The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 18, 1896, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1896. ever published a newspaper iB this coun- try, and such men as Carl Schurz and Franz Sigel. At the outbreak of the rebel- lion I went into the Union army, leaving | it at the close as a major on General Franz | Bigel’s staff. This o1d man, who is to become a nobie of the German Empire de jeure, about the time he is on the verge of eternal life, eald that he always maintained a sort of desul- tory correspondence with his family, who sent semi-annual remittances until about a year ago. He came to the Pacific Slope in 1874, at the instigation of Senator John P. Jones of Nevada, with whom he be- came acquainted in Wasbington City. During the bonanza days, beginning that year, he accumulated §25,000 in fortunate stock ventures, which went almost as quickly as it came. Up to 1877 be taught school in San Francisco, and did more or less writing for the German press there. In that city he was known in Bohemian circles as the **Mysterious Count.” For the past nine years he has bee: oecillating between Utah, Washington a Montana. Up to eight months ago be kept a restaurant in Butte City, in whioh befailed. He then came hers in quest of employment to earn enough to return to Ban Francisco, and he found work with the Day brothers. The announcement of his good fortune reached him Tuesday,direct from his sur- viving sister, who writes that he is the only male heir now in the family. She says in her letter that Emperor Wilhelm has pardoned his offense of more than a half century azo, and that the ‘estate he is to take possession of is appraised at 11,- 000,000 marks. CLAINS JUDGES THREATENED. Unless They Meet and Reconsider an Obnoxious Action Their Homes Will Be Burned. SPRINGFIELD, Ky., Oct. 17.—Not satis- fied with destroying all the tollgates the Washington County mob threatens to burn the homes of the members of the Court of Claims. The new trouble is the result of the action of the court, which at its regular session on Monday of last week dezcided that no longer wou!d the county pay ennually the sum of $30 each to the dependent poor of the county. This morning Justice Jobn 8. Yankey of the court, who lives about three miles from Springfield, received through the mails an anonymous letter in which the threat is made thatif the Court of Claims does not meet in extra session and reconsider its action the houses of each of the mem- bers of the court will be burned to the ground. JUMPOF WHEAT PRICES Great Day for the Bulls in the Pit of ths Chicago Board of Trads. Scarcity of the Crop Abroad znd In- creased Demands Cause the Sharp Advance. CHICAGO, IrL, Oct. 17.—It was an- other great bull day in the wheat pit of the Chicago Board of Trade. The excite- ment was at the feverich stage ail through the session. December wheat took ans other flyer in price—4 cents over the clos- ing price yesterday—although 75% cents. was the official closing quotaiion. De- cember really brought 7614 cents belore the scrambiing left the pit. Yesterday’s cloging price was 7214 cents. There was general alarm when the mar- ket opened this morning lest there would not be enough wheat to go around, and there was not a bushel to be had for less than 13 cents advance on yesterday's closing price. In fact, very little could be hed under 74 cents, or 1% cents higher than it closed yesteraay for December de- Jivery. The reason for this sudden and substantial rise was to be found by glanc- ing at the Liverpool and London cables. The foreign markets led in the scramble, just as they did the day before, and the advance of 3 cents in Liverpool was quickly re-echoed here. Milme, Bodman & Co., New York, wired their house here that all the wheat they badoffered to the’ United Kingdom last night at 2 cents a bushel over the market had been accepted, and other New York houses reported that wheat offered by them to the Continent at 334 cents over last night's closing prices had been enapped up. With this starter the De- cember prices bid were from 734 to 74 cents. This advance was quickly foliowed by further exchange dispatches, both for- eign and domestic, which started the price to 74% cents. News came from S8an Francisco that two | more stearer carczoes of wheat had been taken for India and that inquiries were be:ng made for sailing vessels to take | more wheat to India. The whole situation ‘was rezarded here as a consequence of the stolid indifference of European grain- dealers during the last year to the risks they were running by allowing their stocks to run down nearly to the bottom in the face of bad crop reports. - PSP g PLAYED FOOTBALL WITH IT. But When the Conductor Heard That the Package Contained a Fortune He Re- turned It to the Owner. DUNKIRK, N. Y., Oct. 17.—Conductor ¥rank Maltby of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad received a telegram dated from Buffalo, New York, from a lady passenger en route to an Eastern city, to look out for a package containiug $12,200, which she bad lost in a sleeping-car on his train. He remembered seeing a package similar to the one described, and which he thought contained a pair ot overshoes wrapped in a paper and had played football with it, kicking it under a car seat. Upon receipt of the tele- gram he recovered the package and sent it by express to the owner, whose name he refused to divulge. Fire in a Business House. COLUMBUS, On10., Oct. 17.—Fire broke out in the Hanna Paint Manulacturing Compeany’s store in the McCune block at 4 o'clock this morning, and before the fire department could get the flames under control the building was completely gutted. The bleze spread to the premises of the Champlin Printing Company, Hall & Carlisle Rock Plaster Company, a bicycle-store and Postal Telegraph office. which all sustained heavy losses. It is estimated that the total loss will reach $75,000. The origin of the fire is un- known. ——— Two Boys Burned to Death. