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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-13
GRAND TINES AHEAD.
uuE COMING DEMOCRATIC BARRIE
CrE N SpoTslLvANIA.
Immense Preparations 10 Be Made
bryan To Speak I'm tho Old
uurG-A Great Crowd VIII Hear
Him.

FREDERICKSBURG. VA. September
~ (SpeciaL}-It has been definitely set
Ted that the blk barbecue and pole
raising viii come on at spotsylvania
Courthouse on the &th instant Clerk
Crsmond. was in town to-day and re-
ports that the contributions received and
promised ensure q good time 20 an who
attend Preparations win be made to
feed several thousand beeves. veals and
lambs viii be roasted whole, and AN other
arrangements will be on "a scale OF SINH
Jar magnitude. The affair viii partake
Of The nature OF an all-day celebration.
Speakers OF local and national fame viii
Dee present. and a neld-day Tor the county
Democracy IS looked for.
BRYAN TO SPEAK
Tho certainty OF Mr. Brym's speaking
here is now assured Chairman Nc
CracSen received a telegram to-day from
SIR Ellysou that such was the arran8o
Iucut provided Air. Bryan could reaah
Washington by u. VI. This contingency
had been fully provided Tor. 1t is expected
the train bearing Mr. Bryan and party
VIII arrive here about 9 a. M lie WI"
Do met at tho depot Informally by tne
immense crowd that viii Dee here ana
after "a rest and an introduction 70 inc
citizens viii bc taken to Washington
avenue. Ga sight OF the Mary Washington
monument. where stand VIII he erected
from which Mr. Bryan wili speak TO sucl
am audience as has never been gathered
together in the old burg.
A BIG RECEPTION.
The country people who were IN town
today arc more interested in the event
if such "a thing be possible. than are
those OF the city. The Bryan. Sewall and
Jones club wl gather 100 strong on
horseback f0 meet the train Mr. Bryan
will arrive on. The distinguished gentle
man and party viii ba lunched after the
speaking. and win meet such Of our
citizens as are DESTROYS TO pay their
respects
Gonoral-Afanarer Williams, or the
Wccms Line of steamers. promises 20 run
au excursion boat from the lower Rap
uahanuOck. and 10 is certain that
large crowd viii come from that section.
Coucressman Jones wired Mayor White
TINT n such an arrangement could not he
made people from his section would como
overland. so anxious were they TO see
ana hear Mr. Bryan. President Myers.
OF the Richmond. Frederick burg and
Potomac road, who was asked by Mayor
white 10 run an excursion train on the
day. declined 90 DO SO. saying the regular
train would suffice for the occasion.
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delphia; Gordon Blair. Richmond. Va;
Or. Herbert NJ Nash, Norfolk. Va: aiiss
NJ. w Harrison. and Miss a. J. Harri-
son, Lcesburg. Va.
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.

UNION STOCK YARDS. ILL. Septem-
Der i2-Cattle-Receipts 500 head Mar
ket steady; common to extra steers. $40
QS.30; stockers and feeders $500 $50:
cows and bulls. sl25HS3.3J calves. $500
81 2o0s3s0.
Hogs-Recelpts. 1900 head. Market
steady for choice; other kinds easy and
partially &C. lower; heavy packing and
shipping lots s2.75uS.30; common to
choice mixed. S2s01fg}. 20; choice assorted,
$500 10: light. $40.
Sheep-Receipts. 1000 head. Market
nominally steady: Inferior TO choice, 1892
ass; lambs, s250d875.
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Cash Quotations: Flour quiet. firm.
and unchanged. Spring wheat steady
No. red, 81 3-4162 lie. No. corn, % IS
ale. Oats. 16al6 Lie. Mess pork, $50
Lard, S.22 l-2GS325. Short rib sides. $40
qS2D. Dry sailed shoulders. N.750A.
short clear sides, S.S7 l-20S.A Whiskey,
sig
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-13

Perfect assimilation OF food ensures
health. "Colonial!i'
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WE TELL YOU HOW To SPEcU-
late safely IN Wheat, Pork. and Stocks.
Send for our book and advice free TO any
address. COMACK & CO.. 20 Broadway.
New York. ~ 5-SuSt
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ST LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS. September l2.-Flour-
Higher.
Wheat-Higher; September, oec., bid;
December. 63 l-4c
Corn-Higher; September. 19c., bid; De-
cember. 20c.; MAY, p l-4c., bid.
Oats-Tigher: September, II &c, nomi-
nally. May, 10 l-2c.
Pork-Standard mess. new, $3.50; Ole, 70.
Other articles unchanged.
The advocate., 1896-11-18

