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The advocate., 1894-09-12

ascribed to it. He made one statement
respecting it that is q frank admission
Of the incOmpetenCy OF republican states
men. He said that the mere threat Of
the democratic party Of interference
WITH and change Of this system was suf-
fcient to Convulse the whole country
and precipitAte all the evils Of the past
two years. Accepting his own state
ments, therefore, the most the republi-
can statesmen have been able to accom-
plish in the past thirty years to insure
prosperity to the American people, has
been to establish 3 system which has
been left to rest upon such q BhRky
foundation that q mere threat Of assault
upon it was sufficient to oVerwhelm the
whole country with disaster. Surely
this is a humiliating confession, and yet
it is the confession Of the man chosen to
speak for the republican party on Labor
day. II, after an effort Of thirty years,
this party has been unable to establish
the prosperity Of the people upon a
more stable foundation than this, even
admitting, for arguments sake, that ita
policy has all the virtues, in itself, chat
are claimed Tor il, surely the showing ID
a bad one, and the people are certainly
justified in trying something else.
The advocate., 1894-09-12
Shawnee Democrats Again.

The democratic county convention
was held in Topeka last Saturday, and
by a vote Of 22 to II decided to NOM
mate q county ticket. The seventeen
who voted against it wanted to adjourn
without nominating. II ia the general
opinion that this vote is q fsir index to
the sentiment OF the democrats In this
county. The % to II represents the
proportion OF the Stalwarts to those who
will not support the OVsrmyer ticket.
The convention was presided over by
w. A. Snyder, with G.. M. Clsudy as
secretary. After it was organized .. K,
Holiday moved that David OVermyer and
Chairman Richardson Of the state COM
mittee be invited to address the conven-
tion. This met with some opposition
but Rs the gubernstoriRl candidate was
present common courtesy forbade deny
ing him the privilege OF speaking. The
objections were withdrawn and Mr..
Overmysr said: ~ did not know that I
would ever see the day that anybody
would object to my speaking in a
democratic convention when / was nom-
inee for governor on the democratic
ticket. / don't know now whether /
should speak or not. How many Of you
here are going to vote the straight dem
ocratic ticket this fsllS"
The raising of hands indicated that
about half the delegates had q notion
to vote the straight ticket. Then David
proceeded to plead for the convention TO
stand by the party and the state ticket
and to oppose the prohibitory law.
When the resolutions, committee COM
posvd Of s. B. Isenhsrt, D. P. Elliot and
Thomas Hsnlsy, reported the following
resolution it was discovered that they
had omitted to mention the state ticket;
Resolved-That We reafarm our allie
glance to the democratic platform and
principles as enunoisted In the national
democratic platform in 1892, and We hereby
indorse the present national democratic ad'
ministration.
seoond-We regard the republican party
Of Kansas as the arch enemy Of true dSmOc-
racy and We therefore pledge ourselves Il
use all honorable means to secure the de-
feat Of said party.
Charles Holiday called attention Il
the omission and it required another dis
cussion to correct 1t. With some show
Of reluctance the convention indOrsed
the state ticket. Mr.. IsenhRrt was OF
fered the nomination for county sttor
ney, but he declined, saying no was moi
anxious to 60 against q 4800 mSjOritY
VIM. Atchigon was nominated for tba'
Office,
The advocate., 1894-09-12
Republicans Elected to Care for Railroad
Interests.

lNbbEB9GDs
To use an old fashioned illustration
1t 10 no more natural for duck to swim
than for the average republican poll
ticiRn in Kansas to cater to the interests
Of the Santa Fe railroad company. This
inclination extends, as a rule, to those
whom the republicans have elected TO
state and county Offices. The reason
for this is plain. Santa FS influence
has for years permeated every caucus,
every convention and every session OF
the Legislature conducted by that party
for the last ten years or more, and there
is scarcely politician in the party but
what considers himself under obligations
to that company.
A fair proof Of the result Of this in
huence is the way in which the Santa
Fe tax commissioner succeeded In
beating q number Of counties out OF @
part Of the taxes due from the company.
This was only successful in counties
where there we're republican boards OF
commissioners and republican county
attorneys, and had 1t not bsen for the
check put upon it by Populist county
officials and the attorney general, il
would have bsen successful in more
cases than it was.
In Marion county the company has
recently paid, under protest, over 81, 800,
the difference between the amount Of
taxes charged upon the roll for 1893
and the amount computed upon the
valuation Of the compsny's property
made for 1892 with the levy OF 1898, in
that county. The republican board,
county attorney and county treasurer
had agreed to compromise, and had
not some Of the taxpayers protested the
money would have been lost 10 the
county. On being severely taken to ac-
count for their treachery these officials
went back on the deals they had made
with Tax Commissioner CaFtiledRs and
Treasurer Wilder. In the correspond
enoe between Mr.. Wilder and the county
officials In the matter OF taxes is found
the following, which will be very inter.
esting to the people Of Marion county:
OBHCE OF A., 7. g 8. 3. RY.,
TAX DEPARTMENT.,
TonAka Kaa
The advocate., 1894-09-12
LABOB DAY IN TOPEKA.

