THE ONLY REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACK AWANNt: COUNTY TWELVE TAGES 84 COLUMNS, SCKAOTON, PAM SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 25, 1896. TWO CENTS A COPY. POPULISTS PUT IN A LIVELY DAY i Approve of the Boy Orator but Object to Sewall for Vice-President. BRYAN AND WATSON NOMINATED fllQHTY RECKLESS MINING. From the Wuhloirtoa Times. GENERAL SNOWDEN GOT MUCH EXCITED Then He Lost HI. Head and Did Several Foolish Thlnis. MM APOLOGIZED TO MAJOR BARNARD One Special Closing Sale of .BJffffJUB IN Selling under tlie prices which fol low la all one-sided, that Is. there's nothing in it for us liut Retting rid of the balance of stock on hand. Uuyers have now every penny of prollt on their own side, and some time)) a little more, hut we're sntls fled If we can only make a clean sweep. THE WAIST Quoted below are not seconds, they are not last year's, they are not poorly made or finished, they are not made from undesirable goods or patterns a little off. They Are the Best, Brightest and Freshest Goods of the present season's buying, and are therefore (lawless in every re spect. LOT 1. 10 dozen 60c. Waists. Sale Price, 25c LOT 2. 10 dozen 75c. Waists. Sale Price, 39c LOT 3. 20 dozen S5c. and $1.00 Waists. Sale Price, 59c LOT 4. 30 dozen top notch style Waists In exclusive designs; former price, S1.2G. , . . Sale Price, 85c LOT 5. v 15 dozen of our very highest grade Shirt Waists, that sold for $1.75. , Sale Price, 99c .GLOBE WA STS Litre Fence Spring' Poetry-He Milken an Eloquent Appeal tor the .Man Iroin Maiue, Who Is Compared to Itunibrl Hnailin--lgnatins Dou nelly Makes a Lively Speech. St. Louis, July 25. The Populist con vention, which held sessions after mid night, nominated W. Jennings Bryan for president, and Mr, Watson, of Geor gia, for vice-president. Just as Watson was declared nomi nated the electric lights went out, lPav lns the hull in darkness, while pande monium reigned, and the convention was adjourned until 9 a. m. today. St. Louis. July 24. The Populist con vention was called to order by Senator Allen, permanent chairman, at 10.05 o'c lock. Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Williams, of the Union Methodist church, of St. Louis. The stutes were called for the ap pointment of a delegate to act on the conference committee with the sliver convention. When the state of Texas was reached, the spokesman of that delegation declared indignantly that Texas hud no name to present for such a committee. The report of the com mittee on rules and order of business which was made last night was taken up for action. The majority report had' been read last night. The minority re port was now read the point of It be ing that nominations for vice-president shall he made prior to nominations for president. The majority report was explained by Delegate N. Pomeroy, of New Jersey, a member of the committee on rules. There were but three points of difference, he said, between the ma jority and minority the principal one being a reversal ofhe order of nomi nations for president and vice-president. Ignatius) Donnelly criticised the plan for the m-lectlon of a chairman to the national committee, declaring In in dignant tones that It seemod ua If very little would be left for the People's par ty after this convention got through its work, except its national organization, and he did not wish to see that national organization put into the hands of the Democrats, as it would be under the prosposed rule. Mr. Howard, of Alabama, scouted the Imputation that the convention was not competent to make Its own choice of chairman, and he also Insisted that the portion of the rules which sent all reso lutions to the committee on resolutions was gag law and ought to be voted down In Populist convention. A delegate rose to a question of priv ilege and protested with great vehem ence against the unwarranted Interfer ence of otHciuls of the convention with the delegates who rose to address it. He Intimated that these subordinates were acting In the Itryan interest. The chairman ruled that there was no ques tion of privilege presented, and when unothcr delegate urose, directed the of ficers to make the delegate take his seat. WOULD FIGHT SEWALL. George Abbott, of Nebrasku, dis closed thi purpose of the movement to proceed to the selection of a vice presi dent by a brief speech, was also re ceived with tumultuous applause. He said: "The men who want you to vote for vice president first do so because they think we. will give them the vice presi dency after they have nominated Bry an. Now. I comp from Nebraska, and I say to you I will tight any proposition to make Sewall vice president (loud cheers.) Let us go ahead and nominate I'.ryan in goo,d faith and I will guaran tee you will have a