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BRYAN S LETTER Of fXCEPIH
PLATFORM ENDORSED.
Hi formal Reply to tht Democratic Com
mute. Mr. llryan mu le ulHo on Wednesday bla
lettur accepting the Democratic nomination.
In It lie pays:
"Hon, Stephen M. Whlto and other Member
ot the Notllleatlou Committee of tbe
National Committee.
Gentlemen - 1 accept the nomination ten
dered by you uti lull ail of tliu Democratic
J arty, aud In so doing Uftre u assure that I
fully appreciate the nigh honor bleb such a
nomination confers, ami the (rove respon
sibility mli lob accompany an lection to tbc
presidency of the United States.
'I bare carefully considered the platform
aloited by the Democratic national conven
tion, aud unqualifiedly Indorse every plank
thereou.
"Having discussed portions of tb . plat
form ut the tinn- of Us adntion and again
when your letter of notification mi formnlly
delivered. It will not be necessary at this
time to touch upon nil the subjects embraced
In the partv a uccluration.
"Our hb forefathers, fearing tho ten
dency toward ccutralliutoin as well (t the
dangers of disintegration, guarded against
Loth find national Mifi-ty, n well us domestic
security, is to be b.uu.l in to careful obser
vance o( the limitations which tliey Impose.
It wl.l bo noticed that, while tlie 1 lilted
Mate guurantoo to every state a republican
torai of government und Is Impowered ty,
protect :i -li -.'.lit" iigalut Invasion, It is not
authorized to Interfere in the dune-tie uf.
Iain of any Mule, except upon j - i i ut i n
ol the cgi,iuiur of tf.e stute or tiion ap
plication of til" executive When till l''gllslU-
tur- cmiuot lie convened, 1 hn provision
rt upon the sound theory that th people
of tlx1 Mini', lo-tlng tnruiigh their legally
chosen representative are, neatine of their
more Intimate ucpiuiiilunoe with local condi
tions, better iiuililled limn the 1'reMdetit to
Judge of their n srily for Federal asdirtuuee.
Ihose who framed our constitution
wisely determined to make us
broad an mii-ntiiti f the prin
ciples ol local self-government im circum
stances would permit and we cannot dispute
the Correctness cl the position taken ly
them without xpre.-slng a distrust of tho
people themselves.
"Sluee governments exist for the j rotec
tlon of tbc rights or the people, and not for
their spoliation, li" expenditure of public
money rim bo justified, unless that exiii'inll
tur la ue!aiiftr fur the hoiieM, ccono:i:lcal
and etUcient aduiliii-trutl' ti of the Kovein
uient. lu detcrmliiiu nlmt m; roj riutioim
are neci'ea.-iry, the lnt rcMH of IIiokh w ho ity
taxes ahoiild I n c i,.iilrd rutner than tho
wlsh"a ol thoso who recelvo or Ihrburae pub
lic moiieya.
"An Iccreaa.) In the bonded deht of the
United Mafa ut this time Is entirely without
nciiw. 1 he lxxuc of Intereel-bearlliit bonds
within the laot few citrit haa been ilefended
on the ground that they wore neceg-ary to
(ecure Hold with which to redeem ('nlU'd
estates note Btid treasury notes; but thia
neceoclty liu been Imaginary rather than
real.
"Tb" I'oMtlor. taken ly tho latform
analnst the I.HsiiK of in er money by na
tional bank , Is u'purted by the blttheM:
Democratic uuthority, as wcil as dcmande.l
by tho Interesta of tho people. The
present attempt of tho national banks to
force the retirement of United Mut'ii notes
and tranaury notes In order to score a basis
for a larger lusue of their own notes, Illus
trates the dancer which arises from permit
tinit thejn to isue their paper as a eirculat
Ins medium. The United htut's nntea, com
monly known eg Kreenbacks, beluK redeem
able lu either Kold or silver ut the option of
government, and uot at tb option of the
older, ftro infer and cheaper for tho fieoplo
than national bank notes baaed upon inter
eat bearing bonds.
Tbe Monroe doetrlno Is nndoraed and pen
tooi approved. The gettlemont of labor dis
putes by arbitration Is urged and trust are
condemned.
"It is uot necenary to dixcu.'s tho tariff
question at this time. Whatever may be the
Individual views of citizens as to the relative
merits of protection and tarllT reform, all
must recognize t tint until the money iii ;s
tlon Is fully and llnally settled the American
peoplo will not consent to the consideration
of any other Important oucMlon. Taxation
vretents ii problem which In some form N
continually present and a postponement of
deilmte action upon it Involves no miltIHcm j
of p- rsoual opinion or political principles; i
put the crisis presented by ilnnuoml coudi- I
tivts cannot b' postponed,
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SECOND NOTIFICATION
Bryan Accepts tho Nomination from the ;
Sl'.vcrites. j
Mr. r.ry.in rci-hed l.luioln. Neb., S..pt.
lllld received a k'enuluc Wot"rn Weii'iilI.e j
from thousands of his fellow townsmen. II"
was acc oinpimli'd by iov. Iloleomb, ,lum"s !
II .11.,, t.nir,...'!,. ,.t fl... V..Kr,.L .. Il 1
ocratli: comiiiittee, and (ieorvi" A. i root, of
Ohio, chairman of th" Notiilcatiou commit
tee of the Silver party. A procession of
clubs escorted Mr. llryan to his r--sl lencc,
where a laro crowd was us. embled. lie
said that he appreciated their welcome, and
lie knew that they bad foilow-d his Journey
to New York, and he was delighted to have
tbeiu express their frleinlnhlp.
