The ledger. [volume] (Gaffney City, S.C.) 1896-1907, September 08, 1898, Image 2
TH£ ▼.??!>&EH: GAFFNEY* H. C.* KBPTEMBER S. 1898.
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Is Crowned With Rejoicing
and Pompous Ceremony
by Loyal Subjects.
HER GRACEFUL BEARING
Foi^dawe Crowd the Streets mid Cheer
With Great Knthuslasm—The Queen
Mother Receives a Share of Ovation.
Mopnifk-eiit I'ugeairt.
Amsterdam, Sept. 6.—The events k of
yesterdav were but the overture fc>r far
more important ceremon.'es today ujhjd
the auspicious occasion of the long
awaited enthroning of Qneen Wilhel-
miua, who came of age on Aug. 3ft The
day began with a salute of 101 guns and
a majestic choral performed by fcrumpot-
ers from the crenellated toweas of the
five tsceat- churches of Amsterdam.
Crtwds .erf people assembled early k:
the morning and took up positions from
whi^h to view the soyal procession te
the Kieukirk, an e<fifioe that, in spite of
its name, is 400 years old. By 10 o’clock
theiCtrfniJiatz ijresent'ed, a magnificent
SjjdRdele.
Prom the priucipad gate of the palace
to the church, between linos of naval
cadets, was stretched a gay awning
decorated with streamers and velvet
carpeting was laid over the short dis
tance which the queen had to traverse.
M 10:35 the pritaoely families of Saxo-
Winmar and We id drove to the ebureh
escorted by cavalry, with bands play
ing, drumsjjotvt mg- and the troujis pre-
seHwjg arms.
Almost immediately afterwards the
queen mother appeared in a state coach
which was surmounted by a gilt royal
crown upon a crimson cushion. She re
ceived an ovation ami was greeted with
endless cheering and cries of “Long live
the queen mother.”
At out ten minutes later the beaming
of drnuls an.d^tho,blare of trumpets sig
nalled the fact thatT Queen Wtlbelmina
had left the i»lace, and at that very
moment the sun burst from the clouds
in brilliancy, which was looked upon as
being a happy augury for the young
sovereign.
Gorgeous In Antique Costumes.
The procession was headed by the
kiims of'aruis, with.the heralds in their
g^^eous antique costumes and bearing
long tr.umitf:ts adornrvl with iieudaut ;
flagft.. But all the splendor of the royul
reunite was ovenlooked hy tiki vast
crowds of people, whose eyes were
turned upon the central figure of this
imposing function—the young queeu,
on foot, amidst the people, decked with
all the emblems ot royalty. At her
headavaa a diadtmi «f dimnondfc.ctomhi
shrfj^l. Her robe was of white silk,
wffti a Icing train, under a mantle of
rich red velvet, on which the lions of
Nassau were displayed in gold embroid
ery. The mantle was bordered with
enrAue.
Ttto'aword of state was canned before
the young queen by a general.
Her majesty carried herself with
grace and fortitude, but her blanched
cheeky ware evidence of the profound
enioR'i^i inspired By the preatnessof Hie
occasion.
Her majesty proceeded to the church,
which, in the meanwhile, had been
filled with brilliantly robed ladies and
members of the diplomatic corps. The
interior of the church disclosed a mag
nificent wealth of drapery, banners,
palms and flowers. In front of the
chancel was the throne of gorgeous
crimson and gold velvet, with the
crown, orb, sceptre and sword occnpying
■tools.
On the right of the throne were the
members of the royal families and on
the left were the Indian prince from the
Duth possessions.
As the procession of the queen
mother entered the church the assem
bly arose and remained standing. On
her‘head was a gptetufid tiara and on
her breast were displayed the insignia
of the Dutch orders.
Suddenly the king of arms, fratn the
porufl'of the church, heralded the ar
rival of s Queen WHbelinina, who entered
thAonkfing escorted by a train of got-
erau; €ach bearing an e mb Wooed ban
ner.
