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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871 , OMAHA , FRIDAY MORNING , AUGUST 11 , 18011 SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
DRAWING UP THEIR LINES
ESlver Men and Their Opponents Getting
Ready for the Battle.
BOTH SIDES KEPT BUSY CAUCUSING
Bomo of the Arr.uieiMiicriU tint IIuvo Al.
re-ndy llecn M dn for Currying ou the
Debate In the Home The I'ro -
ciit Situation.
OX , Anp. -Slowly ) but surely
the lines of battle are being drawn on the
tlnancial question and before another day
passes the country will probably bo ac
quainted with the full plan of procedure.
Innumerable conferences have been hold
within the past thrco days , many of them
fruitless , but out of the wrangling a plan
ln.s been finally evolved today which Is
likely to win the approval of a majority of
nil the elements. Tonight all the indications
point to a drawn battle on the Moor of the
house of representatives without a refer
ence of the question to the committee on
coinage , weights and measures. Mr. Bland ,
who will probably bo chairman of that
committee , ncqiilcscod In the program
to tight the battle on the tloor of the house
in the committee of the whole , and In this
arrangement the anti-silver men readily
ngreo. Two bills , on which Is to turn all the
dlsoimion on the financial question , are
fully prepared and ready for presentation.
The one drawn by the anti-silver men simply
provides for the unconditional repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman act.
lllll ol the 1'rcu Ciilimeu I'eople.
The mensuro drawn by the free coinage
pcoplo provides that all holders of ? 100 or
more of silver bullion of standard weight
Ehall bo enabled to have the same coined
into silver dollars in thu mints of the United
Stales. The dollars so coined are to bo
legal tenders for nil debts , dues and de
mands , both public and private , and any
holder of silver dollars may , at his discre
tion , deposit the same in the United States
treasury and receive silver certificates for
the same.
As to the number of groins of silver to bo
contained In the standard dollar , the bill
says : "Tho silver dollar provided for In
this act shall consist of - irralns of stand
ard silver , " thus leaving the ratio blank , to
bo determined ou the lloor of tlio house.
The closing section of the hill provides
briully for the repeal of the Sherman pur
chasing clause , thus making the free coin
age of silver , at a revised ratio , to bo de
termined by congress , a condition precedent
to tlio repeal of the purchasing act.
The bill drawn by the free coinage men is
regarded by their opponents , as Hell as by
their friends , us the strongest measure that
could be possibly presented by the silver
men. It forces the discussion llrst ou thu
question of whether a majority of the house
is In favor uf the principle of bimetallism.
This being determined , It calls for the Judg
ment of the house on the ratio to bo estab
lished , thm tendering a compromise by prac
tically abandoning the ratio of 10 to 1. In
. tills way the silver men allege that everv
bljnotalllst will have to meet the issue fairly
or { jo homo to his constituents as false to
free coinago. If the opponents of Ireo coin
age have thp numerical strength , they can ,
of course , successfully strike out every sec
tion o tlio bill relating to free coinage , unit
leave only the section which provides lor the
immediate repeal of the Sherman purchas
ing clause. . '
The ( Iroitt Qiumloll.
The great question still to bo determined
Is which of the bills to bu Introduced Is to
have priority of consideration In the house.
To facilitate the settlement of this question
It Is proposed that in thu absence of rules
the house adopt a special rule , which shall
govern the consideration of the financial
quest ion and penult discussion to be opened
without further delay , The silver men fear
that if the repealing bill should bo taken up
first the free coinage amendments , which
would naturally be proposed , might , under a
strict interpretation of parliamentary law ,
bo declared not germane to the subject under
consideration , tlio main question being that
of repeal. To guard against such a ruling
nnd Insure successive votes on all the propo
sitions to bo presented by thu silver men ,
the latter demand that the bill of the free
coinage men , which also contains a clause
repealing the purchasing act , nhnll bo given
priority of consideration , or that the special
rule which is suggested shall explicitly
Htato the various propositions upon which
the house shall bu called to vote , thus assur
ing a free discussion and fall' vote on thu
free coinage question. Thu points upon
which the silver men insist are that iho full
est opportunity bhall bo afforded for discus-
cimsion , approximately three weeks , and
that separate votes shall bu had UIMHI all the
free coinage propositions , including thu vari
ous ratios .suggested , ranging from IS to 1 tc
22 to 1.
l.ouiler * of Ilin ructions. .
In the conferences today the free coinage
men were represented by Representatives
Bland , Boatner , ( Julbcrsuh , Bryan , Baitev
Baiikhcad , Oates and Lane ; the uucondl
tloual repealers by Cockran , Tracy , darter
Ica.vnor , Catchings , Lupham , Golsscnhuiner
Coombs , Fitch , Wilson ofcst Virginia
uml John Uuwttt Warner.
Considerable Interest was added to the
situation today by thu fact that Secretary
Carlisle visited the capitol In the course oi
the morning and was in consultation in the
library with Huprcsentatlves Cockr.m , Trnoj
nnd Hayi.er. He also called upon Speukci
Crisp In the hitter's room ami rcmaincc
fomo time. After the house had adjuurned
Representatives Cockran and Me.Millli
called at thu Treasury department and wen
clu.soti'd with Secretary Carlisle.
Another joint conference will bo hold to
morrow _ _ _ _ _ _
DK.UOUKATlt ) Sli.NATOIW ,
They \Vlll Arri niii u Plan ul Cuii
WASIIIXIITOX , Aug. 10. Senator Gorman
chairman of the democratic caucus , who wa
authorized to appoint a committee to ui
range a plan ot campaign for the prosccutioi
of the work of the senate , was closured thl
afternoon with .Senators Cock roll , Black
burn , Hansom , N'ilas.Gray.Wliltoof Louisian ;
nnd Walthall. At tha conclusion of the conference
forenco Senator Gorman gave out the name
of these same trentlumen as the caucus cou
mlttoo and the Inference ls that they passe
the afternoon discussing questions of part ,
policy. No caucus had been called but thl
rommlttfu will report to u caucus to bo hul
nut later than Monday next.
Comptroller iCekels today appointed J. I
S , Hunt reccivcrof the Texas National ban
at San Antonio. Tex.
Of the UiT.OOO ouures of silver offorc
yesterday , the treasury bought IWi.Ofl
uuii-cs at f0.7.lr > ,
Mr Uoorgo R Washburn , chairman of th
eastern division of the national commute
uf the people's party , bays the populli
leaders In Washington will light for the fre
and unlimited coinage ol silver and gold o
n ratio of 10 to I. Twenty to 1 , ho suyi
would benefit the silver producer alone an
not the farmer orYKI ; > earner. Hence the
must part company with the silver mou wh
favor the Increased ratio.