Mr. llryan made a iveral short siieccbes
nlonu the road le-twecu Chicago and Lincoln.
Mr. llryan was formally notified of bis
nomination by the Silver prrty at a meeting
in front of the State capitol at niubt. The
meeting was preceded bv u parade of clubs.
Mr. llryan did not read ills speech.
THe"sONS Or VETERANS.
They Dtcidt to Meet With tho 0. A. E. En
campmen'. in ths Future.
At the morning session in I.ouisvilii', l'rl
day, the commander in chief of tho Sous of
Veteram continue I to hear reperts, that on
resolutions beinu th most importiint. The
cointiiitti e concurred in tli recommendation
of ( nmmaiider in t'hief llin-sell that lu fu
ture tic unnual cni ii i.pii.ent of th" order bo
held i i . t 1 1 1 i r , 1 1 1 i -1 ' and at the same
city with the euciitn mi dt of the (iraud
Army of th" ltcpublle.
At tii" afternoon e.hlon the followiitij of
ficers were elected for tho ensulnij Venr:--Jamcs
I., hake, of l'enn- Ivunla. ('oium kud
er in I hi-f; I.. I'. Ketiiiedy, of t'olora io.Sen
lor Vice ouiiiianib-r: II. M. liuckley. of
Louisville, Junior Vice Commander: Council
In Chief I.. '. Kennedy, ex-otlb'li) i'resident:
I". W. Heme, of Nebraska; l'red Meyers, of
Colorado.
Indiuiiupollg was selected as the next place
of meeting,
EXPRESS TBAIN ON FIRE.
Thousands of Dollars Worth of Goods De
stroyed on ths Mail Train.
The Lake Shore through express, currying
main aud express from New York to Chlen
go, caught lire near (iosben, lu 1., and thou
sands of dollars worth of K"ods, with much
mail matter, we-e destroyed. When the
flam ! were discovered, the train was slowed
down un l an effort made to extinguish
them. It prove t unavailing and a wll I run
with tiie I'm iing train was m.elo for liushcu
MX miles unay.
Tne lire department was called und the f.re
S'lhdiled, hut Uot befor lllllcll of th" Vlllll-
able exprcis.ige bad been il"troye.. The
loss cannot bo accurately cut, mate I. The
. oiigin of the lire is supposed to have beun
sjioutuuooiis combustion.
PERRY'S VICTORY. .
Its AnniTtrsary Harks tbe Close ( Cleve
land's Caitennlal Celebratloa.
IJeautlfiil weather greeted Terry't Victory
day and tho closing day of 1'lereland'a cen
tennial celebration. Nearly all ths business
house And many of the manufacturing con
cerns wore closed. Long ln-fore the hour set
for tha ceremonies to liegln th atiw-ta were
filled with enormous crowds of peopl.
I'uring tho early morning hours constantly
arriving excursion train from all over North
ern Ohio brought crowd to tha city.
The celebration was begun at 8:30 o'clock
Thursday morning by tho firing of the na
tional salute of 4 i guns. At 8:30 a. m. there
was a reception to (iov. Llpnttt and staff, of
ilhode Island, and other distinguished visit
ors. Au hour Inter the exercises at the Cen
tral Armory commenced, whe-e, following
various selections of music. Mayor Itobert
K. McKisson Introduced Oov, liushnel, of
Ohio, as the president ol the day. After an
address by O.iv. llushnell and prayer by the
llev. .Totm Mitchell, (Jov, diaries Llppitt. of
Ilhode Island, delivered an address. lie was
followed by ex-l iilted Stales Senator M. ('.
liutler, of South Carolina, a nephew of Com
modore Oliver Hazard I'erry. Ilev. Pr. C,
I". Manelie-ter, a thir l cousin of Commodore
I'erry made th" closing prayer.
In the afternoon a great civic and Indus
trial pageant took place. In which many
thousand of persons took part. The parade
wii one of tb" most Interesting and attract
ive ever witnessed In this city. It was lu
three sections - mllltnry,eve and industrial.
I h" battle of Luke li, which has im
mortall.ed the name of Oliver Ila.ard I'erry,
was r produ 1 on the lake front In the eve
ning lu a sham battle nn I pyrot"chnlenl dis
play, which was th" grand lluaie of tho cen
tennial celebration.
SPEAKERS
Who Rave Been Assigned By the National
Committees.
Chairman McConvllle, of tho Iiemocratlc
Speaker' Ilureau gay that he was in cor
respondence with ex-f iovernor Ibdm.of Iowa:
iovernor Matthews, of Indiana: Oovernor
Stone, of .ourl; Senator Vei,f Missouri:
Senator Llio kburn, of Kentucky, and other
speakers of national celebrity, and trey will
within a few days mek" several peech.oa In
the Western statin. (iovernor Altgeid, of
Illinois, will make several speeches outsl lo
of th" state, lind Vice I ri'S'ilent SteVensoll
will also make a number of pecch". T hdr
assignments will be announced lu a few
days.
iletween t'iO and 70 spenker have been as
signed by ( luiirniau Malm, of the Kepublicaii
Speakers' Ilureau. in the past two days, and
arrangement mad" fur over .H) speeches,
extending as fur Wot as the llocklcs. Among
tho romlni nt men assigned are War
ner Miller, of .New Y"rk, and Coiigresiman
I'lngley, of Maine. The former will epi-nk
in Michigan September 'Jl and and In
Indiana on September 2:1, 'il and ".". Con
gr' ssinan l'ingley speaks In Ohio O tolor 1
and J. Indiana October:!, 5, li mi l seven, and
in Illinois October '.i, lu and VI.