The choir, which inclnded the great
est of Holland, sang “Wilhelmis
van Nassauwe.” The queen, kicking
very well in her robes of state, bowed
from side to side as she passed on to the
throne, and, reaching it, shAmiedand
•gain bowed and took her seat.
Two huspicleus Caaes.
New OHi.EANa,*Bept. 6.—Two suspi
cious cases of fever are announced near
Meridian by Dr. Sully of the Mississippi
board of herfUh. An expert has been
senfio investigate. Meridian has tem
porarily quarantined New Orleans.
The Loulsana board of health has not
yet issned any report on the suspicions
case of fever which was under investi
gation yesterday and as to which Dr.
Carter reserved his opinion. At the
office of the board it was announced
that the case was convalescent and
therefore difficult to diagnose. No
other cnees are under investigation at
ARE I.ETWtWG CftlOK^fWAUCm.
Eighth New York Infantry Goes Home
to Bn Mustered Out.
CnictAMAUQA, Ga., Sept 6.—The
Eighth New York infantry leaves to
night for New York, where it will fco
mustered out. The headquarters of tho
Third division, Third corps and the di
vision ambulance corps left today for
Anuistom
The pfftsieal ef Colotiol
Grigsby’s rough uftUrs. preparatory to
being mustered out, is progfessiug rap
idly. Major Edit, a United States array
surgeon, is in charge of the work, there
being 12 surgeons, one for eaab troop.
The regiment will be paid* Thursday
and Friday and the iwusteriug>mt eere-
mbhies will tyowr tkrfuwW. The men
will be ■ releasea from fervtct of
the government at tl^at.ym^ and be al
lowed to return to their homes at their
leisures. Each man will be allowed
transportation and mileage, but it has
not yet been learned whether they vfill
be Allowed’an extra^Mspn^s’s pay or not.
The depot commiAury of supplies
whkJi has been loeatvA .fu Ghartmihoga
for several months krtpiug transferred
to Huntsville, Aki. T* suppkps on
hand are Wing trausfqrcod rapidly to
day and Colonel Nj»> wifo.is in charge,
is expected to leave vtilk his office .force
tomorrow. The conmwesarv at Hunts
ville will be the base oc supplies for all
regiments in this scoftroL
GUD FROM HOME
•l
-A
Steadier Arrives One
and a Half Millions.
FIVE LUCKY ARGONAUTS
Six Boxes on Hoard Containing Two
Hundred and Fifty Founds Kacti.
One Man Brought (jC>(),OtX>—A Hurd
Wluter Fredistod.
San Francisco, Sept. G.—The steamer
Portland, just airtvecl fpom'St. Mich
aels with about lamAh of gold
dust and nuggets, brought six boxes of
the precious metal belonging to the Ca
nadian Bank of Commerce and three
boxes for tho Alaska Commercial oom-
pouy, each box weighing over 250
pounds. The lucky miners on board
were as follows: Charles Anderson,
John Lee, F. N. lioq, SMitiam Y-ouug
and James McMalou being among the
fortunate ones. Anderson is said to
have cleared up over §50,000.
The Portland brought news of a rich
strike on the Yukon in American terri
tory. The headwaters of Kayukuk have
pauued out rich apd 400 men are dig-
png there, u«d twice t4u»t nuirfber are
waiting to sledge thfs whiter.
Kayukuk is aboftt i.WXJ times froip
the uoutii'of the Y'uAhai jatA is about
000 miles in length. It Is ails side of
Mmock and from the latter place, from
Fort Hamilton and Circle City, the
prosectors will go in this winter.
Two miners xeceytly were shot by
Indians hi I*ake Tjigisl “
amd the other wanna
have iHien .piaoed on’i
James Murphy, ode of
passengers, says:
“It is going to be a hard winter in
Dawson and sdl al<^pg Aw Pre
visions will be scutce agd tifwu .tbe
trouble will oonu». (viftecMMdver boats
at least 20 of them will be frozen in.
The majority of the boats will get no
further than CirclhCity, if they got that
far.”
Attendance Encampment G. A.
R. Is Phenomenal and Far
Exceeds Expectation.