from the program OF LOEm9r years IN bn0
celebration of lsbor's holiday. Hith.
erto the speakers Of the day have been
expected to avoid all reference to poll
tics. The labor organizations have
maintained a non. partisan attitude, and
have sought to secure the objects for
which they were organized by means OF
united demands for just consideration
at the hands Of the employers Of labor,
while comparatively little effort has
been made to secure united ballot. It
has become gate evident that this ex-
pertinent has proven unsatisfactory, and
that there must be united effort at the
ballot box before there is any hope that
the just demands Of labor will be re-
spected. The experiences Of the last
few months have emphasized this truth
and brought it Horoibly to the under
standing OF large majority of the mem
bers Of labor organizations. Accord.
ingly this year the central COM
mittees Of the several political
parties were invited to furnish
speaker on labor day to present the
claims which the parties have to pre-
sent for the labor vote. In this city,
Hon. David Ovsrmyer represented the
democratic party, Judge Doster the Pop
ulist party and General Caldwell the re-
publican party. These speakers ad-
dressed the people in the afternoon and
10. Pickering was to speak for the pro-
hibitionists, and Mrs. Johns for equal
suffrage in the evening. This part Of
the program had to be abandoned on
account Of the light rains IN the even
ing which were just sufficient to pre-.
vent grove meeting. There was q
large attendance and universal good
feeling seemed to prevail.
Mr.. Ovsrymyer's address fell short Of
the general expectation. 1t was in no
sense political speech. He made no
attempt to convince the lsboringmen
that their interest required them to vote
the democratic ticket; and under the
circumstances, probably nobody blamed
him. The recent action Of the demo-
cratic administration toward the strikers
placed Mr.. OVermyer in a very awkward
position to claim the labor vote for de.
mocrRcy and he wisely confined his re-
marks to the discussion Of general ques'
tions in their relation to labor, ignoring
politics almost altogether. In general
it may be said he made a very good
speech considering the material he hsd
to make it Of, although some Of his
points we're not well taken.
Judge Doster followed him, and
made good speech. He never makes
any other than good speech. Wehope
to produce it in full and give him a
larger audience than the one he had on
labor day, and for that reason We will
not undertake any analysis OF it here.
Suffice it to say all Populists were well
satisfied with'the speaker who was go
lected to represent their cause on this
occasion.
General Caldwell made characters
tic republican speech. 1t was character
istic because it was made up Of misrep
resentstion, ridicule and abuse Of thC
Peoples party and taffy for democrats
Instead of taking the Populist platform
and discussing in q fair and candid
The advocate., 1894-09-12