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 17.—Two sons of Thomas Givens, aged 15 and 18 years, were burned to death and their sister probably fatally burned to-day in a fire which destroyed the family residence in Butler County, eight miles from Lewis- burg. The boys were asleep upstairs and ibe girl could not arouse them and was forced to jump from the second floor after ber bair had been burned off., Mr, and Mrs, Givens were not at home, 1 BRYAN'S SPEECH T0 MICHIGANDERS Travels Fourteen Hundred Miles and Talks Sev- enty Times. | | Several Peculiar Incidents During the Long Journey Through the State. MRS. BRYAN LOST IN A CROWD An Editor Becomes the Target for the Nebraskan’s Remarks Durirg One Rally. DETROIT, Mica., Oct, 17.—Mr. Bryan ended his four days of Michigan cam- | paigning with three speeches at Detroit to- night. Dauring that time he traveled nearly 1400 miles through the State and made about seventy speeches. His clos- ing day was devoted to the eastern part of the State, along Lake Huron, between St. Johns, a town near Lansing, to this city. He made fifieen speeches and had big audiences everywnere. The succession of large towns along the route followed rap- idly, one atter the other. Incidents of in- terest at the meetings addressed were numerous. | Mrs. Bryan was caught among a crush | of excited people at Saginaw and the train started away without her, but was stopped after having proceeded a very short dis- tance. In the crowd at Owosso early in the morning Mr. Bryan had pointed outto | him by his request the editor of a Palmer and Buckner local paper, who had pro- pounded some questions for the nominee toanswer, and made his presence conspic- uous to the delight of the audience. Mr. Bryan looked toward a wagon on which the editor was standing and said: “I am informed that the editor of the i Owosso Press is standing on that wagen | in the rear of the crowd and wears a blue cap. Now, I will ask him a question. Did you indorse the financial plank pre- sented by the minority at the Cuicago convention ?” He paused & minute. *1 repeat the question. You have asked me questions, you ought to be willing to answer questions. Did you indorse the minority plank at Chicago?'’ Another pause. Mr. Bryan continued: Well, my friends, I have spent so much time trying to find the editor of this paper and to unmesk a man who is seeking to electa Re- publican by pretending to support the Indian- apolis ticket that I find I have no time left to talk to you. I ask you torememb.r that the god standard never fought sn open fight. | Those who supporied the minority plank at | Chicago pretended to be afraid that free coin- ago wouid prevent internaiional bimetallism, and when they got to Iudianapolis they forgot all ebout international bimetallism and de- clared for the gold standard. Then they nominated a ticket which they did not intend to vote for. because they were not willing 10 bear the odium of voting for the Republican ticket. 1 prophesy that the editor | of ‘the Press does mnot intend to vote for | Palmer and Buckner. 1 prophesy tnat he in- tends to vote for the Republican ticket and that he is receiving money from the Republi- can candidute. Wktile most of his speeches contained practically no new matter, the candaidate made some interesting comments on the third ticket ard platform here this even- ing. In his Baginaw speech Mr. Bryan answered the charges thag the Chicago platform is anarcbistic, and quoted Jus- tice Brown of the Feaeral Supreme Court, who was appointed from Michigan, in | support of the alleged attack on that tribunal. | Detroit exceeded in attendance and | demonstrative appreciation at t e three | meeungs held here, as was natural in | view of its larger population and the | preparations that had been made for Mr, | Bryan’sreception, any reception given the | candidate elsewhere during the day. But the smaliler towns and cities showed | Bow ereat an interest was felt in tue Demo- cratic campaizn by the presence of re- markably enthusiastic crowds, numbering | many tbousands at some points. Bay | City and vicinity, for instance, furnishe | | between 15,000 ‘and 20,000. The crowd of from 8000 to 10,000 at Saginaw greeted | Mr. Bryan enthus.astically. It was the | same at Fiint, wi:h a gathering of about | 5000, and at Port Huron, where Mr. Bryan | tried to make himself bear: to 8000 peo- | ple. The other stops were at 8t. John, | Ovid, Owosse, ' Durand, Vassar, La Pere, Imla City and Mount Clemens. In the Union Driving Park at Saginaw Mr. Bryan made a vigorous speech of an hour, in which be repiied with a display of considerable feeling to the charge that the Democratic platform was anarchistic. Hesaid: Iam told that some of your people are very | much concerned for fear -the Democrats, in | their piatiorm, have not been sufliciently con- | siderate of the Supreme Court of the United | Btatés. Some of your people are worried be- | cause there is a plaik in the Demceratjc plat- | form which expresses & desire for an income tax and which’ expresses & hope that the court at some future day may reconsider the decision rendered & yesr ago and will permit the people of the United States to make those who have large incomes pay some of the ex- penses of the Government. [Loud cheering.] I want you to read the Democratic platiorm on that question, snd when you have become thoroughly frightened vy it I want you to read what one of the dissenting Judges said about