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contract made In 1890 for posters furnished
to hts company. At to-day's hearing it de-
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per cent fell to Golden. He accounted for
the loss of a goodly portion of this fay a
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VOL. LIV-NO. 76.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1895.
THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON FORECAST.
Washington, June 7.—Forecast >till mid-
night, June 8:
For Eastern Texas, Oklahoma and Indian
Territory: Fair; stationary temperature;
southerly winds.
For North Carolina: Increasing cloudi-
ness; warmer; easterly winds.
For South Carolina: Fair; slightly warm-
er; easterly winds.
For Alabama: Cloudy weather; station-
ary temperature; southerly winds.
For 'Mississippi: Cloudy weather, with
possible showers; southerly winds.
For Tennessee; Increasing cloudiness;
easterly winds.
For Kentucky: Increasing cloudiness;
southwesterly winds.
For Arkansas: -Cloudy weather, possibly
showers on Saturday afternoon; southerly
winds.
LOCAL FORECAST.
Local forecast for Galveston and vicinity
for the twenty-four hours ending at mid-
night June 8:
Generally fair; slight changes in temper-
ature; southerly winds.
TEMPERATURE RECORD.
Yesterday's temperature record at Gal-
veston, as shown by the thermograph on
the roof of the cotton exchange, 'was as
follows:
7 a. m 77 1 p. m 80
9 a. m 77 3 p. m 80
II a. m 79 5 p. m 80
COMPARATIVE RECORD.
Galveston weather record for June 7, 1895,
with corresponding dates of the last three
years:
Time— Bar. Ther. Wind. Rain. Weather.
8 a. m 30.067 77 E 9 .01 Cloudy
8 p. m 30.044 79 SE 14 T Pt. cloudy
118951189411893|1892
Maximum temperature
Minimum temperature.
Average
Precipitation
83
79
80
83
74
72
70
7tt
78
74
75
80
.01
.00
.00
.00
TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION.
Temperature and precipitation at Galves-
ton for June 7, 1895, and since January
1, 1895, as compared with general averages:
Normal temperature, 80. g
Deficiency for the day, 2.
Accumulated deficiency since Jan. 1, 607.
Normal precipitation, .17.
Deficiency for the day, .16. 4
Deficiency since January 1, 4.01.
WEATHER SYNOPSIS.
Galveston, Tex., June 7.—The following
synopsis of the Weather is furnished by the
officials of the United States weather bu-
reau at this place:
An area of high barometer covers the
northeastern portion of the country.
The lowest barometer is over the central
portion of the eastern Rocky mountain
slope.
The weather is partly cloudy to cloudy
over the central valleys and west gulf
states and is generally fair elsewhere.
Precipitation amounting to .10 of an inch
or more is reported from Miles City, New
Orleans and Vicksburg.
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Galveston, Tex., June 7.—The following
weather bureau stations report current
temperature to-night at 8 o'clock, 75th
meridian time, as follows: Bain-
Station*— Temp. fall.
Abilene, Texas 82
Amarlllo, Texas 76
Atlanta, Ga 78
Bismarck, N. D 62
Cairo, 111 78
Charlotte, N. C 74
Chicago, 111.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Corpus Chrlsti, Texas
Dodge City, Kan
Davenport, Iowa
Denver, Col
El Paso, Texas
Fort Smith, Ark
Galveston, Texas
Jacksonville, Fla
Kansas City, Mo
Little Rock, Ark
Memphis, Tenn
Miles City, Mont.
68
74
80
80
80
78
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80
80
78
80
82
82
62
Montgomery, Ala * 84
Nashville, Tenn 78
New Orleans, La 76
North Platte, Neb 82
Omaha, Neb 82
Oklahoma City, Ok 82
Palestine, Texas 78
Pittsburg, Pa /0
San Antonio, Texas 84
Shreveport, La 78
St. Vincent, Minn 66
St. Louis, Mo 80
St. Paul, Minn „... 76
Vick3burg, Miss 76
TEXAS COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
Following is the Texas cotton region bul-
letin for the twenty'four hours ending at
p. m., June 7:
Stations—
Galveston
Abilene
Belton
Brenham
Corsicana
Columbia
Cuero
Dallas
Hearne
Houston ...
Huntsville
Longvlew 90
Luling
Orapge
Palestine
Paris
San Antonio
San Marcos
Tyler
Waco
Weatherford *
Means
Max. Mln.Raln-
mo.
83
teihp.
fall.
74
.01
8fi
68
.00
90
6t»
.00
88
68
.37
90
62
.00
88
74
T
90
68
.00
94
60
.00
90
60
.eo
8t»
70
.15
88
66
.00
90
64
.00
9^
64
.00
86
72
.02
8«
62
.00
82
60
,00
90
64
.00
90
76
.00
88
60
.00
92
62
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90
60
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88.0
65.7
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COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
Following Is the cotton region bulletin
for the twenty-four hours ending at 6 p.
m., 75th meridian time, June 7:
No. Mar. Min.Rain-
st
Atlanta
Little Rock
Mem
Mobi
Memphis
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Savannah .......