products Of the country, and he pro-
ceeded to ridiculs that plan by saying
that there was not timber enough in the
country to build the stOrehouses-thRt
the proposition was absurd because Of
the impossibility Of its execution should
it be undertaken. Then few republi-
can politicians clspped their hands and
howled. They evidently thought the
whole Populist movement had suddenly
collapsed on the spot. The speaker evil
IDENTIFY overlooked the fact that store.
houses have already BEEN built sufficient
to contain these products, and still the
timber of the country is not exhausted,
He overlooked the fact that the only
question involved in the Farmers ALI
snce proposition is the question Of own
ership Of these storshouses. he also
overlooked several other important
facts. He overlooked the fact that this
subtreasury scheme is but very insig-
nifcRnt part Of any Populist platform.
It occurs in this relation and in no other.
In the financial plank q national cur
rsncy is demanded, "ssfe, sound and
flexible, issued by the general govern.
ment only, legal tender FOR all debts,
public and private, and that, without
the use Of banking corporations, just,
equitable, efficient means Of distribution
direct to the people at tax not to ex-
ceed per cent. per Rnnum, be provided,
as set forth in the Bubtressury plan Of
the Farmers Alliance or some better
system; also by payments in the dis.
charge Of obligations for public improve
ments."
The central idea in this plank is the
furnishing Of money to the people with
out the intervention Of banking corpora
tions, and the subtreasury plan of the
Farmers Alliance, not Of the Peoples
party, is referred to as one OF the
methods by which the government
might be secured for this money. 1t
should be added here also that the SUBJ
treasury plan Of the Farmers Alliance
never contemplated the government
storage Of the entire surplus agricultural
product at any one time, but only that
part Of il which the farmer ls now COM
PEELED to throw upon an Improbable
market in order to obtain means to
meet pressing obligations.
But it matters not what might be the
Populist platform or the Farmers
Alliance platform; General Caldwell is
absolutely incapable, either Of making a
fair and honest statement Of it, or of Civ
ing it any other treatment than ridicule.
he repeated the old chestnut that up
to two years ago this country was en-.
joying a degree Of prosperity hitherto
unknown in the civilized world; and
that up to that time The wages Of labor
had been constantly, on the increase
under republican administration; and
he was talking to men all this time
whose personal experience gave the lie
to every word he said.
He talked Of the protective tariff syS-
tenn and how it had made the condition
Of the American laboringmsn so much
superior to that OF the psupsr labor Of
Europe; but he forgot to tell that while
this tariff system had afforded a pro-
tectsd market for manufactured pro.
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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-16
ARIZONA KICKERS

ENTER A FORMAL PROTEST AGAINST GE-
 RoNIMo AND HIS INDIANS.
 MONTGOMERY, Sept. 15.-[Special. Tt will be remembered that recently the war department at Washington sent special committee to the barracks near Mobile to investigate the condition of Geronimo's band of Indians, which has for several years been imprisoned there. Upon the report of this committee that the Indians were suffering greatly on account of their enforced habits, their lack Of opportunities to exercise, etc., the war department or dered them removed to Arizona, where they were to be released in small numbers. Geronimo and his warriors shook the ter ritory of Arizona from center to circumfer- encc seven or eight years ago and the Ari- zonians are making desperate kick.
 At a congressional district convention held at Tucson, AriZ., few days ago they opened war on the return of Geronimo and his braves by adopting the following as a plank of their platforms:
 "Resolved, That we pledge, if elected to favor the enactment of a law to make it a felony, with punishment by imprison- ment in the territorial prison, for any per- son to bring Into the territory council or assist in bringing into the territory any Indian who has presumably been guilty of committing a crime within the territory of Arizona. except to surrender such Indian to the proper legal authorities for trial and punishment.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-16
------s----------------------- TWO HUNDRED CHIN ESE

ON BOARD THE CLEAN DRowNED--A MIS-
 sIoNARY's DEATH AVENGED.
 LONDON, Sept. 15.-A dispatch to the Central News from Shanghai says: Six of the survivors of the Chinese troop ship Chean, which was wrecked at Chetung, while en route to Formosa, with 140O sol- diers on board, have arrived there. They report POO of the persons on board the Chean were drowned.
 The dispatch further says no news has been received in Shanghai of any engage ment in CoTea since the skirmish of August 13, when the Chinese were defeated with 8 loss of 500 men.
 The murderers of Rev. James Wylie, a Presby terian missionary who was recently killed at Liao Yang by Chinese soldiers who were on their way to Corea, have been executed.
 The officers in command of the troops who committed the crime were cashiered. The chapels which were destroyed by the soldiers are to be restored to the condition in which they were prior to the outrage at the expense of the people living in the To- cality.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-16
THE REMAINS OF A DEPUTY
WHO WAS SHOT TO DEATH BY 'sHINERs
 INFERRED AT LITTLE ROCK.

WHO WAS SHOT TO DEATH BY SINNERS,
 INFERRED AT LITTLE ROCK.
 LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Sept. 15.-The re- mains of T. B. Grisson, the deputy United States msrshal who was killed by the two moonshiners, James and John Cook, in Pike county Thursday night, arrived this afternoon and were buried immediately upon their arrival. The body was badly decomposed.
 The killing of Grisson occurred twelve miles west of Amity, near the place where Deputy United States Marshal Trammel was killed by moonshiners in 1888. Gris- son was shot in the heart and fired twice at the desperadoes before he died.
 The authorities here believe that the moonshiners in Pike county are members of the Cook gang of outlaws who have been operating in the Indian territory for years. About month ago they robbed an Okla homa bank and soon after committed robbery at the Tahlequehah. h a fight with the marshals one of the robbers was shot and captured and he is now in jail at Fort Smith.
 Marshal Gaines and seven deputies left Arxadelphia this morning for Pike county where they will remain several days in search of the murderous moonshiners.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-16
Bargains for Thursday.