that decision. I want to read to you what Justice Brown, who was selected from your own State, and iustead of belug an anarchist, or a Democrat, or & Populist, oz asilver Repub- lican, is & Republican, and be & Republi- can certainly no man ought to accuse him of not being sufficiently polite to the Supreme Court. Let me read you what he said: “While I have no doubt that Congress will find some means of surmounting the present crisis, my fear is that in some moment of Na- tional peril this decision will rise up to irus- trate its will and paralyze its arm.” Now remember these words which I am about to read: “I nope it may not prove the first step toward the submergence of the lib- ertics of the people in asordid despotism of wealth.” [Cheers.] My iriends, it was a Re- publican who gaid that,a Judge of the Su- preme Court of the United States, and while I am a Democrat I indorse what that Republi- can Judge said, and I think, my friends, that the policy that les behind that declsion Taeans & submergence of our liberties in a sordid despotism of wealth. [Great applause snd cheering.] And before anybody calls me an anerchist for believing that] want him to take an enarchist’s badge and pin it on Justice Brown of the Supreme Court, [Great cheering.] Mr. Bryan said that fear had been ex- pressed by the goldbugs thit the pen- sioner would suff-r if he were elected. He contended that the interests of the soldier could be better trusted to those who be- ed that this Nation is big enough to have a financial policy of its own than to those who believed that foreign creditors must shape our financial policy and foreign influences control the legislation of the United States, Baskets full of Colonel Ingersoll’s re- cent Chicago speech attacking the Demo- cratic platform bad been distributed among the crowd awaiting Mr. Bryan’s return to his train, and the people were engaged in a vigorous mimic batile with the folded pavers les when the nominee and his wife appeared. In the excitement that prevailed Mrs. Bryan was forpotten and the train started without her. She was caught in the crush and could make no headway. Her absence was discovered almost immediately, bow- ever, and as the train halted about 100 | yards down the track she was discovered emerging from the throngon the arm of her excited escort, with a policeman on the other side. The stop at Bay City lasted fifty min- utes. . The crowd at Va-sar amounted to about 3000 and heard a few remarks. An exhibition of fireworks marked Mr. Bryan’s progress from the train to the City Hall at Huron. Mr. Bryan made a very short address from the balcony to 8000 people and continued his - journey at 5:40 o’clock. Mount Ciemeus, the last stop before Detroit, gave him a rousing reception. Mr. Bryan made three speeches hers in Detroit to-night and the aggregate of his audiences equaled, if it did not exceed, the greatest crowds that saw and heard him in any city he Las visited. He made bis first address to a larze concourse of gople that completely iilled the spacious ashington boulevard in front of the Hotel Cadillac and lapped over into the adjoining Michigar avenue, State and Grand River avenues. Mr. Bryan began to speak at 8 o’'clock, immediately after his arrival at the Cadiliac from his special train, At one time the people to his left began to sway back and forth, and the excite- ment among those who were buffeted about and the resistance became so intence that a panic seemed imminent. Women fainted and bad to be carrisd out, brawny men fighting for a passage for them. This increased the coniusion, and amid the shrieks and screams and shouts that came from the helpless throng the candidate’s Yoice could not be heard. It was probably on account of the threatened danger that he cut bis speech short and proceeded immediately to the Auditorium 1o receive another great dem- onstration. So admirable were the police arrange- ments there, as everywhere else to-night, tbat the nominee had no difficulty in get- ting into the structure and was able to be- E{n his address promptly on time. Mr. ryan delivered his longest and principal speech of the evening there, devoting his attention mainly to the Palmerand Buck- ner ticket and platiorm, One man, Isaac Adams, a fruit-dealer, died in the excite- ment. Equally. as enthusiastic as the others was the third assemblage to which Mr. Bryan spoke. Like that at the Cadillac it took place in the open air in front of the city hall. The city hall gathering was equal to that at the Cadillae Hotel. As stated Mr. Bryan’s aud:torium speech was the most important of the evening. =y el Wilson Spe«ics for Palmer. CHARLESTON, W. Va., Oct. 17.—Post- master-General William L. Wilson, speak- ing in his native town of Charleston, W. Va., where John Brown was tried and exe- cuted, delivered a two hours’ speech this afternoon in support of the Palmer and Buckner ticket. Witson confined his remarks almost exclusively to the finan- ciul question and vi.orously assailed free silver theories. There was a large crowd to meet him, composed of both Democrats and Republicans. FACTS AND FIGUKES BOTH. Eepublicans Show That McKinley Will Surely Bes Elected. CHICAGO, ILv., Oct. 17.