LAMONT WIRES
That He Will Vote For Palmer and Back
ner. Secretary of War Lnmont sent tho follow
ing telegram to W. I'. Ilynum, Chairman of
the Lvutlvc Committee, of tbe (lold Demo
crats, lu response to au Invitation to be
present at the notillcation of Palmer and
liuckuor at Louisville, September 12.
WA-IIIMtTON. I). C, Sept. 5, lH'JC.
"Hon. Wh.i.um 1. IIimk, Chairman, etc:
1 regret that 1 am unable to accept the In
vitation of your Connnlttce to be present nt
the notification to Senator Johu M. 1'ulmer,
and (iovernor Simon li. lluckner, of their
nomination by the National Democratic
Tarty for I'resident aud Vloo l'realdcnt of
the United States.
"1 prefer to keep the old faith and remain
a Democrat and shall accordingly cast my
vot" for Talmer nn 1 lluckner.
"Pamii. S. Lamost."
LRTEST NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
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UNCLE SAM'S ARMY.
The West li Funiihlne;.lf ore Oeod Soldiers
Thaa th East.
The various recruiting depot of th army
are reporting to th Adjutant Oeneral's
offlc at th War Department that more ap
plications for enlistment In the army are
lelng received at present than hav been
known for several decade. The fact that
the general army I In very good shape, so
far a the supply of men goes, may b seen
from the statement that there are now only
about COO vacancies In the full force Allowed
bylaw. The whole nuota of '5.000 enlisted
men I practically full, and for the few va
cancies that occur each month, there are five
nptdiennta for every position.
The greatest number of men accepted at
any oi.e point during August was at St.
Lon I, where il men came up to require
ments, and were enrolled, on the roster.
At Indianapolis there were 30 men enlisted,
and at Chicago !7 went Into the army: V
were admitted at Cincinnati, 21 at Cleveland
and 24 at Louisville, In contrast to this,
there were a7 enlisted nt New York City, 1H
at Philadelphia, '-'0 at llaltimore, ll' at Hoston
and 11 nt lluflalo. The department flicl
that the Western country furnish" the best
ineji for the army, and this fact I borne out
by the number of rejection at the several
stations.
The department official atnte that the
majority of the men applying for enlistment
In the army are laborers, mid that many of
them were formerly employed on farms.
The number of thn latter elu have always
Increase. niter the crops have beeu harvest
ed. Occasionally men are found w ho have
good trade, but either from ho k of work or
from other cause they perfer to enter tho
army than to purU" their vocation.
It Is found that a large percentage of ap
plicants fail in the examination of til" eye
sight. In fin t mor" men are rejected from
this cause than any other one defect.
DEATH OF EX-SENATOR PAT5E.
Th Ohio Statesman Succumbed to a Stroke
of Paralysis.
Lx-Scnator Payne, of Cleveland, O., who
was stricken with paralysis died at ! o'clock
Wednesday morning.
Henry II. I'avn" was born in Madison
county, N. V., November :iu. I s 1 ( His father
Llislui, was judge of that county. Henry
w as graduate, 1 at Hamilton college In lte,
studied law In Canandiilgiia. N, Y., remov
ed to Cleveland, in 11:11, and practiced law
there for th" next 11 years. He was a I'le.d
ilential elector ill IMS. Mate Senator In
ls'.i.."iii and wn defeated In the canvass for
United states Senator In lasi nnd for (iover
nor In ls.')7. Samuel I'. ( base being elected
by u slight majority.
In the ( in 'iiinatl Iiemocratlc convention
lu ls.'ni nnd in tin1 Charleston, S. ('., conven
tion in li;0 he supporte I Stephen . Doug
las, reporting from the minority of the Com-
mitt in ill-solutions that were adopted as
the platform of that body. During tbe civil
war he was a consistent Unionist. Having
retired from bis profession, ho became
largely Interested In manufactures, railroads
and similar enterprises, since li;2 he was
presldmt of the Cleveland Sinking Fund
commission, and bo was for aeverul years
president of the Cleveland, Columbus A Cin
cinnati lin'.lroiid company. He was chair
man of the Ohio delegation to the llaltimore
Democratic? convention In 17'i, a member of
Congress lu 175-7, chairman of the 'House
committee on tho electoral bill aud.n mem
ber of ttie Electoral commission In li'li. In
initio was i looted to the United States
Senate and served until lM'Jl, when ho was
succeeded by Calvin H. llrlee.
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NEWS NOTE).
Mikonl, a Matabele chief captured by
Monday by tbe UrltlsU troops, ww tried on
court martial aud shot at liuluwayo Tues-
fiav
SUSPENSION OF BUSINESS.
Claim They H&va too Much Whisky on
Hand to Coutinuo.
The majority of the distilleries In Pennsyl
vania, New lone. New Jersey nnd Mary
land will eos until September, lit7, under
an agn client of the owners. Th" cause of
the suspension I-u great surplus of whisky
aecuiutnulated through au ec,. 0f produc
tion. Tic distillers made au agreement
some mouths ago to close until nxt Tall, hut
some of th" smaller concerns refused to join
and it tell tnroiign.