Vicksburg
t'ns.
temp.
temD.
fall.
10
86
62 *
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11
86
64
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5
86
66
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21
88
66
.03
13
88
60
.00
14
88
50
.00
10
92
62
.04
7
90
68
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14
88
61
.15
90
70
.07
7
90
62
.04
10
82
62
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€3.5
.03
FATAL WRECK.
Camden, Ark., June 7.—A horrible wreck
occurred on the mill road of the Lime Bay
lumber company yesterday, near what is
known as Happy Hollow, in Calhoun coun-
ty. The engine jumped the track and
caused the wreck. Those killed outrignt
were Melven Rutherford, Frank Sloan and
Joe Airson. The wounded are John Cothey,
John Chambers, Ed Hopkins, Jim Wagner
and a stranger whose name was given as
Dealton. Several others received plight
Injuries.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report
APPOINTMENTS MADE
The President Officially Announces
Richard J. Olney as Secre-
tary of State.
ATTY. GENERAL HARMON.
OIney's Place Is Filled by a Lawyer From the
West—A Biographical Sketch of the
Gentleman From Ohio.
Absolutely pure
Washington, June 7.—The president late
this afternoon announced the following
cabinet appointments: For secretary of
state, Richard J. Olney of Massachusetts;
for attorney general, Judson Harmon of
Cincinnati, O.
Mr. Harmon has been for a long time
judge of the common pleas court and is a
man of about 50 years of age, one of the
most conspicuous lawyers in the west and
upon the retirement of ex-Goverpor Hoad-
ly from his Cincinnati firm upon his re-
moval to New York, Mr. Harmon took his
place at the head of the lirm of Harmon,
Colston, Goldsmith & Hoadly, the last
named being a son of ex-Governor Hoadly
of Ohio,
THE APPOINTMENTS.
Washington, June 7.—The announcement
late this afternoon of the transfer of At-
torney General Olney to the head of the
state department creatcd no surprise" here,
as it has been well understood for several
days that Mr. Olney would succeed to the
first place in the cabinet made vacant by
the death of Secretary Gresham. It is
probable to-morrow Mr. Olney will take the
oath as the head of the state department.
The president at one time contemplated
other changes in his cabinet and a re-
arrangement of several portfolios and in
this connection consideration was given to
the transfer of Secretary Smith to the de-
partment of justice, but this and other
transfers were finally abandoned and the
president concluded that the simplest plan
would be merely to fill the vacancy caused
by Mr. OIney's promotion.
The appointment of Judge Judson Har-
mon of Cincinnati as attorney general
came in the nature of a surprise. His
name had not even been canvassed as
among the possibilities. There Is the best
authority for the statement that the presi-
dent had several men under consideration
and the attorney generalship might have
been had by Mr. James C. Carter of New
York, who was counsel for the United
States in the Bering sea tribunal and in the
income 'tax cases.
Secretary Carlisle knew Judge Harmon
personally and both admired and respect-
ed his ability. It was he, probably, who
first presented his name to President Cleve-
land.
Ex-Governor Campbell of Ohio, a close
friend of Judge Harmon, also warmly sup-
ports him, and the president received from
Mr. Hoadly in New York the most favor-
able reports as to his ability and standing.
After canvassing the situation thoroughly
the president offered the portfolio to Judge
Harmon by wire to-day and upon receiving
a favorable reply announced the appoint-
ment.
JUDGE JUDSON HARMON.
Cincinnati, O., June 7.—When the ap-
pointment of Judson Harmon became
known here this afternoon attorneys rush-
ed to his office to congratulate the attor-
ney general and ask for a date for a fare-
well dinner from the bar.
Judge Harmon said he received a letter
from President Cleveland and replied to it
by wire, but he had) no knowledge of his
appointment until advised by the Asso-
ciated Press. He went to Columbus to-
night on professional business and does not
know when he will go to Washington.
Judge Harmon Is not only recognized as
one of the foremost lawyers and jurists of
this state, but also as one of the most pop-
ular citizens. He was born near this city
forty-nine years ago and always lived here
and is known by all. His father, Rev. B.
P. Harmon, was a Baptist minister well
known throughout the Ohio valley. Judge
Harmon graduated at Denison university,
a Baptist institution, at Granville, In 1866,
and began the practice of law in 1869.
He was a republican until 1872, when he
Greeleyized. As a democrat he was elected
common pleas judge on the Tilden ticket In
1876. He was elected superior judge in 1878,
re-elected in 1883, and when ex-Governor
George Hoadly went to New York in 1877
Judge Harmon resigned from the bench to
become the head of the firm of Harmon,
Colston, Goldsmith & Hoadly, which rep-
resents several railroads and other large
corporations, and with which firm he will
continue his connection. When Judge Har-
mon resigned in 1887 Governor Foraker ap-
pointed Judge William Taft, now United
States circuit judge and former solicitor
general, to the vacancy.