—The Republi- can National Committee to-day issued an elaburate statement, taking as a basis the table given out this week by the Democratic Congressional Committee, which showed the number of Representa- tives they expect to elect, and deductinz from that table the claim that the Demo- crats thus adiit the election of McKin- ley. The statement is made: “It goes without saying that a party which admits that it cannot elect more than one-third to one-sixth of the mem- bers of Congress from any given State has no expectat.on of carrying that State for the Presidential nominee. Usually candi- dates for Congress poll a larger number of votes than the Presidential candidate, since every man has his personal friends to whom be can appeal for the certain support which they would not give for party reasons.” i The Republican committee then goes on to give a list of the Stutes in which the Democratic Congressional Committee claims only part of the Representatives, and shows that those States give a total number of 210 Presidential electors, tour- teen short of the number necessary to elect. The Republican managers follow with a list of tn- States not 1uc'uded as mentioned, which “they are absolutely confivent of carrying,” as follows: Cali- fornia, Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Mary- land, Minnesota, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Washington, West Virginia and Iowa, giving ninety-two additional electoral votes for McKinley, or 302 altogetler. Cnairman Hanna and his colleagues also Five the foliowing States, which they be- leve they stand a ‘‘more than even chance” of carryine: ldaho, Lonisiana, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ten- nessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia, a total of eighty-four electoral votes. The re- maining sixty-one electoral votes are classed as “‘probably Democratic.” Colonel J. H. Bingham, master of the National Grange and president of the Ohio Prison Board under Governor Mc- Kinley, arrived at National headquarters from an extensive tour smong the farmers of Iowa. He said he had taken particular pains to discover the extent of the silver sentiment amonfi Republicans while on the siump and had not discovered any more than among the Republican wage- earners in the cities, which was incon- siderable. Three Ohio State officers—F. B. Monett, Attorney-General: W, J. Gilbert, Auditor, and 8. J. Campbeil, Treasurer—cailed on the committee oo their way to the Dakotas, where they will speak for the next two weeks. Committeeman Payne said he had re- ceived reports fromn the State commitiee of California and Washbington and from other sources this week which place those States in the sure McKinley column. ‘W. C. Beer, who had charge of the Union generals’ train through Indiapa and else- where, was at headquarters giving an entnusiastic report of the effective work done by the distinguished soldiers. He said the demonstrations in their bonor at every stopping-place in Indiana and Ken- tucky have been a surprise to the speakers. The Alger special train will leave Canton next Monday morning and run to Cleve- land, makin: nine stops en route and arriving in Cl veland in time for a mzet- ing that night. e BUGGESTS A FLAG DAY, Hanna Favors a Display of Old Glory by Patriotio Voters. CHICAGO, Iun, Oct. 17.—Chairman Hanna of the Republican National Com- mittee has suggested a “‘flag day” in the campaign. He promulgated the following to-day: “The American flag has been in the present campaign the emblem or insignia of National honor. 1ts influence has been tor great good in the eause of a good peo- ple. Itsdisplay in many places has been potent in the advancement of the coun- try’s battle for the maintenance of its honor at home and abroad. I therefore suggest that on Saturday, October 31, all who intend to vote on November 3 for the preservation of our National honor, for sound money and the advancement of our people’s interests and veneral prosperity, display the National colors at their homes, their places of business and wher- ever they may be seen, in order that their purpose and those who are undetermined may the more_glwiol(ully and intelli- gently conclude how best to perform their duty as citizens.” Zne Steamer Paris Sighted. LONDON, ExG., Oct. 17.—The steamer Paris, Captain Watkins, which was par- tially disabled a day or so after she left New York for Southampton by a break in the m#achinery in the starboard engine, was sighted off Scilly Island at 5 o’clock this afternoon. The Paris sailed from New York on October 7 and the asci- dent has caused her trip to_be about four days longer than usual. She will reach Souvthampton Sunday morning. ALTGELD MAKES A DEBUT IN GOTHAM Given 2 Warm Greeting by Silverites of the Ger- man Democracy. Five Minutes of Wild Applause When the Iilinois Gov- ernor Appeared. ASSAILS THE GOLD STANDARD And Tries to Justify the Anarchistic Planks in the Chicago Platform. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 17.—Governor Altgeld of Iliinois made bis debut in this city to-night at the mass-meeting held in Cuoper Union under the auspices of the German Democracy of New York City. When the famons Governor apveared upon the platform, flanked by the officers of the meeting, the audience arose as one man and cheered and cheered until it grew hoarse of voice. The cheering broke from them likea mighty cyclone, swiried, eddied and beat in enthusiastic fury until tired nature would permit no more. Then it lulled it- self to prepare for another outburst. The second came when Congressman William Sulzer introduced the Governor as the “Tribune of the Middle West.” Standing on their seats, and yeliing like madmen, waving little flags and bannerettes, the entire audience broke forth in cheer after chbeer, The applause fell and rose alternately for fully five minutes. Henry George was among those who were applauded by the crowd present. After a speech by Fred Schrautz, the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant-Gov- ernor, who acted as chairman, the foilow- ing telegram was read: BIG RAPIDS, MicH., Oct. 17, 1886.