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THE ONLY REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY.
EIGHT PAGES 3 COLUMNS.
iCKAXTON, PAM TIIUKSDAY MOBNING, JULY 30, 189.
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That's the liurden of the story for
today. The whys ami the whi'iv
feres are told below.
CLOSING
We've secured something lile Hft.v
or sixty pieces of fancy silks of
marvellous beauty mid choice
makes. They're rlnlit in line with
fashion's latest early auuitnn bul
letins, anil therefore the most de
sirable silks on the market present
buying or near future wear. We
boUKht them low. so can you.
10 Pieces
New I ileu Irrldiscent Ulace Taf
feta Silks In superb dual tone ef
fect.
Bargain Price 75c
8 Pieces
Fancy .Mist Wave limeade Taffeta.
Only one piece to u style, i!u.u
anteeil value S.ie.
Bargain Price 62 l-2c
a 0 Pieces
AliilKet Kiiiure Taffeta Silks. V.w- j
tlrely neiv creations. No two plec.-s
ulike. Fully worth tl.V
Bargain Price 49c j
Kluck India liroeade Silks. LM inches '
wide. C'omiiix season's styles. Very
best made. Cheap enough at S..
Bargain Price 65c.
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.FECIAL
IiurliiB the opening dayi referred to
lielieA we Will ofler
25 Pieces
Strictly all-wool fancy Mack Kro
cude. Slyles u week or two ahead
nf tlie senson. (Quality full value
for f.0 cents.
Bargain Price 37 l-2c
OPENING
Beginning tomorrow (Thursday),
July oOtli. and continuing for one
week, we will make a special dis
play of
EARLY FALL
BLACK
DRESS GOODS
Including every worthy novelty
likely to become popular ns the
Reason advances. Anions; the new
whims you'll 11 nd
Lizard Clot J is
A real novelty. Come and sec them.
lYlohair Stripe Crepons .
Rich In qrfiet elegance.
Silk Brocade Crepons
Fashion's latest worshlppful Ideal.
Combination Crepons
Fresh ideas with' much that Is ad
mirable In them.
Are hut a few; still, there's really
no limit 'to our showing. Opening
1-inys are a sort of free promenade
time. When shopping favor us with
a call.
Q;L0BB
OPEMNG
HON. THOMAS REED
TALKS ON MONEY
The Fa.' It cy of Attempting Bimetallism
SinslC'Handed Illustrated.
LOW TARIFF CAUSES HARD TIMES
The ItfNiilts That Must Follow Any
System of Currency lullntiouA
Hevenue from Abroad Needed to
Cause the Itcturu of Prosperity.
Alfred, Maine, July 29. The Republi
can ruiuity convention was held here
this ufternooii to nominate county of
lA'ers. The occasion was made unusual
and Interesting from the fact that th"
county committee secured the piese.nee
of lion. Thomus H. lteed und Curtis
t.ulld, Jr.. of Boston, and the conven
tion ended in a great ratification meet-
THOMAS li. HKKl
ing, Messrs. lteed un) lluild uddivsslng
u KatheiitiK of several thousand people,
who came from all iiuurteis to hear
the tirst public utterance of Mr. K e l
since the national con vein Ion. The
speakers were greeted with Kivat en- j
tliusiasm. Mr. Keed spoke as follows:
Two months auo no nuin or any sland
Imk would have risked his reputation as
a prophet by' lilnliitK the HliKlitest iloubt
of lt''pi:hlli'aii succean, iuw there are
those whit tell us that all minus have
chunked. Tills may be so, but lo me it
do.-s no! seem probable. It would be un
wise, unjust and senseless to confound the
I i. ino Tailc- oi sauizatioi: with individual
1 ento.-i-ats.
When Stephen A. Douitlas declared, after
Sumter was liivd on, that "thenceforth
there could be but two parties, patriots
and traitors," be won the respect even of
loes and an Imperishable place In history.
We shall certainly welcome all such lin n
today nol I tin I ihey uic to be Republicans,
for tliev will not he, lint because ihey are
pa I riots, for that they must be.
There ure some political orators who
think that If Ihey can draw a rose color
III the picture It oiiitht to convert a con
tinent. What u rosy picture we had
painted lor us In 1W. What millions we
were lo expect. We were to sell In the
ibarest und buy In the cheapest market.
