, a member of the House of Commons for the Hagerstown Division of Shoreditch, has written a letter to the Daily News in whica he asserts that the remarks made by him at the meeting held in Shoreditch on the evening of the 21st inst.,, to protest against the massacre of Christians by Turks, were incorrectly re- ported. Lowles declares that he did not state that he was authorized by the Foreign Office to say that Great Britain was con- fronted by an arrangement between the three powers; that if she attacked Turkey upon any excuse or pretext, she would have to face that combination; and that if she fired a single shot or took action alone it would mean that at that moment there would be a European war. A dispatch from Sofia says that Arme- nian refugees, who have arrived in Bulga- ria, announce that further Armenian out- rages may be expected to occur on September 30. It is a noteworthy fact that a similar statement is contained in a Turkish official telegram. NEW TO-DAY. TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION PRICES. I don’t often speak through the newspapers, but when I DO I say something worth hearing. Now I’ve got $25,000 worth of Men’s Fall and Winter Clothing that I'm going to sell right away. These goods are portions of the stocks of S. J. Na- than’s Sons, N. Y., Lesser Bros., N. Y., and Sinse. heimer, Levison & Co., N. Y.—not second-hand Auction 'sguff, but good standard garments. I bought them at auction of Greenebaum & Co., the Auctioneers, in the dead of Summer when the goods were not in demand and when buyers were few and far between. They were knocked down to me for a fraction of their real value be- cause I had the cash—and cash TALKS nowadays. That’s why I can price these goods at these remark- able figures now when they are right in season. Yes, I know all about the “fakes,” but seeing is believing ; and besides, I'll refund your money if you’re not satisfied. MEN'S BLACK SUITS, Single and Double Breasted. MEN'S ALL-WOOL SUITS IN MIXTURES... 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