The Columbus journal., 1892-05-04


Farmers Alliance scheme in process OF
| incubation, and if it matches 1t will
! cause a great sensation at the National
! Democratic convention. 1t is being
! engineered by President Polk and W.
L. Barnes, secretary of the Farmers
Alliance of North Carolina. 1t has been
guarded carefully, but the secret tanks
sprung a leak to-day and let loose the
story, which in brief is plan
| to have instructions issued to the
members of the North Carolina aIli-
ance to capture the Democratic prima-
! ries and send a solid delegation of ALI
ance men under the guise of Democrats
to the National convention. There "a
demand for an Alliance plank in the
platform will be made, and when it is
refused the North Carolina delegation
will withdraw in a body, thus giving
eclat to Alliance principles and the lie
to the assertion that the Southern
Alliance will not stand to its colors
during q National campaign. So. at
least, the plotters argue.
AiIison's Friends lsccoms Active.
WASHINGTON, May There arc
signs that Senator Allison's friends are
going to enter him in the Presidential
lists. When the Iowa Republicans held
their State convention in March no eff
fort was made to have an Allison dele
CATION, and the majority of the dele
gates were known to be favorable to
President Harrison's denomination. AL
of them, however. are friendly t., Aili-
son. and if they thought it expedient
to place him on nomination they could
do So because they were not instructed
for Harrison.
behrlng Sea treaty.
WASHINGTON, Maye.-t has been
arranged that the ratifications of the
Behring Sea treaty of arbitration be-
tween tie United States and Great !;
Britain shall be exchanged at London
next week instead of at Washington,
as originally contemplated. The !
change is made in order to expedite (;
this final act of the negotiations. Robert !
Lincoln, United States minister to Eng |!
land, has been empowered to act on be- |
half of the United States, and Lord
Salisbury will act for her majesty's |
government.
Will Instruct For Cleveland.
WASHINGTON. May2 -Apropos of
the widespread Cleveland sentiment
Representative Babbitt from Wiscon-
sin, speaking yesterday of tho Wiscon-
sin State Democratic State convention
to be held next Wednesday, said: II
suppose the convention will instruct
for Cleveland. There are Democrats
out in my State who would insist on
having the delegates instructed for
Cleveland even if Cleveland bad died
and been buried laot spring"
Pension Office Investigation.
WASHINGTON. Nay 2.-The pension
Office investigation was resumed yes
terday quietly after the stormy close
of the last meeting. Commissioner
Raum was not present, though it was
understood he would again appear. ].
G. Greenwalt, special pension Office ex-
aminer, testified to furnishing the
witness, Morgan, with So to send to
hepreSentatVe cooper. Lie mOney |
had not been returned.
Wants the Census Onlce ExnmIncd.
WASHINGTON, May Mr.. Wilcox,
Chairman of the uouse Census COM 4.
mittce, will call up in the House his
resolution to investigate the Census (
Office at the first opportunity, and il ;
this does not take place soon the
Speaker will bring in a rule from the :
Rules Committee making it q special I
order. +;
Keystone Bank Investigation.
WASHINGTON. May 2.-The Key
stone National bank investigation was
continued yesterday and Controller
Lacey went on with his story. His evil
dence was against Marsh, the former
president of the bank. The eXamina-
ton will not be concluded for some
time.
Wants to Preside at Minneapolis. I
WASHINGTON, May 2.-Ex-Speaker a
IalnSha Grow Of pepuSyIvop;. &c in | =,