We took i heir word for It, und here we
ure. und now the least credible part of
these same 'jcntleineii are snieurlhif the
i anvns with unulher picture tor us, they
waul us to pay another four yeurs, or per
haps ten. of the halloa's life.
VHN NOT Til HIO HKriOIVKI TW1CI0.
Men deceived once ure human: men de
ceived twice by the same men ure fools.
I uin bound to say that I lie evil which
has conic lo us by ail unwise revision of
tariff has been sjreatly UKxravated by one
of Its consequences our loss of revenue.
The constant drain of the dctlclt, contin
ually confounded with the redemption of
Void, has so uttllcied Ihe imagination of
our people that continence cannot com
mence to be restored illilll our revenues
eipial our expenses.
I.ei us see what Is proposed by those
gentlemen who within the last two
months have discovenl a new cure for
all the Ills llesh is heir to. Their remedy
Is the eolnaiie of sliver ut II! to 1. What
does that mean'.' Heretofore, whenever
sold und silver have stood together. It
has been at the market value. When we
ti led to make cold and silver circulate lo
Kether we have aJways married them no
cordln to their market value. Today
we Unci then, nol Iti to 1. but !!l to 1, and
we are Koinir. they say, to lilt the silver
to twice value, not by the universal sense
of mankind, which alone makes values,
but by Ihe statute of the I'nlted Slates,
sliii;le-hnnded. against the civilized world.
Why should the I'nlted States try to do
this alone? If the demonetization of sil
ver is u disease nt ail It Is a world dis
ease. How can It be reached except by a
world remedy? International bimetallism
I can understand, but this driving out of
cold and substitution of silver Is only
silver monometallism for the I'nlted
Stales. II is a shlf;lii!( from gold cur
rency und livillxed liurope and KoiiiK over
to silver and Mexico. Japan, India and
China.
If we ure anlng to have a dollar Inferior
to what we have today, what will be the
elfect of It? Higher prices, they say. Not
for everything. If you have $luO In ihe
suvlncs bank today you can get UK) gold
dollars from the bank. If this wild pro
ject succeeds, and you are paid In sliver,
you will tret the li. but they will be SO,
or ml, or Tn-ceiit dollars. If you have a
pension that must be scaled down. If you
have a bond, that goes down, too. What
you buy will go up. Will wages go up.
too? Wages, during greenbuck times
measured In rolcl did not go up as other
thins did. They went part way, but not
all the way up, and were very slow about
that.
CAPITAL FROM ABROAD NEED.
What this country needs Is eapltal from
abroad. In the I'nlted States are millions
of square miles and 7"i.f.0io of people and
undeveloped richly without stint. Hut
here Is not capital enough to keep 7.",iHiUMI
of people at work. We are most pros
perous when the 7.1.0UO.U0O are all at work,
and when that happens, we borrow of the
rest or Ihe world thousands of millions of
dollars.
Now. Just as soon as this election is oven,
and the future position of the I'nlted
Slates Is assured, both as to money and
to the employment of our people, capital
Is rend;; to come to us from abroad and
from our own people, and we shall again
be prosperous.
We have been through all this once be
fore. The greenbai kers of 18TH were not
bad nu n. They were sincere, and had a
better ease than the silver men of today.
We must have artificial Inflation and
cheaper money, they said, or blackest ruin
awaited us. Prices were low and work
was scarce, taxes were high and debts
hard to pay, but we persevered and re
sumed specie payments.
From that moment the capital of the
world was at our disposal. We had a good
tariff which made us do all our own work
from 18TB to J893, fourteen year of pros
perity, which placed th United States In
s rrent position In the world.
W-fiJ" fee - IS JxatfE-
will follow, with revenue equal to our
emergencies, undue export of gold will
cease, with the certainty "hat the dollar
paid will be esuul to the dollar lent will
come credit and conlldence. With that
other certainty that we are to do all our
own work will come the earnings of wages
steadily liicreuslnn. which is the basis of
that prosperity which Is alone worthy of
this great nation the prosperity of the
w hole people. '
MUST KEEP OUT OF POLITICS.
.New Letter of Instructions to Postal
and Kuilwny Clerks.