The 1'ittsburg distillers have recently cir
culated a paper pledging suspension by
signers, regardless of the action of other.-.
More than ii per cent of all distillers have
signed, nnd thn shut down will continue
until the agree.) time.
HALF A MILLION SHORT.
Bookkeeper of a New Orleans Bank Uuder
Arrest.
Frank li. I.eefe and Louis Colombo, book,
keepers of the Union National Dunk, of New
Orleaus, have la-en arrested by 1'ilted Stat"
Deputy Marshal. Colombo was taken into
custody, an ho was too sick to leave home.
He 1 under arrest, however, nt his house,
I.eefe was arraigned und held In tio.ooo
bonds for a hearing. Hi bond was Immedl
utelv signed. Ho declined to mako a state
ment. The charge. Is falsifying accounts. Two
sets of books were kept. The ilefalcatlou is
purported to bo in the neighborhood of
T300.00U.
LI WILL WRITE A BOOK.
Seattle Chinese Merohants Preparing a Big
Reception.
Chinese residents of Seattle Wash., bavo
appointed a committee consisting of Mark1
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1' H roii",w-i- urn ttmi t.uui mug, represent
ing three big Chlneso mercantile concerns lu
Seattle, to wait upon and pay their respect
to Li Hung Chung upon his arrival on Hun
day at Vancouver en route homo. Murk Ten
Sub-, who is a representative of tho better
class of Chinese, says that the distinguished
viceroy's visit means much to tbe United
Mates, that LI will, upon his return to China,
begin the construction of a system compris
ing no less than :I3,(WU mile of railroad and
that gold and silver mines In a range of
mountains extending for 1,000 mih-a along
northern China will be opened. Much iron
aud machinery to be used In developing
thejH enterprises will be purchased lu the
United States. Murk also nays Li proposes
publishing a book embracing his experience
und wbut he has learned on hi trip upon ilia
return to the Flowery Kingdom.
Reports From the Crop.
Following 1 the weekly crop bulletin:
Pennsylvania Shortage will result. from
drought, enuslnij premature ripening of lute
cropm local damage by froat lu Uorlhnru
counties; considerable com aud buckwheat
out; fall sending delayed by dry weather;
large crop of grupea reported. '
Went Virginia Corn ripening rapidly, In
an excellent crop where 'not doumgvd by
high water; corn cutting' well under way;
late vegetable crop excellent; fru't, except
apples plentiful aud of flue quality.
Ohio Corn maturing nicely and consider
able cut; buckwheat.youug clover and millet
lu fin condition! pasturage and garden
gOO'l, , "
FIVE VESSELS 00 ASHORE.
Result of th Fierce Hnrrietn OS
Rhode Island Coast.
Five vessel went ashore in the hurricane
which rage I off Point Judith Wednesday
night, und only a few broken spars on the
rocks aud bits of Hunting wreckage were to
be seen after the fearful storm.
The llrst boat to go down in the gale was
a double-end tlshllig schooner of Jj tolls,
which foundered lu the storm ut about noon.
It is supposed that sin' had a crew ot seven
or eight men. Pour men of the cn-w were
rescued from the sinking ship by a passing
tlshing esse w hich happened to lie nearby.
The other vessel lost on tho rocks Includ
ed two catlioats, it bluek sloop and u yawl
rigged skilT. All the sailors oil these vessels
were naveil. The ahlp-w recki-d men were
taken to Newport.
A liu.zardH Kay special rays the raging
storm did not abate until lutein tho evening,
consc.uently the prcsidout has remained ul
(iray liable all day.
BAD BUSINESS.
Th
Coupled With Slow Collections
Causs.
Thomas 1!. Peurce, Harry T. Atkins, aud
Henry Peurce, owners of tho Franklin cot
ton mills. Cincinnati O., nnd doing a gener
al und extensive cotton business under the
name of Peurce, Atkins A Co., nnd Henry
1'earce'a Sous Co., assigned a u company
and us Individuals to Win. C Cochran, the
cotton mill owner. The unset are 4240,000;
liabilities flillt.UOO. The assets consist of
T 1 10,000 lu personalty undl;)0,OO0 lu realty.
Tho cause of the big crash Is due to alow
collection and dull business. There are no
preferences.
The firm of Peurce, Atkins A Co. has been
in existence for '20 year and the firm of
Henry Pearee's Son for 10 years. Several
hundred employes will bo thrown out of
work.
ON TOWARD THE S01DAN.
Th British Expedition Making Progress
Up th Rile.
The ISritisli-F.gyptliin expedition against
Abdullah el Khalifa, Sultan of the Soudaui
the successor of the Mali II, is advancing
rapidly up tho Nile, aud the udvauce scouts
huvo already reached Kasbar,whllu the mulu
body is at Absarrut. It is tbe purpose of the
commander (len. Sir Herbert Kitchener, to
push on to Dong la or Khartoum If neces
sary to force tho Arabs out of the country.
Tho Aran are gathering lu force north of
Dongola, wbero a battle may be fought. The
llrillsii army I accompanied by gunboats
built especially for the dlltleult navigation of
the Nile, uud each carrying a buttery of
Maxim rapid lire guns. There are about
15,1)00 Uritlsh and Kgyptlun troops in tbe ex
pedition. The movemeut baa been In pro
gress since March, but It bus ouly been re
cently that tbe arrival of the gunboats and
transports and the exteuslou ot the railroad
through the desert to Absarrut bavo euubled
It to be prosecuted vigorously.
