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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-05-12
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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-05-12

Glen Alpine Station, N. c., Feb.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-07-01

convention one of the bravest Democrats in
America, Mr.. William l.. Wilson, Of West
Virginis
Mr.. Wilson was again r ce we'd with cheers.
Tremendous applause followed Chairman
Wilson's address. After the first round Of
cheers subsidized the delegates 10 the conyen-
tion almost TO man. rose and gave him an
ovation TN yels md waving hats and UNI
brellss and handkerch efs.
There WIS cry from the gallery: What's
the matter with Wis n for PIE ident?"
There were numerous iayorab responses,
to all of which Mr.. Wilson shook h h ad
and waved is hand deprecaiingly. The
demonstration ended with three formal cheers
for the permanent chairman by the delegs-
gait from Missouri
Mr.. Clardy, of Missouri offered the follow
ing resolution, which was unanimously
adopte
Resolrcd Tint the thanks Of this oonven-
tion are tue and are hereby rendered 10 the
( mporary chairman, tie Hon. William C..
Owens, for the able snd impartial manner in
which he has discharged his duties. Cheers
Hayin! disposed OF the temporary admins.
tration. the convention proceeded o its actual
business.
The r, port of the commit ee IN rules was
first in order, and Mr.. English. OF Indiana,
chairman of the committee, presented the re-
port
The rules Of last National Democratic Con.
ven'ion were recommended 10y the committee.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Eng ish the commit
tees reports and recommendations were
adopted by the convention. The 1t rule
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-07-01

"This again must be a campaign Of educa.
tion. The study of the corn6eld begun in
the West and South and must be car led into
every hamlet of the L st anl North. The
people must learn their true relation 10
the taxgatherer. They must learn that no
railroad pr sident champions the tribunes Of
the people, no taskmakers write our tariff
bills. They must learn, too, that for personal
and political advantage their country was
menaced by the threat of war, and they will
learn with shame and regret that on the day
the wsrlike message Of the Pres dent was
read the halls of Congress the eaceful re-
,ponse of the little eight by ten republic Of
Chill, accepting the terms of the presidential
utimatum, was read in every capital Of the
world. Our opponents mu be measured by
their deeds and not by the professions.
The Fl ty-frst Congress wrote the blanket
PAGE in our legislative history and became
thing of the The past 1t challenged the ap-
proval of the people, and they responded in
tones so portentous that it seemed the vo ce
OF God. With unsnimity that finds no
parallel in the history of popular government
they determined that billion dollars was
far 100 much to pay for 'uch q museum OF
freaks. If we permit they will stand by
their verdict. That our cause may triumph
let us work in kindness. liz the heat of con-
iention let us not forget that our political
brothers may be just as honest and perhaps
belt informed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-07-01
The Coco De Mer.

After years OF vsin ne EQUATIONS tho
Royal Botanical Society OF Lon1on have
at last obtained a specimen ofthat rsrest
Of Oriental rarities, the ccc) dc mer, or
double cocoauut. For huadrels OF years,
and even in the year 1892, the origin Of
the COCO de mer is mystery that /. yet
to be explained. 1t IS unknown to
cocoanut-growers ani gatherers, and,
according to credible testimony, has
never been seen except whea washed
upon the shores OF some tropical coun-
try By mighty storm. Lilly, the famou'
astrologer, owned small one, snd Cam
mac, Of Paris, another. To these un-
canny nuts the ignorant masses Of the
seventeen century attributed nsny OF the
supernatural fcats said 10 have been per-
formed BY their owners. They were
and arc supposed 70 have wonderful
powers in the way of cuEiay diseases.
At one time it was reported that there
was species OF c,coaalt tree growing
on the island of sepcaeIiss. which grew
nothing but those ~oadssful nuts.
Williams. n. NJ, exploded the story,
aud tie COCO de me, il still mystery
So Louu Republican.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-07-01