The postotllce department has Issued
tt circular of Instructions to railway
postal clerks Informing them of the de
partment's wishes tamcernlng; the atti
tude of these clerks In the coming; po
litical campaign. The circular states
that "the department does not attempt
or desire to control the political opinions
of any one connected with the postal
service, but 11 insists that employes of
the raiwuy mull service shall not take
an active' interest in politics In Ihe way
of attending conventions us delegates,
making political speeches, or assisting;
In the nianugement of political cam
paigns. These employes should recog
nize the fact that their tenure of offlce
depend upon themselves, if they con
form to these reipiiremeiits and are ef
llclent, holiest, courteous to the public,
their officer and comrade, and ubstain
from unseemly and Indecent language
in discussing candidates or parties,
they may reasonably expect to rciiiuiii
III tile service.
All this will not Interfere with their
Voting according to the dictates of their
own conscience or of expressing their
opinions In unintelligent and courteous
way. More thun this, however. Is detri
mental In the best interests of the ser
vice and is In violation of the poslut
laws and regulations und also of the
order of the president July 14. m&wlili h
is still in force, and was made a part of
the postal laws und regulations subse
quently und promulgated by the post
master general May -a, 1S!C
EUCLID MARTIN TALKS.
The Omaha Chairman of the Quid Demo
crats Thinks That Major McKin
ley Will Be Elected.
linston, July 2. F.iiclld Martin, of
Omaha, ibalrmun of the gold lieni
ocrats of the state committee of Ne
braska, passed through this city this
morning on his way to New- York. The
Nebraska chairman said In an Inter
view: "I think McKlnley will be elm-ted
if the Itepiiblicans curry on the light
where and as they ought to. Hy tl Is
condition 1 mean that Ihe great contest
will be in West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois,
Indiana. Nebraska and ome of the
states near these. I believe most, if
not till of them, are certain to go for
McKlnley If the Republicans carry on
the right sort of a campaign.
"Must people think McKlnley is 'talk
ing through his hat' when he says the
tut iff is the great issue In this cam
paign, but he knows what ho is talking
uboul. In West Virginia, Indiana and
Ohio, the miners and workingmeii gen
erally think they must huve a high tar
iff In order to keep up und perhups in
crease their wuges, and they look on
McKlnley us the upustle of protection.
They will not listen to tulk about sound
money, free silver or anything else but
the tariff, und that Is why McKlnley is
right when he says that In some sections
of the country at least the In rill' will
be the chief Issue, and on that Issue I
believe all the states I have mentioned
are reasonably certain to go for Mc
Klnley. "It seems to llie there is nodunger that
ISryun will carry any of the eastern
stutes.
"I have nothing to say against Bryan
personally, but I do not think he is u
great man.
"My Impression is that the free silver
craze has reached lis height In the west,
unci has already begun to go backward."
WILL FUSE WITH DEMOCRATS.
New Silver Vnrty and I'opulists of
Michigan Will I nitc.
Orand Kuplds, Mich., July 29. There
will probably be u fushlon of the new
silver party and the Populists with
the Democrats ut the Democratic state
convention, to be held ut Hay City
next month. After the date of the con
vention wus fixed yesterday by the
Democratic stale committee. Invita
tions were extended to the silver party
and Populists to also hold their state
conventions In Hny City on the same
date. The plan is to hold a Joint con
vention and put a united silver ticket
Into the Ib id.
It Is said the state central commit
tee of each party has agreed to this,
and that the scheme will undoubtedly
be successful.
S. S. HOLDING WILL SOON RESIGN.
Democratic Cliniriuuu Snys lie Can
not Support II r) n n und Milxer.
Cleveland, July 29. S. 11. Holding-,
chulrman of the Democratic county
central committee, will resign. Mr.
Holding wus a delegate from the Twenty-first
district to the Democratic na
tional convention at f'hleago, where he
protested UKulnst a free silver platform
and a free silver candidate.
After the convention he persistently
refused to disclose his views, but when
the conference of sound money Demo
crats was culled for I'hlcago last week
Mr. Holding was among those who rep
resented Ohio. He now says that after
he has called the coipmittee together
he will give up his position, as he cull
nol support iiryan.
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Stcuiiilii)i Arrivals.
New York. July 29. Arrived: Ijihn,
from Bremen und Southampton: Ilekla.
from t'openhagen, etc. Hulled: Net Vork.
for Southampton: Noordland, for Ant
werp; II. H. Maler, for Hremen; Adriatic,
for Liverpool. Arrived out: Steamer St.