—A cor- dinl greeting 10 the German-Americans. Free coinage at 16 to 1 without waiting for other nations will iurnish a sounder currency than is possible under a gold standard, and wiil, in the language of Bismarck, exert a mosi salu- tary influence in restoring bimetailism throughout the world. W. J. BEYAN. Congressman Sulzer made a somewhat lengthy speech, enlogistic of the Llinois Governor, and when he closed with the formal introduction and the chief speaker stepped forward the andience cheered for fully five minutes. In his remarks Governor Altgeld said: I have come to bring the patriotic people of New York and of the East the greeting of the great Mississippi Valley; of that hard yeo- manry of the Central aud Western States that has aiways rallied to the support of the Ameri- can flag in times of danger and that supports and maintains our institutions in times of peace. Those great toiling and producing masses who make our civilization possib:e feel that their destiny is linked with the sons of liberty who inhabit the East. We are unwill- ing to believe out in the West that patriotism has died east of the Alleghanies and that Mammon is the only god at whose shrine Eastern people bow. We are unwilling to be- lieve that the few men in your large cities who use the Government as 4 convenience to make fortuncs, who use our Republic as & mere foraging ground to amass wealth, who cringe to European aristocracy, and who wave the American alz with one hand while rob- bing the public with the other, represent the sentiment of that section of the country that ‘was the cradle of American liberty. We do not believe because you have in your midst men who value the privilege ot taking breakfast with tle Prince of Wales more than they do the blessings of free government; thal because you have in your midst men who are re dy to undermine and to overthrow re- publican institutions in our land in order to gain & temjorary personal advantage for themselves, that therefore the fires of liberty, whica for more than & century burned upon your hill tops and illumined the world, are ex- iinct. We believe that the hearts of & majority of your people are loyal to the institutions of the sathers, and that they beat in unison with the hearts of the great people of the South and ‘West, who belicye that the time has not come for converting this republic into an oligarchy. At present there is in_addition to the goid standard a quartet of blighting sisters 1n our land, respectively calles *Federal interfer- ence’ in local effairs,” “Government by in- junction,” ““Usurpation by the United States Supreme Court” and fourth, *‘Corruption.” All jfour are clothed in pharisaism and pre- tense and all recognize the gold standerd as their natural or foster mother. We believe that these blighting sisters, whose smile means peraiysis and whose embrace means deaib, ave no more admirers AmoOng your people than they haye among ours. This campaign is Lo decide not only whether we shall perpetuate the experiment of this English financial system, which is prostrating our Natiou, but also whether we shall per- manently adopt these four sisters into our househoid and make them the ruling mem- bers of the family. Themask has been torn from the gold stan- dard. Our people are beginning to under- stand the attempt to_introduce it throughout the commercial world is & disastrous experi- ment; that down to 1873 the world used not only all the gold and all the silver as money, but 5o greal was the world’s business that every dollar was loaded with twenty times as much eredit; that all the great achiévements of mankiud were sccompiished under the bi- metallic system; that under this system every- thing that makes the civilization of this cen- tury was done, gnd that since the introduc- tion of the universal standard the wheels of progress have stood still. Our peopie sre beginning to understand that formerly there were added eyery year to the worid’s stock of money nearly ell of the gold and silver that was mined, which in a measure kept pace with the increase of popu- lation, but that since 1873 only the gold has been added—that is, only half as much has been added each year as there formeriy was, while the population has increased “more rapidly than ever, and that this fact alone must produce a continuous fall in prices. Our peuple are bezinning to understand that making money scarce makes money dear, tnat dear money me=ans low prices for prop- erty, for the products of the earth and for the products of labor. They further understand that as taxes and aebts were not reduced low prices have destroyed the purchasing-power of the farming and “producing classes so that they can no 7ongar ‘buy the products of the factory and the mill as they formerly did, in consequence of which the factory und the mill had to periially or wholly shut down, thus in turn destroying the purchasing-power of the laborer,esend that in this manuer the gold standard has spread paralysis, not only over Alnel;lcn. but over Europe and the civilized world, Our people understand that when the gov- ernments of the earth forced the world off the bimetallic standard of prices down to the low gold-siandard "prices they practically doubled the burden of all debtors, and that, strange as it may seem, none of the Pharisees who now cry aloud against making m"'i cheap and (nim-lng the creditor ever uttere & word of sympathy for the poor debtor. They understand that the bul ion in one of the so- cailed ‘‘50-cent dollars’—treated as bullion with the stamp of the Government erased—has substantially the same purchasing power and will buy as much property, as much of the roducis of the earth and of labor as had or id any of the dollars which the Englishmen gave us for our bonds. They understand that the gold dollur has been forced up to where it will