Prol Francis J. Child.
Prof. Francis J. Child, Ph. 1). LLP., of
Harvard university died FrIJuy. aged 71.
Prof. Child was perhaps the. most learned
gentleman In tbe Harvard community, and
since the death of Prof. James lnvlglit
Whitney, the geologist, which occurred In
August, jus came has beaded the 'list of lu
Mruetoin arruugod lu the order of tholr ser
vice at Harvard, i , V,
BRIEF MENTION. '
Circuit Judge vlllshop, of tha Taducah dis
trict, ruudered a doolslon declaring uncon
stitutional tb Kuutueky law agaiust th
ale of liquor on Sunday,
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A NEW CONSUMPTION "CURE "
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A Freneh PhysleUn Claim t Hav Cared
600 Psopl f Tnberenlosls. '
Tart is one more agitated by th peren
nial question, can tubesculosl be cured? Dr.
Francbiqu frott of tb French capital ha
afforded tb latest affirmative answ-r. He
say It can. H offer to prove It. He de
clare he I proving ft every day,
Tb European edition of the New York
Herald presented a very Interesting account
of Dr. ( rotte consulting room, in le'il'.ie
d Ediobourg, to which his patient resort.
They are for the most part from tte poorest
and most wretched of Pari.' population.
Weak from hunger and exhaustion, enfeeb
led by exposure to storm and rain, they hav
fallen victims to the dread disease, from
which, the doctors tell us, one-sixth of olvl
red humanity I suffering.
Such subject are the most suseeptibl to
the disease, are the most difficult to cure.
Yet. among even these unfortunate, Dr.
( "rotte Is said to lie curing three out of every
four patients, of about t00 persons treated
ho claim to have cured COO. Especially
among phthisical children, he says hi auc
cessi greatest. These nre being brought to
him, chiefly from the alums, at the rate of
ten nt fifteen a day.
The French ueimemy of science has ap
pointed a committee to examine Into Dr.
I 'rotte' treatment. Dr. Crotte' treat
ment Is wholly different from that of Tr.
Koch. Dr, l rotte s agents of cure are elec
tricity and antiseptics. The latter play the
tno-t Important part. Hi favorite Is known
iu Prance n foruiuldchyd". That name 1
proprietary and Is not much known lu Amer
ca, l h" antiseptic ts virtually the same a
formaline, one of the numerous "coal tar
series'' so much lu use.
PALMER AND BUCXNER NOTIFIED.
President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle
Favor tb Ticket.
The meeting nt Louisville, Ky., nt which
Palmer uud lluckner received formnl notl.
II utlou of their nomination was also pro
ductive of a big sensation, lirover Cleve
land, who has evaded p dltlcnl discussion
since the adoption of the platform -ut Chi
cago, has openly bolted Mr. llryan nud hi
silver party. The reading of his message
nrou.4ed.th- greatest enthusiasm. The Joy
of the gold Democrats was increased later by
the arrival of another mAuo from J. (J.
( arllsle repudiating llryan and hi party
und openly avowing for Pulmer und his
faction of Democracy. The two now famous
communication were read as follows:
lit Mil's Day, Mass., Sept 10.
"Hon. W. D. llyuum I regret that I cannot
accept your invitation to attend the uotlllcu
tlon meeting on Saturday evening. A a
Democrat devoted to the principles and in
tegrity ol my party, I should be delighted to
be pp-.ent on an occasion o slgtillb'ant, nnd
to mingle with those who are determined
that tho voice of true Democrats shall not be
smothered, and insist that it glorious stand
ard sha.l Le held aloft as of olj lu faithful
bauds.
"OHoYEK CLEVELAND."
Washington, D. C, Sept. 12.
'II u. W. D. llyuum Your telegrnm In
viting mo to attend tbe meeting nt Louisville-to-day
hua b"en received, and I greatly ro
gret my inability to accept. The conserva
tive and patriotic declarations of the Indian
apolls oi nventloti on the public question In
volved lu the pending contest, uud tho high
character of It nominees cannot fall to
arouse the ral Democratic sentiment of the
country, and command the hearty support
of ull who slucerely believe In the preserva
tion of the public lienor, tho pubilo penco
and the stability and value of the currency
used by our people. I am proud to take inv
stand with the old-fashioned Democrats whi)
have refused to abandon their honest con
victions In order to form unnatural alliances
with pollticul uud social organizations whose
purposes are dangerous to tho country and
wholly Inconsistent with the fundamental
principle of our party, and I pledge to you
und your associate such support and as
sistance us I can properly give during the
campaign.
J. O. CAKLISLE."
Senator Donald Cnffrey male the speech
notifying II u. John W. Pnimerof the action
of the recent convention, nnd Col. Johu H.
Fellows told the glu I II" ft' to lien. S. It.
lluckner. Palmer's running mate.
The meeting occurred lu tho auditorium,
which seats about 4, MID person. It was u
characteristic Democratic gathering, with
out u doorkeeper and opeu to the public.
The hall was profusely decorated wlih tho
national colors, festoons of Mag und por
traits of the old Democratic leaders. On
tin- stage, reserved for the most distinguish
ed persons of the party, were seated ull those
who took an active part in the convention ut
Indianapolis. It was a glorious affair for
the participants. "Old Dixie" aud other of
the well known southern songs were oluved
aud helped to stir up the pulse of every- !
boilv ltnl th miwii fi.im Itn 77ii r.l a Tint un.l I
Washington was the feature that Inspired
hope uud made the meeting a memorable
one. National Committeeman Za.h Phelps
called the meetliig to order uud Introduced
Hon. W. D. Ilynum, chairman of the nat
ional committee, us the presiding olllcer.