The president has pardoned Peter .
Clausccn. ' .ho wrccucr of the SUlh Nation :
bank of New York , of which ho wuiprusidou
To Clcur the Strip.
WMHINOTON' , Aug. 10In anticipation !
the president's proclamation opening tl ;
Cherokee Strip General Schotluld has tul
Kfaphud Gunur.il Miles to cle.ir thu Strlii c
all unauthorized persons nnd k ep it clci
until opened bv ,
Vhiirt buittuiu of thu llun.o und N iinlr ,
WASII'IXUTOX , Au10. . The house mi
tail , on mollou , ndjouruod until tomorrow
yc s , UO , miyn , ur. The coimlitoo on rul
has been appointed as follows : Crisp.
Catchings , Otithwalto , Heed , Burrowsthrco ;
democrats and two republicans.
After a twenty-mlmito session the senate
adjourned until Monday.
TIII : AXTI-MIVIII MKX ,
They Milko n Proportion to Their Opponents
\Vlilrh U Afioeplulile.
WASIIIXOTON , Aug. 10. This evening n
proposition was formulated by the anti-
silver committee which , it 1s believed , will
bo acceptable to the free coinage committee.
At the meeting tomorrow morning the con
ference will probably request the committee
on rules to report an order to the house
covering the arrangement. It is that
the house proceed to a bill providing for the
repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sher
man law ; that opportunity bu given to offer
an amendment providing for the free coinage
of silver at a ratio to bo acrccd upon by the
silver men , if that U possible ; If net then a
vote shall bo taken un on the different
ratios proposed ; if free coinage at any ratio
bo rejected , an amendment may bo
offered similar to the Bland bill of 1878 ,
limiting the purchase of bullion nnd amount
of colnapo ; tills failing the vote to bo taken
upon the bill as introduced , or unconditional
repeal ; the discussion to last two weeks ,
with the privilcco to any member who fails
to got a hearing of printing his remarks In
the Itecord.
It will bo observed that in this proposition
the first vote to bo taken will bu upon free
coinage and the last upon the unconditional
repeal of the purchasing clause. The anti-
silver men surrender their demand that the
first vote be taken on unconditional repeal ,
and If the silver men accept the proposition ,
they will abandon the deti.aml that their
caucus bill must be the basis of action ,
Minpilllrd .Mutton.
The situation was greatly simplified today
by the action of a conlerencc held at the
resilience of Secretary Carlisle , at which
nearly forty gentlemen , Including the lead
ers of the antl-silverltes , wore present. A
general discussion of the propositions
submitted by the anti-silver commit
tee was had and it was agreed to
take the affirmative on every proposition.
The conference lasted nearly two hours ,
and at its conclusion those in attcnuancc
congratulated themselves that the action
taken was thu best under the circumstances.
A proposition Mill bo made to thu silver men
tomorrow to close thu dubato in ten days
and then vote on the different propositions
regarding free coinage , different ratios and
conditional repeal.
Mr. Cockran and the other nntl-sllvor
loaders expressed themselves as hopeful
that this plan would bo agreed to. While It
cannot bo positively stated , it is tnoro than
probable that the hill will bu intro.luccu In
the house tomorrow. At any ratu , not later
thnn Monday , after which date the debate
will bo commenced.
xu\v PI1A.SI2 ur TIII : QUESTION.
KiiKlnml Itopirtrd l < > Iluvu Mnilo u I'rnpti.
Hltlon In tlio Intcri'it of MlviT.
WASHINGTON' , Aug. 10. A new phase of
the silver question was presented to the at
tention of members of consress today In
the shape of an apparently authorised propo--
sitlon from London bankers , backed by the
ICnglish government , to the loading New-
York financiers , in which it was asserted
that If the Uuined States would maintain
the present Sherman law ou the statute
books. England would renew the free coin
age of silver in India at the increased ratio
of 21 to 1.
The most painstaking search fails to pro
duce a single senator who over favored the
idea , and when the proposition Was unfolded
it was seen that both silver and anti-silver
advocates were opposed to it. - - * *
"Coming as it does from an English
source , " said Senator Teller , "tho presi
dent might very naturally be expected to
agree to it. Anything that England wants
appears to meet with his approval. " However -
over , he did not credit the story , although
ho fully believed that the situation in
England and India was desperate.
Senator Stewart , another nnd perhaps
the most vigorous friend of silver , utterly
repudiated such a compromise. Ho char
acterized it as a very adroit scheme of the
gold bugs. "With free coinage of silver at
--1 to 1 , " ho continued , "tho English would
issue their India council bills and hammer
the price of silver down to that point I'.ll
over the world. This Is equivalent to 82
cents an ounce , and miners cannot handle
the ore at that price. " Mr. Stewart was
opposed to any such proposition , and s.ild ho
would fight for the Sherman law until he
fount ) something butter.
Senators Voorhees , Mills and Shermandls-
credited the story.
Representative . L. Wilson of West
Virginia said the only place for the dis
cussion of the question was before an inter
national conference , and that if Great
Britain wanted to have it considered she-
should ask for a reassembling of tlio Brus
sels conference.
COM.111 I'TUB ON ItUI.KS.
Mc.MIIIln of TmituMstjo Huh lti > in Dropped
Tin , Itciiimit fur It.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 10. The announcement
by Speaker Crisp of the committee on rules
just before thu adjournment of thu house
today created considerable surprise. Up to
that time no intimation had been made of the
intention of Mr. Crisp to supplant Mr. Mo-
Mlllln with Mr. Outhwaito , and when tlio
change was comprehended there was n general -
oral inquiry , "What does It mean ? "
No one was more surprtsud than Mr. Mo-
Millln himself. To a member of the press
Mr. Mc.MHlin aald ho did not earn to discuss
the matter ; it would not bo seemly or cour
teous for him to do so , Thu speaker was
charged with the duty of organizing thu
committees of thu house and hu was not to
bo criticised for his intelligent and patriotic
discharge of that duty. There was nothing
personal In thu aulion , ho was sure , for
there had novur boon the slightest friction
at any of the meetings of thu committee.
A friend of SpeaKur Crisp said the reason
for the change. In his opinion , lay in the
suggestion that had been frequently miulu
that there should be a northern democrat on
the con : mil tee. .
Mr. Outhwaito was ono of SpeaKer Crisp's
supporters iu thu contest of Ib'Jl.
WILL I.l'.AVl' : WAM11.NGTOX.