vice president from the south (cheers). Delegate Patterson, of Coloiado, spoke earnestly In favor of nominating Bryan and Sewall. The name of Bryan was greeted with applause, and the name of Hewall .with shouts of disapproval. Patterson said there were those who paw, in the au spicious opening of the convention a great hope for the future, a lifting of heavy burdens from the shoulders of the people, and that hope would be realized by the election of the ticket nominated at Chicago with Bryan at th head (loud applause), and with 8wdl ut the foot (shouts of dissent, which Interrupted the speech for some time). Patterson, however, was not easily sup pressed, and soon got a further hear ing. In which he said: "I believe that if the ticket is divided. If Bryan is named for president and somebody other than Sewall for vice president. It will Inevitably lead to confusion." (Shouts of "no," "no," "sit down, sit down.") Mr. I'ntterson got out another sen tence or two. "It would be declared" he exclaimed, "a case of traffic and barter. How would the people look upon any attempt to force Mr. Sewall out of the race." "How will the people of this country," Mr. Patterson resumed, as soon as he got the chance, "regard Mr. Bryan If he accepts at the hands of this body a nomination which discards his companion on the ticket. I give It as my deliberate opinion that, as an honor able man, as one pledged to stand by his companion, he cannot with honor and decency give countenance to any action which separates him from the candi date for the vice presidency." JEKRY SIMPSON'S PROMISE. Mr. Jerry Simpson, taking the stand, said he would once more hold out the right hand of friendship to the south. "If you will go ahead," he said, "in a regular way and nominate a man for president, I will pledge you the 92 votes of Kansas for your candidate for vice president." (Cheers). . delegate from Kansas, rising In the body of the hall declared that Mr. Simp son was not authorized to speak for him. "Very well," rejoined Mr. Simpson, "91 voles from Kansas, one goes astray." (Laughter and aplause). A delegate from Maine wished to an swer Mr. Patterson but the previous question was demanded and the chnlr pronounced It to he car- 0 y Taking ried and declared all further de bate to cut off. Nevertheless, Mr. Gerry Brown, of Massachusetts, and Oovernor Uibbs, of Texas, were er mitted to address the convention both In favor of nominating the vice presi dent and selecting a southern Populist for the office. Jerry Simpson, from the body of the hall, inquired whether Governor Gtbbs would pledge the 10:1 votes of Texas for this purpose In the same way as he had pledged the votes of Kansas. Governor GIbba replied: "There are some men who can pledge the vote of a delegation without consulting them, but we are not that kind of men." (Laugh ter). The question was put on the adoption of the majority report so tar as It did not conflict with the minority report, and It was adopted. "CYCLONE" DAVIS'S REMARKS. When that portion of the rules was reached which provided for a reversal of the order of nominating president and vice president, "Cyclone" Duvls took the stand and suld he believed he could now point the way to a haven of peace. He had received pledges front the states of Nevada and Illinois in ad dition to the states of Kansas and Ne braska that If the convention proceed ed In regulur order they would sustain the middle of the road candidate for vice president. He for his part, was wiling to trust their good faith and to withdraw all obstruction. A delegate from Minnesota added to these pledges "the almost unanimous support" of Minnesota's 53 delegates. But the convention was not in the hu mor to accept the olive branch of peace. Fifty men addressed the chair at once, and when the chairman declur td that the previous question had been ordered, Mr. Crandall, of New Jersey, advanced to the platform and shaking his fist said he wus u delegate and he proposed to be heard. He was howled down notwithstanding. The roll of states was called on the question of substituting the minority report giving precedence to the presi dential nomination for the majority re port to proceed to ballot for president Hist and vice-president. Mr. Skinner, of North Carolina, who had cast 95 of that state's votes for the majority repiat, announced that he would change that vol:- unless good faith was to be observed, and southern vice-president nominated. A scene of great confusion ensued which delayed the proceedings some time. An inform al count showed the vote to be: For the minority report 720, for the major ity 706. Before the result was announced. Mr. Skinner changed the vote of North Carolina, casting the whole 95 votes for the minority report, which was thus adopted. The official