How IS this for lugubriouS, loyal,
litersture's lulling lullsbyP Gen.
Stewart L. Woodford congratulateS
Major Mckinley, and the latter is
greatly pleased with the cOmmuniCa-
ton: "Flooded, as you are, with con-
gratulatlons, / hesitate to add even
line, and yet l want to thank you for
the leadership that never failed US In
any crisis of the fight, and there were
times when the fight was hard and
your words came as inspiration.
Just as you SAID the right things then,
so your message to Mr.. Hanna comes
to-day, bidding the people take cour-
age and 90 to work with faith In them.
selves and In the future. l get letters
from old Confederate friends Ia Mont.
gomery and Atlanta that would make
your heart glad, 80 full are theyof perfect
trust in you. Lincoln and Grant kept
our one country In It's physical bOun-
daries. believe that to you Is given
the great privilege Of welding together
the hearts Of all our people in the
unity of a common prosperity and q
common loyalty. To US this will be
more than to be President, and 80 with
full heart / give you my heartieSt con-
Gratulations.
The advocate., 1896-11-18
SOME QUESTIONS FOR GOLD STANDARD
PAPERS TO ANSWER.

The ADVOCATE has frequently as
serted that the authority Of Con gress
to ''coin money and regulate the value
thereof and of foreign coin" is plensry,
covering the whole subject abs olutely,
and tkst this power cannot be abridged
by the clamor Of spectators, deClams.
lions of demsgogues, or by any other
force or influence whatsoever. And
now, that the campaign is passed and
party organs may speak more freely,
we PROFOUND these questions, namely:
First-Whether the constitution of
the United States or the laws of the
country require that the bullion from
which coins are made shall have any
particular market value; and If so,
what value, and where is the cOnstitu'
tionsl or statutory provision contain
ing the requirement to be foundg
Second-If there is no such law, why
do the gold standard people insist that
gold coins are honest money while sill
YER coins are dishonest money!
These questions are submitted in
good faith, and we respectfully ask
candid answers from our brethren Of
the gold standard press.
The advocate., 1896-11-18
MIR. pLATT AND THE BAD PEOPLE.

In the last number Of the North
american ReUieoO Hon. 7. G. Plstt of
New York discusses the political stu
alton. He says SO per cent. Of the bad
men in the country supported Mr..
Bryan for the Presidency. These are
his words:
There may be, and no doubt there are, many
honest, sincere, but misguided men who are
supporting Mr.. Bryan; but 1t Is also true that
Mr. Bryan numbers among his followers 80 per
cent. Of the dishonest people OF the country;
the men who are enemies to society and have
no interest In the preservation OF this country
as . nation; whom any change could not In
jure, as they have nothing to lose, neither
character nor worldly goods. In wor d, Mr.
Bryan is supported with apparent unanimity
by all that is vicious and debassd among our
population.
Wonder If Mr.. PlRtt believes all
Chat9 He Is q sane man, and what he
does not know about practical politics
would not fill large volume. He can
flnd in his own party many men OF the
classes he describes In that paragraph.
And if there are any more dishonest
and disreputable men in the country
than Mr.. Platt is In the habit of asso.
ciating with in political campaigns, it
would be hard to find them. The late
Republican program was corrupt from
beginning to end. 1t was not matter
Of honor, but Of business.
The advocate., 1896-11-18

are acceptable to all but q few indus
tries and those are Of but little Conse'
quence In the estimation Of the average
legislator, as they relate chiefly to the
productions of the farm. Manufsc-
turers got about all they asked for In
the present law; they are not asking
any change. Michigan and Iowa and
North Dakota were carried for McKin-
ley on the tariff issue. The same may
be said Of the Pacific States. If no at
tempt at tariff legislation is made in
the near future, those States may be-
come restiVe.
To take up the money question at
once and arouse the resisting elements
of the country may have the effect to
raise doubts concerning the duration
of the visit begun by confidence" re-
Gently. And the country can't get
along without confidence. Prosperity
is based on confidence.
But let us be patient and walt. Give
the twins q chance.
The advocate., 1896-11-18

this plan; but the ADVOCATE inclines
to the opinion that ten years Of Its
practical operation would find the zen.
gineer, conductor and brakeman"
idea lost sight Of aud rich men and
companies would be In control of the
carrying trade of the country, as they
are now, and that combinations would
crowd the little men aside as they do
to-day. It is doubtful whether any
competitive system in any department.
Of industry or business will long en-
dure the strain put on the energies of
men by advancing tides Of civilization.
The only way, as things now appear,
to secure to all even.hsnded justice In
the carrying trade, is for the people
themselves to take charge of the bust
ness through the government, employ
ing the necessary labor and paying for
it q reasonable compensation.
The advocate., 1896-11-18
THE PROSPERITY WAVE.

