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Multitudes of Enthusiastic Silverites Meet Him at Every Point. A GLOWING TRIBUTE TO VANCE. ' '.r-- ? - * Said Thore Woro Personal as Well as Political Ron* sons for His Visiting North Carolina. TAR HEELS CA^ED HIS NOMINATION. Ashovillo made groat preparation for roeoiving "William Jounings Bryan. Tuosday evoning and night tho olaus ?^bogan to gather fropi tho highlands. From ovory available camping-ground in tho onvirons of tho beautiful hill oity, camp -fir oa could bo Boon glowing ohoor fully in tho orisp Hoptombor .air, tho sound of tho enthusing banjo wan hoard, while tho merry mountaineora wero gathorod around it, talking Bryan and freo silver at 16 to. 1 and jubilat ing over tho good times coming, after tho inauguration of tho Nobraakan on tho 4th of March noxt. When tho Bryan spocial reached Ashevillo at 2:95 p. m., it was mot by tho enthusiastic oecort provided by tho ouorgetip Buncombe county Domo oratio oxocutiveeommittoo. Tho Bryan party wero ushered into carriages, and i iho procession formed. A mounted escort of ladies and gontlomon, tho la dies under the lead of Mrs. CJol. Rum bough. led tho way. Tho Bryan car riages ciimo next, containing besides Mr. Bryan, Chairman Clomont Manly, of tho Domoorntio State olecutivo com nary tones of conversation at the bot tom of tho liill. In thin place 13,000 people woro gathorod. 8omo esti mates plaood tho nnmbor high as 15,000 Tho immense throng remind ed oiio of tho pictures of tho runlti tiulo on tho Oriontal hillsides, which ! woro fed with tho loaven and lishes in J tho olden time. On tho stand besides tho inomborB of the Bryan party woro: Col. A. T. Davidson, Maj. W. A. : Gnthrio, O. B. Watson, Loeko Craig, !lt. U. Garret, W. W. West, J. H. Ad ' ams, Prof . lOggleston, J. P. Sawyor ? i indood nearly all the prominent Dom cratio oitizens of Aahoville, as well as many ladies. As tho Bryan cavaloado oamo in sight down tho avenue, the orowd rono to its foet and oheorod. As the speaker mountod tho stand, as high above the people's heads as an old-fashioned pul pit, tho orowd again roso to its foot, ohoering wildly, tho ovation lasting Bovoral minutes, and tho demonstra tion was ropoated with intensified vigor after tho candidate's introduction by Locke Craig, Esq. ? an elegant iutro "William Jennings Bryan, Democratic Candidate for President. 'xnittort; Chairman Hal W. Aycr, of the Populist Stato co nun it too; Chairman Frank Carter, of-tho liuneombocounty Democratic executive committoo. Tho ? rcat of tho carriages cntno next and the mounted o*eort of 0110 thoiiMaud horse 4nou after these. Five hundred oftheso horsemen came nil tho way from Greeno county, in east Tennessee, ^'bringing three days' rations. Tho line of procession from the Southern Passenger station was up ? Depot street to Patton avonne ami thence direct to tho Battery Park. The streets wero linod all along the way with men, women nnd children, eager to soothe distinguished iNebraskaUj., Fla^s (lying from windows and por<*Bes ao<l the peoplo who viewed tho proeossi<*i ....'from house-topA and those who paokeu tho^ftYftjlable stamling-placcs nlong tha ronto kept tho caudidato constantly r " bowing tyishead, The stand from whioh Hjryan spoko was erected iuacurvoof Bouthsido avemw ?? thoMrrct bonds around Mo Doweil HiH< Tiio nido of the hill had been a eo^n field, and tho people .brought nefwspapers by the thousands ,fproad them upon tho corn hills and rzi ?t upop them' comfort a l>ly. Th e jfixo wA "W^C(TIT)gly pictuepque Bight, a "xSToolor ? th? women in . ; thMr holliday alMrc? relieving tho demur blackness of the crowds of men. The Rcoustio propertiea of the n to ~:vw*~~ tBIlltoPS: TBe "1)111, : ' whrch trended northward and south wave* ftiruck the bill i*f6r? imib, re* " "KiWndpd siylfall l> ahomaatgmfc (1 action, by tho way, eloquent, grace fully dolivorod and just of tllo right length. AJtor the prolonged outburst of wel come had subsided, tho speaker bo gan: IIo said: HKVAN'H SI'KBOH . "I lmvo n reason for coming to North Carolina which is poreonal, nsido from my interest in tho oleotora). voto of this 8tnte. It wns tho Htnto of Carolina which nt Chicago boforo J bccarno a candidate, beforo my own Htato had taken any formrd part in pre senting my name ? it was tho