I'uul. ut Southampton; Trave, at South
ampton; .Manitoba, at London. Hailed for
New-ik: obdum, from Rotterdam; Ha
vel, from Southampton. Sighted: Halle,
from New York, for Bremen; Passed Scll
ly (July at).
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Colvnr aod Hoiuugosa Kcle cd.
Washington, July 29. The department of
state Is advised by Consul (leneral Lee,
at Havunu, under date or July 23, that
(leorge I'olvar, an American citizen, ar
rested In .Munianlllo, district or Santia
go de Cuba, In themonth of April, of this
year, and Manuel Roinagosa, also an
American clttten residing In the same
provinc. have been officially notified of
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MAJOR M'KINLEY
RECEIVES CALLERS
Presented with a Bust by the Chicago
University Republican Club.
EX-GOVERNOR THAYER'S OPINION
Believe That Bin n M ill lie Do
Trated in His Own Ward--What the
Candidate Has Done to Make Him
self I' n popular in Nebraska.
Canton, O., July 29. Two hours nf
ter Major McKlnley returned from
Cleveland a committee representing the
Republican club of the I'nlvcrslty of
Chicago arrived and presented him with
a bust of himself made by Hans Hirsch,
a member of the club.
Major McKlnley, In accepting; the
bust, spoke us follows:
It gives nie very great pleasure to meet
the committee frum the Republican club
ot the ruiverslty of Chicago and I cunnol
forbear to say that if the Republican party
Is to continue Us progress of power anil
usefulness It must be done through the
conscience and intelligence or the people.
It Is Indeed a good omen to llnd the yuuug
gentlemen of the mutiy colleges of tile
I'nlted States Jululng themselves In Re
publican organisations to sustain Repub
lican principles uud tlie national honor,
uiul there is no class of men more potent
than those who go out of the colleges to
every county and state In the union. They
wield a mighty power and it Is rortuuute
for the country that so many or them are
enlisted by us tor the-principles or good
government, for which our party stands.
I uni glud to know I hut Republican princi
ples ure such that they cull be submitted
with sufely and confidence to the Intelli
gence ot the educated men or the coun
try. Kx-(iovernor Thayer, of Nebraska,
hud u long talk with Major McKlnley
tills arternoon. He feels in no way
alarmed ubout the Republican situation
ill Nebraska. He thinks the Republi
cans will carry the state by 2"i.0nn.
Concerning Mr. Hi. van. Uovernor
Thayer said: "I live In the stinie ward
with him and know lilm well. He Is up
right In his deullnes and I have noth
ing to say against him as a man but as
a statesman Mr. Bryan bus not been
a success.
BRYAN'S CAUKRR.
"Two years ugo he made a canvass
of the state for the I'nlted States seii
atorship. The slate went Republican.
He helped the Populist putty and tht
Democratic party lo coalesce, moreover,
he lias been employed by the silver men
of Colorado und Montana to agitate the
question Mind If possible lo be elected
on a free silver plulform. He was
nominated by a free silver puper for
that purpose. I live in the same wurd
mid want to say that we shall defeat
him In his own ward, und bis city, and
hi his county, which is Lancaster.
There Is another thing; which Is against
Mr. Uryan. He Is a free trader, al
though just now he is not saying much
about that as he la employed to work
for the silver men, and thinks It best
to say nothing ubout free trade at pres
ent. You may put it down us a thins;
beond doubt that we will carry Ne
braska, "I want to give some reasons why
Mr. Bryan should not carry Nebraska.
He has never done anything for the
state und has done much against it.
For example, there .was a large twine
manufactory at Fremont, doing a good
business. Hy his vote, he destroyed It.
Then the stute hud two lurge sugar
factories which represented $1.0(M).0'li)
capital. These by Ills Vote and voice,
he helped to destroy, and both are
Idle." '
Other callers nt the McKinley resi
dence today Included Congressman .1.
A. Plckler. of South Dakota. Repre
sentative Plckler hus faith In the Re
publicans of South Dakota and told
Major McKlnley that the state would
give him Its electoral vote. There Is a
good deal of silver talk In Ohio at
present, hut largely among men who
Were at one time strenuous advocates
of flat money, and who were very
active In the Greenbuck element.