Mr. llyuum stated the purpose of the meet
lug, concluding with the rcudlng of a num
ber of telegrams, notably tho one from Presi
dent Cleveland.
lirvnn will start out on his tour cf the
South uud New Kliglnnd, Sept 12.
A PARIS STORM.
I fill IDE HISltliD.
A BETTER OUTLOOK.'
Price Art Still Very Lew but th Demand
I Increasing.
ft. O. Dun k Co.' Weekly Itevlow of Trade
ay ;
ltter prospect and relief from monetary
anxiety do not yet bring larger demand for
finished product, though large buying of
pig Iron, wool, leather, hide, cotton and
other material, continue to show a growing
belief that general upward movement In
prices will come with the replenishment of
dealers' stocks this fall.
Most price are extremely low, so that
nothing more than ordinary demand would
advance them. Jlut bunk failure nt New
Orleans cause temporary hesitation, crop re
turns Indicate disappointment u some cot
ton and some spring wheat State. Prices
of com and out make it uuprolltable to sell
nt present, tbe number of manufacturing
works and mines In operation does not gain,
but rather decrease. Iteductlon of wages
are somewhat numerous, occasionally re
sisted by strikes, and nil these conditions
diminish for a time tho btiylug power of the
people.
While rnauy think general Improvement
cannot come utitll the election has removed
political uncertainties, other expect to see
the result anticipated trade.
Strictly not half the Iron mnking or Iron
working capacity Is now employed, and the
demand for llnlsiied product doe not grow,
but heavy speculative purchases of pig. -peclaliy
from Southern work, have sustain
ed price i. If the extent of private conces
sions could be known, perhaps there are less
to secure order than there were two weeks
ago.
Sule of wool for the week havi, about
equaled tho normal consumption for the llrst
tune lu several months, not because manu
facturer have more order or are doing
more work, for no gain I seen In tho thode
niutnl or outioit. The buying is mainly
speculative, bused on tho belief that prices
must advance.
No considerable decrease appear in the
enormous stock of print cloths, although the
output has liceu reuueed ubout half for two
mouths, and a Ufih of the year's production
remain lu tho bands of makers, but they
have advanced the price three-sixteenth dur
ing the week.
For other goods there Is n better demand
nnd manufacturers have advanced price be
cause of the rising cost of material, the aver
age for all cottons having risen f.d per cent
siuce August 0, but stocks or many kinds uic
larg".
Corn Is almost wholly out of danger, and
tho yield I generally expected to bo the
largest, a the price hero I the lowest ever
known.
Failures for the week have been 813 In the
United Stales, against 17 last ear In the
Unite 1 States, au d 47 lu Canada, against 41
lust ycur.
CRISIS IN TURKEY.
HO BART'S LETTER.
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"larsivs, J
ay w Knit Step Jufgllnj I
Monsv Qnsstisn. V
Garret A. Hobsrt letter accept) I
" "' ' I'T-p
wmm uinuo puoiio on ine vin.
He says: The platform de.
reieranee to tns mnimv ,i,.i.-
, . v J . o" -oijq -
clearly and unmUtakeably the
th ltpubilcau party a to this untZl
Important subject. We stand unnuiS
for honesty In finance, and the Lll
adjustment of our monetary vtl :i.1
multiUrlnusnciivltle of trade ami i 1
to the existing gold standard of vsiu. j
hold that every dollar nf rurm,, .. ,' S
the United State, whether of uoi,'1
paper, must be worth a dollar i,
whether In the pocket of the man
for hi dally bred. In the vault :
lugs bank which bold but deposit, "L1
exchange of the world. ' H
"I he money standard of
til, ml. I I,a - flv.ul I .....
,.. .-. .. .,.., ,. ., ,,., i,-rii!niii'nt t J
nitlon Itself. To si-cure and retain e" 1
ah uld be the desire of every rigt-.t--. 1
eul.en. Heating on stable fotinilutuij
tinuou nnd unvarying certainty 1
should be it distinguishing ,.;r , '
'Hie experience of all history e.jf Li
truth tnat every colli, mnd" under a.,
howsoever that coin may be .t;r,,-,
llnally command In the market ,,( ,',' '
the exact value of the materials ; ,
pose It. The dollar of our country
of gold or silver, should l ol th,; j.
of one hundred cents, and by i ,. ..l'''
dollar Is worth less than this in ti,. ',.
by precisely that sum will s,,:i,. '
fruuded " '
The necessity of A certain an I c. i.
value between nations a well N. ,,,
Im grown out of tbe intcr-liai,!"
module, the trade und biisiic- p ,.v
which have arisen among the ..-,. ,.''
world with the enlargement ,, . ,
and the broadening of human im, ,!,.,
necessity ha made gold the cu ...
of all ciillgntened nations.
The free coinage of silver nt !!; rr
to 1, is A policy which no nut:. u,".
fore proposed,' and It Is tud to-1 . ..