Stato of North Carolina, which, by resolution, decided to givo mo ananimous voto of tbA North Carolina delegation in that iQitional convontion. (Great cheer ing.) 1 approeiato the honor which they hftvo been willing to do m? and therefore it give** me great pleasuroto come among theso poople whojn they represented, and what assifttauce I can, if any aeaietanco be neeeded, to seeure the electoral vote of thin 8tate for tho 'Vree coinage of silver at 16 to 1 . ^Cheers.) I am glad the canvM of th\p State opens in this county, which.. TYoa tb? homo so f one of tEo\ grandest gublio given lo this nation? fot^ateoe y , North Carolina, bat " the ^tttiro corintrjr? Sentor Vanoe. (Qrea^_ap. plaase.) He whom I delighted to honor and I am glad I stand among hie neighbors and friends advocating the tame eauae he ao eloquently advo vated and I cannot more than impress upon yonr memories tho words he so often ep<ike. I?et me read jrou a few wotAs froip It: IBghl in on. The power of otov^ n4 itsstitewthnniflurat the { value of the other half whi^h i?in thoi r hands. Tho monoy-ohnugcrs aro pol luting tho temple of our/iiborticH. To your touts, oh Isroal 1" (Applause. ) "Ho foresaw tho litruggloin wluoh wo aro now ongagod. Ho realized its magnitudo whon many others did not. Thofto words caibo from him as wards of command. "To your touts, (), Is rael.1 And tho command v as hooded by the Domooratio party, and they on gaged first in a warfare within tho party to rescuo that party and tho party namo from tho hands of those who wore using it to advanco tho interest not ot Democracy, but of plutocracy. (Applauso.) It was a groat contest. I venture tho a&sortion that never before in tho history of this country did any party havo anoh a contest within its ranks as that which ondod at Chicago. I vonturo tho assertion that never bo foro in tho history of this country havo tho voters themselves had so much to do with a conten tion as did tho voters of the Domooratio party with tho conven tion at Chicago. This question was submitted to tho voters. Tho Domo ocratio idoa has boon that tho party is but tho instrument of (hoso who com pose it, and derives its power from tho will of the totors who number thom selves membors of that party. Yet it is ofteu tho case that Iho party machin ery or bosses havo moro to do with shnpiug tho polioy and making ti e nomination than tho Voters themselves. I am proud to bo tho nominee of a convontion which represented no machine, no bosses, but tho unpur chased snfTrogo of the voters of this country (Groat Applause.) A few months ago tho most sanguino Demo crat did not boliovo that success this fall was moro than possible. The most sanguino Democrat felt that four years of gold standard administration had destroyed almost tho possibility of suc cess. But the voters of the Democratic party dotormined to mako 0110 final fight and dotormined that if die tho party must, it should at least maintain tho hohor of thoso who belioved in tho right of tho pooplo to govern them selves. (Applauso.) Tho result is just what it always is if people lay aside oxpondiojjcy and sCok to do their duty and accept consequoueos. In trying to right tho Deiuooratio party won a possibility of success which it never could havo hoped for if it had consult ed oxpedionoo. (Applauso.) * * z I, for one, said, whenever our opp<? ( nonts Would bring a pledge that tho gold standard Democrats would take, it would bo time ouough to ask free silvor Democrats to mako pledges. I stated in answer to an inquiry that I would net support for President a man who womd in the Presidential chair continuo the present financial policy and mortgago iho United States to English bondholders. (Applause.) "I said it beoauso I meant it. I may bo wrong in my judgment, because none of us oxff'ip fallible, but my judg ment is onl^'judgmont fhat can eontrplnaV conduct. (Applause.) Now whorf" iho Secretary of tho Treasury do nounccd mens a'Populist and said I said I wouldn't support tho nominee. 