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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-07-29

Chairman Butler Rev. Smith offered
prayer. The chairman called for the
report of the committee on credentials,
but that committee was unprepared to
report and was given further time
The roll of states was then called for
the names of committeeman on organ
ization, resolutions and notification Of
nominees. That operation occupied
much time.
A motion to take recess till o'clock
was finally successful and at 12:45 the
convention adjourned until that hour.
THE SECOND SESSION
1t was $3.50 when Senator Butler
called the convention to order and
stated that the committee on creden-
tials was prepared to make partial
report. Therefore Mr.. Wardell, of
California, chairman of the committee,
submitted a majority report recon-
mending that the delegates be recog-
nized in all the uncontested cases; that
in the cases OF the first seven Illinois
congressional districts both contest
ants and contestees be seated, with
the. right to cast half votes, and that
in the case of Colorado the delegates
be seated and cast the full vote of the
state. That part of the report for the
admission of the delegates whose seats
were uncontested was agreed to-
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TOWNS UNDER WATER.

PITTSBURG. July 27-Reports from
towns on the NJ -nongahela and Yough-
logheny rivers indicate that the floods
in these streams have begun to dimin-
ish. Serious damage is reported in
many places At McKeesport the en-
tire lower part of the city was sub
merged and many houses We're de-
serted by their occupants The large
iron works of the w. Devices Wood
Co. suffered great damage, Fires were
drawn from the So furnaces, but they
were covered by water and so badly
cracked and warped as to be almost
ruined. A part of the National rolling
mill is also under water At Braddock
the Carnegie Steel Co. g blast furnaces
were flooded.
At Rankin the Carey furnaces, the
Braddocll wire works and the Duquesne
forge were compelled to shut down,
throwing 1900 men idle.
At Monongahela so families were
driven from their homes Street car
and electric light service is suspended
and mills and factories are submerged.
At Homestead the entire plant of the
Carnegie Steel Co. was compelled to
shut down Saturday night. Street cars
are unable to run.
CINCINNATI, July 27-Reports con-
tinue to come in of damage done by
the heavy rains which have fallen in
this section during the past few days.
All the smaller streams are greatly
swollen and much damage to crops Is
reported. At Clarksburg, w. Va, many
houses are under water and the prop
erty loss will be great. Almost every
bridge in Upshur county has been
washed away. The Kanawha valley
from Grantsville to Parkersburg, w,
Va, is inundated and the losses to
crops, timber, fencing, roads and
bridges will be immense. Travel is
entirely suspended.
In the northern portion of Kentucky
all railroads suffered by road bed and
bridges being swcr: away and the
wheat crop is ruined.
AT Glouster, O., the rain was the
heaviest ever known. large break
at No. mine let the water rush in to
such an extent that il will cause a sus-
pension of work for several weeks
throwing several hundred men out of
employment
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A CRISIS IN THE EAST.
Uprlsings in Crete and MacedOnii Against
Turkish Rule Ca Ause Dismay to European

Uprlsings in Crete and Macedonia Against
Turkish Rule Cause Dismay to European
Diplomats.
BERLIN, July 27.-Count Goulouchow-
ski, Austrian minister OF foreign af-
fairs, returned to Ischl for the purpose
of holding an interview with Emperor
Francis Joseph, after having had con-
ference with Prince Hohenlohe, the
German chancellor, al the latter's
chateau at Alt-Ausse, and reached
Vienna on Thursday. On the day of
his return to Vienna, Count Goulou-
chowski had an interview with Count
Nigri. the Italian ambassador to Aus
tria, and since then Count Nigri has
been summoned to Rome by the Italian
minister of foreign affairs. These
comings and goings of diplomatic chiefs
cannot be attributed to any other
cause than the gravity OF the situation
in the east A concert of the powers
has failed to perfect any result and
the events which are now taking place
completely overwhelm diplomacy,
According to telegraphic advices re-
ceived here the rising of the insur-
gents in Macedonia has become ex-
tremely formidable. Greece, while pre-
tending to take stringent measures
against any Greeks engaging in raid
on the Macedonian frontier, has al
lowed upwards of 900 men, all of them
armed with Ehel rifles, to enter Mace
donia from Greek territory. These
men, after surprising and cutting to
pieces the Turkish troops at Moussa,
succeeded in repulsing strong fierce
of Turkish soldiers which had been
sent from Salonica to reinforce the
Moussa troops.
A dispatch to the Vossische Xeitung
says that the redifs reserves who
have been called out by the sultan, are
showing disposition to revolt in con-
sequence OF the fact that their pay is
much in arrears and the rations issued
to them are bad in quality and small
in quantity. A dispatch from Saloniea
says that statements made by the
| Turkish officials concerning the situa-
tion are all calculated to conceal the
desperate conultlOn or a1talfS IN MACE
donia.
Hard fighting is going on nearly
every day at Drumnits Seres and at
nearly all points in the mountains,
The Turkish reserves at Prisrend
Preshtima and elsewhere in that sec
tion are being equipped and sent to
the front as rapidly as possible. and it
is estimated that the total number Of
Turkish troops concentrated on the
Macedonian and bulgarian frontiers
exceeds 1000 men. Even this force,
however, has not been found sufficient
to make any headway against the in
surrection, which under the influence
of success already achieved by the in
surgents in the field is becoming
stronger every day
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BRYAN AND WATSON.
Populist Nominees for President
and Vice President.
Convention at St Louis was In Session Four
Days-"Middle of the Road" Advo-
Gates Succeed in Defeating Ar
thur Sewall for the Sec
ond Place on the
Ticket.
FIRST DAYS PRocEEDISGs.