DECORATIONS ELABORATE
,wa^ killed
ycttiuiiu&s
Jaw s on.
Hand’s
Ttjrough Travel Not.Interrupted.
CfflOAOe, Bept. A.—The quarantine of
Memfibes, Jackson, Mobile and other
town! against New Orleans does not in-
terfege with throngh travel from points
north of the Tennessee line. None of
thejUaaoih Central usuwenger or freight
trainii have been ffieconMaued, bat a
few local trains nmning between New
Orleans and cities which have quaran
tined against it have been taken off.
Memphis Quarantines.
Memphis, Hept. 6. — As announced
Sunday night, Memphis has quaran
tined against the world. That Is no
potuMigers will be allowed to leave
trad^nere, though tfiey may pase
tbrodgb If eo ticketed in eloeed coaches.
Frei^Bf moves as osnal.
PLUMBCRS CONVENTION.
The Subject of hmall Shops Without
Capital an Issue.
Cleveland, Sept. The ninth an
nual convention of the United Associa
tion of Jonrneytnan Plumbers, Steam
Fitters, Gas Fitters and Steam Fitters’
Helpers was called to order here today
with President John S. Kelly of Chi-
cago in the chair.
The work of the convention today
was largely of a preliminary nature,
consisting mostly of the reports of the
officers and committees and the appoint
ment of new committees.
The association will remain in session
three days and ft is iiMiismsl AM much
important work witT ke done, chief
among which wiU be the settlement of
the smaH plumbeM* s^top question. As
explained by Secretary Spencer this is
one of the greatest evils the master
plumbers bave'ta qoufcvid
It is claimed that these ftnail shops,
as a rule, have no money invested, carry
no stock and make rninons prices.
COTTON dfF 20 PTO CENT.
Kxpert From New Orleans Reaches
This Conclusion AfSer Inveetlgatlou.
Montoombky, Jrta., %(*. A.—Mr. B.
M. Seale, representing the cotton firm
of Bocheller & Co. of New Orleans, has
recently suent several /lays hi this see-
tiou investigotiuv the crop sitnation.
He has jus^ooipplbted an hiepex-tion of
the crop conditiAs <9 Meorgia, Missis
sippi and Alabama and gives it as his
opinion that the cotton crop is greatly
overestimated and that the deterioration
since July tf> has been fully 20 percent.
The rains have caused the cotton to ex
haust itself in growth, he eays, and even
though fair weather should continue to
the dose of*the season, there la not
sufficient vitality in the plant to pro
duce farther frait.
Me
is pro!
ever produced.
Btattoaary Ragtaeers’ Convention.
PrrraauKa, Sept f.—Che seventeenth
annual convention of the National As
sociation of Station saf Engineers began
Mt Carnegie ball at aeeci toduc- Nearly
»l) delegates frorrfWl ymlt of the
country are in attendance. The open
ing session was devoted to addressee of
welcome by Mayors Ford aad Geyer of
Plttebnrg and Allegheny reepeotively,
and responses by James Henry Harris
of Chicago and Herbert A. Stone at
Boston.
Rayerd's Condition IkrWwwtged.
Dedham, Mam., Sent A—TJie coodi-
nnchanged this morning.
■ofs, howswsfr that oern crop
obably the CgHT the south has
Kiectrlc Light Designs (Outstrip Ftoest
Structures of Kxposltloiis—Faradcs,
Reuiiloiis and Receptions Galore.
Annual Parade Tomorrow.
Cincinnati, Sept. 0.—The thirty-sec
ond annual encampment of the Grand
Army of the 'Republic h> a sucooss so far
as attendance is concerned, even for
these national events which are phe-
nominal for crowds. Opening day, yes
terday, surpassed expectations as well as
Sunday, on the arrivals, but before the
21 guns were fired at sunrise today at
Camp Slferman the deitote were crowded
wkh more arrivals. The postu arrived
m bodies ^ today and were escorted to
their quarters by local posts. The
special trains arrived faster than they
could be handled by the terminals m
the early hours and the'ru'ffi'coritiiiuw
so that later trains were stopped at
Camp Sherman an(f other suburban
points where street c ars and other trans
portation had been provided.