Hon. VIM. L. w lson, of West Virginia,
chairman of the National Democratic Con-
vention, raped for order ut 2.55 p. NJ. Iev.
Thomas Green, of Iowa. offered prayer. The
roll. call for speeches nominating candidates
for Vice President was begun at P. n.
When the nominations we're co1cludcd the
rol.call Was begun:
Alabama led off with skip for Morse.
Arkansas came in with her 16 Tor Gray.
California split squarely In the middle.
Nine each for Gray and ev nson.
IIlinois's SIS were pumped into the Steven
son basket The bigg st breeze of the roll
call swept the convention when Governor
+ over stood on bis feet and stated that New
York was sold for Stew nson, Y votes. lhe
breeze grew to a gale of applause. 1t sub
sided only 10 rise again when North CnrolinI
stepred into the Stew, nson column When
ohio shook out 80 of her 4s votes for Steven.
son the excitement grew, and when the Key
stone Sta dropped 64 votes into the hat OF
Mr.. Gray, the counter-current OF cheering
caused a clou1burst of confusion over the
convention floor. Wisconsin gave her vote
TO John l. Mitchell. When the roll was
finished the figures showed for Stevenson 4O2
and Gray 24S; no choice.
Then began the changes. Iowa first came
into the Stevenson camp, Montana next, FOL,
lowed by Nebraska. Ohl0 got mo line aInIu
prest cheers, Missouri and GeorRia were close
behind and Kentucky came next. The tock
of States outside TIE Stevens n coops came
10 cover with a rush Of wings and flutter OF
feathers. II became only a question OF time
and when the tso-thirds vote for Stevenson
had been obtained the nom nat on was an
nounced.
The usual resolution of thanks TO officers
were passed and the national committee no.
ti6catons were made. Gen. Patrick A. Col
Inns. OF Massachusetts,. then took the plat.
form and moved that the Democratic nat onal
committe. should at the next national con-
yenton provide acc mmodAtions only for the
de egates, alternates, the press, the matte
Committee and for no others This was
demanded in view Of the gallery i ter
ruptiors that are possible and have cen
demol strated. The so uti n wos before tho
house when one of The electric are lamTs fell
among The delegates an stampede was I'M
m nent for brief time. No h rm, however,
was done. The G. ins r. resolution, AFTER the
confusion had subsided, wss referred to th;
executive committee of the new natiord
committee with affirmative recommendation
A. \ On the convention adjourned sine die.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-07-01

lied force end fraud, We invite the support oil
tho citizens who desire to see the Constitution
maintained in its Integrity with the laws pur-
suant thtret which have given our country
iCO years of uneXampled prosperity, and we
pledpe the Democra ic party.if II he entrusted
with mower. not only TO he defeat oi the force
hill buf also TO the relentless opposition to
the Repubic ican policy OF profigaie exprndi-
ture. which in the short space OF two years.
has souaudered an enOrmous,urplus, emptied
an oyerhowing treasury, alter piiing new
burdens Of taxation upon the already over
taxed labor OF the country.
Section 3-We reiieraie the oit'repeated
doctrines OF the Dem cratic party that the
necessity OF the government IS the only )usii-
6cation for taxation. and whenever a tax Is
unnecessary it is uniu tlfablc; tha when Gus
toms house taxation is levied upon articles OF
any kind produced in this count ry the differ
ences between the cost OF labor here and labor
nbrond. when such n difference exists, fully
measures my possible benefits 10 labor. aud
the enormous additional inposiions OF the
exit ne tariff tall with crushing force upon
our farmers and workincmen. and for the
mere advantage OF the few whom it enriches,
exact from labor n grossly unjust share OF the
expenses Of the cOyerument. and We demand
snch revision Of The tar n laws ns will re-
move their iniqu tous inequalities, Tighten
their ODD essions and put them on con titu-
t.onal and equitable basis.
But in making reduction in TAX 8 1t is not
proposed to injure any dOme'tc industries,
but rather TO pro note their heR.thy growth.
From the foundatian Of this government taxes
collected at the cu.iom.ho havs ben the
chiei source OF federal revenue Such they
must continue 10 lie. Moreover, many indus
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-07-01
The Crawfish and the levs's.

"Whenever hear Of break in the
levee down in my district, says cor
respondent OF a St. Louis paper. 81
know that nine chances to one criwhsh
have caused it. The assertion may sound
slightly exaggerated, but it is fact,
nevertheless, that the devilish little
crawfsh work more danger to the levees
than does the water. On big rise.
when the bed of the river is stretched
from embalkment to embinkmeut, the
craw6sh burrow into the lcvee', ana live
there in the moist earth. They multi
ply faster than maggots, and loosen up
the earth worse than moles. The levec
may be completely sodded with grass,
and you see no external evidence OF the
damage going on within, but when the
next big rise comes you will see 1t. |
have frequently known the water to
break through the levee two or three feet
from the top, and you can attribute it to
nothing but the destructive work OF
crawish. This was particularly true OF
the break at Offut's in 1883, when
portion Of the town Of Grcenville was
submerged. The builder Of the levee
in the future will have TO take into ac-
count the crawfsh as ono OF his most
stubborn foes"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-07-01
SKETCH OF THE NOMINEES.