There is much being said In the
papers now about the tide Of prosperity
which began to flow the day after the
election of Mckinley was announced.
The ADVOCATE will rejoice with les
neighbors when prosperity does aCtu-
ally come to stay. These sudden spurts
are the creatures Of the stock exchange,
and it is to be hoped that people will
not be led sstrsy by them.
Prosperity must have something
more substantial than wind to rest
upon. 1t is said that confidence Is all
that is necessary to set things sgOing,
But it is not easy to feed the hungry
and Clothe the naked with confidence.
Confidence makes a poor dinner, and 1t
is not worth a farthing as garment.
Until we furnish to the people some.
thing that they can use In purchasing
supplies, there will be no increased de-
msnd for manufactured goods; and
without orders the mills will not run.
Does anybody believe that factories
closed as long as they had demand for
their productsP Are railroad compa-
MES in the habit Of refusing to carry
passengers and freight when they offer
to pay their wsyP Let there be de-
mand for things and things will be
supplied. Under present conditions q
long period of substantial prosperity
will not come. Let people be careful
about going in debt beyond their pres
ent means of payment?
The advocate., 1896-11-18

ia based upon the fact that che has o
monetary interestgin every great indus.
trial enterprise OF the world; she hclds
bonds Of insurance companies; she
holds the bonds of the gas companies Of
American cities; she holds the bonds Of
railroads throughout the West; she is
partner in Wsterworks created to
supply the city of BuenoS Ayres; she
is constructing railroads in Russia and
Austria Hungary with the capital that
ought to be invested In this country In
the improvement Of our transportation
facilities. She wields this vast influ-
encing power, and 1t Is hers, not
through generslship upon the field,
but through the fact that she makes
her coinage sound and secures the con-
fdence Of the world"
The advocate., 1896-11-18
SENATOR JONES ON GOVERNMENT RAIL
ROADS.


ROADS.
Among the latest contributions to
the literature Of government railroads
Is an interview with Senator John P.
Jones of Nevada, in which he is re-
ported as faVoring the government own
ing only the rosd-bed, leaving private
persons or companies to run trains
on the government track upon pay
ment of a reasonable toll.
The Senator says he thinks the people
of the United States are ready to insist
on the government assuming control
Of the railroads of the country, but he
does not think the business Of the car
riers ought to be transacted by the
government. That ought to be left In
private hands, he says. His views can
be better expressed in his own Ian
gusge; hence part Of the interview is
submitted herewith, as it appeared in
the Washington Star:
In the early days out West, when toll road
was built through a section Of the mountains,
the transporter Of freight or passengers with
his own vehicles could pass over the road by
the payment Of a certain fee. That Is pre-
clsely the system I propose for freight and
passenger traffic on the railroads after the
lines are acquired by the government.
-, Bnu a Of IA
to produce just enough revenue for the ex-
penses OF direction and the keeping Of the
road-bed, tracks, stations and other property
pertaining to the roads in q perfect state Of
repair and efficiency. Ofcourse, there should
be q sufficient surplus over operating ex'
penses to maintain fund for new bridges or
stations on roads already built, and some pro-
vision might also be made for the oOnstruc-
tiOn Of new lines.
The railroad system Of the entire country
should be cut up into zones and divisions
The best qualified men should be employed.
by the government as managers and superin-
tendents, at fixed salaries, and their tenure
should be during good behavior Promotion
should be made In the order OF merit and
achievement only, and there should be special
rewards in the way Of promotions for those
who have succeeded in avoiding accidents.
The force required to keep the road In order,
to collect the tolls and to dispatch the trains
would be comparatively small as the greatest
demand for men is in the train service--for
engineers, firemen, brakemen, conductors, ETC.,
and these men would not be in the govern
ment service at all
The train service, under this system, whether
for passengers or freight, would be entirely in
the hands Of the people. Thus hrst-class
engineer, conductor and q brakeman would
be at liberty to run train Of their own over
any line in the country, under the conditions
laid down by the government Allthey would
have to do would be to arrange for running
time with the proper authorities and pay the
tolls hxed by law.
It would be the duty Of the government to
maintain the integrity Of the various road-beds
and bridges, regardless Of the profits paid by
any line and as there would be free and open
competition, legislation would not be neces-
sary to induce she adoption Of decent and safe
systems Of lighting, heating and brakes on
trains. and there would be an end TO the
working Of men beyond their endnranee,
Thare u splneihiug VeEy pketsy apQaf
The advocate., 1896-11-18