total was: For the mi nority, 783, for the majority report. Gin. The report as thus was declared adopted. The chair announced that the committee on resolutions nad prepared a report, but the minority member who wished to sign a minority report, re quested time for this purpose. THE PLATFORM. General Weaver, of Iowa, chairman of the committee on resolutions and platform, then took the stand and read the platform as follows: The People's party, assembled In nation, al convention realtlrms Its allegiance to the principles declared by the founders cf the republic and also to the fundamental principles of Jut government as enunciat ed In the platform of the party in 1S2. We recognize that through the conniv ance of the present and preceding admin istrations, the' country has reached a crisis In Us national life as predicted In our dealaration four years hko. and that prompt and patriotic action Is the supreme duty of the hour. We realize that while we have political Independence, our finan cial and Industrial independence is yet to be attained by restoring to our country the constitutional control and exercise cf the functions necessary to a people's government, which functions have been' basely surrendered by our .public servants to corporate -monopoly. The Influence of European money rhangers has been more potent In shaping legislation than the voice of American people. Executive power, and patronage have been used to corrupt our legislators and defeat the will of the people and plutocracy has thereby been enthroned upon tue ruins of Democracy. To restore th government Intended by the fathers and welfare and prosperity of this and future generations, IContlnneil on Psga 1.1 Chances on a Probable Entombing. BRYAN AND SEWALL AGAIN NOMINATED They Receive by Acclamtlluo the Id doraemeot of the SilverNes. YESTERDAY'S SESSIONS AT ST. LOUIS Keiull of Koll i'nll of Dilates Upon Membership of Old ttoldiersOlr Scott's Reference to l'resident Cleveland Recital ol lhe "Wail of William Whitney." St. Louis. July 24. The strain of the past few days showed on the delegates to the silver convention this morning. They were Blow In gathering In the hall and the somewhat diminished attend ance showed that the feur expressed by Mr. Shlnn, of Kansas, that the dele gates could not all be kept here, was well founded. The chairman rapped for order at 10.S0 and introduced Rev. R. W. Covert, of the Missouri delegation, who opened the proceedings with prayer. Mr. Buker, of California, chairman on conference, announced that the com mittees had met this morning and would meet again at once o'clock this afternoon. The sliver men were as sured that the Populists were net working harmoniously along the lines laid down by this convention. (Cheers). He believed thut the unanimous re port from the conference committees of the two conventions would be one of the strongest campaign documents that would be circulated. In order that this ndght be successfully accomplished he moved that the further proceedings of the convention relating to the adop tion of a platform and nominations he deferred until this afternoon at 3.30 o'rlock. This was seconded by delegates from Kansas and Wisconsin, and the motion was carried with but one dissenting vote. The remainder of the national committee was announced and the members were requested to meet imme diately upon adjournment this morn ing. A motion was made and agreed to authorizing the committee to fill vacan cies. There was a tumultuous demand for a speech from Senator Stewart, to which he responded. OLD SOLDIERS PRESENT. The convention took up the veteran soldiers resolution and it was decided to call the roll of states thut the chair men of delegations might announce the number of vet trans In each state dele gation. The call resulted in showing l!it! Union soldiers, 18 confederates and 4 Mexican soldiers represented In the convention. Out of the roll call great a suggestion with crystallised into a mo tion which was agreed to that the old soldiers and sailors of the union, con federate und Mtxlcan war armies form the basis of an organization within the party for campaign purposes to save the union. C. R. Scott, of Omahn, formerly a Republican, said that he would work to bury the party he had left. Reference was made by a delegate on the floor to Cleveland. Replying to this Mr. Scott said: "Oh, God, give us cyclones, if they must come, with famine and pests; but uh, God, by Thy mercy save us from another four years, of Grover Cleve land." After several other sppechos and the reading cf a poem entitled "The Wail of William Whitney," the convention took a recess until 3 p'clock. THE AFTERNOON SESSION. The Nomination of Bryan and Sewall Ratified with (.rent Kntliusin.ni. St, Louis, July 24. The last session of