Mrs. Harmon is an accomplished lady,
the daughter of the late Dr. Scobey of
Hamilton. They have three daughters,
Mrs. Edman Wright, Jr., of Philadelphia;
Miss Elizabeth, a recognized society'leader,
and Marjorie, the youngest of the family,
who is 14 years old.
HARMON SURPRISED.
Columbus, O., June 7.—Judge Harmon,
the new attorney general, arrived in this
city to-night with ex-Governor Foraker
and Judge Warrington of Cincinnati for
the purpose of securing, if possible, from
the auditor of state a modification of the
Rawlings law taxing beer $3.50 per 'barrel,
in order to permit Cincinnati 'brewers to
compete outside the state.
Judge Harmon said the first intimation
of his appointment was received from the
Associated Press.
"If any one had told me yesterday," he
said, "that I was to be appointed to a cab-
inet position I would have thought he «Was
"talking through his hat.'
"The last time I saw President Cleveland
was in Columbus at the Tihurman banquet
six years ago. This morning I received a
letter from Mr. Cleveland asking me If I
would accept the position of attorney gen-
eral. As I did not want to reply without
consulting my law partner, Judge Colston,
who is in New York, 1 immediately tele-
graphed him, and, securing his consent, at
1 o'clock telegraphed President Cleveland
that I would accept. I have not received
any official notice of my appointment."
When Judge Warrington, who was pres-
ent when the Associated Press representa-
tive called on Judge Harmon at the Hotel
Crittenden, remarked that Judge Harmon
would leave one of the most lucrative law
practices in the state, the latter remarked
that the position of attorney general was
one that would tempt any one who ioved
his practice.
Judge Harmon will probably leave for
Washington next Monday.
TO BUILD TORPEDO BOATS.
Washington, June 7.—Circulars will be is-
sued by the navy department in the course
of a few days inviting bide for the con-
struction of three torpedo boats authorized
by the last congress. The plans for the
boats have been completed. They provide
for the construction of the fleetest craft
that will be borne on the naval list. The
minimum speed must not -be less than
26 knots per hour, although it is expected
from the amount of steam power to be
supplied that this limit will be surpassed
by perhaps two knots. The new boats will
be of 180 tons burden, 170 teet Ion* and 17
feet broad. This is ten feet longer and
foot broader than the boats last cen-
tra e'tod for with the Columbian ironworks
of Baltimore. They will have triple ex-
pansion engines and three boilers, giving
3200 horse power. For 'their construction
congress has appropriated $175,000 each, but
as $25,000 must be retained in the case of
each boat for its equipment with torpedo
tubes and ordnance, the limit of the avail-
able appropriation is only $150,000 each.
This is a small amount in view of the size
and speed of the to pats, but owing to the
low price of material, it is believed It will
suffice. No premiums will be allowed for
speed in excess of 26 knots, but there will
be penalties imposed for deficiencies in this
respect, and this may have the effect to
increase the amount of the bids. Eastern
builders are barred in this competition, for,
by the 'terms of the act of congress, one
of 'the boats must be built on the Pacific
coast, one on the Mississippi river and one
on the Gulf of Mexico, provided bids can
be secured from those sections at reason-
able rates; otherwise the navy department
may allot the boats to builders In other
sections, or even build them at the navy
yards. There are already established firms
of iron shipbuilders on the Mississippi river
and the Pacific coast, but the navy depart-
ment officials are in some doubt as to the
resources of the gulf country in this re-
spect. So far only one Inquiry has been
received from that direction, and that
particular firm Is located in New Orleans.
A point may be raised as to whether It can
be regarded as a gulf firm or a Mississippi
river firm.
MOVEMENT OF GUNBOATS.
Washington, June 7.—The San Francisco
has sailed from Southampton for Copen-
hagen, and the Marblehead from the same
port for Hamburg en route for Kiel. The
Machlas has sailed from Chee Foo for Port
Arthur, and the Baltimore from Nagasaki
for Kobe. The Atlanta has sailed from
Fort Negro for New London to take part
In the ceremonies to be held there on the
18th by the army of the Potomac. Admiral
Kirkland has decided to remain aboard the
San Francisco, which will consequently be
the flagship of the fleet, and the New York
will not, as was contemplated, have that
honor.
NAViAL PROMOTIONS.
Washington, June 7.—The president had
approved Che recommendation of a naval
board and ordered tehe retirement of Medi-
cal Director Gorgae and Lieutenant Com-
mander Oarmody. The following officers
have been promoted: Lieutenant Command-
er Maney, Lieutenant Blocklnger, Assist-
ant Paymaster Reynolds, Surgeons Drennon
and Ayres and Past Assistant Paymaster
Kerr.
REFUNDING THE INCOME TAX.