Grow cleveland was Gfty.fv' years old on
Narcn is last. Ills father vast Presbyterian
ninistar, Hnd he was born In the parsonage
It Caldwell, n. J. When he WAS fur years
Did his laher lccepted call TO Fayetteville.
y. Y. where the son went 10 school. Ai:er-
ksrI his inther moved to Clinton. In bis
, yenteenth year the son became clerk AMI
assistant teacher in the New York Instituion
81 the Blind in New York City. In 1850 he
went 10 b ack Ro k, now part Of Buffalo.
and allied his uncle, Lewis +. Allen. in the
compilation Of volume cf the American
Herd Book" lie aiterward helped prepare
o.her volumes Ofth sans work. In August,
1856. he be-, M clerk the law Office OF
z gers. Bowen & Rogers. Four years later
be was admitted TO Ihe Far. On January l,
1858 he was appo nted Assis ant Dis rict At
orney Of Erie County, New York, and he
10 d tn office three years.
In 1869 Mr.. Cleveland became partner In
the law firm OF Llnning, Cleveland and Fol.
Dom, and continued the practice law until
1870. when he was elected Sheriff Of Erie
County. At the expiration of his three years
;erm he formed the Jaw 6rm of Bass, Cleye-
LDd & Bissell. In the TAIL o. 1851 he was
,lect ID Mayor OF Buffalo, and in the follow
hg year Governor OF New York.
lie was nominated for the Presidency by
he Democratic National Convention at
Chicago on july s. 1884, and wa elected,
arryinq New York State hy lO47 plurality
,yer James G. Blain. lie he'd 219 vo es in
The Elec oral College and aine had l52.
On ~ 2l OF June. 1856. Mr.. Cleveland
married. Francis Folsom. daughter OF b 0 old
Buffalo law par ner, in t. e Blue Room at the
White House lie has r daughter. Ruth.
BORN in New York City, Saturday, October 8,
le9l.
The Democratic Natio-al Convent on at
81. Lous in 1888 renom:n mated Mr.. Cleveland
by sccIimstion. Harrison beat h:m. getting
l3S votes IN the Electoral College to l6S for
Cleveland.
Since March 4, 1889, Mr.. Cleveland prac-
iced law In New YORK City.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-07-01

tries have come to rely upon legislation for
successful continuance, so that any changes
of law must be at every step regardful Of the
labor and capital thus involved The process
Of reform must be subject in the execution Of
this plain dictate Of justice.
We denoupce the Mckinley tariff law en-
acted BY the Fihy-f'st Congress as the cul~
minatln, atroc.ty of class eg Slh orr We t"i
dorse the efforts male by the Dem 'cias OF ,np
present Congress to modify Its most oppresslEe
features in the irecion OF free raw mh'eiiala ~
and cheaper manufactured goo1s lhut cur.
into general consumption; and we promise hs
repeal as one Of the benefc mt results thsa
will follow the action of the people IN en-
trusting power 10 the Democratic parry
Since the Mckinley tariff went into operat'pn
there have tspn 10 reductions OF me wages D.
lahorinr men 10 one increas". we oeh! tnas
there has been any increase OF prosperity 10
tho country since that tariff went into cp iai
lion. and we point TO the dullness ana u s.
tress. the wage reductions and strikes IN tne
iron trade as the best possible evidence ,1A' I'm
no such prosperity has resulted from the MIC
Kinley bill .
We call the attention Of thoughtful Alnell'
cans to the fact that after 30 years OF tesIiIo'
tive taxes against the importation OF Io,e,En
wealth. In exchange for our AGRICULTURAL sur
plns. the homes and farms Of the country
have become burdenel with real e'ta'e
mortgage debt over $ $50, 100000 exclusive
fall other forms Of Indebtedness; that N H ona
,f the chief agricultural states OF the ne'
;here appears real estate mortRnge ue"'
averaging sl6j per cap ia of the total popnla'
ion; and that sim lar condi ions ana I u .etT
sies are shown 10 exist in the other ogficul7
sural exporting states. We denounce poilcy
which fosters no industry so much as 1t docs
Inc sheriff.
Section 4-Trade interchanVes on the oasls
of reciprocal advantages to the countries par
licipOting is time-hOnored doctrine Of ihon, ,n'
Democratic faith, but we denounee me sum, sum,
reciprocity which juSeles with the peJ2.,e p.
desire for enlarged foreign markets anu Iee
exchanges by pretending to cstsol sn .,,ces SiCies
trade relations for country whose arteIfs
NJ eTnort are n most exclusively agricultural
products, with other countries that are also also
agricultural. while erecting custom. mouse .se
barrier Of prohibiiiye tariff tax > aga'ns, 'na
rich and the countries of the world thas s.anc
reudy 10 take our entire surplus o. p'ouuois
and to exchange therefor commou'''eS VIII"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-07-01
Intoxicatisn From Coffe..