buy twice as much property and products as it formerly did; that the governments by destroying silver reduced the world’s supply of money, and by making gold alone do the world’s work they increased the demand of it, thus interfering with the law of supply and demand, and that as soop as this legi:iation is Wwiped out gold will of necessity come down to its former posijion. Our people understand that it will be fm- Poss bie 10 open the mills and restors pros- perity to the world until the purchasing power of the farming and the great produciug ciasses of the earth is restored and that this can oniy be done by putiing an end 1o this goia standard experiment and restoring bi- metallism. Governor Altgeld spoke on Federal in- terference at great length and cited the action of the Federal Government and the Federal courts during the rairoad strike in 1894, Hesaid: I am aware that by persistent vilification and deliberate misrepresentation the partisan press has made the impression upon the minds of many good citizens that I. as Goyernor of Iilinois, dnrlns the railroad disturbances of 1wo years &go did not do my duty and did not make the proper effort 10 protect life and roperty in Chicago, but sympathized with awlessness and disorder; that Federal inters ference was Dnecessary to save the city. If there were even a semblance of truth in this then no condemnation counld be 0o severe, for a Government that will not promptly and inoroughiy protect lite and property and pre- serve order is an abomination and should be wiped off the L. He then narrated the incidents in the strike at Chicago. and read the correspond- ence between himseli and the State De- portment, adding: An examination of the facts shows that Mr. Olney and Mr. Cieveland had decided to re- verse the policy and practice of the Govern- ment, aud take an entirely new departure by seiting a precedent of having the President to interfere at pleasure, and having the United States courts and the United States Govern- ment take the corporations direetly under their wings in the first instance in all cases, and in order to have the American people sub- mit to the violation' of the coustitution and laws of the land as well as of every principle ot seli-government, the trouble at Chicago was, by systematic effort and deliberate mis- representation, so magnified as to make it seem that we were bordering on auarchy and that consequently Federal interference was necessary. The impression was sought to be made upon the country that we were bordering on civil war and the destruction of society and that neither the local authorities nor the State authorities were willing to mzintain law and order, while the real fact was that the Federal Government took steps to interfere in Chicago belore there was any rioting or any serious trouble of any kind and that the State authori- ties who stood ready to act promptly were in- tentionally ignored. No campaign ever mede in tliis country in- volved so many far-reaching questions as this one does. Questions, every one of which goes to the fouudation of free government and affects the perpetuity of our institutions: First—The question whether the people have surreudered the right of self-government into the hands of the Supreme Court'of the United States and whether the courts are thus placed above eriticism and their acts exempt from that serutiny which every patriotic and intel- ligent man shouid give to the acts of the other branches of the Government. Second—Whether both the constitution and the traditions of the Government shall hence- forth be ignored, and the Fresident shall be conceded the power ot sending Federal troops at his pleasure into any neighborhood iu the United States, or 1000 neignborhoods at one time; troops who will not be subject to the civil authorities nor to the local suthorities; who are under insgructions from Washington; whether this can be done not only without the request of the local authorities, Lut in de- fiance of them? Third—Whether the people of this oo\mxrg. and_especially the laboring messes who do not have much of a voice in the selectjon of judges, shall recognize and thus tuate ihe system of governing by injunction, which does away with constitutional government, which does away with government .by law, does away with trial by jury, does away with trial according te the forms of law and substitntes the caprice, whim, prejutice or passion of & Judge for alk these, making him at once legislator, Judge and to & certain extent executioner; and whether the British monetary policy shall be made perpetual, so that the toiling and pro- ducing masses of this country will be reduced in their purchasing power; will be reduced 1ane of civilization; will be reduced in the end to the conditions of the men who tili tbe fields of Europe orthe valley of the Nile. In conclusion Mr. Altgeld said: My fellow-citizens, if you are not in favor of converting this Republic into an oligarcny, it ou believe that this country should at least feln part governed by the men who totl and not solely and alone governed by the men who devour the frult that others toil for, then rise in your manhood, stand out in thesun and before the Almighty declare, as did the fathers over & hundred years ago, that we are not only & free but we are an independent ople. p'el)gclm‘e yourself to be in favor of that policy under which the mints shail again be opened o both of the metals so that there will be an end to this destructive fall in prices; so that rudent men will again feel that it issafe to em- Parkin new enterprises. 