President Clovolinid Will < io to ll
It ) , ) * fur u Couplu ofVuol i.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. President Clevb
land will leave Washington tomorrow foi
Buzzard's Buy , to remain until September 1
It Is likely that he will bu accompanied bi
Secietary Lament , who is anxious to Jon
his family ut Sorrento , Mo. Since tin
ir.ojtlng of congress on Monday lust , Mr
Cleveland has disposed of a large amount o
work and ho feels that there is nothiof
to keep him in Wushliik-ton. Congress i :
not expected to do anything for some time
and matters lor congressional coiihlderatloi
can bo prepared by the president otGra'
Gables as well , if not bettor , than In Wash
liijfton. Mr. Cleveland spent yesterday.am
today at his country seat and managed ti
got rid of a largo amount of business. Hi
disposed of all the applications for parJoi
laid before him and signed his name t <
the hundreds of certificates nominating nici
who were appointed during ttio congrea
siottnl recess to the offices they are now fill
IIIR. The recess appointments an the enl ;
ones that the president will suud to th
fonato before his departure.
Uneiiipliiyuil l.uliar to 1'itrud * .
NEW YORK , Aug. 10. Sarauol Gompori
10 president of the American Federation o
jf Labor , called a meeting of repreicntatlv
jfar labor men this evening to take steps for
demonstration of the unemployed in thi
city in the near future.
It was resolved to ask the different labo
ot unions each to send live representatives to
coiferencn : to bo held on August 20 to dlscua
thoiMvan'.rallon of the unemployed for
parade ami douioiutnitioii.
\YILL \ NOT DISMISS BLAND
Orisp Not Tncllneil to Organize the Ooinago
Oommittca Agaiust Silver ,
INFLUENCE OF CARLISLE FREELY USED
Scimtnr Mnidcrnon'N Ktpprlrnco wltli n Now
York Itrpnrtcr l.nml onico Dis
tricts ( lencr.illy to He Ito-
dnccil Quite MIIIII.
WASIMNOTOX BUIIHAU OF TUB Bnc , )
Dii ; Fouiirnr. TII STIIEBV . \
WASHINGTON , Aug. . . 10. |
Secretary Carlisle had a Ions conference
with Spo.iker Crisp this afteniojn. It Is
understood that the purpose1 of bis visit waste
to persuade the speaker not to appoint Mr.
Bland as chairman of the coinage committee ,
It Is said that the president has recently re
ceived Information which led him to ballovo
that Mr. Crisp was not disposed to either
displace Mr. Bland or organize the com
mittee In opposition to silver. This attitude
of the speaker Is not exactly tasteful to the
administration.nnd Mr. Carlisle was deputed
to visit the capitol and endeavor to persuade
Mr. Crisp to alter his determination.
Purnly/.od thu Itnpurtor.
The Now York newspapers sent over a
corps of reporters at the opening of congress
to poll both houses on the quesUon of the
repeal of the Sherman law. Tholr laek of
knowledge of public men and measures Is
aptly illustrated by thu following interview
which onu had with Senator M'uiderson.
One of them was in the corridor back of the
senate chamber when the Nebraska senator
came along.
"Aro you Mr. Manderson1' ? ho asked.
"I am Senator Man lerjon , " was the somewhat -
what formal response.
"What state are you from ? " The senator
gorgonlzed him with a stony , western stare.
"Young man , " ho said , "does your paper
own a cotigrossion.il directory ! "
"Oh , 1 suppose so ; I suppose so. Wh.it do
you think about silver ! "
"I think , " he responded , ns ho edged
toward the door and hold it partly open , "I
think that it Is a metal. I have no other
view to express. "
I. mil Ollltto Ilutlm-ss I'.llllris O.I'
Secretary Smith of the Interior depart
ment Ind under consideration to.lay the
question of consolidation of land offices
throughout the country. There are about
US of those oUti39 ! and it is proposeel to
reduce the number to olchtcen. Secretary
Smith conferred with Commissioner
Lamoreaux of the general land office on the
subject today. Some tlmo ago dispatches to
Tin : Bin : stated that the secretary might
take such an action. It may bo definitely
stated now that owing to the decrease in
business the secretary deems this reduction
in.thu . number of offices necessary. Nothing
is'dellnitcly known as to thu reductions that
will bo made In Nebraska. Onu thing was
stated officially there will bo u division of
districts.
! 'cMirtli-Cla s PON t master I.
Fourth-class postmasters wore appointed
a follows today :
Nebraska : lOlisan , Furnas county , Lizzie
K. Walkins , vice C. H. Draper resigned.
Iowa : Flagler. Marion county , Jennettn
Glenn , vice J , L. Murphy , rosigued ; liar-
court , Webster county , W. J. Strutucs , vice
P. J. Gustafson , removed ; Rock Creek ,
Mitchell county. Gilbert D.immcn , vice John
Todds , resigned ; Wales. Montgomery county ,
Richard Owen , vice H. 11. Williams , re
signed.
-Aftor lomi
Ex-Congressman Tom Bowman , Congress
man Walter S. Hayes. National Committeeman -
man Richardson , ox-Congressman Hamilton ,
and N. W. Mclvcr of Cedar Rapids swooped
down on the cabinet olllcurs today to secure
Iowa patronage. They- first waited upon
Postmaster General Bissell in regard to the
Bloomfield poatofllco. The term of the pres
ent postmaster has expired and the Iowa
democratic leaders want an appointment
right away. A change is also demanded of
the postmaster atMonticello. After waiting
on Mr. Bissell without immediate results thu
visitors went to the other departments. Mr.
Richardson saw Assistant Secretary Qulticy
in thu Interest of M. Rlcgelmaii of Dos
Moines , who wants to be consul at Firth ,
Bavaria.
liltlmitmil : to tlio Silver Alcin.
The administration has issued its ultima
tum to the silver men. A meeting attended
by no less than twenty representative con
gressmen from nearly every section of thu
country was held at Secretary Carlisle's
residence tonight and n definite proposition
framed to bo submitted to the silver men to
morrow ut 10 a. in. The proposition which
the anti-silver men make is : First , tlio In
troduction by Congressman Wilson of West
Virginia of a bill i'or the unconditional repeal
of the purchase clause , the silver man to In
troduce amendments providing for free sil
ver coinage at the so veral ratios , to bo
voted upon separately. If the amendments
are all rejected the silver men are to intro
duce an amendment which will restore the
Bland law. This defeated , the anti-silver
men will demand a vole on the previous
question for the repeal of the silver purchase
clause , the final vote in any event not to bo
delayed longer than two weeks.