1 replied that I'dfd not expect him to support' tho nominee if ho were a free silver man. The timo came when he was put to the test, and tho only dif feronco between him and mo was that T ,w>\s candid enough to tell tho people I would follow my conscience, and he triod to control a convention and then bolted whon ho failed to do it. (Great applauso.) I havo sont him no letter bogging his support. (Groat laughter.) Tho highest compliment ho can pay is to oppjso me, because then the world will know tho Secretary of tho Treas lifor whom I appoint, if I am elected, will bo as different from him as 1 can find. (Groat applause.) "1 do not dispute thd* light of any Democrat to voto against tho Chicago ticket, if ho thinks its success will im peril tho country, but what I ask is that these men who have been pretend ing to bo Domocrats shall now, whon tho Domooratio party hun been rescued from tho people's spoilers, leave the namo and net attempt to tuko that namo with them into disgrace. (Cries of "right/') They call themselves truo Democrats. No true Dornoorat ever nominated one ticket for the pur poso of voting for another. (Great applause.)" The speaker continued in a sarcastic vein to poko fun at tho Indianapolis crowd, calling th-3m "assistant Repub licans." Ho made his previous argu ment that tho Ropublicarf party wan l^jally in favor of silver and bimetal lism bocauso it had declared for inter national bi-ractallism. "Then you will hoar thiil under free coinage we would bo flooded with tdl?'| ver nutil money would ho ho cheap wo would not have any u?o for it, and when you havo boon frightened am bud* ly ft 8 you cau be' that way, they will tell you this cheap money will run tho dear money out and it will tnko fifteen years, with our mints running at full capacity, to make money enough to tnko tho place ot gold.nnd that will jnKfcre money to scarce that a silver, dol lar will be harder to got than a gold Hollar. (Laughter). You cata't have mo little and too much all at once. Ah opponent ottcojrnt-thnt proposition t<?3uo ifa a debate down in Alabama. Titere I was 1,500 miles (com homo a^ong strangers. I bad to answer on tho apur of tho moment, and I jnst blurted out I wonld make moftfe mints. (Laughter). Ho b*d*'l thought of tbo poodbUltj^of tnftttng more minU. ' After making that explfto?tion ft Iaw yer told mo he w?ii glad I had called attention to it, as hehftd nsver thought of tho possibility. In or dor that I may no* lOftTO ftnj_spooi?i lawyer, I wont to say, in ftaotfeer ft tate ? doctor made the earns remark. Yoo Qftfl undmstand how * groat man might be unftble to think of ao, agnail jm .. A?<>thor.. QT*#9U : foBowod tho clam Of lyiWk AltkOngh HU oandi date wub almost worn out, tho crowd was flt> persistent at tho depot that they clambered into tho oar windows and insisted on nhuking Mr. Ary an's hand. As tho train pullod out tho candidate, waving his handker chief, roooivod another ovation. nil VAN llONOllH VANOK. At tho special request of Mr. Bryan tho train stopped at illaok Mountain, because it liiul been tho homo of Vauoo. Mr. Bryan spoke to tho people aqsom hied there and then asked to have Gombroonv tho Yuuoo homo plaoo ? pointed out to hihi. At Old t'ort there wan a h\rgo crowd. At Marion bondros and tar barrels were burning, ami 500 people woro spoken to by the candi date from tho rear platform. At Mor ganton there were 1,500 peoplo pros out, many of thorn being ladies. Hickory Demonstration, It remained to littlo Hickory to sur pass any demonstration in tho State ho fur in proportion to tho si/.o of tbo town, At leuRt 10,000 poople from nil over Alexander, Burko and Caldwell hoard Mr. Bryan apoak from a stand erected in tho quadrangle near the ho tel. Tho enthusiasm was great rnd Mr. Bryan spoke for nearly an horn. At StatcRvillo Mr. Bryan apoko to 2,500 people. Tho Hponkor's atuud was a hundred yards from the train and was decorated gaily in red, white and bine, and two immense bouquets of (lowers wore on either aide of tho speakor. The iutrodnotion was done in a neat apoccb of about ton words by \Y. 1). Turner, Esq. Tho apoaker was so hoarse hero that utterance Roomed really painful. Moorenvillo had a thouaand people and bonfncH. Tho apoaker was ?o tired and voiceless that ho could only show himself to the disappointment of nil. ?rilF. BRYAN K8C0RT. On board tho Bryan special were Col. J. S. Carr, Clement Manly, Hal W. Ay or, Ohas. D. MeTver, Geo. S. Powell, T. J. Allison, Evangelist W. P. Fife, Muj. E. J. llale, Marshal C). J. Carroll, P. M. reiirsall, Leo S. Overman, B. Ii. Durham, Capt. 9. B. Alexander, B. L. Cooper, 'llioo. 