1f you believe in the institutions of the tathers and in perpetuating them, then go to the polls on the 3d of Novem- ber and make a new declaration of independ- ence and there will follow another century, which, in grandeur snd glory and in achieve- ments and the blessings to be showered upon mankind, will surpass the century that is closing. e aihie o WANT IRISH 10 SPEAK. But the Colonel Is Too Busy to Camp on Bryaw's Trail. CHICAGO, Irn, Oct. 17.—Vice-Chair- man Hopkins of the National Democratic party’s campaign committee received a letter ro day from Eaclid Martin, the leader of the Palmer iforces in Nebraska, usging him to send John P. Irisu of Cali- fornia to that State to follow the route which will be taken by Mr. Bryan Novem- ber 2 for 300 miles and to speak at all the places the silver champion does, winding up with a night meeting in Omaha, Mr. Martin states: “Nebraska is in a fair polit- ical condition, with the chances in favor of the electoral vote being cast for sound money. This tour of November 2 wiil probably have someeffectin Bryan’s favor and we wish to do what we can to check it. The engagements made for Colonel Irish will probably prevent his being sent to camp on the silver candidate’s trail, but another speaker will be sent. In view of the encouraging Nebraska situation it was practically settled to-day at headquarters that Generals Palmer and Buckner will go to Omgha and maybe to Lincoln. 2 SR e Boston’s Rival Conventions. BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 17.—Tne Ballot Law Commissioners to-day rendered their decision in the matter of the rival Demo- cratic State conventions — that beld in TFaneuil Hall under the direction of the Democratic State Committee anc the one held 1n Music Hall by the followers of George Fred Williams, The Commissioners decided in favor of the Faneuil Hall convention. Both con- ventions nominated Williams for Gov- ernor, but he declined to accept the Fan- enil Hall nomination. Thedecision throws out the Music Hall proceedings, but as nominating papers have been filed, th- ticket at that gathering stands as well as the Faneuil Hall ticket, which differs only in the cuoice of one elector. —— Harker Gives Way to Neece. QUINCY, ILL, Oct. 17.—A fusion was to-day perfected in this (the Fiiteenth) COongressional District. Dr. H. J. Harker, the Populist candidate for Congress, with- drew in favor of William H. Neece, the Democratic candidate. There are Populist votes in the district. fo g Daly to Bet on Bryan. BUTTE, MoxT., Oct. 17.—It was reported to-day that Marcus Daly, manager of the Anaconda copper mines and well-known horseman, had sent $150,000 to New York to bet on the eleciion of Bryan. Heis confident of Bryan’s election, basing his judgment on information derived from a close study of the situation. A i In Favor of Waison. TOPEKA, Kaxs., Oct. 17.—The State Election Board has decided the contest between the middle-of-the-roaders (Wat- son) and the fusion crowd in favor of Watson. - Use The experience of those who have been cured of scrofula, cathrrah, rheumatism, by Hood’s sarsaparilla, and obtain like benefit yourself, FHood's Sarsaparilla 15 The best—in fact the One TTue Blood Purifer. Hood’s Pills 53 uf iraestote. 200 1S REMOVED BY THE PRESIDENT District Attorney Clayton of Alabama Ousted in Shert Order. Refused to Heed Harmon’s Warz- ing Not to Participate in Politics. A CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS, As Such He Supported the Chicago Platform and Made Speeches to Constituents. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 17.—Henry D. Clayton, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, was to- day summarily removed from office by the President. Mr. Clayton was a delegate to the Chicago convention, is now a candi- date for Congress from the Second District of Alabama and is a son-in-law of Senator Pugh of that State. Assistant District Attorney C. F. Moore has been placed in charge of the office. Some interesting correspondence led up to to-aay’s action by the President. Earlp in October Attorney-General Harmon wrote Mr, Clayton a letter stating that newspaper clippings ana letters showed that he was a candidate for Congress and his duties as District Attorney made the positions conflict with each other. To this letter no reply was received. On October 8 Attorney-General Harmon wrote Mr. Clayton ansther letter in which he as- sumed thst his first letter bad not been received by Mr. Clayton. He repeated much of his first letter in substance, and <concluded: “Please advise me upon re- ceipt of this what you propose to doin view of the rule which makes your candi- dacy for another office inconsistent with the holding of your present position.” Mr. Clayton, on October 14, replied from Montgomery, Ala., to this last letter of Attorney-General Harmon. He states that he the regular nominee of the Democratic party from the Montgomery district for Congress, and was engaged in the discharge of his duties as District At~ torney; that be had heard of no com- plaints as to his neglecting his work, but that he was making speeches in behalf of his candidacy. He conciuded as follows: “I am not aware that any of the duties of my office have been neglected. I have tbought that a man, though an office- holder, had the right of free speech and the right to aspire to represent the people. 1 do not believe that my retention of the office of District Attorney should preclude me from those rights of citizenship which are enjoyed by my fellow-citizens. I therefore respectfully decline to admit that my candidacy for Congress is incon- sistent or incompatible with my present position.” Attorney-General Harmon laid the cor- respondence before the President, and at 2 o’clock this telegram was sent : DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 17, 1896. Henry D. Clayton. 