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plstform adopted by the national oonvsn-
tion at Minneapolis. Tho resolutions also
appeal for tbs support Of the first voters,
stating the the Republican party has bssn
from its birth shs party Of advancement
snd progress. Tho republican press OF the
country is declared 10 be one OF the most
potent agencies that can bo employed 10
promots the principles OF republicsnism.
and TO be worthy the hearty announcement
and support Of all republicans. The rsso-
lutions we're unanimously adopted. % wers
also resolutions declaring that In the future
each state and territory shall be entitled TO
six delegates at large and four from. each
congressional district; sach college rSpub-
lican club shall be entitled 10 one delegate.
BY unaninous rising vote, Hon. ]. 3.
Clarkson, Of Iowa, Was reelected president
for the ensuing year. A. b. Humphrey was
unanimously re-slectsd secretary. and
Treasurer Lounsbury was also reelected
treasurer. When Clsrkson re-entered the
hall he WAS greeted with deafsning cheers,
and made brief speech of thanks.
Shortly before ono o'clock Whitslaw
Reid was escorted into the hsll. and after
the ovation which greeted him had sub
sided. made brief spesch conRratulstory
of tho good work of the republican league
of clubs throughout the country.
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PRINTERS OPPOSE REID.

A Clevelsnd Printers League Started to
Fight Their Former Enemy.
Nxw YORK. Sept. 16.-Forty OF more print
srs met in Coburn hall, 10 Stanton street.,
to organize campaign slub for the especial
purpose of defeating Mr.. Reid for vice
president. because Of his former hostility
to the union. b. J. Hawkes.. in calling the
meeting TO order. said IL was proposed TO
establish club to offset the attempt Of the
republicans to capture No. 6 through the
instrumentality OF the committee that went
to the Minneapolis convention. The settls-
msnt of the difficulty with the Tribune was
all right. but now that il had become q
political movement in support Of the Trib-
uns's editor printers were interested in OPP
posing il.
II was decided to call the organization
the Cleveland Printers league. James
Brown, Of Brooklyn. secretary; James Gray.
assistant secretary; T. l.. Maxwell, the old
est member of No. 6. treasurer, and G. +.
Paruee, sergeant-at-a After the or
Qanization was completed r. r. Brown
made a speech, in which he said that ap-
prentices were q feature of the printing
trade. and that Mr.. Reid should serve an
apprenticeship in union principles before
he could look for support from union prin-
ters. Az presiding officer of the senate
Reid WAS not likely to favor labor meas
ures. Ppm republican. bat I'll never vote
for him." cried one of MI. Browns hearers
at this point.
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ORIENTAL ADVICES,
Floods, TyphOons, Epidemics and Ship
wrecks in China and Japan.

Floods, Typhoons, Epidemics and Ship
wrecks in China and Japan.
SAN Francisco Sept. 16.-The steamship
China arrived from China and Japan this
morning. Chinese advicss state that Ma
son, who was arrested for conspiracy to in
troduce arms and ammunition into China,
and who was sentenced to nine months i'm
prisonment for his connections with Nalao
Hin, secret society, has completed his
term of imprisonment and, being unable to
find bonds for future good behavior, has
been deported to England. Serious floods
occurred in North China early in August.
resulting in considerable loss of life and
property. The Peicho river is almost i'm
passa BILE. owing to the volume of the
upper Yangtze. H. M. $. Firebrand, which
arrived at Hong Kong July 21. experienced
typhoon in Takow harbor. and narrowly
escaped being driven ashore. Junks in the
karbor were wrecked and much damage
done. The American ship North Ameri-
can, which left Kobe. Japan. July q, was
totally wrecked in the Xii channel dui ing
Guilty. An inland steamer foundered July
25 in the Harima sea and only four of the
crew and passengers were saved. The
number of lives lost is not given.
Japan advices state that 800 persons
were killed and ninety wounded in the
the recent gale in Tokahima district, 70. 600
acres of land devasted and $4,000 homes
destroyed. An epidemic of dysen:ery has
visited Kinshu and Shkou this summer,
and in Oita prefecture, 116 deaths occurred
bet ween July 81 and Aug. g. 372 deaths had
occurred in Kumamote prefecture from this
cause up to Aug. g. New cases are daily
reported.
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Moonshiners In New York.