1'. Kluttz, Walter B. Henry, E. Ij. Hhu ford, Congressman A. C. Shuford, Jo Rophus Daniels, F. M. Simmons, Judge A. C. Avery, llcriot Clarkaon, Locke Craig, W. D. Turner, Dr, F. E. An derson, B. N. Haokett, \\ . E. Chris tian, O. T. Smith, Biblical Becordor. A. Boshnmer, M. O. Sherrill, W. B. Gaither, D. M. Boyd, J. N. Long, Spier Whituker. Muj. Guthrie came down from Ashcvillo but got off at HickOry. At Statesville, W. C. Dowd, II. Barueh, T. B. Bobertson, Will Bobortson, Dr. I. W. Faison got on ' board, and at Moorosvillo ex -Senator Jarvis joined tho procession. Itryau at Cliurlotto. Charlotte has had her Bryan day. Ho arrived in the "Queen City" last i Wednesday night, and was grcetod at tho Southern pasaengor station by an immense crowd of admirers. Tho pro grara wub not carried out as sohedulod by the committee, owing to Mr. Bryan's request thrit there should not bo any demonstration on hia arrival. In spite of bin request thousands Jlooked to tho station to see the next Presidont, but tho Pullman palace sleeper was side - tracked on tho outskirts of tho city, whero it reinaiued over night. Early Thursday morning an engiuo brought tho car into the station and the inevi table crowd was there. As Mr. Bryan appeared under personal escort of CqJ. 11. C. J ones, a shout arose that Wfcs heard tip town. Ho and his patty wero escorted to tho Buford Hotel, n hero an elaborate breakfast was served. At K :i0 the escort ?;f honor, tho Uni form Bank Knights of Pythias, and the Second Begiment baud had been drawn np in lino in front of tho hotel, while tho carriages waited at tho Fourth street entrance. A mighty choor from that side of tho building announced tho coming of Mr. Bryan. Tho band struck up a lively air, tho corps of mounted marshals cleared tho way an^, the march to the park was begun. In tho handsomely decorated carriage, drawn by four black horses,- wcro seat ed Mr. Bryan and Gov. Elias Carr, Mayor J. II. Woddington and Col. Julian S. Carr. On arriving at tho postoflloo cornor, Mr. Bryan and escort alighted from tho carriago and in sin gle file mado thoir way slowly through the narrow lane that had been opened to tho speaker's stand. Promptly at 9 o'clock Wm. J. Bryan stepped upon Jhe platform, escorted by Maj. Bobertson and ollicers of the Uniform Bank Knights of Pythias. After Mr. Bryan had shaken hands yvith all who wcro on tho platform, among whom woio Gov. Elias Cara. Col. Julo Carr, W. B. Henry, and rep rcrentntivo citizens of Charlotte, and tho State, and several ladies. Major Bobertsou stopped to tho railing fac ing Mint Street and in a fow words' in troduced Gov. Carr. ...Governor Cart spoke briefly, aa tho crowd waa clamoring for Bryan. said: "I havo th$ pleasure of intrflv ducing to you today William Jennings BryftnT <bo ncit Democratic Presi dout," Tbo orowd here interrupted him and said, "sa j neit President." ?Ho amended hia words by saying: "He will bo tho next President, be cause be will- receive a majority of ?11 parties. (Oheefa). _ X~J?iU.,nat keop you waiting, as this ifi Bryan's day, and not my day." He look his seat and Mr, Bryan roso amid pro longed cheering. Mr Bryan stood and quietly sur veyed the erowd, and initantlythey . quieted down. As soop waa quiet he began by saying: Mr, Chairman and Fallow- Citi ten*: t think I can make myself heard aaUuw ?4wMrt*?f ^Osaneial poHeywbfcfafa indspagdatt of any foreign powar. I stand on a plat f or ? which ta a aeeo**! Declaration 'of Independence, and ' : fool that heroin this county it "ill *>** ' rocogniaed because of your having ; made a Declaration of your own. I may tlnd in other ji'acea those who i want to accept a financial policy made by foreign powers; hut the people of ? Mecklenburg county helieve t tint the i United States enh make a financial pel* 1 icy of its own. (Cheers.) l'ointing to the hornets' nest, which wtui suspended ! near him, ho aaid: ? ''Here the enemy ! will find a veritable hornets' nest. 1 am not speaking against any for- | eigner. t would despise any English man, Ocrman, or any other foreigner, j who would submit to the t'nited Stntea dictating a policy governing them in their domestic relations. The l\ej ublicatt platform sets forth a policy never openly set forth before. They do not advocate the gold stand aril, but have plodgcd thoniftolvea