There is a capacity of Ip.OOO in the
tents at Camp Sherman aim it is as well
filled as the smaller camps, but the
conmrittee on quarters has unlimited
quarters yet in residences and other
places. The decorations are unusually
elaborate, the dectnc right detains in
the pubfic squares add at street ^inter
sections surpassing even the 'fiofcst
t ructures of expositions, and tho enter
tainment is equally lavish. This was
naval day and tomorrow is army day,
to be followed on Thursday by the
peace jubilee. The National Naval as
sociation gave a grand parade this
morning. Tomorrow morning the G.
A. R. men give their annual parade and
on Thursday the civic and inuuStinul
parade occurs.
After their parade today the naval
veterans were entertained on steam
boats and they captured Coney Island.
The features of toe day were the regi
mental brigade and other reunions, at
which the old comrades got closer to
gether than on any other occa^ums.
There were demonstrations amd the ar
rival of several of the staff department
commuiulers and governors and their
staffs. The citizens also toudered re
ceptions to Commander in Chief Uobin,
Rear Admiral Kelley, Mrs. S. J. Mar
tin, president of the W. R. C.; Mrs.
Flora M. Davey, president of the Ladies
of the G. A. R.; Mrs. Jennie Laird,
president of the Nathmal Association of
the Ijadies of tho NutuI Veteran*), and
otners.
The parade required an hour or marc
to pass a given point and was every
where watched by crowds of deeply in*
t ere .-ted spectators. The dramatic ef
fect of the ur-fangemeat of the division
was the occasion fnf nigeh -comment.
First in honor came the veterans of the
civil w.ar—the men who manned the
vessels in our unique navy and the
thinner ranks of the ex-pmoners of
that war. The spectators could sot
fail lo be impressed with a sad feeling
{hat they were looking upon a body of
men whose days of inarching mast soon
end. Tottering limbs were bearing
sturdy hearts fuller than ever with love
for the flag whose glory hod been mag
nified by their deeds, but it was pain-
fully apparent that their ranks were
thinning and that their deeds were soon
to be only memories.
The contest for commander-in-ebief
has become much more complicated by
the arrival of a large delegation from
New York, headed by Corporal Tanner
in support of Colonel John C. Shotts of
Yonkers. This not only divides the vote
of the department of New York against
Colonel A. D. Shaw of Watertown, N.
Y., but it also divides the vote of other
•astern departments that were espectdfi
to be solid for Shaw.
A letter was received today from
President McKinley stating that public
business would prevent him and Mrs.
McKinley from attending the encamp
ment this week. The weather has been
very peasant t&dav, after the rains'of
last night, and still cooler weather is in
the predictions for this locality tomor-
sow, when the big parade takes place.
FIVE DEATHS AT MONTAUK.
Health of Camp Wlkoff Apparently
Somewhat Improved,
New York, Sept. 0.—Five deaths oc
curred at Oamp Wikoff, Moutauk Point,
lost night and this morning.
There are only 891 men in the gen
eral hospital today, whioh^is a low fig
ure. There have been many furloughs
and convalescents having gone home.
There are four convalescent wards with
out patients. One hundred and fifty
men in the hospital are down with ty
phoid fever.
One hnndred men left camp on the
morning train on furloughs.
Tho Eighth Ohio volunteers were
scheduled to leave Oamp Wikoff this
morning, bat owing to a conflict in er-
ders the regiment is detained base.
To Elevate Cttlr.Mishlp.
Montgomery, Ala., 8ept. 0 —Dr. W.
F. Eastman, D. D., of Nashville, dimo
tor of the Children's Home Society at
the United States, is in Huntsville for
the purpose of establishing a county
branch of the state chapter at the ap-
whieh he prepoaee to organise in
The society is a reoent be
nevolent organisation that has enjoyed
tremendous growth. Its theory is that
it is the duty of all loyal Americans to
unite in elevating American ci tineas hip,
and as criminals, tramps and pan pen
are known to be recruited every year
from those who bare prowu op in ig
norance and neglect, it is beheved that
the movement for finding herpes fur
negleotad children holds the hevuoce
to tbe vexed pvoMem of improved Asm*
POWa.L tftfcWES HIS ESCAPE*
And tbe Hailin'* Guarding Him Are
Flaccd Under Arrest.