Washington, June 7.—Blanks are prepared
at the treasury department for use of per-
sons who have claims against the govern-
ment for the refund of the income tax. The
refund will be made under section 3220 of
the revised statutes, which authorizes the
commissioner of 'internal revenue, on appeal,
to refund all taxes erroneously or illegally
collected. 'Few claims have as yet beeft
filed, probably because the claimants have
been waiting for official -information on the
subject. Every dollar of the Income tax al-
ready collected will be repaid to the persons
from whom the collections were made.
TWO LITTLE I'NDIAN BOYS.
Washington, June 7.—Philip Pratt and
Victor Beitte, two Indian youths, one an
Apache and the other an Arapahoe, ar-
rived at the Indian office to-day, fugitives
from the Indian school at Carlisle. Some
time ago they ran away from a farmer and,
on returning to the 'school, were sent to the
guard 'house. When released they came here
and. asked to be sent back to their reserva-
tions. Instead they will be returned to tlie
school under guard. Their Indian names are
iM'letah or "The Runner," and 'Niatoaih, or
"The Good Throwe- *
THANKING THE PiRESHDElNT.
"Washington, June 7.—The Chinese minis-
ter has, in company with Acting Secretary
of State U'hl, and accompanied by his secre-
tary of legation, waited in person upon the
president and presented to him a left• r from
emperor of China, thanking him in graceful
terms for the kindly offices exercised by
the United States in behaif of the restora-
tion of peace between China and Japan.
The imperial communication was in the
Chinese language, handsomely encased lu
royal yellow silk.
APPLICATION DENIED.
Washington, June 7.—The application of
E. Chapman, the broker who declined to
answer the questions of the senate commit-
tee investigating the sugar trust, for a
writ prohibiting the courts from trying
him, was taken up in the court of appeals
to-day. The court denied Chapman's ap-
plication, and his counsel now will apply
to a justice of the supreme oourt for the
allowance of an appeal from to-day's de-
cision.
YELLOW FEVER REPORTS.
Washington. June 7.—An official report
received by the surgeon general of the
marine hospital confirms the report of yel-
low fever at Vera Cruz, Mexico, and says
there were four deaths in that city from
'the disease during the last week of May,
TREASURY STATEMENT.
Washington, June 7.—To-day's statement
of the condition of 'the treasury shows
available cash balance, $183,220,558; gold re-
serve, $99,431,823.
POSTAL MATTERS.
Washington, June 7.—Postoffice site
changed—Texas: Center M'ill, Hood county,
one mile east on route 50,789.
Postofflces discontinued—Texas: Biggs,
Panola county, route 51,098. Mail to Delray.
Postofficee established—Texas: Judson,
Gregg county, special from Longvlew. Re-
established.
Keliehor, Williamson county, Jonah, four
miles southwest, Walburg, sdx milks north-
west.
Krajlna, Lavaca county, special from Se-
clusion, five miles west.
Webb, Tarrant county, special from Mans-
field, eight miles southwest.
Star service discontinued—Texas: Centen-
nial to De Berry. From June 30, 1895.
Bourland to Floydada. (From June 30,1895.
Site changed—Texas: Malaohi Gregory,
Center Mil'l, Hood county.
New offices—Texas: Wm. B. Taylor, Jud-
son, Gregg county; Freidrlch Zahn, Kelie-
hor, Williamson county; Rudolph F. Skre-
hot, Krajina, Lavaca county; Francis M.
Palmer, Webb, Tarrant county.
PENSION MATTERS.
Washington, June 7.—'Issue of May 20—
Indian territory—Original: Adam L. Lacie,
alias Adam Mouse, Baptist, Cherokee na-
tion; Robert A. Wien, deceased, Eufau-la,
Creek nation. Original widow: Amelia L.
Wien, Eufaula. Creek nation.
Oklahoma territory—Original: William M.
Ttoberts, Blackwell, K county. Reissue:
Lewis Sutter, Choctaw City, Oklahoma
county; John J. Shaffer, Stillwater, Payne
county.
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A NATURALIZATION LAW.
New York. June 7.—The court of'common
pleas and the superior court has, in compli-
ance with the provisions of an act which
Governor Morton signed, and which goes
into effect Immediately, decided to cease
naturalizing aliens. The law provides th.it
the supreme courts, in their respective
counties, shall have jurisdiction of all dec-
larations or intentions and applications of
aliens to become citizens.
In order to prevent abuses by political
parties in regard to naturalization, the act
states that "no political committee or com-
mittee of any political party and no person
who received or accepted a nomination for
any political office shall make any pay-
ment or promise of payment of money to «>r
on behalf of any person for fees for pri-
mary or final declaration or application for
naturalization or for service as attorney
or counsel or act as agent or otherwise in
assiaUng or enabling any person or parson*
to make such declaration or application.
Whoever violates any of the pro-visions of
tills section of tin- act shall be punished
upon conviction thereof by a fine of not
less than $300 nor more than $1000."
MISS MITCHELL'S FREAK.