for a double standard *as soon as the for eign powers will help them. If they camo out boldly for a single standard wo could meet them but they do not ! do so. The gold standard advocates never made an open fight in their lives, but I do their work after tiighi. (Olioors, ) I There ia & great deal of talk about j the two yard sticks, 1 do not mean that it is mentioned in the Republican platform but it in being used in the campaign, A yard stick measures length and cannot change, but a dol lar measures value and may change. You ail know thai a piece of iron i? shorter when it is at zero than when il is rod hot. So, if von had a yard stick that would be twice km long when it was red hot as it was when at zero, you would go to the stole ami want the merchant to measure your goode with your rod hot yard stick, but lie would step to his refrigerator and take out his zoro yard-stick ami measure your goods. So, as it is necessary to have a yard-stick of uniform length, it is nocessary to have the dollar uni form. At thin point thoro wero calls from tho crowd on the south fido of tho stand unci Mr. Brynn stepped to tho' railing and repeated in a measure what ho had j i> Ht vaid, aud lidded I li i h : Von | on n mako >a dollar purchase a great i dt'iil muro by mailing them scarce and on'thc other hand' make 1 ho purchasing power Iobh hy making thorn plentiful. It cannot ho disputed that tho money must keep pHCo with the population and industries. Mr. Bryan produced sonio typewrit ten manuscript and read Home extracts; fi\.ni a speech of Senator Sherman, niado on Juno 5, I MOO, in which ho ad vocated increasing tho circulation a? tho population increased, hut now he had forsaken that policy aud was tho leader of tho Republican party and that portion of tho Democratic party who want to elect a Republican presi dent. (Cheers.) "?Senator Sherman favored increas ing circulation at tho rato of 8M, 000,000 per annum and according to his policy we flhould not have 8250, 000,000 moro money in circulation than wo havo now. The circulation tho 30th ol' .June, 18U-1, was 31,G(>0, ? 000,000 and has decreased*- each year, since until we now havo $1,500,000,000. notwithstanding Sherman said it should increase. ' I nm not surprisod to find Repul 1 cans on this platform with mo today who havo changod aud are going to vototho Democratio tiokot. Thoy want an inoronsod circulation. "In North Carolina the Republicans havo made more capital by denouncing this administration hoforo this lost platform was niado than out of any thing else, but now thoy aro standing sponsors for tho samo administration. llenry Glrfy is tho only candidato for the I'residenoy who ever came to your State aud spoko prior to my visit. I.n a speech on Jan. 20th, 1810, ho said that a diminuation of the currency would mako hard times, und people could not pay thoir dobts. Havo you ever had this condition in your life timo? Crifesofyss, yes ! Olay said that udiminishod currency I nyulo purchases scarce, and that in l^tnrn caused falling in prices aud fall ing prices mako hard times. You must stop falling prices to mako good times. 1 must close as thoro may l:o need of speeches in other places. Ho here paid the lato Senator Vanco a glowing tribute which was greeted by prolonged cheers. He spoke of tho last spccch Vanco made in which he favored free coinago and said: I know tho people will bo truo to his memory. Wo appeal to tho masse? to support tho ticket in^l ) wo know they will do it. - He closed with a few words as tho time was up, and although tho peoplo cried for more, ho was quickly escort;' ed from tho stand to catch tho train. 2/5,000 Ht (?reen?boro. A t ()roohiiboro*~Uio largest crowd . that has met1 Bryan was at Greensboro. Thoro wero about 25,000 peoplo thoro. Tho stroets wero jammed Three or. four bauds were thero and hundreds wero on horseback. ' " ? , ? \ < 3 At Concord. At Concord fully 2,600 people: iiiot{ Bryan. He was escorted to the standi and mado a brief addreaa. 0 w # " At Salisbury. , At Baliabnry a crowd of 5,000 peo-; pleahoatod thair .walcojne ^o. Bryan and appUuded h?* speech. ? J At l/exlngton. AflhLaxington Bryan waa met by 4,000 people and roado an addresa, A! ?*ily decorated platform had been pr?-< ? ?*? ?