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-Moonshiners who
are doing an extensive business in the very
heart of New York, have been discovered
by United States internal officers. How
long the illicit distillsry has been in opera
tion is not known. Tho moonshiners ss-
capped arrest. The business was carried ON
in four story brick building at So Wash
ington street, by Charles Lorenzo, a wine
merchant. with tho assistance of several
mon whose names are not yet known to the
government officers. Lorenzo had been do
ing n large business. There was no out
ward sign that he was not complying with
the law and confining himself to the pro-
auotion of a grade of wine that is exempt
from taxation. A. ii. Brooke, chief of the
internal revenue agents, visited Mr.. Lor-
enzo's place yesterday with Mr.. Yates and
found that in addition to making All in
ferior quality of wine. Mr.. Lorenzo has
been turning out fair grade Of brandy.
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GRErNroRr, L. l., Sept. l6.-Great excite
msnt has been caused here by tho discovery
that two stesrage passengers from tho Nor
avia got ashore by some means aud are at
this place. They are Mrs. Mary Helkel-
man and Mrs. Pauline JAnews XII. the wives
of two Russian Jews. who have lived here
for several years. The husbands confess
that their wives arrived by the Moravis, but
no explanation IL given as to how tbey got
ashore. The women brought with them
several children. and conssi iusntiy baggage.
The house they live in is in thiOkly settled
part of the village. but = strict quarantine
of the premissE has boon ordered by the
health officers.
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Ball Game at Philipsburg That Was
Not Of the Enjoyable
Sort.
The Missoula Swatters Take Sweet
Revenge on the Nine From
5 Butte.
Tho Chase After the PennAnt Getting DO
cidedly Close and Intersstinx--
Sports Of All sorts.

PHrLupsBURG, Sept. 16.-tSpecial. The
Helena team put mp an extremely poor
game here to-day. both on account of poor
playing and the disrsputable manner in
which II was carried on. Tho Helena boys
had way Of cutting tho balls, so that six
different balls were used. Dunning started
in to pitch and on account OF urging his
assistance upon Umpire Marsh was sent to
the bench in the first inning. Errors were
numerous on both sides. The crooked
work with the balls and dilatory tactics of
the Helena team 10 prolonged the game
shat ii was called in the ninth inning with
the homo team at ths bat. Score:
PhilipsbufR ...........5 5 0 8 0 l 0 3-18
Helena. 3 1OO24 XII
Batteries-Hill and Tully; Dunning and
Munday, Lobsck. Umpirs-Marsh.
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DESERTED HARRISON.
Two Eminent Republicans Chamber Down
Out OF the Ice Wagon

Two Eminent Republicans Chamber Down
Out OF the Ice Wagon.
W1NNEMuoCA, New. Sept. 16.-The second
convention of the silver party was held
here to-day for the purpose of instrnctinR
its electors to vote for Weaver and Field.
Senator Stewart, in an address to the oon-
vention, declared that both Cleveland and
Harrison had disregarded their respective
platforms after election and used their
power to demonetize silver. He said vote
for either Harrison or Cleveland was vote
for an enemy Of the paramount industry of
Nevada. Weaver was the only presidential
candidate whose position on the silver
question harmonizsd with Nevada's inter-
ests. He declared he would vote for Weaver
and advocate his election on tho stnmp
throughout tho state. F. G. Newlands, re-
publican nominee for congressman. also
spoke. He said he would vote for Weaver.
Tho platform instructed the delegates 10
vote for Stewart for United States senator
and +. G. Newlands for congressman.
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On SEPTEMBER 18TH, 1862,
was fought the bloody battle of
|Antietam.
It was one of the most des-
perate struggles Of that year,
Lee having advanced northward
to deal Mcclellan a crushing
blow. A feature of the contest
was the capture of Antietam
Bridge by two regiments of
Burnside's corps. Night ended
the contest and Lee fell back
on his old lines in Virginia.
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MORLEY'S REVOCATION.
Tho Liberals Beginning u Doubt It's Wis
DOM building Associations.