SPAIN AGAIN EXCITED.
Believes She Has Been Outwitted by the
United SlatesTrouble Over
the Ironclads.
Madrid, July 29. Admiral Beranper,
the minister of marine, while convers
ing with a number of journalists today,
expressed u hope that Spain would still
be able to purchase Ihe two ironclads
of 7,000 tons each which hud been con
tracted for ut Genoa. In spite of the
fact that another power hud offered a
bigger price.
This interview with the minister of
marine wus in cniiseHielice of the ex
citement prevailing In Mudrid over a
rumor that these vessels had been
bought by the United States govern
ment by outwitting Spain.
Huvanu, July 29. Captain General
Weyler has published a decree to the
effect that in View of the difficulty of
communication with foreigners, resid
ing In the country, they may deliver
their papers to the nearest civil au
thorities, who will forward them to the
otlires of the general government. The
registered papers will later be returned
to those they belong to, and a certificate
of register will uccotiipuny them If re
liiired. All foreigners, from this date,
will be cnmiH-Ued to register upon land
ing in Havana.
Antonio Maceo Is perplexed ut the dif
ferent versions In circulation regarding
his brother's death, und he Is said to
be anxious to go to Sunllago de Cuba
In order to ascertain personally the ex
act manner in which Jose Maceo was
killed.
The columns of Spanish troops com
manded by General Bernal and Colonel
Chacel. of all arms, operating in the
district between Guuliacablves. Prov
ince of Plnar del Rio. and Cape Han An
tonio, have had a number of engage
ments with the insurgents, whom they
have dislodged from positions occupied
and dispersed after destroying their
camps at Bolo lizo. Para Conejo and
Pepe Ibarra. The Insurgents left sev
enty killed and retired with many
wounded. The troops lost four killed
and hud twenty-one wounded.
The insurgent leuder Alalia Rubio
has surrendered to the authorities at
Guanea In company with three men
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The police authorities are detaining In
solitary confinement an express agent
named Francisco Urrutlu.
Major Rafael Giron, aide-de-camp of
General Ahunda, is so seriously ill with
yellow fever that extreme unction ha
been administered to him by the bishop.
The correspondent of an American
newspaper who has just left Cuba tele
graphed to his paper an account of the
death of Jose Maceo, in which the writer
said that the insurgent leader wus shot
at I.omo del Gato, Santiago de Cuba.
while leading1 a charge against the
Spanish troops. Four bullets passed
through the body, according to this
story. The tight occurred early In July.
TOM WATS0N'SP0SITI0N.
Explains lly Populistlc Situation to the
Atlanta Constitution Thinks
Sewall Should Retire.
Atlanta, Ga., July 29.-The Atlanta
Constitution desiring to learn Just what
Hon. Thomas K. Watson, the People's
party vice presidential nominee thinks
of the present peculiar political situa
tion telegraphed him today as follows:
In your letter sent out last night from
Augusta, you say that If the Democrat
ure ready rora ralr division of electors so
are you, und ir not then Iwo sets or elec
tors will be put III the Held. Please wire
the Constitution, upon receipt ot this, your
idea of a ralr division, till the basis or
what vote do you think apportionment t
electors In these several states should bo
made. Kindly detlne your position on this
point, In order that we may give it pub
licity. To this Mr. Wutsou replied:
Replying to yours. 1 stule that whut I
huve heretofore said wus bused upon the
Icieu that your party would show some pa
triotism and retire Mr. Sewall. If lie re
mains on the ticket and your party de
clines the St. Louis overtures, there can be
no division on elector. There can only be
a straight tight. The Democratic man
agers must not demand that the Populists
do ull the yielding. Von must do
some or It yourselves. Sewall can come
on' the ticket without hurting his
party. .My withdrawal would kill mine.
Our people cHiiuot lie led to the support
or Uryan and Sewall. I'litil esewall re
tires, the masse or our party will, ill my
judgment, demand a straight Populist
ticket. Thomas K. Watson.