In unv mint In the world- to t . , ,
co. It If proposed to make tl.c ,. .
limited, at nn absolute llctlil .i.s r.:P
with no reference to tut rir,-i
pledge of ultimate redemption.
ut It pnncnt price of D-s tL.iti To
ounce In the market such a -ii v
Immediate prollt to the selb-r t
which there I uo return now . r I.-:.;'
the people or tho governn.- -,t
that for each dollar's worth of -M r:
delivered at the mint, r i ti u.y
stamped coin will be given in j.,.
ALASKA MIRERS STALIZI
Great Damage Son to Property and If any
Peopl Injured. '
The city ot Paris was visited by a tornado
Thursday afternoon. Omnibuses, cabs and
stalls in tho ctreet.s were overturned, tree
were blown down, store window were
broken, barges were sunk In the Seine, uud
tbe tlrenieu bud to be culled out. Many
iiersotis were injured on the Hue Turblgo,
MAce de la llcpubihiue, the Place St. Sulplo
and tLu Uouleviird St. Martin. The greatest
damage was done ut the I'aluls do Justice.
All tho window on the liuo de Harlny side
were smuehed, part of the room wu blown
nwuy uud the corridor were lilted with
cloud of dirt and branches of tree. The
slttiugs ot the court hud to bo suspended.
The courtyurd of St. Chupelle wu tilled with
every sort of debris
Tbe number of minor casualties and in
juries to persons 1 lurge. Over 100 were
injured. Several men aud women bad their
skulls fractured by tbe fulling of some gates,
behlud which they had sought shelter from
the storm. A cub driver, who had taken
refuge iu hi cub. and bis horses were killed
together, aud tbe cab demolished. Nine
member of (he staff ot La i rauce. who were
leaving the tribunal de Commerce when the
storm broke, were all seriously injured, one
having hlssKull fructured. At least a dozen
person were carried bodily Into the Heine
from the bridge and were rescued with
great ditfleuliy several being Injured aud left
lu a crltlcul condition.
The breaking of the storm was accompa
nied by many demost ration of flight by in
dividuals. Everybody sturted to run aud
there were shouting uud screaming to add to
the confusion. Tbe storm ouly lasted about
a minute, and had been preceded by dark
ues and sultrlues.
Th Limit of European Patience Reached in
Constantinople.
To those who hive watched the course of
event in the Last, there is more ami more
evidence of the upprach of a crisis lu the af
fairs In the ottoman empire, lint the Turk
himself oiler uo sign of an appreciation ot
tin-fate that Is Impending over dim in the
limit that bus apparently been reached In the
patience of tho European power with tbe
process of cxtermlnutlou of tho Armenians
tbut ha been steadily and releutleHsly- pur
sued by .the Turk. There' is no diminution
iu the rancor displayed by the Mussulmans
toward the Armenians, uud no sign of the re.
!lnUibmeut of the Turk' contention that
the Armenians nre persistent and determined
revolutionist aud agitator against the sov
ereignty of tho sultau, and, as such. Invito
the stritigi-ut repressive men-ures that have
been used against them.
Some color hus boon admitted to this con
tention of tho Turk from the fact that some
of the envoys of the powers huvo received a
circular note from the Hiutchak revolution
ary committee, declaring that if tho reform
demanded by the Armenians at the time of
the raid upon the ottoman bunk, nro not
grunted, there will be a more serious out
break against the Turkish authorities, uud
over a much wider area than was the lust,
w hich resulted lu Hie nppnrontly indiscrimin
ate sluughter of Armenians in Constantinople.
The olllciul Turkisli estimate ot tho num
ber of victim of the massacres lu this city Is
1,100. other estimate run pretty much ull
the way upwards from this tlgure. Tbe of
ficial esllmute is coupled with tho allegation
that many of those killed were, lu realty,
Turks, but they were buried by mistake with
the Armenians and thut so their numbers
went to swell the supposed number if Ar
menian victims.
The actual number of the victims of tbe
dlsirders wu certainly 5.0U0 and prolmbly
reach 11,000. Tho military authorities state
that three soldier were killed uud M0 were i
wounded. The porte states that 170 Mussul
mans were wounded. All the Mussulman
who have yet been tried by theexlraordinury
tribunal Appointed to pass judgment on those
Implicated iu the recent massacre huvo been
acquitted of the charges of complicity. The
evidence uguinst many of these was deemed
by foreign residents here conclusive and the
failure to hold them u Ids to tho conviction
that the porte bus no Intention of complying
with the demand of the powers that the cul
prits shall be brought to punishment, in
view of this failure to punish the author
of outrage upon Armenians, the state of ter
rorism umong the Armenian continues un
ubiitoj, aud tlie exodus of these people goes
On with no diminution.
The dominant note of tho moment I the
time to tuke actiou In reu'urd to Turkey has
arrived and the deposition of tho sultuu 1
openly talked ot In quarters where, hereto
fore the slightest infraction of Turkish auth
ority has been received with disfavor, (ireut
llriialu I even prepared to act alone If tbe
poivcrs are to slow in opcrutlng with her,
THE FIFE OF PEACE
At Last Smoked by th Sioux and Chip-J
pewa Indians. j
An important Historical even; occurred in
Ashland, Wis., Sept. li. Thetsloux and
Chippewa, two of the most powerful tribes
ot American Indians, and bitter enemies fur
centuries, smoked the pipe ot peace. The
chiefs of both tribe were present. The Hoot
whereou the pipe of peace wu smoked 1
the scene of one of the most bloody battle
between these two tribe in the memorable
campaign of Dili. Chief cloud, of the Chip
pewa, mule an uddresa, In which ho .aid:
"In time bygone, we have beeu enemies,
but now come with good feeling and our
heart are pure u the Mug we curry. While
we love our forefathers, we are proud of our
enemies lu civilization uud greet you lu the
dawn of a new era a friends."