She Escapes From the Asylum on a Hot
Night and Indulges in a Bath.
Bolivar, Tenn., June 7.—About 10 o'clock
Sunday night, June 2, when the thermome-
ter registered about 92, Alice Mitchell, the
slayer of Freda Ward, escaped from the
asylum by unscrewing the wire sceen in
her window. She left a note in her room
which read as follows; "You will find me
•in the tank."
The circumstances were Immediately re-
ported to Superintendent Douglass. As
quickly as he could Dr. Douglass proceeded
to the tank. He could hear 'Miss Mitchell
as she rolled around In the water.
The tank is 125 feet high and the top is
reached by means of an iron ladder. The
tank had in it at the time about 35,1100 gal-
lons of water. From the top of the tank
to the bottom on the inside is a steel lad-
der. Miss Mitchell held to this while she
was enjoying her bath. Dr. Douglass on
reaching the bottom of the ladder called, to
Alice, and she answered him, asking:
"What do you want?" She climbed out of
the water to the top and looked down from
her dizzy height to the ground below.
After a little persuasion and the promise
that the men would leave she came down
as gracefully as an old sailor. She went
to her room, and after changing her
clothes retired for the night and slept
quietly. Whether Alice Mitchell had really
made up her mind to commit suicide and
at the last moment her courage failed her
or was simply out for a lark is the ques-
tion that is puzzling the hospital authori-
ties.
FEMALE DESPERADOES.
Guthrie, Ok., June 7.—Deputy United
States Marshals Runnels and McCraft
came In from Woods county this afternoon
and lodged In the federal jail Belle Black
and Jennie FreSman, female members of
the Zip Wyatt gang. The marshals on
Tuesday had a battle with the gang and
drove them Into a cave in the Glass moun-
tains, In the extreme western end of the
Cherokee strip, where they still have them
besieged. Yesterday the two women at-
tempted to escape by a secret entrance to
the cave and were captured after a long
chase. They hud In their possession con-
siderable money and were going after sup-
plies or reinforcements. The Freeman
woman formerly lived with her husband in
this city. The deputies secured a large
quantity of dynamite here and left again
to-night for the Glass mountains, deter-
mined to blow up the cave.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
Guthrie, Ok., June 7.—The territorial su-
preme court to-day rendered a decision of
general importance all over the territory.
It was in the celebrated Clay S. Peters
perjury case, from Oklahoma City. Peters
was convicted in the district court and
sentenced to the penitentiary, the sentence
being affirmed by the territorial supreme
court, but he appealed to the United
States supreme court and demanded to be
admitted to ball pending the decision from
that court, but the court to-day held that
no such bail could be granted and that be
must go to the penitentiary pending the
appeal. The case is an interesting one and
will be watched with interest by the legal
fraternity.
MODERN WOODMEN.
Madison, Wis., June 7.—The head camp
of Modern Woodmen to-day decided by a
two-thirds vote not to change the laws so
as to make a head banker eligible for re-
election. This insures the election of A.
H. Holllster. A resolution was Introduced
and referred to appropriate $100,000 of the
general fund for an emergency fund.
POLITICAL.
SILVERITES ORGANIZING,
Birmingham, Ala., June 7.—A call was
issued to-day by the executive committee
of the Alabama democratic silver' league
urging silver democrats to organize leagues
in every county in the state. The call
adds:
"It Is expected that when these leagues
are organized a consultation will be had
and a state convention called to further
the views of the democrats who believe in
free coinage. It Is expected, that these or-
ganizations will be so complete In the next
thirty days that further action may, by
correspondence and Joint agreement, be
had."
The state convention, 1t Is understood,
will not be an effort to commit the demo-
cratic organization to sliver, but will be a
convention composed exclusively of silver
democrats to organize and strengthen for
an onslaught on the next regular state
democratic convention, which meets next
spring. The call is signed by M. A. Mason,
chairman of the democratic committee of
Jefferson county; Oscar W. Underwood,
member of congress from the Ninth dis-
trict; Colonel S. W. Johns, member of the
legislature; Captain Joseph F. Johnston,
who was defeated by Governor Oates last
year for the democratic gubernatorial
nomination, and other prominent demo-
crats.
HA'RRTTY SAYS NO.
Philadelphia, Pa., June 7.—Chairman Wil-
liam F. Harrity of the democratic national
committee has received a number of in-
quiries as to whether he intends to call a
meeting of the committee at an early date
to decide whether or not a national con-
vention should be called to take action on
the money question. In order to relieve
the minds of the anxious democrats with
regard to the matter, he has written the
following open letter:
Philadelphia, Pa., June 7.—I do not ex-
pect or Intend to call a meeting of the
democratic national committee until next
winter, when it will meet for the purpose
of fixing the time and place of holding the
democratic national convention of 1896, un-
less I shall be requested to do so by the
requisite number of democratic national
committeemen. I do not believe then- Is
any necessity for a convention at this time.
