Smyrna times., 1892-02-24
News Items.

POstmaster-geueral Wanamaktr is
said to have cleared over a million
dollars by the recent rise in Reading
stock,
The snow storms in France, Germa-
ny aud Switzerland recently, have
caused traffic to be almost entirely
suspended Many serious accidents
have occurred to pedestrians through
falls. The weather is intensely cold. |
The Louisiana Democrats have
agreed upon plan for reducing the |
number of their tickets in the field |
from two to one. They will hold
preliminary election, aud the faction |
polling the largest vote will be enti- |
tied to be considered the regular
party.
Congressman Harter, of Ohio, has
given the friends of silver IA nightmare
He has prepared carefully considered
documents and sent them to the Graud
Army Posts, showing the effects of
free silver coinage on pensions. If, he
claims, pensions should he paid in
silver, their purchasing power would
be reduced 30 per cent.
1t is reported that the downfall of
the French ministry was due to the
opposition of the Radical element in
the Chamber of Deputies, Who believe
that the French Government has made
secret treaty with the Pope.
Ex President Cleveland spoke on
Sentiment in our National l. fr," at
the Univeisit of Michigan, Anne
Harbor, on Monday. He was present.
ed with the freedom of the city in a
silver casket,
Congressman Jeremiah Simpson Of
Kansas, says: "B)th the sub treasury
scheme and free coinage are losing
strength among the farmers. Ia my
opinion the former will be dropped and
the latter must give way to the tariff !"
The Republican primaries in Indiana
for the election Of delegates to district
aud state conventions which will
choose delegates to the Minneapolis
convention, held thrOug lOut II e state,
every where resulted in the choice of
Harrison meu,
Notwithstanding the solid support
which the New York machine is giving
to Senator Hill, Mr.. Cleveland seems
to be receiving the enthusiastic en-
dOrsemeut Of the Democratic masses
in various parts OF the cOuhtry. New
England, the Middle States, the South
the West, give expression in unmis
taxable tones to his great popularity
with the common people.
, Lent will be observed this year Will
less of fasting than usual. This vii
De on account of the order issued by
, the Pope, who, because of the iufluen
; "a which prevails so widely in EurOp,
/ and other countries, has impaired au
thority to absOlve the faithful in tn
afflicted districts from the obligation O
J.. fasting aud abstinence.
1t must be admitted that the peopl
of New York have not, by their lates
l expression, endorsed the acts of Coy
Hill of the Democratic party. Las
) week supervisors were elected in
u counties. These supervisors haV
y among other important duties, th
e canvassiug of the returns of the eleC
tions aud the redistrioting of thei
i counties for assemblYmen. Th
!, Republicans elected 284 of these off
Is GERS and the Democrats ia, a net gai
l. for the Republicans of neatly loo, an
3 they control six counties that weT
J. Democratic last year.
a The good ship Indiana, laden wit
d food to the gunwales, for the starvin
MuscOvite peasants, left for Russi
Monday from Philadelphia, and th
occasion was observed in a remaTkab
manner in the presence of a vast col
s. course of people from all parts of Il
ii city, and thronged the wharves az
ad the neighbOrhcOd of the America
I'd Line Sheds at the foot of WashingtC
y, Avenue. Not only was the immediat
d. vicinity crowded by humanity in7pire
ed with that divine touch which MAKE
a the whole world kin, but across Il
ny River could be discerned speptatO
ls, Inning the New Jersey shores, whi
to every ferryhOat that piled up or dow
1r the River, had contingent that pres
nix ed to view the Indiana aud give her
IN parting cheer,
Pn HILLS CONVENTION DOES
le WORK. senator Hill's snap" cOnve
of ton met at Albany Monday and
IN. its work in manner thoroughly sat
me factory to its master if not to the De
en-. OoFatiO masses. The protest of Il
,tv large number of men of charaCt
,b- against the unprecedented early ca
,v. was received by the State Commit
Do. and promptly laid on the table, Hill
itv delegates to the National Convent
of we're selected, and resolutions W.
al. adopted instrucling them to present
ne the National Convention the name
David B. Hill, aud to act as a D
upon tho vote of a majority of tn
"a number Under these circumstan
the protesting Democrats have deciC
to hold primaries for State cOnv,
-EN tiOn at syracuse on the 3lst of May
;. choose a cOntestiug delegation to
NATIONAL Convention,