It is the policy of the administration , en
dorsed by Secretary Carlisle , that if this
proposition is not accepted by the silver men
to force the fight at once without further at
tempts at compromise. This will probably
mean cloture to head off filibustering.
Among those at the conference were Bourke
Cockrau , Tracy and Lock wood of New York ,
Patterson of Tennessee , Tom Johnson of
Ohio , Turner of Georgia , Hall of Minnesota
and Wilson of West Virginia.
News for tlio Army.
The following army orders were issued
today :
Leave of absence for ono month , to take
effect August ' > , is granted Second Lieu
tenant Alfred C. Aionllnt , Kighth cavalry.
Leave of absence for four months , to take
effect September 10 , Is granted First Lieu
tenant Edward J. Gruniluy , Seventeenth In
fantry.
The general court martial appointed to
meet at the military prison at Fore Leaven-
worth , ICan. , special orders July "j from this
ofllco , Is dissolved.
Thu following are the orders of the secre
tary of war : In the case of Frank Greene ,
late private troop F , Third cavalry , now in
the Kansas statu penitentiary ut Lansine ,
ono year of the sentence published in thi
general court martial orders No. Ul ,
Department of the Missouri , July 11 , Ib'j ; ) , U
by direction of the president remitted In
consideration of the fact that ho * vas tried
for offeutos for which ho was not extradited
\\'ur department order , dated August II
directing Captain Augustus G. Tiissin
Twelfth infantry , to report In person tc
Colonel Henry W. Closson , Fourth artillery
president of the army retiring board , ul
Washington barracks , D. C. , for examination
tion by the board is revoked ; special orders
August , la so amended as to grunt Captali
Augustus G. Tassin , Twelfth infantry , ai
extension of leave of absence on account ol
sickness to the date of the receipt by him o
the order detailing him for duty as nctlni
Indian agent.
First Lieutenant Edward H. Plummer
Tenth infantry , acting Indian agent u
Navajoo agency , N. M , , is hereby rellevci
from said duty , and upon the assumption o
the game by his successor , will proceed tc
join his regiment.
Captain John Drum , Tenth Infantry , i
detailed to act as Indian agent at the Nava
lee agency , On receipt of tbli order Cap ; all
Drum will report at onee by letter to tli
secretary of thu interior , and proceed dlroc
to the above named agency.
A board to consist of Captala John G
Leefe , Nineteenth infantry , Captain Georg
S. Hoyt , assistant Quartermaster , and Mi
William Webster of Sault St. Marie , i
appointed to meet at Fort Brady , Mich. , n
the call of the senior officer for the purpos
of appraising certain lots of ground ordero
to be sold under the provisions of section
of the act approved July S , 1881) ) , entitlui
"An Act to Provide for the Sale of the Oltl
Site of Fort Brady * , Mich ! , oto. " The board
wilt render a report of It * transactions to
the secretary of war through the adjutant
general of the army. J
The resignation of Post Chaplain William
K. Tully , U. S. A. , has bcfennccoptcd. to take
effect November 17.
l/oavo of absence for four months , to take
effect September lls granted Major Thomas
C. Lcbo. Sixth cavalry.
MliorUiinemiK.
Pension oxamlnlnV boards \v ro appointed
In Iowa today as follows : Atlantic , F. W.
Porterficld. J. M. Hmmcrt , C. M. Splndel ;
Ued Oak , O. S. Rlloy. Ous U Kumbuirh , A.
A. Ashley ; Grecnlleld , , J. E. Howe , T. W.
Mulncr , F. 1 * . Culvorson ,
Penny S. HCATII.
WHAT At'OniiAHV WOULD DO.
llow IIo Attempt * to Solve tile I'rcnonl
riimnclitl Otir tloin.
WASHINGTON , Aug. " 10. Hcproscntatlvo
McCreary of Kentucky , a member of the
Brussels monetary conference. , tonight said :
"I am In favor of legislation repealing the
purchasing clause qf the.Shorman act and
recognizing silver by aJJtlyjrlzlng the scoro-
tary of tiio trcasuryy ttlth the approval
of the president , to'coin o.ich month Into
standard silver dollars , .000,000 ounce ! ) of
the silver bullion no.\nln'tho treasury.
"I nm also In favur.af : umonetary commis
sion to bo composed' persons who have
studied monetary 'mentions ' elosoly and
thoroughly. This commission should take
evidence , tlrst , on the recent change In the
relative value of gold and silver , and
whether the change Is dye to the deprecia
tion of silver or the appreciation of gold ;
whether the change is psrinaticnt or ti'ini or-
ary , and Us effects uppn all Interests of
the country. Second , on the policy
of maintaining tno double stun lard
i n the United Sttltes-and whit si o ild bo
the leiral ratio between silver and gold when
coined. Third , on thu best means of 10-
storing confident' " ) : In commercial and
financial circles and promoting inturnutional
bimetallism.
After the purchasing clause of the Shorma i
law Is repealed the commission , by ii.-iuinir
into three subcommittees , can take evidence
in the cast , In thu west and in the Bouth ,
and report to congress at the beginning of
the regular session. "
! > TII.L rjttr. SV
Currency lliird to ( i t Comp'.iiltit from
lliiMlterR. (301(1 Cninlnj ; .
New YOIIK , Aug. 10. = The noses of men
and concerns who need .cash are yet hard
down on the grindstone of currency
premiums.
The scarcity of currency was very great
again today and the mbnoy brokers' offices
were thronged with customer * who were
selling their hoards ut big premiums. It is a
matter of surprise to many parsons that the
scarcity of currency does not show signs of
abatement , in view of the great amount of
gold now ore its way to this country. Money
brokers were getting 4 } per cent'for cur
rency and gold today on.immediato delivery
and were paying as high as i ) per cent for it.
They were contracting to deliver gold ut 24 !
per cent and foreign exchange was proportionately
tionately strong in consequence.
A well known bank president said this
morning : "New York has $ S5OOJ,000 in
cash today , against i'oKK ( > ,00 , ) in 187 ; ! . Jn
three days wo will have$17,000,000 more , and
in a fortnight or three weeks wo will have
enough to gly.o away , sous to speak. Then
watch thoTIiUle coutitrybanks unloose their
hoard. That is whbrothe : money is. I know
one bank with' > 0,003 capital that has i < Xi-
000 i.i cash Hoarded in its .vaults. 'That is
why money is scarv.o,1" ' ,
Assistant Secrotaht tf tht > Treasury W.