Oordele, Ga., Sept. 0.—The biggeet
1 sensation connected wi.h the recent
! shooting affray between Powell and J.
K. Krtjy developed yesterday, when it
was discovered t'bat Mr. Powell had
mysteriously escaped from the bailiff
wh® was lyvujdiyg Vum. Saturday after-
nwift k v^JHHaoioad that Pow'oti was
tufferwig tSHJS^rotu hie wounds aad
fti&t Was growing rtipulty
worse, ye^his hiorniug he was gone.
It will be remembered that Powell,
while drunk, assaulted Keily, shot him
and was badl£ shot. Keily afterwards
died and
too ill jo-l
Baiftk's
on guar
but y*
of thte b‘d „
explanation of haf escape.
1
II ICi (LUES
Arctic Whaling 'Fteet Sufltow
Disaster and All Vessels
May Be Lost.
pell was.arrested. He was
iqvkil from his home, so
!u Lindsay wereplafced
l ' pending his recovery;
lugs goue and neither
ikT give a kitisfactory
The evil
of 9 ,
sn.’s
pose of
the «o
notye*
There
ba.ih.ffts
by Pqm
Parker
cuqrt
sfich
many a
DEA'
showed that a brother
sd a,team from Bow-
r for the oston^hle pur-
a »«p to his home.in
The team has
id to the stable,
evidence that the
^offered a consideration
Guo escape. Bailfff
over to - th£ superior
runs high, as no
i . occurrad hero in
ENORMOUS
ONE CAPTAIN GOES CRAZY
Tho
L;w$!li#ur Rai&s From
Disease'^ry Heavy.
tv* 1 - * ' «
HIGH AUTfiXHIITY QUOTED
r
Sir William XlrfeleyNiick Says Fugilsli
Troop* Have tirtlVred Far Less on
the West. Coart^ttf Africa Than Our
M»n tn
New MqsMKjfont. 0.—A dispatch to
The Woriimmi Jc>mlcn says: Sir Wil-
nthn v'iiAiJjBHMffdisidunt of the Rc^’il
College of Surgeons oi England, sur
geon to the Prinoo ot Wales and one of
the most distinguished members of his
profession in Europe, who acted as sur
geon to the Anglo-American Ambulance
assooiatipi^-in the Franco-German war,
wai^kskjrtlnjj^iminjvn conocrning the
causes dFtLeTiHSAiortolity from illness
among tbe United States troops. He
said:
“I have only very vague information
on the subject utal it is one which no
American man could have an opinion of
an, pilot of
the slightest val^hexcept
iunj QX
upon precise
very
“Tkift
tnuudely
pared to
ekpitittr'
“But ot
compares
all other
terrible morcah
Madagas-
“1
tta? kJ
**!n on'
of Africa‘onr
been trifling.”
“Is
nwke;
“Of
heaifhfr,
.v is high is un#or-
dally when com-
.illuuss aitiong onr
xfl couutHes.
Dee in that respect
. kavorubly with that of
couut/ies. BVance suffered
from illness in the
I fancy, in battle,
t^ocs. losses from
_ /ssniu*‘
!H8 toftffb West Coast
from illness have
t of Afrioa more
W”
•is maph .more un-
,. “There is no
reason that 1 cafl'Siee^hy, with proper
precautiotn. uaJitality from illness
among thfcyniead , 'NtiateB in Cuba should
hftVc mortality from such
a cause ( ’has* ol Africa.
“Tberf.v^Jifc, ^>u will notice that
the force opeiafwg Imder the Sirdar in
the Soudan enjoyed a remarkable im
munity from illness.”
SURLINDEN MINISTER WAR.
Newspapers Kenard Revision of the
Dreyfus Case Assured.