have often heard it remarked that
there is no drunkenness in Brazil, but the
statement is untrue, not, perhaps, 50 fac
as alcoholic drinks are concerned, but
the whole country is perpetual;y in
state OF semi -intoxication on coffee, men.
women aud children alike, aud TO babies
in arms it is fed from a spoon. At all
hours of day and night, in season and
out, everybody literally guzzles its. The
effect is plainly apparent in trembling
hands, twitching eyelids. mummy-hued
skins and chronic state Of nervous ex.
citability worse than that produced by
whisky. Are you oyerheate ia the
MONDAY sun or caiiied by the dexs OF
evening, are you weariei OF "blue," or
suffering from bodily pain or homesics-
ness, coffee is the Brazilian's uufailing
panacea, as the Chinese turn TO his opium
and the topper to his toddy. 1t is brought
to your bedside the instant yol awake
in the morning anl just before you are
expected to drop of in sleep at night,
at meals and between meals and when
ever caller comes in-always az black as
night, bitter as death and as hot as
sheoI. Connected with each Of the
theaters is a garden or cafe, to which the
people repair during every act to par
take of ices, confectionery, wines es-aud
coffee, of course. .-Washin gton Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-07-01
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

PRINCE BISMARCK says he will never again
take office.
King OSCAR. OF Sweden, Is one Of the
losers in the Panams Canal scheme.
GoUNoD. the composer, has twelve uuin-
jshed operas lying in his desk awaiting his
finishing touches.
HENRY NJ STANLEY. the African explorer,
as a candidate for seat in Parlisment will
be an interesting character in English poll
tics.
ELAINE GooDALE, the New England
poetess, who was married h DIR. Eastman.
an Indian, has presented her husband with
a baby.
DR.. JOHN TYNDAL> the eminent scientist.
began his career IN 1913 as Un assistant on
The staff OF the British Ordinance Survey at
IS a week.
TENNYsoS, the poet allows nothing to in
terfere with the luxury OF smoking. OF which
he is extremely fond. His pipe Is rarely
away from bis lips
1T Is officially announced that the Czlr OF
Russia has invite the Austrian Emperor TO
60 hunting with him in the autumn. This
is taken ss an indication OF peace.
THE household Of ex-President Hayes at
Fremont. Ohio. is presided over by his only
daughter, Miss Fanny Hayes The two
younger sons Of General Hayes also live ct
home.
GOVERNOR BoTEs, OF Iowa, is widower
but he has two sons who are practiciag law,
at Waterloo, aud married daughter, Mrs.
j. w. Carson, who resides at Mount Yer
non. Iowa.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-07-01

A hot. sweliering crowd gathered In the
convention hall this morning, and with much
buzzinR and rustling gfaiually settled into
the quiet necessary for the transaction o. brsi-
ness.
Eleven o'clock the ur nppoiote', saw ou
fw Of the delegates in 'hcir ''ais. and ior
halfan hour aiteFwnrd they struggled In.
At 1130 Chairman Owens thumped for or
der Rev. Albert Henry, pastor of Leavit-
Street NJ. T. Church of Chicago, led In
prayer.
A. the close Of prayer tbs Iowa delegation.
with the banner of Governor Boies, marched
10 their D aces among the delegates. and the
display Of tie banner was the signal for I'M
mense Applause.
The Chairman-The first busine's Of tn
convention Will be the report Of tbs commit,
tee on cred ntials.
Mr.. Shaw. OF Maryland, explained that the
comm tte could not be ready TO r. port before
2o'cltck.
Mr.. Shcehan. Of Michigan. moved that
Sena.or Palmer be asked to ddFtss the c0u-
yention. Lou app USE
Tn. char APRON ell General JacS'o", o.
Iowa, To present tie quest Of The cvnyen Ion
10 Senator Palmer, and 2 1000 threats j. nee
in applause as the old man was .eA ~ 9en
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-07-01
THE NEWS EPIT0MIZED.
Eastern and Middle States.