/?tern.. It tb? Mi aratrota affvBwtaiwf tWw and adverwr I Hbow Uena. . At Goldsboro. The Dryttu special rolled 2M? this city on 1 huvaday night amid I l*o boonJ of un anvil eu lilt o, tuid a bhi'/o of oloo trio light*, Tho candidate barely showed himself and thou retired to rest. At I0.il!,) o'clock Fildav mora* i DK t ho ftpoooli was made from a high Btaiid on l'last and West (Vntio street. A solitary soldier ol tho ( K >1 Uhoro lib lies stood wateh uour Mr. Hiyan as lit) spoke. With bnyonctlod gun at par aderest, ho stood motionless through* out tho intense and soul-stii iing burst* of oratory- an usehs., i\h ornamental fttul an patriotic a factor as tho sentinel who perished in !'./> freshet of ashes ul I'ompeii . Hut no did It i h duly. Mr. Bryan was no completely rested hero that his voico ha<l regained much of tho church- bell .strength and 'sweetness with tvhioh it rang through tho utter most galleries of tho Colisseum tit Chi* oago. (lathered around tho stand was between live ami six thouHaud people. At Wilson At thin beautiful elm-shaded city ho briefly addreBHod U, r>0'> people who in tensely absorbed in the wo;-ds of tho speaker. 4*K Farewell ul Itocky Mount. Mr. JJryftn and hi.i party reached .Hocky Mount, tho last pluee at which speaking was to be held in North Car olinn, nt 1*2:45 p. in. last Friday. lie met with a royul reeeplion. The mine feature that chaiuctori/.od tho Anhovil!o demonstration ? the processional ? w: ? employed there. Two do/on carnages and 5V0 hoi'Bemen escorted tho candi* date to the fair grounds. where ho spoke from a platform, similar to a race track judgpfi' stand, direetly facing the grand stand, tho latter being packed with 1,500 white- eliul, fan fluttering li\ dies. 801110 (1,000 or 7,000 entliuuiaa tie Tar lleols heard the apeeeh. The representatives of the pros* went to Mr. Bryan uhoitly before reaching Rocky Mount, and linked him if he hail any laRt message for tho people of North Carolina. Mr. llryan, reclining an usual, smiled and replied with alacrity, "Yes, tell them thin: I have I bud 11 very ploasant^limo in your Ntiito and while J have spoken at a number of places, tho trip 1ms been so nicely nrriingcd that I could rest. between times and am not at all fiitigmvl. 1 have not only enjoyed the I rip but also my association with the hilver men whom I hove met from time to time. "1 go out of the State feeling confi dent that those who believe in tree sil ver will find Bopio way of consolidat ing tho v.bto f>o that, wo will present a solid front to the gold forces in tho coming election. " The Virginia Bryan special was in waiting at the above point, and as noon an lie finished his speech tho special steamed out for Richmond, where ho addressed a large assemblage of Old Dominion free silverites. mrsixioss co\i>i rio.\s. Cotton IJrlngs Slightly Motler Prices, llclow Is Iho weekly irado reviews of It. O. Pun A (*?., and Bradslreet for tlto pnsl week: Thcro is no distinct improvement In business. although conditions favor ft. Con fidence slowly rises, speculative Imyinj* uf ! rials for future use continues, imports of gold do hot coaso and tho bank of EuglauU lias not trlodto check them by a further ad vance In rates, as tho weight of tho demand now falls upon France. IJut an enormous, business Is held back until tho future Is mortf clear. Maine's great majority had no sufli iuiluenco as many anticipated from a vtfr dlut less emphatic. To manyminde, nothlty an Eastern Btato can do in a contest repre sent*) 1 as scctlonnl givossdfllclent nssurnacet how tho Western and Southern States maj dechlo. in cotton, hides, -wool and pig iron, buying openly ?peculativo in character marks the current business, Resumption of work by u good part of the Fall ltivcr cotton mills and advances In some kinds of cotirtfn goods. , helped to rnlse the price of middling uplands to H 78 cents again, though realizing sent it down to 8 1-2. Thofnvorlto speculative Of tl mate, which wns about 400,000 bnlos In error a year figo, alarmed uumy by..namlng 7,800, 000 liales ns the minimum and 0,900,000 as the maximum, a range wide enough in itself to suggest doubt, and ellhor quantity wit) stocks carried over Is more than tho world has ever consumed . Failures for tho past week have by on 317 in the United Stales against 21.') last-year and 32 In Canada, ngalnst 82 lanl year. Hit A IISTlll'.KTS RKTOU t. The moderate Improvement In trade :>[ the post few wdoka continues and is emphasized by flirt her fjpiiculntlvo purchases of wool, re newed ljnylng ol surplus stocks of cotton goods Increased demand lor seasonable fab rics, continued conilderico among inaiiiifnc lurertt'of irou and steel Hint there will ?