E. Curtis was'at IU > subtrjiisarj * all the
afternoon. He had n conference with * the'
members of the clearing house committee ,
whom ho told that the Treasury department
was doing all in its power to bring
the currency famine to an end. The
time for delivering national bank notes
after the receipt of applications for thorn
had been reduced to twenty-four days , ami
orders for them were coming in at the rate
01 $10,000,000 a day. The subtreasury of San
Francisco had been ordered to send $8,001)- )
000 in gold to the subtreasury in Now York.
The mint in Philadelphia had been set to
work coining half eagles , for which there
was a largo demand.
The subtrcasury's debt balance of $ iUSl')5 : )
at the clearing house today was paid chiefly
in gold. The subtreasury cashed checks for
over..100,000 ! in cold. It paid out in exchanges -
changes over the counter $100.000. Of this
sum $ .7)OOJ ) was in silver. The Treasury
department has on lyiud $11,000,000 in sub
sidiary silver.
Will Miike a Hie : Cut.
PANAMA , Aug. 10. 1'ho Pacific Mail em
ployes are muun excited over a reduction in
salaries ot 50 per cent. Notice was given
today that the salaries.of nil employes , from
general agent down , will bo paid after Sep
tember L in common silver. Instead of Amer
ican gold. The reduction , It is s.ild , will not
ho accepted , and if , is believed that the best
officers will leave.
Short In IIIK Account * .
GUTIIHIE , Aug. 10. City Clerk Mllllken's
books have been examined by a committee
of the council. The rcpcrt Is that he is from
$ T > , UOO 10 $10,000 short. He has been arrested
and his bond put at $300.
1 limiirliU Notm.
KINGSTON , Mo. , Aug. 10. The Caldwell
County bank of this place and the Exchange
oank of Polo have failed , The latter is the
county depository and all the county's
revenue Is tied up.
LAFAYKTTK , Ind. , Aug. 10. Tnu O'Brien
wagon works have 'failed. Liabilities ,
flOO.OOO.
LKUOY , N. Y. , Aug. 10. The Lathrop bank
has failed. It is claimed that it will pay in
full.
full.KAXtus
KAXtus CITV , Aug. 10 , An order has been
made by the Kansas City , Fort Scott , Gulf
.t Memphis railway , reducing the working
time at thu shops to forty hours a week.
The men will work eight hours llvodays In
the week and will huvo a holiday on Sutur-
'day.
LAFAVETTB , Ind , , Aug. 10. The O'Brien
Wagon Works company was placed in tlio
bunds of a receiver today. The liabilities
'
are $100,000 , with 'assets considerably in
excess of that figure.
NEW YOHK , Aug. 10. Judge O'Brien has
appointed Miles M. O'Brien of the H. B.
Clallin Co. nnd Peter V , Meyer , the real I
estate dealer and 'business partner of Rich
ard Croker , receivers of the Madison Square
bank , t
l'lr Itocoril.
MII.WAUKKE , Auc. 10.4-lTiro this afternoon
destroyed tno largo salt warehouses of L. J ,
Pettlt in the Menominee valley nnd danv
aged the largo plants of the Lumbermen's
Planing Mill companV , the M. J. Hilty Lum.
bar company and the Northwestern Slolgh
company , causing a total damage of about
f 100,000 , divided as follows : L. J. Pottit ,
$00,000 ; Northwestern Sleigh company ,
$ ; iO,000M. . J. Hilly Lumber ' company , $5,000 ;
Lumbermen's Pluntng'Mill company , $ o,000.
The lire is supposed to have started from a
spark from a passing s.teumboat.
Tniiitu HAUTI * , Ind. , Aug. 10. The Terre
Haute Car works , capable of employing 1OOC
men , burned today. The loss Is very heavy.
The company Is In the bunds of an assignee
and the figures ore 'not obtainable. Tin
company carried $150.000 insurance.
CIIUTBWA FALI S , Wls. , Aug. 10. A repori
reached this cl'y at midnight that the conn ,
try north of Carvwrlght , tills county , is burn
ing up. Curtwrlghl is in danger and citiieui
Q arc preparing ( o Ha lit the Hames.
Movement * of Ocean Htuuinori , Aii u i 1C
'At Southampton Arrived Colombia , fron
New York.
At , Ixmdon Sighted Polynesia , from Bal
tlmoro ; Persian Monarch and /.uanduui , fron
New York.
At Swlucmundu Arrived Hckla , frou
Now York.
At Boston Arrived Scandinavia , fron
Glasgow.
SIX HOURS OF REAL DANGER
Peace of Europa Was Threatened by 7ar
Between Prance and England.
KAISER WILHELM EAGERLY WATCHED IT
IIo Itnlibcil IIU IlninN in Direful Antlclpn.
llcui ot the Culmlimlliiii ot n Clicr-
Ulird liniljfti Scmntloiml
Story from CO\TCJ.
PAHIS , Aug. 10. [ Now York Herald Cable
Special to TUB Bic. I A correspondent at
Cowcs sends the following interesting story
and guarantees Us authenticity :
"Last Sunday there were six hours when
the tension between Franco a"d England
was so great that war was considered almost
Inevitable. The tiucen was being hourly in
formed of the state of affairs at Osborne.
The kaiser , on hearing of the acute point
that the Siamese question had arrived at ,
rubbed his hands together with gloa , and
said , 'Now the dance is going to begin.1 "
Can this really bo true ?
\vnui.ISAI.I : Aicitisrs.
Dyimmlto ( 'onuplrney In Colnmlitii Threat-
cm to IVculpltuto 11 K volt.
| Ciij wC/hJ M8M. ' < i ; Jiimti Hunl'in ttnnctt.\ \
PANAMA , Colombia ( via Galveston , Tux. ) ,
Aug. 10. fBy Mexican Cable to the New
York Herald Special to Tin : Br.i : . ] Ad
vices from Barramiuilla report that sixty
more persons have been arrested for com
plicity in the plot against thu government.
It is feared that the exposure of the dyn.i-
mite conspiracy may precipitate the threat
ened general revolt of the Colombian lib
erals. The government is strengthening the
garrisons all over the republic
Dispatches from the lleralu's correspond
ent in Bogota announce that Minister of
War Campo Serrano will proceed Immedi
ately to Barranqullla and assume the gov
ernorship of that department. In Panama
cverythiiu' is apparently quiet , but there is
much excitement In Inner liberal circles.
VAI.I-AUAISO , Chill ( via G ilveston , Tex. ) ,
Aim. 10. [ By Mexican Cable to the New
York Herald Special to THIS BKB. 1 An
ofllcial decree bus been Issued authorizing
the building of a railro'id to the nitrate
Holds. The Port of Iqulqnc offers advantages
for competing with the existing monopoly.