0&06 of United States At- torney, Montgomery, Ala.: For reasons appear- ingin our correspondence the President has to-day removed you from the office of United States Attorney, which you now held. You will govern yourself accordingly. Answer 10 your letter mailed to-day. JuDsoN HARMON, Attorney-General, The letter herein referred to reads as follows: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Henry . Giogions Ofée of enry D. Clayton, e 0 T iviponery, Ak bin: Your Joties of the 14th inst. was received to-day,and after consultation with the President an order for our removal was made, of which you have just been advised by wire and of which I now inclose a copy. It hardly seems necessary to say that this step was rendered imperative by your willful and persistent disregard of the settled rule and practiee of the department to which I expressly called your attention in my letter of the 8th inst., but which it is fair to assume you knew betore. This rule has been acquiesced in with re- #pect to nominations for Congress by no less taan three United States altorneys this year, namely—Andrew F. Fox of Northern District of Miasiesippi and Cornelius §. Wells of Dis- trict of West Virginia, both of whom volunta- rily resigned their offices to sccept momina- tions for offices, and Wiiliam B.Childers of the District of New Mexico, who declined to come a candidate for office because of the rule. You seem, from your letter, not to know or to lack appreciation of the ol,vious reasons upon which this rule is founded. I attempted, briefly, to mention some of them in & latter dated June 11 last to the Hon. Edward C. Wal- thail, one of the Senators from Mississippi, who had communicated wita me on the sub- ie‘c'i‘l‘e’t?enul of Mr. Fox, Among other things “Engaged as he is in the prosecution of oftenders against the Government and in the coilection of claims due it, some embarrass- ment would naturally arise during a canvass in which he would be soliciting tge votes of witnesses and parties. While in the case of an Bonorable wud upright men like Mr. Fox the public interests would not suffer, a precedent would be formed which might arise, as prece- dents have, to vex the department hereafter. My observation is that the dangerous preces dents would bardly be made in bad cases. Moreover, there is &lways room for the charge that the repeated and prolonged absences and the demand on bodily and menta! vigor which the making of & campaizn imposes, especially in a Presidential year, would afford ground for criticism based upon alieged neglect of offi- cial dutieg. am sure Mr. Fox would not in fact neglect any duty for the sake of his canvass, it is sometimes necessary for officers connected with the Department of Justice to avoid appearances as well as realities.” In a recent letter to Mr. Lassiter, United Btates Attorney for the eastern district of Vir- ginia, which was widely published, I had occa- sion to trext of the same subject in connection with the United States atiorneys acting as members of campaign commitiees, which let- ter has doubtless reached your eye, Youmust have been aware when you wrote your letter of the instances which I bhave named above, in which this wholesome rule was recognize; and acquiesced in by others. It must havd been quite apparent to you, therefore, thae your ieiter in which you say *I therefore re- spectfuliy decline to admit that my candidacy for Congress is inconsistent or incompatible with my present position” would make your prompt removal necessary, not only to pre- serve the discipline of the department, but also to keep faith with the other officers I nave named. The refarences {n your letter to the right of free speech, etc., are so manifestly irrelevant et no nglgms:;mnx;;?:!un. L i ‘Attorney-General. OFINTEREST 10 PRINTERS Close of the Convention of the International Typograph- ical Union. - Machinists Refused a Charter, ani So Compositors Will Run the Linotype Machines. COLORADO SPRINGS, Coro., Oct. 17.— The convention of the International Typo- graphical Union was concluded in this city to-day and the delegates will leave for their various homes to-morrow and the ‘next day. A big excursion composed of them will leave for Denver in the morn- ing and a few hours will be spent in that city. i 'Fhe business transacted at the sessions to-day was of great importance to the printing tradein general. The matter of removing the National headquarters was fully discussed and by a vote of the dele- gates it was decided to leave them at In- dianapolis. - A charter was refused the machinists and the printers will be permiited to have full charge of and the operating of the Linotype machines. The Canadian print- ers will be allowed $250 with wuich to lobby a measure through the Assembly amending the copyright law. The execu- tive council was instructed to assist the St. Paul printers in their strike. An assess- ment of 50 cents cn each member of the union was ordered for tbe purpose of mak- ing an addition to the Printers’ Home in this city. At _the conclusion of the session this evening an expression of thanks was ex- tended to the city for courteous treatment, and the convention disbanded to meet two years hence at Syracuse, N. Y. S e o Murder in the Second Degree, DES MOINES, lowa, Oct. 17.—William Harris was found guilty of murder in the second degree, the jury returning a ver- dict at 11 o’clock to-night. Harris, on the evening of Beptember 7, killed George Frank, stabbing him seven times in the abdomen. The murder was committed on a leading business corner, and Harris was so drunk at the time that he had no recollection of the act afterward. Tbe trial lasted a week. 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