Paris, Sept. 0.—The Figaro eays this
morning that General Saussier refused
to accept the war portfolio liecause he
had been connected, as military gover
nor, with the Dreyfus case, and he
therefore considered that he should
leave to another Hm settlement of this
nittttor.
Tbe newflijujiers confirm the report
that tb« of the office by
General'mMMMu,'military governor
of Paris, was djpJ-o President Faure’s
ifisat^e^^dBrcrf the papers praise
his a<‘wf)taune rfW^the “oftloe under the
existing difficulties of the situation by
the attack M. Cavaignac, the late min
ister for nfla AMaring that his action
m illogical.
The ilMQ^Pwegard the revision of
the Dreyfus ananas being assured, say
ing that the jHvyKyr’s counsel will now
lie rema!^^^
The Matin softs that Colonel Picquart
vwsterdaj Jiaawd a demand for the pvo-
visKmaSlfSQfcbn.o'~
Crew* Believed to IkM-e Bee«,Saved,
but Large Numt>er of Vessels Vulned
at Huudreds of Th A^uuds of Dollars
Are Probably Lost-
San Fkancisoo, Sept. A special to
The Examiner from Seerflle says the
newa of disaster to the Arctic Whaling
fleet came in tho following letter from
Captain J. C. Downing of the Wolcott
to Austin Claiborne, the loeid agent of
the Pacific Steam Winding company
“JUKHTiw, Aug. 29.
“I arrived from the westward this
evening. The latent Isom ttoe arctic is
that all tho vefisek^ire caught in the
ice. Minton (uuptam of the Jeannie) is
cra«v. I obtained The above fUforraa
tioirirom^Capcaiu Ned UWeo
the gunboat Wheeling.
J. C. Downing. ”
This letter cama-viq steamship
Alki, which arftved from Jmiauu this
afternoon.
Mr. Claiborne believes that only the
whaling vessels originally caught iu
Poiut Barrow were destroyed. This in
cludes the Jessie H. Freeman, Wan
derer, Belvidere, Orca, Rosario, New
port, Fearless and Jeaunujr
The Rev. Sheldon Jackson, who re
turned on the' Roanoke, reported that
the Belvidere got out %Md reached Pore
C.larojiee, where she coalea Aug. 4 from
the bark J. D. Pilfers. Sire Wien re
turned to Point Barrow. The Belvi-
dere's officers also told Mr. Jackson that
the Rosario had been crushed in the ice
and that the Wanderer had extricated ‘
herself and moved iu the vicinity of
Huruchel island.
As fho Osca and Jessie H. Freemen
were destroyed last fall, the natives
havmg*eet*firo to.arnd homed tjie latter,
itVould appear* that tl!?**otily vessuln
remaining at the mercy of the ii'e floes
and jams were the Jeannie, Newport
and Fearless.
But besides the eight vessels named,
there were the Bea’lei^, Relona, Nar-
whale and Mary D. Hume remaining in
that part of tbe Arctic.
Captaan Edwin Goodall qf h>aii Fran-
crsco, who came down dh the AM,
said':
“Captain Downing Kid tue that rtio
fleet wan destroyed fp the ice breakup.
Ho got his information froRi' Pilot Led-
nen of the United States gunboat Wheel
ing. Ixmuen was told of the disaster
at Kotzebue sound. Downing heard of
no lives being lost and 1 suppose no
deaths oecun-ed.
“Cajyajn'Downiag fm EGtr sfeatod thrt
when tho Tra’rfher lo* TTn-alaska Aug.
10, Captain Snow, mows-r (If tlfo vessel,
was sick and that there were many fish
ermen at Cbignik waixtug for the retorn
of the bark J.-D. I Vova, tojfo* out
of the country. 1 also feauK'd 'that tbe
Whaler John and W?Htkkxy. le<t Un»-
laska early iu August with 300 barrels
of whale oil and 2,000 pounds of bone.”