the national silver convention attracted the largest attendance of spectators that has honored the convention. At 3.55 o'clock Chairman St. John called the convention to order. Mr. JBaker, of California, chairman of the silver convention committee of confer ence, reported the resolution adopted In connection with the conferees from the Populist convention. He said the Continued oh Pag l JUDGE AND GOVERNOR SCRAP. Exciting Scene at a Political Meeting in South Carolina. Columbia, H. C, July 24. While Oov ernor Evans was speaking at a political meeting at Florence today, Judge Karle Jumped to the stand and struck Gover nor Evans in the head with his fist, getting u little blood drawn from under his eye In the personal row which followed. Governor Evans first landing in his face. It was an exciting episode and a most painful spectacle the gov ernor of the state and a circuit judge in a public, "scrap." . The trouble was caused by Evans al luding to Earle as a "flee" with his tail cut. The whole court room was wild with excitement for at least fifteen minutes. Friends crowded around the two men after they had been very for cibly separated. A number of pistols were drawn and held ready for use. There was a lively passage at arms between Generuls Watts and Rlch bourg, candidates for adjutant general, the latter telling Watts finally that he would be personally responsible fvr what he had suld. PLANS OF GOLD MEN. National Committee of One from Each State Is Urged to Meet at In dianapolis on August 7. Chicago, July 24. When the sound money conference assembled the com mittee appointed lust night submitted a report which was unanimously adopt ed. It provides for the appointment of a national committee of one each from each state to meet In Indianapolis. Aug. 7 for the purpose of issuing a call for a national convention, not later than Sept. 2. The report also provides for the appointment by the chair of an executive committee of five to name states representatives, who shall ar range for the holding of Btate meet ings to give expression to their sound money sentiments and to send dele gates to the national convention. Minnesota and Texas were repre sented at today's meeting. Daniel La-wler being present for the former state. He reported a complete state organization by counties and by a state executive committee for sound money. Thp sentiment of delegates Is that the eastern states will be forced Into line for a notional convention even if the machine leaders are against the move ment. Fntnl Cloud Hurst. Golden, Col., July 24. An immense cloud burst swept a portion of this city away shortly after S o'clock tonight. The loss of life Is variously estimated at from ten to II ft J'. THE NEWS THIS M0RMXC. Weather Indications Today; i Showers; Followed by Clearing Weather. I 1 Populists Have a Lively Day. Sllverites Nominate Bryan and Sewall. Closing Day at Camp John Gibbon. 2 Dun's Review of Trade. 3 (Local) Why Coho & Co. Got the Con. tract. 4 Elltorlal. National Capital Gossip. G (Local) Experts Inspect Twin Shaft. Detained on a Serious Charge. Kadzlna Autopsy. 6 Society ard Personal. In Religious Circles. 7 Suburban Happenings. Market and Financial News. 8 (Sporting) Base Rail Scores. General (Sporting Gossip. Happy Times at Fair Chautauqua, Free Sliver Fallacies Exposed. Celtic News from Qwalte . 10 (Story) Field & Fannlng's Junior. 11 World of Letters. A Town In Need of Women. n News Up and Down the Valley. Ordered Several Officers of the Thir teenth Under Arrest, bat They Were Subsequently Released When Ex planations Were Made.-tieneral's Action Generally Condemned-Wet and Muggy Day in Camp. Special from a Staff Correspondent. Camp John Gibbon, Lewistown, Pa., July 24. Captain Kambeck, of Com pany B, and Lieutenant Smith, of Com pany E, who Is also prothonotary of Wayne county, were placed under ar rest by General Snowden personally at 11 o'clock last night. There offense, If such a word can be used to describe the trivial cause of their arrest, was in con nection with the visit of Company B to Company B, of the First regiment in the Second brigade, and Lieutenant Smith's action as commander of the guard In permitting the company to re turn Into the Third brigade's lines after camp. The Thirteenth's officers are In dignant over the affair, and the same feeling Is being evidenced throughout the brigade as rapidly as the circum stance Ib being made known. A lively and Interesting feature of the case was added to It this morning when the presence of Captain Kambeck and Lieutenant Smith was ordered at divi sion headquarters. Meanwhile an or der had been received from General Gobin, the brigade commander, not to send the officers to General Snowden except on an order from brigade head quarters. This was construed in the