ST. LOUIS, July 23.-The same uncer-
tainty and confusion prevailed about
the hour of the meeting yesterday of
the peoples party convention as about
the various other matters connected
with it. Ten o'clock, II and noon had
been publicly given out us the hour,
with more or less apparent authority.
At 1888 the convention was called to
order by Mr., Taubeneck, chairman of
the national committee, and Rev. w.
r. Smith, of the Third Baptist church
of st. Louis, offered prayer. Gov.
Stone, of Missouri, delivered an address
of welcome.
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly, of Mime
sofa, responded to Gov. Stones address
of welcome. He spoke of the different
cities that had desired the convention,
mentioning Chicago as that queenly
city of magnificent growth which is a
miracle of our American civilization"
He said st. Louis was selected because
it was the heart and center of the
American continent-the center of the
Mississippi valley, the grandest body
of agricultural and fertile lands on the
face of the earth
Mr.. Donnelly closed by making an
eloquent appeal for unity. 81 STOOD"
he said, "at the cradle Of the old green
back party. l stood at the cradle of
the peoples party. God forbid l should
be here to-day to attend its funeral
Stand together, friends! Lift up your
hearts to the majesty and the dignity
of the duties laid upon your shoul-
ders."
Chairman Taubeneck introduced as
temporary chairman of the convention
Senator Marion Butler, Of North Caro-
lima, who was received with cheers.
All history taught, he said that there always
came crises in the affairs OF men when humani-
ty was raised to a higher level, accordingly as
the men on whose shoulders the responsibility
rested were able to meet it with wisdom and
patriotism, and to solve 1t to the betterment OF
humanity. Two political parties, he said, had
held national conventions this year, had
| adopted platforms and had put forward their
leaders and now another great political party
! young, but growing giant in strength had as
sembled to speak to the American people in
this critical and important hour The populStS
| are here because there was need of them to be
here The parties that had had charge OF the
government since the war had succeeded in
| bringing the nation to the verge OF bankruptcy
and ruin, and had neceSSitated the existence of
the populist organization.
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FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS

ST. Louis, July 21.-The national
convention of the peoples party, after
four days of heat, turmoil and un-
limited oratory, completed it's labors
late Saturday afternoon and adjourned
sine die. Notwithstanding the receipt
of one or more kilograms from w. j.
Bryan declining to permit the use of
his name on the populist ticket unless
Arthur Sewall, his associate on the
Chicago ticket, were also indorsed, Mr..
Bryan was put in formal nomination
by Gen. Weaver, Of Iowa, and was
seconded by one or more spokesmen
from every state and territory. with
about ten exceptions, and on a ballot
received 1,042 votes against S21 for
Col. ). M. Norton, of Chicago, who at
the last moment was selected as the
candidate of the middle of the road"
element 1t was the intention of this
faction early in the morning to place
Mr.. 4. V. Debs in nomination and
thus to force the labor issue To the
'front.', but Mr.. Debbs telegraphed de-
clining to serve and his telegram was
respected.
Strenuous efforts were made without
avail by Ignatius Donnelly and Others
to obtain some kind of an assurance
that Mr.. Bryan would accept the nom
ination and stand upon the platform.
The permanent chairman, Senator Al
len, admitted that he had received
some kind of telegram from Mr..
Bryan, but said he had paid no atten.
tion to it. He also said he had received
one supposed "a be from Gov. Stone,
but would not open it until he reached
his home in Nebraska. Before ad-
journing the convention adopted a res
olution clothing the national commit
tee with plenary powers to do anything
and everything which the convention
itself might have done if in session.
This, of course, would authorize II To
take down the names of either Mr.
Bryan or Mr.. Watson, or both if neces.
ss:ary, and to construct an entirely new
~--sr -.
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report was explained bv Delepate POM