Mr.. BoURKE COCHRAN, in speech at
Baltimore, Md, not long ago, told how
London became the Financial banking
center Of the world, !" and how England
became 80 powerful. "Her influence" /"
be said, sis not founded upon armies
ok upon RayieB, HsE grvatest influence
The advocate., 1896-11-18

North Carolina elects Ave Populist Con-
gressmen, one Democrat and three Repub-
licans. The Popullsts are Harry Skinner,
w. F. Srowd, Alonzo G. Shuford, John e.
Fowler and Charles II. Martin. The frSt
three axe Eeelsctea
The advocate., 1896-11-18
NOTES AND COMMENT.

In the Idaho Legislature.
The vandalla railroad line has been
placed In the hands Of a receiver.
John Wanamaker wants to be elected
United States Senator from Pennsylvania,
John Sherman says Mckinley win call an
extra session shortly after his insugura-
ton.
The periodical rumors of q movement to
restore the monarchy in France are again
circulating.
The latest returns show the election Of
only two Republicans to the Oklahoma
Legislature.
Dick BANDS return TO Congress Is not
creating enthusiasm on the part Of the
gold adherents.
In Usage township, near Eureka Springs,
Ark, every vote was cast for Bryan. The
total 7ote was 1888.
Delegate Catron tRep.) Of New Mexico
was defeated by Mr.. Ferguson, silver
man. Catron win contest.
Ignstius Donnelly was elected to the
Minnesota Legislature. He win be the
strongest and ablest member Of that body.
Mr.. Bryan has accepted the invitation Of
Governor Stone Of Missouri to spend few
days In the southern part Of that State
hunting and resting.
Illinois Republican papers highly COM
plimeut the Mckinley speeches made by
George L. Douglass, formerly Of Wichita,
but now of Chicago,
Chicago polled 46,O55 votes more than
New York did at the recent election.
New York gave Mckinley 93,T2S majority
and Chicago gave him 56,54S.
The Oklahoma House consists Of seven.
teen silver men, three Democrats and six
Republicans. In the Council the Republl-
cans are only credited with one member.
Every Where: "The egg as q political
argument has been considerably in evil
dence during the recent campaign. The
eggs were generally like the argument
bad"
The reform press seems to be unRni-
mously Of the opinion that 1t Is better for
reform that Mckinley should have won
than that Bryan should have been elected
with gold Congress.
In Ohio, when a party casts less than
per cent Of the total vote, 1t ls not entitled
TO a place on the ballot except by petit
tlon signed by numbar Of voters equal 10
per cent. Of the total number at the pre-
vIous election.
The prohibltory amendment to the South
Dakota constitution was resubmitted at the
recent election and was defeated. The
Legislature which meets In January will
undoubtedly pass laws placing some sort Of
restriction on the traffic.
The Venezuelan trouble Is to be settled
by court Of arbitration to be composed Of
FIVE persons, two to be named by Great
Britain's Chief Justice, two by Chief JUS
tice Fuller, and the fifth by King Oscar Of
Sweden. It Is believed that an early set
tlement Of this matter win be secured.
Mr.. Bryan was the recipient Of many
presents during his recent campaign. For
most Of them he is very thankful, but it Is
not likely that he is very enthusiastic over
the fellow who sent him two live eagles
which manage to consume more meatevery
day than Is required for his entire family.
The JacksOnian CLUB, the leading Demo
crat organization Of Omaha, has ordered
the pictures Of Secretaries Morton and
Carlisle removed from the walls Of Its
rooms, and has struck from It's rolls the
names Of Secretary Morton, John p. Irish
and about forty other gold standard Dem
The morning times., 1896-05-17
The Insurance Adjuster Saved His
Cnmnnnv hv Gattinr Drunk