>e an early revival In demand, and improvement In request for staple gooils in tho Houtli At lantic and Gulf Ktates. The volume of sales of general mcrchau dlso shows a small gain over last week and tho feeling among wholcsalo merchants is one of moroconlldenco in a comparatively early improvement. Unexpectedly largo sales of dry goods are reported from Hostou, Chicago and St, Louis, with Indications they u.ayeon - tlnuo throughout tho month. At the more important Northwestern centres larger sales of nats shoos, hardwaro and drugs am re ported, although tho tot<d Is l*s? than in a fiko portion of last year. Much of tho gain at tho South 19 duo to tho rapidity wWi which tho cotton crop is being gathered and marketed,/ Kepuhllcau Campaign, ,/tEo Republican 'national committee ha* decided to send campaign 'spottier#' <5r~n?i tlonal promlnonco out.throngfi tho silver producing States and tho rnelfU slopo, TtjjO Advance ,of theso opponents of\ Republican principle* will $e ? Ann worth, of Ohio. Ho will Apeak {At Vfyomibg Heptember 28th nnd 20th and [tn jCfliOfodo. September 80th. From thero ho goes id Ore* ?on, where ho expects lo deliifcr three tpeeches, and thence to California* Other speakers are being communlcatod- with and will bo aent W*?? wh?n> negotiation* are sooiplete. A Mud Burled Two Dnyi. At toxlngtoft, Kjr., /ohn Lawrence Dotif loss VM hypnotised and burled la the Bue ball/park on Wedn*#day of loat week, w. a# ling tram lite gnv t Jog lain theVe Torty-^renhour*. Two ttou - : ? r -i~ ? " 4 . ' ; ? MOT IN -COLORADO. STKIKIN'O MINKKS OfCSI'UOV MIHC ANt> !>Kt>l?ICl*irY. ? ? State Troops Wore ("illicit Out ?Arutoil Citizens Patrolled tl?o Mmclt. Throe men dortd, two fatally wounded and < (Vo others Injured la tin* rodiiK '!> riot iu l.c/tdtillo, Col., last Monday. 'I'lio shaft niul eitjjlnn house of tho OOron ndo mine was attacked by striking mlunri ' mid (he buildings II rod ami burned to th<? Kround. Ail n^a u It was made on the K n molt mine, tint (Ik* strikers were driven olT before doing any damage, Tho mines which were barricaded ami guarded, M'ero attacked by mon armed Willi Wino-hesters ,'*ud dyna mite was used, \\ lion tin) Ihuncs 1 1 r< >kt> out in tho (,'oronrl ? do I'tnliliio; (In' dromon hurried to the scene, bin worn stopped hy urmt'd strikers, tutd allowed to Woffe on the lire. Fireman O'Kcefo win snot while turning on the water. Hy (III-, lime a large crowd had giitlmrod; hull drods rend)' lo assist were held lit bay by tho rioters*, who were concealed nefir tho build l ii Hill presently, as sheets of llilinn rolletl over the hiitldliigp, it was apparent that un less (here was timely aelloii (ho litiildliiKA In the \ leinily would he destroyed. A body (,l citizens. nrm> d wnn rlllos, guarded thu lire men as I hey proceeded to work. At :! .'!(( a. m., i ho attiiek wiih made on the Kmiiu it. There were oyer a liuiidi'od shots llrod, but no lives aro known to lmvo boon lost, and no damage to property resulted. The II rut atl'/ie!; at Ilia Coronado was infldo with ilyiutmlle, near the oil tanks. The men within tho enelosnre returned tho flttH"k. and a lusillado of lailli is lullowed, hut tho dyna mite did lis ? work well. After tho llro was well under <vay, llu* attacking party dlsivP peared and (ire supposed to have taken lo tin) hills. At ii.'.tO p. m., MhorMf Newman, of Loitdvillc, and Judge Owens, of the dlstrlet court of l.ake oounty, called upon Governor Molu tyro for troops. The Governor at on en issued tiie call, aud buloro daylight almost the en tire military force of tho Htato wore oil route for the scene, When tlicy arrived they found tho city quiet ai,i<l no Indleallon of further trouble, The local com panics wore sont to the hill.1?, and armed citizens patrolled the streets. Tho city council met aiyidleolded to aid the Htaio -ollleera In tipprcIft'iidliiK tho rlotwrs. At a mass -mooting of citizens tho lawless element was donouueed mid It was demanded that the troublesome men leave tho camp. ft