There is now under consideration a plan for'
the fusion of the Valparaiso National
and Agricola banks and also the
Mobilario International and Commercial
banks. Should the plans bu carried two
large , strong banks will bo formed. Ex-
President Peirola of Peru will sail for
Iqulquo tomorrow , his intention being to
bo close to the scenes of probable action.
Many horses wor'o shipped from Chill to
ports in Peru last week. It Is believed
hero that they are for military borv-
Ice in that republic. A report is current
in La Paz , Bolivia , says a dispatch
from the Herald'scorrcspondentthat Bolivia
has entered into a contract with Peru by
.whlch-she-wlll obtain the province of Tncna. .
Chill will receive as compensation from
Bolivia rich silver fields in the Lupoy dis
trict , which are contiguous toAntpfiVgasta. .
Peru , in exchange will , it is said , got the
district of Madro-de-Dios. The steamer Im
perial on its next trip will take a party of
twenty-live Chilians , who are bound for the
Chicago fair. President Montt has ap
pointed Manuel Villtmill Blanco , a liberal ,
as minister of war and marine.
The government of Bolivia intends organ
izing a cavalry force. From liio Janeiro the
Herald correspondent telegraphs that thu
senate report condemns Hear Admiral Wal-
denkolk for desertion and aiding the liio
Grande do Sul revolutionists. The Herald
correspondent in Buenos Ayres telegraphs
that congress will appoint a commission to
Intervene In La Plata. Everything is quiet
in thu state at present.
IIKCO.1t I Ni lii'l li.M : 1C.
L'liolrrr. Spruiidlni ; It'ipliliy In Sevcrnl ICtl-
ropran Countrlm ,
VIBSNA , Aug. 10. An ofllcial statement ,
issued by the sanitary council of Austria ,
declares that the condition of the country
with regard to cholera is very precarious-
much more serious than it was in Ib'Jx' . The
home ofllco has sent a circular to the gov
ernment officials throughout thu country enJoining -
Joining thu strictest precautions.
Cholera has broken out among natives ,
moBtly Italians and Crotians , building a rail
way at Marnmros on the Galuclun frontier.
Thirty-live have already died. Ono hun
dred have lied in the direction of their
homes without waiting for tholr wages.
Sovun cases of cholera and two deaths have
occurred at Czernawod.
Biiti.ix , Aim. 10. The Imperial Board of
Health denies the report that a case of
cholera occurred n few days ago in this citv.
UUCHAUIMT : , Aug. 10. In the twenty-four
hours ending at noon today thirty-six new
cases of cholera and four deaths were re
ported in Brahllov , and. sixty-olio new cases
and ten deaths In Soololn.
N.vri.us , Aug. 10. Three deaths from
cholera were reported In this city In the last
twenty-four hours. Cases of uholura are
constantly occurring In the districts around
Naples , _
To .Mi' nt the DciiiiiiuU ul thu Army Mill.
FitXxicroitT , Aug. 10. The conference of
the finance ministers of the several states of
the Gorman umpire , which met hero today ,
has concluded its labors. The object of the
conference was to dovlso moans for raising ,
by taxation , the monev necessary to meet
the increased expenditures necessitated by
the army bill , The conference appointed a
committee to meet in Berlin to prepare bills
for presentation to the Keiohstng embodying
the conclusions arrived at by all the minis-
tors. _
Chlim Will Not Itucrilo.
LONDOK , Aug. 10. The Chinese govern
ment , replying to Uusshi's recent demand
for an explanation of the massing ol
Chinese troops on the frontiers of the
Pamirs , says that China Intends to occupy
only the Chinese Pamirs , from which she
will not recede an Inch. The notn adds
that China does not interfere with Russia's
occupying other parts of the Pamirs , but
she hopes that Kussla will contlno her
oporatlons to those parts.
Another CrUU Immliiimt.
LONDON , Aug. 10. A dispatch from Buenos
Ayres says the radicals have entered Lu
Plata. Minister Delvallo has ordered the
contending factions to diiarm. The radicals
claim that tholr government has been recog <
nizud. Congress opposes them. It is re <
ported ( hat the cabinet It divided and that
a crisis is imminent.
Coiir ns of Hoclnllnti ,
Zuincii , Aug. 10. The international ocial
1st congress today rejected a resolution thai
a universal strike bo started if u war Is do
chircd. An amendment in favor of aiming
n to suppress militarism , by withholding up
piles , was adopted ,
u .Mrinlicru of H Lxl > or Kxnlnuiue I'lnoil ,
n PAIIIS , Aug. 10. Seventy leading nienibori
of the Labor exchaugo vhich was closed dur
Ing the recent troubles in Paris , were today
lined Ml francs each and costs for refusing to
comply * he law for the regulation of
trade J.Vi'ii > tos. The court ordered the
dissolution \ll the syndicates concerned in
the violateof the law , including the ex
ecutive cottco \ ' of the t ibor exchange.
Prill oft Iti'm-cllc-tlno. .
KOMK , Aj- . 10. IVim Hlldobrand de
Homptlunc. ( , it of Benedictine monastery
In Mured Sol ' Belgium , by a p.ipal brief
has been nppt d primate for the entire
Benedictines. Is Is the llrst time In the
history of the .idlctincs that the pone
has appointed t ' 'jbotl. Ho is a member
of one of thu lost families of Belgian
nobility.
Ain'Axvtsn 'Jiin it A ran.
Knutcrii Itimils Unite tin1'rlro > r World's
I'nlr Ticket * .
CiucAtio , Aug. 10. General managers of
the eastern roads virtually ordered an ad
vance In World's fair rates today. The
Pennsylvania road offered the most
strenuous opposition to the adoption of the
plan. The position of that road has been
misrepresented by Its competitors. It ad
vocated one faro rates for the round trip ,
good on all trains , but it was outvoted at
every turn and dually had to submit to the
inevitable. The agreement finally reached
was as follows :
d , That wherever In the territory of
this asvochitltm tlio roKiihir schedule of
World's fair excursion rate * , authorised April
10 mid ellectlvo April 'JB hist , huvo been re
duced they shall In nil Instances bu restored
on Auuust Ul , 18'jl ; , to thu Humes immcd In the
itgrouiiu'iit ( tnYctlvu April Uf > , 1803 , except
rates west of the Ohio river and thu I'olutnbiiH
territory , which uro lUt-d arbitrarily.