Upon receipt of this the Constitution
telegraphed Mr. Watson again as fol
lows: Your telegram answers our question. In
your statement sent out lust n l lit you say
that unless Sewull retires, you know of
but two plans Hist two distinct electoral
tickets, and second, electoral tickets com
posed partly uf Democrats and party ot
Populists. (Ill the basis thut hell her you
nor Mr. Sewall can, nor will retire, how
can fusion on electoral tickets be accom
plished and on the busts of what vote
should apportionment between Populists
und Democrats be made?
ITp to midnight Mr. Watson had not
replied to this last telegrum.
ROW AT PITTSBURG.
The Democratic County Convention a
Series of Free Fights Police
Patrol Wagon Kept Busy.
Pittsburg, July 29. The Democratic
county convention which met In this
city today to nominate candidates for
county commissioner und minor offices,
was characterised by u series of dis
graceful lights, amounting at times al
most to a riot, arising from the efforts
of the so-culled Harrlty and anfl-Har-rity
factious to pack the hall and con
trol the convention, and twenty uni
formed policemen and nearly all the
city detective force hud great difficulty
In quelling the disturbance. The con
vention met ut 10 u. in. und at 1.15 p. in.,
huving fluully succeeded In effecting a
temporary organization, took a recess
for an hour.
On reassembling the resignation of
County Chairman C. A. Fa Ran was pre
sented and accepted. Joseph Howley
and John B. Lark in were placed In
nomination for the county chairman
ship. The voting resulted in many new
light in all purts of the hull, and the
.police patrol wagon was kept busy.
Howley was finally elected.
Nominations of candidates for county
commissioner followed and at 10 p. m.
motions to adjourn were voted down.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing
Bryun and Sewall and the Chicago
platform and the minority report com
plimenting President Cleveland' llna.i
clul policy and disapproving of Ambas
sador Bayard's speech was tabled.
At 1 o'clock this ((Thursday) morn
ing, the convention, after nominating
James A. Clark for county commis
sioner, broke up In a row, neglecting
to complete the nominations for the
remainder of the county ticket.
Ollicers Held lor Shooting.
Pottsville, Pa., July 29. Mat Putskalltls,
who wus shut during a brawl at Cuiii
bola, I his county, on Monday, Is lying at
the Miners' hospital at Mountain Spring.
The coroner hus taken Putkalitis' unte
mortem statement. OHIcers Devlne,
Campbell and Murtln are held for the
shooting.
Treasury Gold I'escrve.
Washington, July 29. The treasury gold
reserve at the close of business today
stood at Jl(W,:tui).704. The duy's withdraw
als were JJ-l.tXH).
THE SEWS THIS MOBMXG.
Weather Indications Today I
Conditions favorable far showers.
1 .Reed Tulks on the Currency.
President Cleveland's Prophecy.
'McKinley Receives Callers.
2 W. R. B. Says Democrats Are Per-
plexed.
Naval Militia.
3 (lA)cal)-Polltlcal Chat.
Traction Company Wants Citizens'
Charter Annulled.
4 Kdltorlnl.
Bright Thoughts from Exchanges.
G (Local) Work of Rescue to Be Aban
doned ut Pittston.
Family Stricken with Diphtheria.
Three Persons Injured in a Runaway.
0 (Sporting) Soranton Lose to Buffalo.
'Kustern und National league (James.
Bicyclist lo Ride a Mile a Minute.
T Suburban Happenings.
Market and Financial News.
t Ve p nd Pown the Valley,
GROVER CLEVELAND
AS A PROPHET
Foretold the Distatregation of Demo
cracy Several Years Ago.
SAW THE WRITING ON THE WALL
He Interpreted the Message to 8. M.
Williamio-Saw the Silver Crisis Im
pending a Year He lb re He Die
i-erned the forces at Work That
Were to Ken the Party.
New York, July 29. "The Democratic
party has hud it day, and will cease
to be. It disintegration 1 only a ques
tion of time. Democratic principles
will survive, but the purty cannot be
suved."
These were the prophetic words of
President Cleveland, made to S. M.
Williams, vice president of the Central
Railway of New Jersey, three year
ago In this city.
Mr. Cleveland hail just returned from
attending the funerul of ex-President
Hayes and was on his way from Lake
wood, N. J., to Washington. He had
occasion to spend un hour In the city
previous to his departure with his old
friend, Mr. Williams, and it was dur
ing the conversation between the two
thut the president uttered the sent
ences above ipioteil.