The Insurance Adjuster Saved His
Company by Getting Drunk.
II have no patience observed Charles
Brewster Steele, a welEknown insurance
man, yesterda Y, with the people who keep
insisting that there's no such thing as luck.
Chance rules the world and the insurance
business. Have you ever noticed that the
most promising risks are the first to muct
q company, whereas the old rookeries that
ought 10 have burned to cinder twice in
every twenty-four hours stand out againSt
the shocks OF i'll fortune?
Well in my business, adjuSters who go
about the country looking over the risks as
sumed by various agents of an insurance
company are presumed to have soft thing,
and so they have as far as the travelling
money and the other extras go. They live
high, but their employers hold them to a
strict accountability, and whenever loss
occurs they get all the blame.
Now, there's where the ma jesty Of luck
comes in. a certain New York company
sent fellow | know down to Jacksonville,
Fla, a couple of years ago to look over the
risks there He got drunk ON the train, ara
had been steadily inebriated for twelve da VS.
when met him in Jacksonville hotel. He
explained his mission to ME, and / asked
what he had done. OF course, hehadn't even
been near his agent.
Look here, said l. you'd better go and
see your man, drunk as you are. Go to the
office, anyway, and cancel something just
to let the home office know you're alive
II didn't see my friend for several Gays
after that, and when l did encounter him in
the barroom of the hotel, he was drunker
than ever. ! took him aside and asked him
if he had followed my advice.
Why, yes he responded thickly. L
went down there and cancelled every
blankety blank risk on the books
II tried to reason with him, but he would
not listen. l besought him if he valued his
place to let me straighten things out, but he
only leered at me and returned to his liquor.
'.Well. sir" continued Mir. Steele, with
a deep drawn sigh, THAT very night Jack
sonville had one of tie greatest fires in
her history. and my drunken friends com
pany was saved by my drunken friends
idiocy from loss of S1S0,O00.
"They didn't do a thing 20 him but give
him fat job and present him with
magnificent gold repeater, in which was in
The morning times., 1896-05-17
I . cents.
ElSENRaANM'S,
A GOOD LUCK STORY.

S06 7th ST., bet. H and I-i924-i926 Penna Av,
The morning times., 1896-05-17

Dent, never cares to stop and make even n
mental calculation by which he could ar
rive at even an approximation of the actual
dimensions.
To those looking up to the dizzy height
where the great dials are to be placed. only
poor conception can be formed of the size
OF the space which the immense faces Of
the great clock will occupy. Distance is de-
ceiving, and those who deliberately and
closely view the faces OF the tower and de-
eide in1their own mind that the diameter of
the great dials would probably be five
feet or little more, will be surprised to
learn that II will in fact be several times
greater than their greatest stretch of in-
agination had judged.
PLANS NOT COMPLETED.
SO far, however, very little except
the dimensions Of the clocks is known.
But just at this time that is sufficient to
give an idea of what mammoth machines
they will be. In speaking of the matter.
supervising Architect Aiken said that. as
yet, no contract for the building of the
clocks had been given out, nor tad anv
specifications been made.
All thatlS really known in reference to the
CLOCKS at this time, he said, was the prob
"nic size and the arrangement of the dials
BY reference to the height and plans of con-
Str"cG"n OF tie tower it VIII be seen. he
said. that the center of the dials of the
clocks VIII be within a few inches of zoo
rect from the level of the street The
lower edge of the circumference of the dials
VIII have support in the tower at a dis
tance Of ! 81 feet and a few inches from the
pavement. and extending upward with
diameter of fifteen feet, the highest point
The morning times., 1896-05-17

in the top segment and the minutes by
those seen in the lower segment. Thus, if
the number in the top segment is eleven
and in the lower ten. the xact time would
be ten minutes after eleven O'Clock. And
so with any other figures that may appear,
the hours will be registered at The tUp i,uu
IL minutes atthe bottom.
Whether or not there Will he chime at
tachment has not been decided, but even
without such labor saving service, which
would relieve people from the necessity of
running the risk OF dislocating their neCks
In looking up at the clock to learn the time,
the great markers of time will be not only
great convenience to the people but
also great ornaments to the magnificent
building in which they will be placed.
The morning times., 1896-05-17
Rearing Her Young in "A Trap.

In the warehouse of George j Appold &
Sons, ON Water street. are several cats
which have passed through strange adj
venture.
Some time ago the old cat became the
mother of two kittens, which grew to be
favorites with everyone IN the building.
One day the kittens were missing and all
efforts To- find them failed.
About month after their disappearance a
part OF the platform in the front of the build
ing had to be removed in order to permit
coal To- be taken in. There, TO the surprise
OF the porter, he saw the mother cat
croucbed beside rat-rap, inside OF which