Thirteenth's camp as a repudiation tjy General Gobin of the well known mar tlnetlsm and peacock soldiery of Snow den. It complicated the case and showed that General Uobln did not countenance his superior officer's ac tion; at least that was the, opinion In the Thirteenth's camp. CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE. The story of the arrest Is this: Com pany U and a Ninth regiment com pany were returning to the Third from the First brigade after being enter tained in the First regiment. The Thirteenth's and the Ninth's drum corps were along and the latter was pluylng during the beginning of the march across the field. It was two or three minutes after taps, 10 olclock. At the same time a First regiment com pany with a drum corps was returning over the field after a visit to the Third brigade. This drum corps played all the way across the field Into the First brigade lines. Captain Kambeck gave the counter sign and secured the entrance of his command into camp, and Sergeant Ma jor Harry Coursen did the same for the drum corps. The Ninth regiment party passed around the Thirteenth and en tered camp at a point along their own lines. About twenty minutes later -two horsemen. General Snowden with a ma jor for an aide, came galloping over the field from division headquarters. They were halted by the guard, com pelled to dismount and on giving the countersign were permitted to enter. General Snowden asked for Major Bar nard, who yeBterday was brigade offi cer of the day, and after complaining of the noise told Major Barnard to consider himself under arrest. ASKED THE MAJOR'S PARDON. A moment later he withdrew the or der and asked the major's pardon. Meanwhile Colonel Coursen and Lieu tenant Colonel Mattes had joined the group and In response to the division commander's questions were trying to convince him that the noise complained of was not made In the Third brigade lines, but was by some returning First bi-igaders near their own camp. It was then that General Snowden asked for the regimental commander of the guard and was led to Lieutenant Smith at the guard tent. After ques tioning him about admitting Company B on Captain Kambeck's countersign, fleneral Snowden told him to consider himself under arrest, and after being passed over the line by Major Barnard, galloped off toward the First brigade lines. In about twenty minutes he returned and had Captain Kambeck brought be fore him. In response to the general's question as to whether or not he (the captain) had countersigned his men into camp and on receiving an affirma tive reply the captain was told to con sider himself under arrest. The two arrested officers were merely removed from duty, occupied their quarters and had the same freedom of the camp as before. Lieutenant Reel, supernumary officer of the guard, suc ceeded Lieutenant Smith as guard com mander. In Lieutenant Smith's case the charge against him Is that he hud no right to pass the drum corps as a body on the strength of Sergeant Major Harry Coursen's countersign. , RELEASED FROM ARREST. At 4 o'clock this afternoon Cap tain Kambeck and Lieutenant Smith were released from arrest. Col onel Coursen, accompanied by Major Harnard, went to brigade headquarters In the middle of the afternoon and af ter reviewing the case with General Cobln, reported to General Snowden, at division headquarters. There the three men were in consultation for about ten minutes, during which time General Snowden told Colonel Coursen to re Instate the arretted captain and lieu tenant to their commands. Captain Kambeck and Lieutenant Smith were at division headquarters during the talk with General Snowden, but the latter did not ask to see them. All during today General Suowden's action In arresting the otllcers was con demned in language that was more ...an emphatic and which cannot very well be reproduced In print. It was the com mon opinion of officers well posted on the United States Army regulations, under which the National Guard is or ganized, that no breach was made on which the arrests were warraned or justifiable. The whole thing Is looked upon as a trivial circumstance which gave Snowden a chance to display him- Continued on Pare 8. WAISTS WAISTS,- ragtag la. from 45 cents to. each. . Closing Out Price . Ceots FIMLEY'S 510 AND 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Always Busy. Cool Shoes for Hot Feet. Our 80c. Outing Shoes sale begins todafl for The Boys and Girls. A LARGE AND WELL SELECTED STOCK OP FINE JEWEL!! CAN BE SEEN AT When you pay for Jewelry you might a well get the best. A fine Una of Novelties for Ladle and Gentlemen. W. J. Weichel 408 Spruce St. Enamel Paints, Ready Mixed Tinted Qloss Paints, Strictly Pure Linseed Oil, Garaunteed.
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