Before proceeding to give the sub
stance of this conversation In detail
und the events that led up to It. It la
decidedly Interesting and Instructive to
compare Just here the prediction made
to Mr. William with the president'
letter to the late Supreme court jus
tice. L. Q, C. Lamar, .which only came
to light a day or two ugo, but which
was written fully a year before the
president lial the conversation with
Vice President Williams.
Mr. Cleveland then said:
"Forces are at work which certainly
meun the complete turning buck of
the hands on the dial of Democracy and
the destruction of party hopes."
In view of these tvn remarkable ut
terance. made a yeav apart, it may
well be asked, "la Saul among the
prophets?"
A NOISK IN HIS II RAD.
Tlie gloomy forebodings which had
evidently haunted the president day in
and day out for the past four yeurs
as to the future of the Democratic party
seem almost Inspired In the light of
present events. With the silver ques
tion splitting the purty wide open, and
Its defeat next November almost cer
tuln, Mr. Cleveland is certainly to be
considered a serious prophet rather
than a "stuffed" one.
The story of the president' prophecy
In regard to the future of hi party 1
best told in Mr. Williams' own words,
which are substantially as follows:
"Mr. Cleveland came up from Lake
wood, where he spent a short time with
his family, and had an hour to wait
before the Washington train would de
part. He was on his way back to the
white house from attending the funeral
of ex-President Hayes.
"Mr. Cleveland was In quite a reflec
tive mood, and the whole tenor of his
talk showed that he hud many forebod
ing us to the future. He felt keenly
the trend of events, und seemed to see
into the very seeds of time. He was
strongly impressed with the Idea that
the country wus reaching an industrial
crisis, and lie perceived thut when the
storm broke, tile parly In power would
be held responsible for the result.
"MK.NK, MKNK.TKKEL UPHAR9IN."
"The president foreshadowed the
present condition of affairs most accu
rately. It was us If he saw hundwrlt
ingon the wall. He was oppressed with
Ihe ominous outlook, and so expressed
himself freely to me. He recognized
then that we were reaching a point In
our history which Indicated the disin
tegration of the Democratic party, and
that, although he was the recognized
leader of his party, he was powerles
to prevent the destruction he saw
awaiting them In the distance.
"Moreover, Mr. Cleveland clearly fore
saw the free silver Issue, and what It
meant to the party. That Is why he
wrote, a year before that, 'Forces were
at work which certainly mean the com
plete turning back of the hands on
the dial of Democracy.' "
COLORADO IN LINE.
The Kcpnhlicnn Central Committee
Kndorses the St. I.ouis Platform.
Denver, Col., July 2. The Republican
state central committee by a vote of 48
to 37 today udopted a resolution en
dorsing the St. louls platform and the
nominees, McKinley and Hobart, and
urging the state convention to select
presidential electors pledged to vote for
the candidates for the nutionul Repub
lican party.
This result, however, was not ob
tained until three hours hud been con
sumed in the most bitter debute, replete
with personal ubuse und display of pas
sion, Blair-Cambria Conference.
Altonnn. Pa., July 29. The conrerrees of
the lilalr-f umbrlu senatorial conference
held three sessions today In the lixan
House, but the deadlock remains unbrok
en and there Is no prospect of a nomina
tion being made for some time to come.
Both sides ure very determined and will
not give in.
In roofed by Lightning.
llollldaysburg. Pa., July 29. During a
severe elect ricul storm this afternoon th
lightning partially iinroorecl the county
ulms house and set fire to the female war J
of the building. Two farm hand were
knocked insensible. The residences of
Peter J. Bradley, ex-Judge Samuel Smith,
William Godfrey were greatly damaged.
Irish l.iind Kill.
ondon, July 29. The Irish land bill
was presorted In the house ot lords this
evening and passed its tirst reading.
-
Hart t.reen llaitged.
Jackson, Turn., July 2s. Hart C.reen,
colored, wus handed In the Jail here to
day for the murder of Miles P. 'Mitchell.
Ilernld's Weather Forecast.
New Vork, July Si. In the Middle state
today, partly cloudy and sultry weather
will prevail, with local thunder storms o
and near the coast, slightly lower temper
ature and fresh southwesterly winds, fol
lowed by clearing. Un Friday, fair and
less sultry weather will prevail, with fresh
westerly winds and slightly lower temperature
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