On the contrary, I am of the opinion that
the call now would be harmful to the busi-
ness interests of the country and prejudi-
cial to the welfare of the democratic party.
WILLIAM F. HARRITY, Chairman.
Mr. Harrity said he ttoad nothing to add
to what is contained in this letter.
CHAUNCEY IS INVITED.
New York, June7.—"Mr. Depew has been
invited on an excursion from Buffalo to
Duluth over the great lakes on the new
steamer Northwest of the Great Northern
railway boat line," said Mr. B. W. Brown
of Duluth, now at the Hotel Metropole:
"J. J. Hill, president of the railway com-
pany, and the members of the Minnesota
iron company are to give the excursion in
honor of the initial trip of the steamer,"
he continued, "and the people of Duluth
are preparing to give Mr. Depew a royal
western welcome."
A MONEY TALK.
Hillsboro, Tex., June 7.—Hon. Rufus
Hardy of Corsicana has been requested to
fix a date for a speech here on the finan-
cial question. Hon. Jo Abbott will be in-
vited to a joint discussion with him. Har ly
is well known as a sound money man and
Judge Abbott Is an advocate of fret; and
unlimited coinage at 15 to 1.
COMMKRC1AL MATTKRS.
EXECUTED DEED OF TRUST.
Fort Worth, Tex., June 7.—M. C. Posflck.
retail grocery dealer, to-day executed a
trust deed securing preferred creditors,
bam CamptoaU wsm itaintd as trustee.
ESTABLISHED 1812.
SILVER—ANTI-SILVER.
"Favoriie Sons" of Kentucky Pitted
Against Each Other on
the Question.
WANT CARLISLE ANSWERED
Blue Grass Orators on the Stump—A War
Record Is a Very Valuable Acquisition
to a Candidate in Kentucky.
Hawesville, Hancock Co., Ky., June 7.—
(Special.)—The candidates for the United
States senate from this state, and, 1 may
incidentally say, who are the moving cause -
of all the row now going on, are Joseph
Blackburn, the present senator, Joj/n
Young Brown, the present governor, J. B.
McCreary, a member of congress from this
state, and Simon Bolivar Buckner, a cele-
brated soldier from this state in the con-
federate army.
We all know .Blackburn. He Is what
might be called a sensational character.
He is a great orator, and 11' he Is given a
good foundation to stand on, and besides
a subject that calls for fire, he can make
it "mighty Interesting" for the man who
Is pitted against him. On the stump, If
the discussion gets down to the mere hand-
ling of words in a beautiful way, Black-
burn will come very near carrying off the
prize.
Buckner, as becomes a warrior, is no
talker. He Is a man with good ideas, and
he can express them in a plain, straight-
forward way. But there is none of the
ornament in his makeup or in his expres-
sions. He was in command of the Ken-
tucky "orphan brigade," and as such has
attached nearly all the -confederates In that
command. He surrendered at Fort Donel-
son, and this is broiyght up against him
now by some of those» who oppose him, as
they say that Floyd cut his w-ay out, and
Buckner should have done the same. He
is rich, and this may cut some figure In
the race, though it must be said to the
credit of the Kentuckians that money does
not have much infiuence in politics in this
state when the mass of the people are
aroused as they are to-day.
James B. McCreary was once governor of
the £tate. He was a[iso a speaker of the
house of one of the legislatures In which
he held a seat. He "was a member of the
legislature for three* terms, and while in
this position made quite a name for him-
self. He came to congress when the Forty-
ninth congress was aletcted and lie has been
successful in every ;raee he made since that
time for the positron which lie now holds.
While such member he was appointed a
member of the international monetary con-
ference which met at Brussels. He was
the chairman of the committee on foreign
relations for the past t*wo congresses. He
is a dull speaker and ia not an attractive
man on the stump. He has no lire about
him, and in this he is w*:ak with the Ken-
tuckians. He wus a ''Morgan man," and
as this command, or wjiat is left of it,
generally sticks together, it is thought that
he will get much strength from this quar-
ter.
John Young Brown is from the western
part of the state. He became a "favorite
son" away back in the- times when Ben
Butler was in the house of representatives
here. He attacked Biitler, who was no
more popular with the Kentuckians than
with other southern people. Brown held
his own against the Massachusetts terror,
and his people were very proud of him for
it. He did not come back to congress, but
he entered actively lin politics In his state,
and finally was elected to the position that
he now holds, that of governor. He is a
speaker on the Blackburn oi\ler. He can
lire volley after volley of wo.rds ami do it
in a way that will irake the lnair stand on
end. But when he gets through, it is said
by his political enemies, that no man can
remember what he lias said and only have
an indefinite view au to what he was talk-
ing about. He has many followers, how-
ever, and they stick, to him with the asser-
tion that when it ciome% to talking he can
hold his own with the best of thorn, and if
he gets in the senate he w.H let the coun-
try know that the day of the beautiful
orator has not yet passed. He has no mil-
itary record to boast of, and in this he is
very, very weak, as in this state a military
record on the confederate side Is something
that every well equipped politician should
have. Brown was always In sympathy
with the south; that goes without saying,
for if he had not been, then he could never
have reached his present exaltod position.