The Pacific Steam Wiiafijig company
owned all Wie wMlers arctic’fleet
save the Belvidere, th« pift|:erty erf'Wil
liam Lewis cf*NjeMr Be4t‘or4,* Mass., and
the Rosario aud Fearless, beioaging to
James McKenna ot San Francisco.
Agent Claiborne states that the vessels
with a whaling outfit were valued at
1100,000 each.
OOLblSlON YOfaK.
Trolley Car Struck by Kiiglii^ ao4
Eighteen Killed Outright.
Cohoes, N. Y., Sept. 6. — Eighteen
Persons killed and ten so badly injured
that their lives are despaired of is the
result of a collision at the west end ot
the Hudson river bridge, which con
nects this place wiDb Laurinsburg. A
tnolley «nr returning from a labor day
excursion was struck by the night boat
special of the Delaware and Hudson
railroad at a grade crossing.
The trolley car was struck in the mid
dle by the engine going at a high rate
of speed, cutting it in twain and hurt
ing the aplinteaed sections tir-evj-ry di
rection. The crowded paaweugers shared
the some fate. Bodies, some headless
or limbless, were scattered in every di
rection, some being found 50 feet from
the crossing.
Gf the 35 passengers on the car 26
were killed and dangerously injured.
The blame has mg been pia^d* bat
it appears that the engine had the right
°f WRJ’vit being the role for the street
i car conductor ft> stop his csir and ge for-
! ward and observe tne tracks before
crossing. The engineer sayk he did not
see (ho tar until lie was upon'it.
IN CONVENTION
Ignatius Bwmelly Denounces
Fusion In Radieal Speech.
WAITE ATTACKS BUTLER
to eecuM a pub-
. of Drey foe.
MaH Clerks.
The twenty-third
session of the railway mail clerks’ con
vention was opened in the Kimball at
11 o’clock this morning. President
John M. Butler of Nebraska presided.
After reading minute* aud examining
credentials addresses of welcome were
listened to from Governor Atkinson for
the state and Mayor Collier for the city.
arrivals was Mrs. Madge J.
iwn as the daughter
and is very popular
She is a daughter of
;-pf tne New York poet-
contributor to Tbe
official organ ol Ike
Among
with
the
office aai
Bail!
ciety whlc
Alabama
prwbatwyOTPltd
re vexed pro to
oitiaMNMa.
%lvltBlg Steel Plant-
Aht., Sept. • < —Tho
ot Colbert county has is
sued a oommiasioo to Messrs. John E.
Brown and James T. Burns to opsn
books of subscription to the capital
■took of tbe Anglo American Steel com-
K y of Sbefltekl to the amount of |1,>
000, tbe articles of incorporation
filed. Tbe iron in-
h'ave been greatly
tie and tbe ormuusatioa
vtiou, wbicnib said
amount of Bnglieb
baa added a fresh Mb
having
te Bests of
awaken*
of^wl |
•oArfV
•ptla) <
pefn*.
WHY MEN WERE^ NOT PAID.
Money Withliekl Fruiu Cubaa Volun
teer* at the Requeet of Ofllcer*.
WAPUtxaTON, Sept. 0.—OiKisiderable
complaint has reached the war depart
ment from various parts of the country
because the volunteer troops in Cuba
did not receive their pay. In most in
stance* the pay of the volunteers v.a*
thrae months in arreon> arid the govern-
ment has been critiowed far not paying
the men promptly.
Now that the troops have returned te
the United States it develops that the
r i were not paid becauep the colonels
15 regiments requoeloq^-tho paymas
ter general to withhold the money due
the troops nntil they should return to
the United States. Fay master General
Stanton says that the gvwftemneat had
so efficient corps of papmoiters and
plenty ef money m CaHk aod-could have
paid tbe men promptly, bat for the ra-
qnests made by the dttoeM command
ing tbe regiments.
Clash With Canadian Official.
San Francisco, Sept. &—A special
from Seattle eays: Colonel McCook,
United States oonsuU at Dawson, has
had a slight diffieulty witbfla'domiuien
official already, yet he has been at Daw-
eon but a few Weeks. As a result he
was compelled to remove the United
States flag from the store of the Alaska
Commercial company at Dawson and
allow a dominion customs officer, Davis,
to hoist the British ensigu. The Amer
ican coat of arms was removed from the
door aud Colonel McCook sought an
other office.