Tho Liberals Begipning u Doubt It's Wis
dom-BnildinK Associations.
[Copyrieht. 1892. New York Associated Press
LONDON. Sept. 1G.--The conservatives as
sert that the liberals are doubtfully asking
whether Mr.. Morley's revocation OF the
proclamations made under tho coercion act
are not tactical blunder. Upon the for
bearancs of the Parnellitss depends tho suo-
cess of Morlsy's first stroke in behalf Of
Ireland's Independence.
The run on tho BHkbeck bank has NOT
bad any apparent influence on the money
market. All over the country workinRmens
institutions combining banking and build
ing operations arc falling to pieces, chiefly
through mismaMagsment.b but often through
the dishonesty of directors. Tho Birkbsck
bank 10 the largest institution of the kind,
with close connection with some Of the
ance to stop the run which was threatsnlng
to spread to . greater financial sphere.
The position tonight leaves the public half
convinced thas all is right. though just
cause for anxiety exists everywhere.
Throughout England there are 2700 build
ing societies, with Liabilities of LEO. 600. 900.
Many Of them are known TO be utterly in
solvent.
The last shipment OF California fruit sold
here at unsatisfactory prices. The expert
ment was not a success, and will not be re-
peated. The Times published letter from
San jose, CAL. which was written with the
hope that it may cause many EnQliahmen
to pause before trying fruit ranching,
which the writer says is wholly overdone.
The writer also wishes to dispel the illu-
sion that California is healthy. He says
that in the interior valleys where the raisin
industry is carried on intense heat and ma
laria prevail. Another drawback. he says,
is the fact that the Englishman 10 at dis
advantage. He gets no assistance and is
looked upon as an interlopsr by his Amerl-
ican neighbors,
The White Star company has commits
stoned the great Belfast ship builders, Har-
land d Wolff, to build an Atlantic steamer
that will beat the record in size and speed.
She has airendy been named the Gigantic,
and will be 700 feet long. sixty-fve feet
beam. calculated to steam twenty-tw two
knots an hour, with . maximum speed of
twenty-seven knots, She will have three
screws, two fitted like the Majsstic's and the
third in the center. She will be ready for
the sea in March, 1894.
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A BUSHEL OF TROUBLE.
In Which MIR. Peck Has Become Inyolve
-ArreRtas1

In Which Mr.. Peck Has Become In volved
Arrested.
ALBANY, N. Y. Sept. 16.-At five o'clock
this afternoon. at the request of District
Attorney Eaton. warrants were issued for
tho arrest of Charles E. Peck. commits
sioner of the state bureau OF labor statis-
TICS and his stenographer, Elbert Rodgers,
by Police Justice Gutman. The arrests
were made under section ninety -four of the
ponal code. which makes it a misdemsanor
punishable by imprisonment for five years
or fine of $780, or both, for destroying
public records. The charge is that certain
circulars and statistics received BY Peck
from manufacturers of this state. from
which to compile his report on the effect of
the Mckinley tariff on wages and produc-
destroyed. The proceedings leading to the
issuance of the warrants begun this morn
ing before Judge Gutman behind closed
doors. Those present were District Attor-
ney Eaton. Corporation Counsel Dslshanty
and ex-senator Norton Chase. Janitor
Dennison. Of the house where Peck and
Rodgers room, stated in his examination
that two weeks ago an e1prsssman brought
twenty-five packages to the house and
stored them in Peok's room. Last Sunday
Peok gave him (Dsnnison) q to take them
down and burn them in the furnace Den
"ASSA Nav eos 0vAAA AoPs 0ooy AAoAA SuhAuy
afternoon until three o'clock Monday
morning burning the packages.
Norton Chase said after the warrants had
been issued that he had proof that If not
ALL at least part of tho tariff circulars re-
ceived by Peck for his report, had been
burned. Commissioner Peck said tonight
that he and RODGERS had been served with
notice to answer the warrants tomorrow
morning. He then said: ''The securing Of
these warrants of arrest ia tho elimination
Of the fight made by the muewumps and
Anti-Hill democrats ON Gov. Hill and his
friends. and it ia all they can expect hence
forth from these quarters"
The committee sent by the national dem
ooratio committee, comprising Nelson
Smith, j. SchosnhoK. Il. Ellery Anderson
and Edward +. McSweeney, called on Peck
this afternoon aud labored over an hour
with him sndoavorinR to secure the names
Of the manufacturers reporting to him the
effect OF tho tariff on their respective in
dustriss; also to get individual rsturns
Peck held to his original statement that he
would show nothing but what was con-
tained IN his annual report, which WAS
hardly what tho committee was after. The
discussion was very heated At times.
Finally, Smith read \ lot of questions
which he said If answered would satisfy thc
COMMITTEES. Peak said most OF the ques-
tions could bs answered by reference to his
rep ort but he volunteered NO answers.
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Elkins ON the Stump.

WHEELING, w. Va, Sept. 16.-The repub-
licsn campaign in this state formally
opened to night by secretary of War FL
kins at Davis, one Of the new towns in the
northern coal regions. An immense crowd
was present The secretary spoke at length
on the tariff question and also had some-
thing to say about the foroe bill talk. The
young men of che south. he said. are fast
realizing that the methods and practices to
prevent fair elections are working against
the prosperity and best interests Of the
south, against the influx of population and
the development of her resources. 1t is be-
hsved, he said, that the time has come
when the people of the south can be trusted
to settle the question of fair elections,in a
way that will be final. and to the satisfao-
tion of the whole country.
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OTHER GAMES.
Scores Made in Yesterdays Games by the
League Clubs.