It Is further resolved , That the rules author-
Irril by the managers' resolution July J7 ,
which ncro to expire on August 10 , shall con
tinue to August'Jt ,
Keorganl/atlon was effected today by the
general managers of the Central Tralllc
association lines. The association Is to bo
continued for one year from September 1
next , and should any road desire to with
draw after that date It must give thirty
days notice , such notice to become effective
on the llrst day of the month succeeding the
expiration of the thirty days notice.
I'lio now agreement gives the commis
sioner enlarged powers. Appeals from his
decisions are to bo settled by arbitration ,
and any differences between the managers
that may arise are also to bo settled by
arbitration.
ICtillr uid In u ltui'i > iv < u-'H Ilitiidn ,
HUTCIIINSONICan.Aug. . 10. The Hutchln-
son & Southern railroad , with headquarters
In this city , and operated batwoen Hiitchiu-
on and the Indian Territory.'passed ' into the
.mills . of a receiver today. Otto Miller , thu
nperiutciidcnt of the road , was appointed to
hat position by the United States district
lourt for the district of ICans.is.
Considerable excitement is felt over the
natter , as It is thought It was dune for thu
urposo of bringing to lime persons who
live gone into litigation with the road over
ho settling of a certain right of way bc-
wcen Anthony and Cameron , and not be- ,
'iiusc it was driven to the wall.
tllllt till ) Itlllcs III ! , ' ( | : l'l.
ST. Lot-is , Aug. 10. General Passenger
\ircnt Townscnd ofthe Missouri Pacific to-
ight wired the chairman of the Western
'asscngcr association and all association
ines stating that the Grand Army of the Ho-
ibliu rates via Chicago were less than the
ales via St. Louis and demanding that they
at once equalized.
EKX * .ttt.1IS J.\
low the Ceded Sioux l.iiudla .South iit-
lcuti : Are I'clillT hottlcil.
CiiAMnnui.Ais , S. D , , AUP , 10. [ Special to
Tim Bti : . ] There was a fulling off In the
lumber of filings at tl-o Chamberlain land
jflice during the month of July. The total
lumber of new settlers who filed upon lands
n the ceded Sioux country during the
month was ninety-four. This is a good
record , considering that during the month
of July the farmers are the busiest nnu
ess able to le.ivctheir eastern homes
n search of free govern men t lands in
, ho west. From all accounts the rush
for homes in the ceded Sioux lands will bo of
larger volume this fall than during the past
spring. As soon as eastern farmers are
through harvesting the rush will commence ,
: ind will continue until snow files and puts a
stop to the inllux. The total number of
filings at thu Chamberlain land onlcc since
the Ibt day of January of the present year-
fop lands west of the Missouri river has
been 1OOS , disposing of 101iSO ! acres of
Uncle Sam's laud. Estimating at llvo to a
family , this would make an increase of over
ii.OOO to the population of the country west
of the Missouri river so far this year. The
settlers who arrived in that country in time
to put in crops Ibis season are well satisfied
with the outlook , and are highly pleased
with what has benn accomplished this sea
son. The ceded Sioux lands are all right ,
and can support thousands upon thousands
of thrifty fanners and their families.
cn.imiiii
Hunker I.Ittlo .Must Answer l"nr Kll Ing
I.uwyor Johnson.
KAXfusCrrv , ICan. , Aug. 10. The prelim
inary hearing ot Banker A.W. . Little ,
charged with the killing of Lawynr B. E.
Johnson , ended suddenly in Justice Hells'
court today. The attorneys for the defend
ant were attempting to bring out certain
evidence when Justice Belts sustained an
objection to the questions. Mr. fluttllngs ,
after milking his oxcnptlon to the ruling ,
rose and openly declared it was useless for
the defendant to Intro Juco any other testi
mony. Upon this the county attorney asked
that Little bo hold for trial at the Septem
ber term of the common pleas court without
bail. The justice made the order as di
rected.
Upon the showing that Little was denied
the rigiit of a fact preliminary hearing , Lit-
tlo's attorneys will attempt to have their
client released 'jn a writ of habeas corpus.
After the court had declared the case ad
journed and the crowd was moving out ,
Bomo man passed behind the railinir within
six feet ol the prisoner and made the re
mark : "Little should not bu lot out on bail.
He ought to be thankful that ho is allowed
to bro.itho. "
An olTort was made by the constable to
iret the man , but he dlbuppcarud In the
crowd ,
Li'xvimn .1 .iiiMsit.
Toniiexen Snldlors lit Coal Crock Aien :
the AnKiuxlimtloii of n Comr.idn.
NABUVIM.I : , Aug. 10. A Knoxville special
to the Banner says : Meager Information
from Coal Creek Is to the effect that a mlnei
named Djummond was lynched at that place
today by the soldiers. Ho had been hrhl
under arrest charged with being the leader
of the mob which assassinated Private
Laughcrty Monday night. Drninmond was
hanged to a trustlu , thu deed doing done by
soldiers from his boarding house. A man
named ElUlns.simpcotod of complicity In the
murder of Laughm'ty , will probably be
lynched. A mincr _ by the name of Moore has
also boon arrested and summary vei eanci
may be wrecked on him. Affairs are nssuni'
liij ? a serioiii nhapo in the mining regions
and more trouble is expected. Today 1,0X (
minors wont out ou a general strike , and
work It at a standstill in all minus uxcopl
those of the ICnoxville Iron company , whicl
work nil convicts , The cause of the utrlkc
Is the action of the operators in trying to gel
the men to accept a reduction of VO per ecu
on coal digging and give them a llko rcduc
tlon in runts and store provisions.
Chiimn llu U u I'ruuclier.
ST. JOSEPH , Aug. 10. Today the police ar
rested a man Ju t after ho had robbed i
Vckldonoo of dresi goods and a gold-lieadec
umbrella. He claimed to bo Key. J , ' 1
Brown of Waupun , WU. , and two preachers
railroad half-faro permits were found In hi
pocket. Hfi declined to btate why he du or'.e <
thu pulpit to become- burglar.
WILL RACE WITH M'KINLEY
Ohio Democrats Nominate Lawrence T , Noel
for Governor.
VICFORY FOR SILVER MEN OF THE STATE
Colonel W. O. Tuj-lor Put Up for l.tuutmnnt
( lovrrnor Oilier Nomliiiitlmu Mnd
rintforin on U'lilrh thn Can
didate * \V11I Slnnd.
I'or Governor LA WKKXl'K T. NKAI , ot
Unss county.
I'or Lloutotnnt Oiivcrini WIM.IAM A.
TAYIOltof I'ranlill'i.'oiuily.
I'or Supreme lAnirt ,1.1-1 ; , JOHN \V. SATEll
of I'arko coiiuiy.
rorTronsurerofStato-ll. O. IHiAOKIlUUN
\nhooton count jr.