Sixty dozen fast black Ladies' sea mless shaped Hose, regular price 25c pair, Thursday only 15c pair.
 Eighty dozen Richelieu ribbed, fast black Hose, regular price 200 pair, Thursday only lec pair.
 Twenty five dozen Irish point embroid- cred Ladies' Handkerchiefs, regular value 50c, Thursday only 25c.
 One hundred dozen unbleached Cotton Huck Towels, S2x4S, worth 2Oc each, Thurs day only 10c.
 Six dozen Marseilles pattern Crochet white Quilts, the best ever sold for price, on Thursday only eSc.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-16
Just an Incident.

A New Yorker who looks sharply after his interests had small yacht lowed to a Brooklyn basin for some repairs. He went over that evening and found that nothing had been done. It was dark, after 0 o'clock, but he promptly went to the house of one of the owners of the shipyard. The man himself came to the door. In his arms he carried baby. The caller want ed to know why the matter had not been properly attended to-why somebody had not been put to work at once to strip tho yacht and to do several other things. He was pretty severe about 1t too. The ship yard man apologized for his remissness. My baby" he said, lis i'll, and I was careless, am afraid, about carrying out your directions, but I'll go right down to the yard now and attend to the matter myself. You see, I came up here" he added, explaining still further, ito see my baby and left the work in the hands of some one else. Pm sorry you are dis pleased
 "All right,' said the yachtsman, less sharply. Please go down as soon as you can."
 The next day when the New Yorker went to the shipyard he found everything satisfactory.
 |, 1T see you came down last night and attended to it yourself, D he said, and then he asked more pleasantly, How is your ibaby?"
 "She died shortly after I left the house ! for the yard last night" answered tho other in low voice.
 York Tribune
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-16
THE COMING SESSION
Of the State Legislature Promises to be Interesting-Successor to Morgan to
 Be Named Candidates for Offices.

MONTGOMERY, Sept. 15. .-[special. 1.-The 18th of November, the second Tuesday in that month. TtS pproaching session will be full of interel, 6 B much important bus mess is to be traN. a tied.
 A successor tG v ieneral Morgan in the United States sen 6 is to be elected. The senator's enemies have tried hard to find some formidable opponent to the distin- guished senior senator, but he has not been found and probably will not be-
 There are several candidates for the pres- idency of the senate. Among them are Hons. F. L. Pettus of Dallas, Willis Brewer of Lowndes, w. J. Sanford of Lee, H. Austill of Mobile and Oscar Hundley of Madison. All possess experience as par liamentarians and legislators.
 The following prominent gentlemen are being urged for speaker of the lower house !: Hons. Tom H. Clark of Mobile, 8. w.. John of Jefferson, D. N Meadow of Ma E. Brooks of Mobile. All have been mem- bers of the legislature and the race between them promises to be exceedingly lively.
 There are numerous candidates for the subordinate offices. For secretary of the senate there is D. W. McIver of the Adver- tiser, John Barker of EImore and Elmore Garrett of Calhoun. It is also believed by many that w. L. Clay of Madison, who, for ten years past, has been secretary oi this body, will offer for the place, although others claim that MT. Clay has removed from the state and will therefore not be a candidate.
 It is understood that Messrs. Wilson and Procter will stand for reelection as clerk and assistant clerk of the house respec- lively. Mrs. B. G. James of Montgomery, |, Mrs. Lamar of Montgomery, Mrs. Scott of Jefferson ah6 Miss Jem Weakley of Flor ence are candidates for the place of enroll ing and expressing clerk of the senate.
 Messrs. Howell for enrolling clerk, Tays Tor for expressing clerk, Heron for door keeper and Faim for assistant door keeper are all candidates for their old places in the house.
 There will be the usual number of appli- cants for the clerkships of the committees, and the members will be kept busy for the first two or three days with the candidates.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-16
LAT0NIA REsuLTa.