Blackburn and Brown are tak'Jng the fret*
and unlimited coinage end of the light, and
Buckner and McCreary are agtilnst that
idea. I do not know that I am e>'.aetly cor-
rect in saying that McCreary is an anti-
silver man, for there is some doubt about
that in the minds of many. Blackburn says
that McCreary floes not know what lie Is
in favor of, and if ho does, he wiLl not
say; but there is no doubt about Buckner.
He came out and said that ho would not
accept a position on a free coinage plat-
form. and in this he received tbe applat'se
of all sides, because the disposition of can-
didates all over the country hay been to
talk about their fidelity to bimetaMism and
a lot of other things that would confuse
the people and conceal their own views.
Another man ought to be mentioned here
because he is such a prominent candidate
before the people of Kentucky. His name
is Wat Hardin. He is a candidate for the
democratic nomination for governor and
has been stumping the state. That is, he
has been making speeches here an 1 there
in the advocacy of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. He commenced, this
about the time when the discussions was
limited to the position that the white metal
held in the Bible, mention of which has
been made in former communications to
The News from me. He was geiting ailong
swimmingly and was making those rumslng
speeches on nothing and about notting
which the Kentuckians, when they have no
serious business on hand, so delight to
hear. But when Carlisle came and aroUBed
•the people to the flact t hat this was a
most important, and besides dangerous,
matter, it was then that Mr. Hardin prob-
ably wished that he had not been so
brash. Still, h- may b.* able to get the
nomination even if the sound money people
triumph, for I see in the Courier-Journal
a card or communication from one of his
friends that the report that Hardin would
not accept a nomination on an ant 1-silver
platform was unwarranted. The changes
are that if the sound money men win they
will put up some other man for the nom-
ination, as their blood is hot now and they
will show no mercy if they are successful.
The silver tight is being carried Into local
politics, and it was in this way that the
silver men got their first fall out with the
anti-silver men at Owensboro. A conven-
tion was called there for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for a railroad com-
missioner. The railroad commissioners are
nominated by districts here. Blackburn
had Just made a spee h and th-' silver ques-
tion was sprung on the convention and the
free coinage idea obtained by a majority of
something like 20. I do not give the exact
figures, as 1 do not know them. This was
considered a great triumph for the silver
men and they nearly went wild over it. But
from what 1 can hear, it was a barren vic-
tory. In fact, it was a bad victory, for it
aroused the sound money men and they
went to work at once.
Three things precipitated the fight here
that may lose the state to the democrats
if the silver side does not go down rapidly.
The first was the speeches and the candi-
dacy of Mr. Blackburn. He did not have
a walk over If the subject ha 1 never been
broached. McCreary intended to make the
race. Buckner intended to make the race.
Brown Wits in the same condition Besides
this, Blackburn had fallen out with Breck-
inridge. He was charged by Breckinrulas •
600
MINUS tSO.
LEAVES
350
Barrel* of Whisky we have stored in
Kentucky warehouse; tax paid befors the
20c advauoe. Mia baraaina ia lota to sofa
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friends with having taken stock against
him in the I'ollard difficulty. Now, it must
be remembered that there are thousands
of people in Kentucky who are the friends
of Breckinridge and who stick to him at
this moment. They vowed revenge, in the
old feud way, and they are glad of a
chance to get even with Blackburn. He
saw the danger and at once commenced
the diversion of a discussion on silver.
Like Governor Hogg Is reported to have
said once when he was told there were
no Issues: "Make 'em." So Blackburn
went out to make 'em, and he has done
so to an extent that must fatigue hlni
now. The candidacy of Hardin for the
democratic nomination for governor was
the second thing that brought forward the
silver question. He was like Hogg; he had
nothing to arouse the people on, no issues,
and he started In to make them. Kentucky
was happy and contented its Kentucky al-
ways is and always will be If let alone, but
then Hardin wanted attention to himself
and this was the way to get it. The other
and third thing was the introduction of
"Coin's Financial School." Perhaps this
book did not have as great a run in this
state as it has had In others, but enough
copies were introduced and read to aid the
fire which Blackburn and Hardin had
started to make the pot boil. But the in-
fiuence of the speeches of the two candi-
dates and of the book is about at an end.
The cause of it Is the speeches of Carlisle.
The cry now here is for some one to an-
swer what Carlisle has said. The speeches
are neither long nor abstruse. Taken ail
in all, they consist of tlve propositions, as
follows;
First, that there is not a free coinage
country in the world to-day tbat is not on
a silver basis.
Second, that there is not a gold standard
country in the world to-day that does not
use silver as money along with gold.
Third, that there is not a silver standard
country in the world to-day that uses any
go 14 as money along with silver.