IBE Republican Club held a ratification
meeting in Music Hall, New York City;
speeches were made by Governor Mckinley,
Chauncey ". Depew, Whitelaw Reid, Con-
gresham Dalzell and James A. Blanchard.
The Maine Republican State Convention
at Bangor nominated Henry B. Cleaves for
Governor, and selected candidates for Presi-
Dental electors.
FIRE at Atlantic City, n. j., destroyed
property along the board walk valued at
tl500
IT is now thought that the amount OF
money taken by Cashier Damn, OF the Ma
tional Savings Bank Of Buffalo, N. Y, will
reach 100000 He admits it is SIS, 600.
HAVING won their suit against New York
parties who offered forty years oil reprint
Of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary as
premium for subscribers to paper. g. q 9.
Merriam Co. are pushing other suits OF
like nature-a Kansas concern being one OF
the latest. They will prosecute in every case
where misleading announcements are male,
and claim they are taking such action In
Justice alike to themselves and the public.
AN incipient tornado passed through the
Long Branch section Of New Jersey and
lid considerable damage. The rain fel! in
torrents, and the high wind that accom-
panied il swept away nearly everything in
It's Path. Most of the destruction was done
along tho coast. where the wind blew
iuriousy.
BETHLEHEM, Penn, celebrated the l50th
anniversary OF its founding by Count Zinz-
,ndorf. Thirty tablets AMI monumaits were
unveiled.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-07-01
South and West.

FREDERICK BLAIcHER, OF Newark, one Of
The members Of the Joel Parker Association,
II New Jersey, in attendance on the National
Convention at Chicago, ILL.,. fell from a
'ourth-story window Of the fremont Hotel
o the sidewalk below. He was found alive,
,ut he died few moments after.
DR.. HENRY MARTYR SCUDDER, the IA
nous physician who stood charged with the
murder of his mother-in.law. Mrs. Mary
Ounton, died from the effects OF q dose OF
Morphine apparently self administered In
he Chicago Qlll jail.
WARNING has been given the State officials
md men in Wyoming who have been promi-
rent against the ruStlers since the cattle
roubles opened that their lives are in dan
.er.
A GREAT gold rush has set in to the new
mining camp in Mohave County, Arizons.
Mining men estimate the amount OF ore on
he surface worth not less than 81, 100000
DISASTROUS foods have occurred in Illi-
lois.
LEYYY JAMES and Willie Wooley, of Nil
ord Center. Ohio. about twelve years old,
ave been arrested for drowning George A.
Macdonald. six years old. They enticed the
little boy to a pool and stood him on his
read in the mud at the bottom and left him.
The Alabama state Convention Of the
Peoples party adopted the st. Louis plat
orm aud selected a full delegation 10 tho
omaha Convention. the convention de
.lined TO put out State ticket. The Nir
.inia State Convention OF the Peoples party
,lectei delegates TO tho Omaha Convention.
WILLIAM r. SMITH. the richest man in
South Carolina. dIei at Charleston, aged
jeventy-seven. He was engaget in the cot
on business. Nearly all his life his faculty
or making lucky investments and turning
,ver money was extraoriinlry. His estats
estimated TO be worth from two and one
lalf TO three million dollars.
JACOB HARVEY. who murdered Mrs Mag
.e Lehman at Dayton, Ohio, was executed
n the penitentiary annex at Columbus at
.2:27 in the morning. Clinton E. Dixon, a
United States cavalryman, the murderer
II Corporal William carter, was hanged IN
stoclade Just outside OF thu Douglas
County Jail at Omaha, Neb. The execution
was conducted by Uni5ed States Marshal
Slaughter The trap was sprung by means
If electricity.
HEAVY rain flooded Easements through
'ut Chicago, ILL.,, for the thirl time within
4 week. The loss TO goods stored in bsse.
nents in the business districts was estimated
1t Sl5O,C0l.