President Returns te Wash lag too.
Washington, Sept 6.—The train
bearing the president and Mrs. McKin
ley and their party reashed the Peaa-
eylvania railroad station promptly at
7:90 a. m. today. Tbe carriage horn
the White House met them and the
president and Mbs. McKinley were
driven directly there. Tbs <Mat execu
tive &nd his wife shew fbe beneficial
effects of their brief outing and express
themselves as being greatly pleased
with their outing
Advise Them Mot to Ride.
Acocna, Ga., Sept, fir—Pastors of
negro churches are advising their mem
ber* not to ride in street earn because of
tbe geomit euforoesneut of tbs'*late law
whfbb promee that emanate seats sflkl
te furnished wbfte Ad negro nm—
Calls Him a Treacherous and False
Leader—Convention Adopt# Address
to the Country Which Compares
IlutJer to Benedict Arnold.
Cincinnati, Sept (J.—Tbe middie-of-
ve
the-roud Populists convened rherir second
day’s sessiou of the national convcofloj*
at un early hour today when the tempo
rary organization was made permanent
aud Chairman Ignatius Donnelly mada
another radical speech denouncing all
those who had co-operated with fusion
movements and strongly advocating tho
rcorganizatiou of the party not ouly for
an independent preddeutihl'ticliet, but
for independent candidates for oougress,
state offices, etc. A letter was read
from ex-Goveruor David Waite of Colo
rado, iu which he denounced Senator
Butler as a treacherous chairman and
false leader and advocated the nomiuar-
tion of straight Populistic tickets for
president aud other offices.
An elaborate address to the people of
tbe United States was adqpfcod. It re
affirms the previous platform qf the
Populists aud covers many questions,
and in referring to the present situation
it says:
“The People’s party vote in 1894 aud
I8'.i0 rose to nearly 2,000,000 and every^-
thjjiig indicated its speedv uatiodaT
triumph/ In tftis eiaorgMUiy the tftm-
ocratxc jiarty saw thSit itnali'norecourse
but to steal oue'qf the priU(dples t of the
despised Populists. In the Chicago con-
voutiou of 189G, in a prearranged theat
rical suene erf .great uproar and entbu-
sLum, it moved to the front as the, de
voted and fvJWbug ehaiHpioa of that
which it had always opposed. ”
“Senator Butler, who is chairman of
our national committee, preached dis
integration and dt-inoraUa*tion isat as
Benedict Ardold^tipulatea’for tne scat
tering of tile Aineriouu'forces, that tho
British might the more readily over
throw the young republic.
“Mr. Butler taught onr forces that
tbe first duty of a soldier was to break
rauks and go over to the euemy. All
efforts to chain the boundless subtlety
of this cuuniug man have been in vain.
Our chief battle is not against the de-
mouetiz&tion of oue metal for the bene
fit of another, but against the chaining
of the world’s progress to the car wheels
of prehistoric superstition iu the shape
of both metals. Tho whole work! to-
da> is held in check by a system of
gold barter, while enterprise languishes,
industry suffers aud the cemeteries are
populous with the bodies of bankrupts
and suicides.
WbiA we demand that if either gold
or silver is to be mod, ns mcocy both
shall be used; we insist that the best
currency this country ever used was tbe
full l&gal tender greenback of tbe civil
war.
Tried to Scuttle the Ship.
San Francisco, Sept. 6.—A letter It
The Call dated Behring Strait, June 27,
states that tbe bark Northern Light,
Captain Whitesides, from Sou Fran
cisco for Kofzeu, has arrived safely in
port, her crew and 162 passenger*, after
a voyage duxmg which it wrfl discov
ered that four large auger holes had
teen found iu her bow. ft was found
that the vessel was. leaking badly and
and .but for the timely otsoovery df the
cause she would have gone to the bot
tom. There is apparently no clue to
the men who tried to siuk the ship.
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