Is ohawd that tho lawlessness was duo to a molt of strikers pilnelpally from tho (jouer d'Aituio country, who have long boon breeding trouble l:i Loadvllle, and who, see ieg that tho strike which has boon on since J tin'" 20 was n earl ug an end, were determin ed to make a final stroke. This assertion Js largely mtide by the peaceful minors of tho ??amp. Despite the presence of troops and tho un usual quietness of tho streets there Is u very uneasy fooling ^prevalent, It being assorted that there aro fiiKi Winchester rifles iu tho hands of the strikers, whoso repeated threats against tho military aro recalled with alarm. It Is the general belief 'however, that there will be no further troublo unless tho managers beuln ImpurtiiiK miners. THIS SOUTH K UN CHOI'. Plowing for Winter Outs? Hnllctiii to ])o Discontinued, Mr, James 11. Uook, acting chief of tlii? Weatbor Ilurcau, has Issued a notice 'that as nil the Important crops, with tho exception of cotton, have now boon practically sooured, tho national oliipato and crop bulletin will bo discontinued. Until tho crop season, month ly bulletins will bo issued only. Following aroextraete from thobullotin for tho current week. Virginia: Wook somewhat droughty in tidewater sootlon; olscwbero nominal; swcot pot uioe# j peanuts, late truck and pastures allow Improvement; corn all out, ylold about avorago; tobacco practically all cut and housed; wheat sacdlng well advanced; some fall plowing yet to bo done. North Carolina i Another very warm week, but with favorable showcrB in many coun ties and hcuvy local rains in Halifax and Warren; cotton uoarly all open; farmers gathering torn, dlgglug potato"* and pea mite and plowing for winter wheat and oats. Houh Carolina: Midsummer heat, with practically no rain; cotton about all open nnd two-thlrdB plckcd, ostimatod yield about half of July outlook; sweet potatoes, peas and turnips nearly failures; woatllor disas trous to garden truck: too dry for plow'lug nnd scodiiig; rain would not tx?ii**fll maturing crops. Georgia: The drought remains nrncilcnliy unbrokon; a few light, scattered shovem during last three days doing iittio good ; eot ton about three-fourths gathered, with an average of about a half crop; cotton would bo injured rather than benefitted by rain; all cotton will bo gat ho rod by October 15th; nil crops too far gone to bo benefitted by ruli.s, except pastures and grasses: forest trees turning yollow a . if nipped by Irost; ground too hard for fail-plowing and needing. Tonnessco: Cloplor. weather and light hIiow <rs. but uo material benefit; last Week's con ditions practically unchaugcd; favorable for gutheriug matured crops; cotton nearly all open and about half picked: tobacco curing progressing; corn maturing much earlier thnn usual; gathering Iwgun; much forngo -fttor?*t;4?4??eropj) nil shortened by drought, (matures failed. Ilryan Keeps on Ills Way. \V. J. llryan, after dolivorlog speeches at Wilmington, Del., left for Chester, .Pa., whore ho addressed a ringing speech as fol lows: , ? "I fehall not keep you standing long in the rain. I simply de.ilre to appear before yon to assure you that If elected I shall to the bfst of my atdllty enrry out tho policies set In the ho Chicago platform (Cheer#, ? A voice: "That's what we want.") Your chair-. man intrwincwrt me ns the ? nomiffC5o'r"n: Kreat political party. I am thu nomine*) of ' thrco parties all agreeing .that tho money question rises auovo all others and iriuftt tye settled first. Wo have roached a crisis in monetary nffnirs, whoro our financial .policy has been xua hy.a few syndicates lu - their interest, and the question j?o?r if", whether the peoplo nh?il take chargsjandrun the government io their. Interest. /The Re publican platform deelare* in/. favor of tbo present financial policy, and tnat meatfn the manner in which it has been . maintained. The proaent syatSria' teNm* liairt Uines, ? AH ? thoae in favor of oontlnuing bard times will vote for my opponent. I am Mtiafled to hav<} them do so, if those opposed to hard time* will vote for ??." (Applainm.) ^ At Philadelphia a ?rowd of a?oqt 500 rrweted thm tvtun frsstdaat and h? waa front of koSl wsremvMftrtsf ofpeopto -?* to tns ?ew where be ad admirsi*. J* tbe eitr wtore ai lTiilKilaC. ?na-wif|}|.;rtiw? arrays. .-VS.XSSSRV**''