Scores Made in Yesterdays Games by the
League Clubs.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1G.-The senators lost
on An error of judgment. Washington 2,
hits g. errors l; Chicago B. hits 8. errors /.
Batteries, Abbey and Mcclure, Hutchison
and Kittredge.
BROOKLYN, Sept. 16.-The Brooklvns
broke their bad streak and won. Brooklyn
4. hits Z errors l; Louisville 2. hits Z, errors
4. Batteries, Stein and Kinslow. Stratton
and Merritt.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 16.-The orioles played
an unusually brilliant game, though they
lost on MoMahon's slip. Baltimore 6. hits
8. errors l: Pittsburg 5. hits IA, errors 2.
Batteries, McMahon and Robinson, Terry
and Miller.
NEW YORK, Sept. l6.-Crane's pitching
lost for the giants. New York 8, hits IL.
errors 6; Cleveland 10. hits 9, errors 3.
Batteries. Rusie and Crane, Ewing; Clark
son and thinner.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16-The Phillies
couldn't make hit when hit meant rune.
Philadelphia l. hits 8. errors 4; st. Louis 4,
hits 8. errors 6. Batteries, Hawley and
Buckley, Keefs and Clements.
Boston, Sept. 16.--very exciting pitchers
battle. Boston l, hits 6, errors |; Cincin-
natl Q. hits 1, errors 4. Batteries, Nichols
and Bennett, Dwyer and Murphy.
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MIssOULA's REVENGE.
Taken Out OF tho Butte Ball Team, 20
to q.

Taken Out Of tho Butte Ball Team, 20
to g.
M1ssouLA, Sept. 15.-[Specisl. The Mis-
soula ball team took their revenge at Hig-
gins park to-day for the drubbine they re-
ceived at Butte last week. 1t was a one
sided game. with the homo team batting
the ball over the field and running bases
till they were tired. Lucid, tho star pitcher
Of the Butte team, was pounded out of the
box in the first inning. and his place was
taken by Caplinger. Both teams put MP
good game in the field. but the heavy bat
ting Of the home team was too much for the
visitors.
Eissouls s..............56 8 O2O OO2 30
Butte ................O OOO131-
Three base hits-GoodenouRh two, Grif-
fifth, Gilliland, Werrick; passed balls-Cody
!. Brennan 2: wild pitches--Capllnger i;
base on balls-Off Griffith ]. off Lucid 2,
off CapiinRer 10; hit by pitched ball-By
Griffith 1; struck out-By Griffith 8; by
Caplinger 8; double plays-Sippie to Cart
WRIGHT, and Griffith to Sippie,. to Cart
wright.
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Drifted on a Raft.

HALIFAX, N. s.. Sept. 16.-The schooner
Amelia G.. which arrived this afternoon
from Grand Banks. has aboard three men.
survivors of the crew of the British bark
Hope. bound from Now Brunswick for New
South Wales. The bark encountered heavy
weather and the deck load turned nearly
ompletely over. The crew got ON the keel.
but a heavy sea carried them off. Three of
the men. VIM. Rees Arthur Joliffe and
John Nichols, got hold of planks and made
a raft. but the others succumbed. The
mon drifted ON the raft for four days when
the Amelia G. saw and rescued them,
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FIRST VOTERS INvITED.

Having Lost 50 Many Mature supporters
tho Republicans Go Recruiting.
BUFFALO. Sept. 16.-ChsirnRn Olarkson
called ths national republican league oon-
vention TO order at II O'Clock. The oon-
Inittes ou time and place reported In favor
of Louisvills ~ the place, and the second
Wednesday In May ~ the time, for holding
the next annual convention. Tho report of
the COMMITTEES on resolutions was presented
by Gen, Fairchild, Of Wisconsin. 10 on
dorsos and oommsnda the sdministr tion
oi President Harrison and approves the
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Profits OF tho Great Ship Canal.

A splendid year for the Susn canal has
been brought to close. The return which
has just been issued by Tho British direc-
tors for the past year states that the net
tonnage for tho year shows the enormous
increase Of l.S0S.Gs3 tons over that of 1890
and 1,9lb, $50 tons over that of 1889. There
has been = proportionate increase in the
amount Of dues. The aggregate has risen
from $l3 aE'. BIG i'll 1889 to $l6,6S4, 240 in
1891. Hallway Review.
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Lottery in Honolulu.