LAToN1A, Ky, Sept. 15.-The track was slow after hard storm. The weather was threatening throughout the afternoon.
 First race, six furlongs-Charm ,99 (Mos- ley), to l, won; Lyons second, Sanoose third. Time, 1:19.
 Second race, five furlongs-Swifty, 105 SfifIe f stRRssS tR.s T%s G T9SSs TSs Annie 's'0nd' N'
 Third race, for Swear olds, handicap, one and one-eighth mles-Oakwood, 115 (Martin), to 1, won; Henry Young sec- ond, Lehman third. Time, 1:5SA.
 Fourth race, the Newport stakes, one mile and seventy yards-Eg bert, 104 (Clay- ton), to l, won; Volt second, Rheti Goode third. Time, 1:48.
 Fifth race, selling ,one mile-St. Maxim, 100 (Perkins), to 2,won; Charley McDon- aid second, Arapahoe third. Time, 1:45A
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-16
SCRANTON'S BLAZE.
Three Hundred Thousand Will About Cover the Loss-Narrow Escape
 of Three Bremen.

SCRANTON, Pa. Sept. 15.-A big fire has been prevailing in the heart of the business section of this city since o'clock this morning. It originated in the cellar of Matthews Bros.' drug store, spreading to Norton's book and stationery store and Gross & oster's dry goods store, all of which are now in ruins.
 At o'clock the fire WAS beyond control of the Central fire companies, and a gen. eral alarm was sounded.
 About fifteen minutes after the general alarm was sounded, and while a score of fremen, mostly from the Eagle Hose com pany, were fighting the flames from the roof of Gross & Foster's building, a por- tion of the roof gave way. Three firemen were plunged down three stories with the falling mass, while the others near the break in the roof got away safely. All were in jured to some extent, but the prompt work of their fellow firemen quickly saved them from being burned to death.
 Driver Beckett of the Eagles had leg fractured and sustained severe internal in- juries. The fire continues to burn fiercely. The loss will probably reach S300, ,0O0 on the buildings and stocks.
 The fire was got under control at 10:15 n o'clOck
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-16
Sensitive About His Age.

W When distinguished man like M. Gre ? " refused to tell his age, surely ordinary women may be excused for so purely fem 1linine weakness. By his subterfuge the |, president misled his countrymen into be- lieving him to be six years younger than i he was, according to an anecdote as fol alows: I'M. Grevy was always very reluc- otant to tell his age and openly admitted that reluctance At a dinner party given by one of his friends in 1879 the future president of the republic said, with smile, People may try as much as they like, they will never know my real ago. And, in fact, when M. Herold who was some time minister of the third republic, en- deavored to obtain definite particulars of M. Grevy's age for a new edition of Va pereau,' M. Grevy consistently refused to supply them. The archives of Mountsous- Vaudrey were burned in 1913, he said, 'and you must do the best you can. You will get no information from me- As a consequence, all M. Grevy's biographcrs gave the year 1913 as that of his birth, while in reality he was born in 1907. "-- Doris Lottar
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-16
A WOMANLY APPEAL.

CINCINNATI, Sept. l5. A special from Lexington, Ky, says: Tie women, who have made most noble fight during the campaign against the deiamer of their sex |, gave a last appeal in the local press here this morning, and today at 10 o'clock they met with the ministers in Morrison chapel to offer up prayers for Breckinridge's de- feat.
 The following is a sample of many small cards issued by them this morning:
 gro the men of Ashland district: We, the wives, mothers and sisters of many of the voters of Ashland district, appeal to the voters to help us win this fight against Colonel Breckinridge. It is fight of virtue against vice, and we appeal to the brave men of this glorious old district to help us win this fight, and we will pledge ourselves to go on from this to other and equally useful victories, and in short time we will free our lovely city from curses which now en- danger our beloved ones--the saloon, cor ner grocery, houses of scarlet women, gam bling hells, race tracks, and will redeem the fair name of our city and of our dis trict. MANY WOMEN.'
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-16
Bargains for Monday.

Ten pieces two toned, double width Gov ert Cloth, all wool filing, regular price 50o, for Monday only 3Sc.
 Twenty five pieces all wool Broche Nov cities, in the new colorings, regular price 75c, for Monday only 57c.
 Twelve pieces Jamestown pin check Suit ings, double width, regular price 60c, for Monday only 43c.
 Seventy five pieces of new Silks for dresses and waists the very latest produc- tions, regular price S1 .25, for Monday only 9Sc.
 Fifteen different styles of black brocaded Taffeta Silks, the newest of the season, regular price SIPS, for Monday only 95c.