report was explained by Delegate Pom
eroy, of New Jersey, member of the
committee on rules. There were but
three points OF difference, he said, be-
tween the majority and minority
principal one being reversal of the
order of nominations for president and
vice president
The question of adopting the report
was debated for nearly three hours
amid scenes of great confusion and
finally the roll of states was called on
the question of substituting the minor
ity report, giving precedence to the
vice presidential nomination, for the
majority report to proceed to ballot
for president first and vice president
next Mr.. Skinner, of North Carolina,
who had cast s5 of that states vote for
the majority report, announced that
he would change that vote unless good
faith was to be observed and south
ern vice president nominated. A scene
OF great confusion epsUed which de-
layed the proceedings some time. An
informal count showed the vote to be:
For the minority report $50, for the
majority report 7GG.
Before the result was announced Mr..
Skinner changed the vote of North
Carolina, casting the whole 95 votes
for the minority report, which was
thus adopted, the official total being:
For the minority Ts5, for the ma ajority
report 615. The report as thus amended
was then declared adopted
Gen. Weaver, of Iowa, chairman of
the committee on resolutions, took the
stand to read the platform and resolu-
tions which had been agreed to. Mi
nority reports would be presented by
Mr.. Kearby, of Texas, and Mr. Coxey
He read the platform and resolutions
as follows:
The preamble reafirms the adherence OF the
convention to the principles of the peoples
party as enunciatcd at Omaha in 1892: declares
that the two old parties have brought the
country to financial ruin; calls attention to the
fact that four years ago the populSts predicted
the complete surrender Of the government to
corporate powers, a condition which is now ap-
parent to all 1t further states that while as q
nation we claim to have political power we
must regain our financial prestige before we
assume our place as free and independent
| nation.
1t also declares that the European money
changers have shaped legislation and been
more potent than the voice of the American
people, that executive power aud patronage
have been used to corrupt legislatures and de-
feat the will OF the people, that plutocracy has
been thereby enthroned on the ruins OF de-
mocracy.
The preamble concludes with q recommenda-
tion for the adoption Of the platform sub
mitted to the end that the government Of the
fathers may be restored and the welfare of the
country and of posterity may be secured
The financial plank is as follows:
I've demand national currency, safe and
sound, issued by the general government only,
a full legal tender for all debts public and pri-
vate and receivable for all debts due the gov
ernment and that without the use of banking
corporations; just, equitable and efficient
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TIE NIGHT SESSION.

AT 6:35 p. IN. the convention was
called to order by Senator Allen. Del
egate Pollock, of Mississippi, a member
of the silver convention, was intro
duced and read the platform adopted
by that body. When he reached the
conclusion to the effect that Mr.. Bryan
had been nominated for the presidency,
there was an outburst OF applause
drowning the further announcement
of the nomination of Sewall for vice
presidene. The call of states for nom
nations for vice president was begun,
Mr. Bauman, of Alabama, nominating
Harry Skinner, the populist congress
man from North Carolina.
Representative Howard Of Ala
bama, placed in nomination Hon.
Thomas Il. Watson, the late populist
congressman from Georgia, who be-
came famous by bringing into pub
licity the alleged inquiry of Judge
Cobb, of Alabama: "Mr. Speaker,
where am | at?'
Mr.. Sovereign, master workman of
the Knights of Labor, seconded the
nomination OF Mr.. Watson.
Lafe Pence, now of New York, for
merly a congressman from Colorado,
nominated Arthur Sewall, OF Maine.
Mr.. Weller, of Iowa, once familiarly
known as Calamity" Weller, nomi-
mated Frank Burkitt, of Mississippi.
Capt. Burnham, OF Tennessee, nomi-
mated A. l., Mimms, of Tennessee. A.
A. Gunby, who spoke for Louisiana,
said neither of the old parties since the
war had dared to put southern man
on the ticket, but it was reserved to
this great party to take this forward
step.
During the delivery Of the speech
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, the defeated
aspirant for the democratic nomina-
ton, came to the platform and soon
afterwards he was followed by Sena-
tor Jones, of Nevada, who took a seat
beside him. Delegate Bateman, of
Maine, protested against the nomina-
tion of Mr. Sewall. He said Sewall
had not one particle of sympathy with
the peoples party except as to the
item of silver. He closed by nomipat-
ing Maj. Page, of Virginia, president
of the National Farmers Alliance.
Senator Stewart was called on for q
speech, but had not progressed far un-
til the uproar became so deafening
that he was forced to quit.
The voting for vice president began
at 1905 a. m The call of the roll was
completed at 1925. Then Mr.. Burkitt,
of Mississippi, withdrew his name and
asked his friends to change their votes
to other candidates. Mr.. Mimms, OF
Tennessee, asked his friends to cast
their votes for Watson.
Then changing of votes began and
delegates almost tumbled over one an
other to change their votes to Watson,
who soon had enough to nominate, A
motion was carried to suspend the
rules and make Watson the unanimous
choice of tho convention. AS soon as
this had been done the lights went out
and an adjournment was taken until
0 a. m. to-day.
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other propositions to be added to the
platform, among them being these:
Non-interest bearing bonds; good
roads; extension of suffrage to women,
and the ownership and control by the
government of every industry neces-
sary to the welfare of the community.
A minority report OF one memOer Ol
the committee on resolutions was pre-
sented by Mr.. +, Vallette, of Rhode
Island. 1t was read, the opening par
agraphs being a paraphrase of the Dec
laration of Independence. AS soon as
the delegates caught on to it., they
broke out into derisive shouts and
laughter and cries of Thomas Jeffer-
son." Mr.. Vallette became quite angry
at the treatment accorded him and
made such an indignant protest on the
platform that the chairman ordered
his removal by force.
Three policemen laid hold of Mr..
Vallette and had to use force to re-
move him, us he resisted with all his
might. Some of the deputy sergeants-
alarms interposed to prevent violence
being done to delegate and there was
scene of great uproar. Finally the
efforts of the officers were successful
and Mr.. Vallette was rescued out Of
the hands Of the police officers and
escorted back to his seat and peace was
restored. The question was them put
and the platform reported by the ma
jority of the commitree was agreed to
and all the amendments were laid on
the table. A recess was then taken
until p, m
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SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