HONOLULU. Sept. 16.-The deadlock in the
government continues, owing to the cabinet
being still vacant. From Aug. 30 there has
been no harmonious action by the three
parties, and consequently il is impossible
to form government. The queen has called
on Arthur T. Peterson to form a new oabi-
net, but so far he has not succeeded. The
louisiana lottery has presented itself for
public favor and bill has been read in the
legislature granting an exclusive franchise
to Americans headed by ID. II. Cross, Of
Chicago. to establish lottery for twenty
five years. The company is to pay $500. 600.
This money is to be expended in the con-
struction of a cable to North America, rail
zoRds. bridges. wharves and other public
purposes.
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Visiting Ills English Cousias.

KANSAS Cry. Sept 1G-AuRustus +.
Kerr. formerly head bookksepsr of the
Jarvis. Uonkiiu MoItKaK. Trust soEpsay.
is short $4,000 in his accounts. Kerr il
now in England and tho American Surety
company, which 10 on his bond. il maxim
effort to secure shs arrest Of the fugitive.
Kerr's pat ttnership in n buckst-shop whsch
failed il the cause Of his downfall.
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Gravesend Races.

GRAvEsEND, Sept. 16.-Lord Motely. IA
vorite for the first race, stumbled. throwing
his jockey and running away. Bets were
lost. ~ the colt was in charge Of starter
when the accident occurred.
Mile-Silver Fox won. Glamor second,
AlQona third. Time. l:4514.
Five furlongs-Helena Nichols won,
Courtship second, st. Michael third. Time,
1:O2.
Mile and one furlonR-Rsckon won. Mary
Stone second. Diablo third. Time, 1;56.
Six furlongs-Vanatus won, Adslbert Sec
ond. Tormentor third. Time, 1:16.
Mile and one sixtesnth-Masterlode won,
Joe Carter second, John Usvanagh third.
Time, 1:50l4.
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Three Linkers ut Portland.

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. l6.-Dslsaatss 10
sixtv-eiRhth annual session of the sovsr-
siRn grand lodge, l. o. o. f.. began arriv-
ing this afternoon and by tomorrow morn
ing all will have reached tho oity. The
city 10 clad in a dress Of bunting and ever
green's. The programme for tomorrow in
cludes an excursion to the mouth Of the
Columbia river. where clam bake will be
A>N
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wan Guard tho state Carefully.

Columbus, o.. Sept. l6.-Ths state board
OF health has decided 10 establish Quaran-
tine against all eastern cities ~ soon ss
not later than next Sunday. No
immigrant will b. permitted 10 come into
the state unless he has full bill Of health
from the national authorities or local off,
Gers Of the port Of entry. Other passsn-
gers with disease will be QuArantinsd.
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Completed the Ticket,

Fort BENTON, Sept. 16.-lSpscial. ]-Chas.
E. Duer, nominated for public administra-
tor by the democratic convention, declined
the nomination. Perry AsplinR, Of Cho-
teau. was nominated for treasurer. David
q. Browne was selected a. chairman of the
democratic county committee for tho ensu-
ing year. The nomination of Judge Tat
tan for county attorney gives general salts
faction,
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In the Second Degree.

DILLON, Sept. 16. - Especial -- David
Davies, tho slayer of Charles Blivens, has
been found guilty of murder in the second
degree. and will receive sentence next
Monday. The killing occurred last Feb
ruary. Davies was in Bliven's saloon. The
men had been drinking and quarreled.
Bliven ordered Davies out of the place.
Davies refused to go. Bliven knocked him
down, broke beer bottle on his head, and
kicked him behind the ear. Four hours
later Davies entered the saloon, walked up
TO the bar and shot Bliven dead. Davies
attorney asked for acquittal on the ground
of insanity, and has given notice that he
will ask the court to hold an inquisition as
to the prisoners sanity.
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n Noted Con nfsderate Dead.

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Sept. lex Gov.
Thomss II. Watts died suddenly this
morning. He was attorney general in the
confederate cabinet and also governor Of
Alabama during the civil war.
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How They Stand,
Lost One Pitcher.

M1ssoULA, Sept. 16.-[Speoial. Gross,
the change pitcher for the Missoula team,
has quit the Montana league and will 60 to
Boston. and it is understood will play
there. OBrien will pitch tomorrow.
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Light Weights SGrRp.

RICHMOND, Ind. sept.--Edwsrd Bennett,
Of Canada, and James Dougherty, of Penn
sylvania, liRhtwsights, fought to finish
this morning. DouRherty was knocked
out At the end of the third round.
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Greeted by Great Crowds.

RALEIGH, N. G., Sept. 16.-Hon. A. E.
Stevenson, accompanied by Mrs. Stevenson.
arrived this morning from Asheville. At
Hickory last night there was great DEM
onstration and he spoke to a large crowd.