Fourth, that there Is not a silver stand-
ard country In the world to-day that has
more than one-third as much money In
circulation per capita as the United States
has.
Fifth, that there Is not a silver standard
country In the world to-day where the la-
boring man receives fair pay for his work.
Then some one is called on to answer
the record that we coined something over
$8,000,000 in the first eighty years of our ex-
istence as a country and since then we
have coined nearly four hundred millions
of these dollars, and then prove that coin-
age of silver dollars makes prosperity.
In fact, there Is a wild demand here that
some one should answer the speeches made
by Mr. Carlisle. Instead of doing so the
advocates of silver monometallism are con-
tenting themselves with stating that Car-
lisle had been inconsistent in his views.
That Is no answer at all—not with these
Kentuckians. They say that this may or
may not be so and it cuts no figure in the
discussion of the matter. He has given
facts and drawn conclusions from them.
Now if the facts are not correct the people
want them corrected. If the conclusions
are drawn wrongly, then they want them
drawn correctly. And then there Is asleep,
deep silence on all sides.
Blackburn answered after this manner.
Talking of the Importance of this question
to the people, he said in his speech at
Owensboro: "Your liberties are at stake.
Translated into plain English, the question
on which you are to render this verdict
means no less than the reclamation or loss
of liberties that belong to seventy millions
of free people. More than a hundred years
ago. by your own strong arms and stout
patriotic, hearts, you established as a peo-
ple your claim and your right to entrance
to the lists of the free people of the earth.
Upon the Held of battle your ancestry did
not hesitate in proclaiming your right to
independence, to grapple the English Lion,
the stoutest then as the strongest now,
of all foreign powers, and wading through
the blood and carnage of seven weary
years they won that fight—they emanci-
pated the thirteen colonies from English
dependence to the grandest heritage ever
bequeathed to mortal man, the position of
a free and Independent power, challenging
the ail miration ol' the world in your efforts
to block out a free government for your
descendants. They won our. Independence
for us then, and the question is to-day, will
we surrender that independence to the
British power now? England tried to hold
us In subjection by the sword and failed.
She could not cow or conquer us with pow-
der and ball, IfUt after the lapse of a hun-
dred years, she undertakes to conquer us
by the more insidious, the more cowardly,
but the more dangerous method—by buying
us with gold." Sergeant Buzfuz in the
celebrated case of Bardell vs. Pickwick
did not do as well as this. And that was a
part of the answer.
Carlisle explained the "crime of '73' as
follows: "The bill (that is, the bill that
made the gold dollar the unit of value,)
was pending In congress for nearly three
years, and was under consideration for five
sessions of that body. Two secretaries of
the treasury and the director of the mint
recommended It. It was read at length In
the senate several times and at least once
in the lower house. It was reported from
the committee seven times and the discus-
sion on It in the house fills slxty-slx col-
umns of the Congressional Globe, and In
the senate seventy-eight columns."
1 mention this just to show how Black-
burn answered about the "great crime."
In his speech, the same one I have quoted
from, he says: "Who struck silver down?
A republican congress, republican by two-
thirds majority in both branches. How
was it stricken down? Not openly and in
the bright light of day, but at the witch-
ing hour of midnight, an hour fitted for
so dastardlv a deed." And so It goes on.
The Kentucky people are as intelligent
as this country can show. They have some
peculiarities, but there are no super-
abundance of idiot asylums in this state.
Blackburn Is the best orator in the free
silver ranks here. He can make as good an
argument as any man on that side of the
question. And what I have quoted from
bis speech is in line with the whole of it.
Prom this cause I come to the conclusion
th\at the day of the free coinage idea here
is about at an end. As I have stated be-
forv, the silver feeling was so high that It
may be impossible for it to recede in time
for i\he gold men to win by the time the
urinn tries to select delegates for the gu-
berna torial convention comes. But anyone
can se° that the silver Idea has reached ita
top notch and is now rapidly going back
In two years from now it will be as hard
to find free and unlimited coinage of
silver man «n Kentucky as It Is now to flnj
an open arid professed flat money man.
BL.R'.VED IN A WRECK.
Little Roe*, Ark., June 7.—The charred
remains of three persons were found to-day
in the em-bers Oif fourteen freight cars,
wrecked on the Iron Mountain road yester-
day The three v.ctims are supposed to
have been shut up in a freight car and
burned up before assistance could reach
them.
ATTENTION
At one time the retailer hunted up
tbu jobber. A large force of indoor
talesmen was required and no travel-
ing salesmen were employed. At a
later period traveling salesmen noti-
fied the merchants in the towna on
their circuit# when they would ahow
their samples in their city, and the re-
tailer called and gave hii ordeja. In
recont years "indoor" salesmen found
it necessary to grab the gripsack and
hunt for orders in tbe retailer's store.
To-day the crowded representation on
the road compels wide-awake houses
to help their agents by the powerful
aid of printer's ink, and the houses
who do not advsrtiae must aeoner or
iater be relegated. [Otocery World.
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