Kooky liear nud Flatirou responded for
the Sioux. The action will be officially rati
fied by tho different tribe of riioux in tho
we'..
One Thousand of Them Trying u ;
Their Way Sack Horre.
Information received nt th- '!;
purtmeut Indicate that Hut j, ,s,
much suffering among the ii:i:;. r.
Inlet, who nro returning fr ,!,
gold Held, unless tho eomiie r :.n
le which took them north pr
passuge nome. .Hon- inim u ar 1. 1
ilepurlmeiit notified the c. -i, ; rti
panic thut hereafter the (iev ri, ..;
not furnish transportation p r:h
und If the company sent the... n.:r
they should look out for their m ,n
It I snld thut ir ull of t!c '.::
llering Sea ore pressed into r
could uot accommodate more i!, it ;..
There lire said to bo nearly l.n u :.
turning miner now ut l ook L.-t
' CONDENSED NEWS.
MEN AND ARMS FOR CC2il
Another Expedition Lands wi-.bi:i
Ammunition.
Official news was received iu X
Kept, 10th.. that an expedition in t
Cuban patriot army reichc I tli'M-i I
last week. The hindlni; was I
northern count of Plnur d' l l;u
not fur from Havana. The im l:
commanded by lien. Jua:. 1; :
veteran of the 10-venr's war. Is-.
command was Muj. Ituoul M ir' t l
a moutli ago entne to New l
from Antonio Maeeo.
Others in tho party were: IV. i
('. F. Wels, J. C. Suuli-e a: I J :
American artillerymen 'lii- ;.
1,017 rille, 4ii0,000 curtri c. .. L
eunuou uud 100 shots, i
mite muchetes, clothing, a.- h I
MOST DISASTROUS SEA:" I
Consular Report on the Fru.t
Trade.
Consul Seymour, nt Pal .
the state department ut W:i-!.i: ..'
orange uud lemon export- ( r :'.
the United Stute has ex I d -
nier year, but owing to the I..;-'
of the fruit uud the low pri
I iiltiM stute, the season l: i
disastrous in the history "f tt.- '.n
The average u.inunl Import .'.
Sw itzerland for the past s. ut
been C0.UOO head of cuttle. t
million dollar. Tho Unite I ut
Zurlch, reporting to the -'.at- j
say it may Interest A:i.'-rta
know thut Austrin uud iia yirj
source of supply, utter wbicn
und Germany. The Unib-i
figure at all In the trade,
CLARA BARTON'S BE-
WORK OF THE INSURGENTS.
. Latest return from Arknnsa give tha
Democrat ubout 75,000 majority. (
Oscar It. Hundley, formerly a Dnmocrut,
has been uoniliiuted by the. Itepubbllcnu of
the Eighth Alabama district for Cougres. j
A child nine years old ha been neut to
prison In Mississippi for ten year tor killing
aoothvr child. ,
Property Destroyed and People Killed--Spanish
Troop Arrive.
The Spanish troop lately ar.-lvel nt
Havana.wlil embark via Uutubuuo to tho
trocbu, Ju -aro and Moron.
The insurgents huvo burned the tobacco
plantation of lleglitn. In Mut:inns, causing
a loss ot 4150,000. They have uUo torn up
the rail of tho truck between Ytubo uud
Itecruo. They threw a dynamite (hell und
et tiro to a passenger train, causing de.
truotlou of the car. They have uiso dynu
mlted the bridge at Puuta Drjva lu Huvaua
province,
Th Red Cron Soolaty Spent I
th Relief of Armenian
Clara Uurton, president I t-'
oeiety, has returned from l.'f -key
in behalf ot the sufleny
She suid thut she uud Nt "'
most courteously r -Ived ei"1
spent the llti,iwo win -n
theui as a relief fund, but ,,r
given away for food or m L
cburity. Most of the im !:' ''
for seed uud fanning i''-'
materials with which to bus.
homeless. She added:
"If pou wuut to un.b r-!-:
by utter iiothiugne!, you u. ..
The destitution wu awful.
out cloihini;. slielter in I
been strippej of tverytl.li-r
heartbroken nud frigl.t't'.
caused this statu of things
wu it wu not our proviii '''1-
Dr. I'iiIIiioiii lliiiili.'illi e"
society, who accompuiiie.l
that 5,000,000 could Im- w-i'-
llevlug the dlstre i lu Asia -the
party would discus.-, lln'l"
iu Turkey. .
Nominated for C
The Democratic con!-rcu
th congressional district "f '
ut WeiUboro aud uoii.l!-'''-1
bert, of I'oudersport. I'd"'
free silver plutform.
Fifth Wisconsin distn-'t-
Democrut.
Sev nth Tenucssce ill''"
II. .1111 lllll'JI Tl .
Fifth Iowa district-'-
silver Democrat.
First IlliuoU dlstri l-'
Democrat.
Second Illinois dl.-tri't'
1 'L'llKM'rttl.
rt. HI., ..I j .1 t-f ri t- l
4 111(1 AltlltMi.? Ul"
I)i'tt.s.r
Hlxth Ililinol district -J''
Democrat.
Seventh Illinois
Democrut.
second Maryland Jltri'
Republican.