I'or Attorney ( It-noral-JOHN P. HA11.KY
of I'utnum county.
I'nr Mtiinbcr Hoard of Public Works I.Ol ) 19
II. WllIIEIMof Summit county.
Tor Teed iiml Dairy CoinmNston PAT lit
MuKKUWAiS of llaiallton county.
CINCINNATI , Aug. 10. It was a hot day ,
but a cool convention , and from start to
llulsh the delegates conducted their business
in a deliberate manner. Thu convention , as
a whole , was remarkably harmonious , con
sidering the unsettled condition of matter *
before the mooting convened. There was a
hitter light on Neal , but ho hut ! no trouble
in securing a largo addition to the number of
his friends when once the ballot was de
cided. Part of til's ' was a rush to get into
th band wagon , and p.irt of it was loyalty
to thu nominee of the party more of tha
latter than the former. Banker was ex
pected to swing a much heavier vote than he
did , and If the Campbell men were really
pushing him. and they say they wore , they
pushed htm in the wrong direction. Ills
candidacy was deplorably managed , and It
really never had a chance to win after the
vote of Hamilton county was reached on ttio
llrst roll call. Hamilton county slaughtered
him by casting tho'bulk of Us vote lor Weal.
It was an easy victory for Ncal , and his
friends are more than hopeful ot success m
November. They say that they will bury
McKinley , and honestly believe what they
say. Neal. it is well known , dues not stand
high In favor at Washington , yet ho stands
on a platform which endorses the adminis
tration , and the men who howled for Neal
ripped the skin from the insldo of their
throats to express to the world their ad
miration of thu administration of I'retl- ,
dent Cleveland ,
About the I'lntfnrm.
The action of the platform committee In
omitting to lake a stand on the silver ques
tion is variously commented on. Members
of the commitlco declare that it was all
summarized in the plank binding the con
vention to support thu administration , but
the free silver men , who are numerous , are
not so conlldcnt.
Olio member of the platform committed
said : "Wo did not know what to do. Wo
would have been a committee on jackass
legislation to map out a policy for Ohio and
then , perhaps , have the Washington follows
do something else. Perhaps our charge may
have been a little weak , but I guess our
horse sense was all right. "
The delegates were slow In assembling.
Afteri prayer Chairman Critcs of the state
central committee delivered a brief
address , in which ho took a
crack at "Sherroanism , McKinloyism and
Republicanism , " as responsible for the
llnancial ills of thu country , and named Hon.
G. H. Bargor as temporary chairman.
Clmirman IJuririir spnaks lilt ) I'lpco.
Mr. Barger , in a speech , said Cleveland -
land left his republican successor
a surplus of $10OJO.OOO ; ) in the treas
ury , with annual revenue of glKi,000,000
in excess of expenditures ; gold and
silver were-ptirchascJ and coined , not stored
away as useless metal ; the fros gold
was above the reserve of $ ! tt,00t,000 )
and thu gold stream from 12uropQ
had turiu'd toward our shores , the net gain
during Cleveland's administration bolni ;
nearly S.V ,000,0)0. ! ) Four years
of republican control loft the
country coiiirontcd with the question ,
"What Shall \\'o Do with tno Doliclencyl"
as tlio.rtsult of reckless extravagance , yet
thu republicans , who wore responsible
for this condition of alTairs , hoped to profit
by it , politically , through the distress
of the masses. In other words ,
they hoped people would censure the assignee
signeo of an improvident , reckless spend
thrift and reward tin ; spendthrift that
caused tno trouble with which tno assignee
must deal.
Ho then took up the silver question , dec
laring that the. consUUHlmi of the United
States never intended that the government
should purchase and storu cither gold or
silver , but that it should llx the weight of
the coins. Congress might , however , limit
coinage , but thu coinage should be free up
to that limitation ; that the currency should
be based on coin , but the ratio should not bn
controlled by the idea of the governments of
lOuropu. nor bu dominated by those of u
single city of this country , whoso Interests
turn toward lOurope. Ho declared Unit the
party was still in favor of tariil reform , and
denied that the recent bank failures were
thu result uf the fears of thu people that
this reform would interfere with the Indus
tries of the country.
Upon motion , thu temporary organl/atlon ,
was made permanent.
rjiufurm AilnpKMl.
The platform , as reported by the
committuu , was then adopted ; It
approves the platform of the
national convention at IIhleago , especially
tin- tariff and curroucy planks ; congratulates
the uountry on the prospect of measures of
relief as outlined In the president's message ;
expresses conllclenco that a ifnmocratic con
gress will devise wise Ijjw.s to that end and
then continues as follows :
The financial situation Is an unfortunate
legacy of a republican administration. It Is
the natural result of thy McKiuloy tariff ,
the Sherman law , tno extravagance uf thu
party lately in power , and the creation and
fostering of trusts ami corrupt combinations
by that party , all combining to shake credit ,
create distrust In the money of the country
anil paraly/u Its business.
"Wo recommend the national banks bo
permitted to issue currency to an amount
cijual to thu par value of United States
bonds deposited with thu treasurer uf the
United States , to the end that the volume of
currency bu immediately increased. "
The platform thnn declares that the Inter
est of every true soldier and pensioner de
mands that the pension roll bu made and
preserved a roll of honor ; declare ! In favor
of Just and liberal recognition of thoclulnn
of the veterans , and favors granting them
nil that patriotism could ( ink and
national gratitude demand ; but Hint
the granting of pensions on fraudulent
claims for partisan purposes , in contraven
tion of law as practiced under thu last ad
ministration , needs investigation mid cor
rection , the party pledging Itself that the
rightful claim of no union soldier to n pen
sion shall ho denied , nor thu allowance of
nny worthy pensioner disturbed ,
Ylolory ( or the Kllver Mm ,
The platform was adopted with n whoop
and then Neal , Taylor , llatr and Clark
were put In nomination foi governor and
Neal was chosen on the llrst ballot , it was
a decided triumph for free uliver men
Colonel W. A. Tuylor of Columbus rrnt
nominated for lieutenant governor by accla
mation ,
Neal made a speech of acceptance , pro-
dieting victory , and wui followed by Taylor.
Thu ticket wns completed as follows i
Judge of the supreme court , J. W. Sator ;
state truaiurcr , B ( ' . Blackburn ; attorney
general , J. P. Bhilo.v ; member of the Board
of Public Works , U B. Wilholm ; food a ad
dairy commlasiuiibr , P II. MeKcowu.
The convention then adjourned.