ST. LOUIS, July 24.-The populist
convention was called to order at 1910
Thursday morning by Temporary
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The Illinois case was taken up. The
report of the ma ajority declared that
the Taylor delegates from Cook county
were not entitled to the seats, and that
the contestants are. The minority re-
port in favor Of the Taylor delegates
was adopted
The report from the committee on
permanent organization was present
ed. Mr.. Cox stated the recommenda-
tions of the committee-the name
of Senator Allen, of Nebraska, be-
ing reported as permanent chairman.
The minority report was then read,
presenting the name of James E. Cam
pion, of Maine, as permanent chair
man, amid cheers from the adherents
of the middle of the road section of the
convention.
The convention then voted by states on
the adoption of the majority report for
permanent chairman, the utmost con-
fusion prevailing. The vote resulted
For Allen 1853, for Campion 564, for
Donnelly /.
AS soon as the vote was announced
the Bryan section of the convention
broke out into wild shout of triumph,
delegates standing up and waving hats
and fans, and again a procession of
guidon bearers took up the march
through the hall. Finally some de-
gree of order was restored, when it
+ was moved to make the nomination
of Senator Allen unanimous. The mo-
tion was adopted with whoop. Sena-
tor Allen was escorted to the chair by
Lafe Pence, Cyclone" Davis and Igna-
thus Donnelly.
Senator Allen said that during and after the
rebellion the gold power Of Europe, aided by
its agents in the United States. had fastened
the chains Of industralslavery on the people of
the United States which it would take almost
a generation to strike on 1t was part of the
mission of populsm to free the people from
sectional prejudces II any suspicion existed
anywhere that there would be bolt in the
convention, 1t was great mistake. Every del
egate from Maine to Texas would bow to the
will OF the convention. He had no doubt that
there was hope in Wall street that this great
convention would split TO pieces and that the
lican party. Minions of Wall street could have
been found in St Louis during the whole week.
They had gone to the hotels at night wearing
badges and falsely pretending to be delegates.
These men were the purchased chattelS OF the
British gold power. He had noticed In the
hall banners with the device Keep in the mid
die OF the road" He said amen 10 that. He
not only wanted to keep in the middle of the
road, but he wanted the populists to take the
whole Of the road
Senator Allen said the party wEs now at the
most critical point In its history. 1t would pre-
pare platform and men would be nominated
who would stand upon that platform.
Senator Butler moved the appoint
meDt of u committee of 25 delegates to
confer with conference committee of
the silver convention. The motion was
agreed to. The report of the commit
tee on rules was then read, but, with
out action on it, the convention at
lO:0S adjourned till Friday morning
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WASHINGTON, July 27-Col Smith, in
charge of river and harbor improve
ments on Lake Erie, reports to the war
department that S64, ,5S6 spent during
the year at Toledo resulted in widen
ing the straight channel and complet-
ing the Maumee river channel. At
Sandusky dredging has progressed
very slowly At Cleveland the opening
in the shore arm of the ives. break
water was completed and dredged
The east pier work will be completed
this season. At Ashtabula 90 feet depth
has been secured over large portion
of the harbor.