The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-30
FREE-SILVER CYCLONE
KEEPS A PANIC STRICKEN AUDI
ENCE QUIET LAST NIGHT.
story, Song, and Jest-Cycione Jim Made
Merry While the wind Howicd-siiyer
vs.. Gold Across the River.

ties OF Manchester introduced to an au-
dience Of some two hundred men and
boys, who were driven in the house ny
tho rain. and because there was no other
Mace OF amusement open. last night, the
Hon. Cyclone jim Marshall, oil craig
county.
Mr. A. c. Atkinson did the honors' anu
seated on the stage with several olher
citizens OF Manchester was Chairman
eap,,or- HalI-Conventlon owens. Mr..
Atkinson said he was a good Jumpe. anu
g., yv.e cyclone jim. but they couid not
innn MS much and as often as the ii'n-
,,on5 Times. The speaker then miro
dncod Judge Marshall, who jumped risht
INTO Tho ring. and the minute ne opener
his mouth the wind began to do" aVio'S
,t,l, Nt,rchester flats. The audience
,,o,od uueasllv i'm their seats ms the Winl
str,,c, them lroadside. but after the hi9l
sbock tho people braced themselves ana
nraparod to hear some or the Ju"'1
famous Jokes that have made ms hai' Inn -
,oes-word into all the first-class ihl"Su0 q
shows. -.,,.,, o>--
He started off by telling very i"""y
story about an Irishman VINO hau p'a
through the golden gates. put ""9 -
,,,io,,, Ia return 10 the mundane sphere
and see what the people he lel1 "' ,',..,.
.houoht Of him. Accordingly one N''s
darx moonlight night the spirit OF la'-
ricu ofUoolihau once moro walked lHS
fa.o Of tho earth and came 10 the sloe
where his dust had been lald q" rest. va
"a bo,,,if,,l tombstone were nscrlnei tho
most ondearing phrases, which made the
.nirit of Pat stare. again and again.
..pS-ob 3, said ne. "rvc struck the wrong
crave or the people have been lyi" o''
me" fl, .to e-oo
and unlimited coinage OF silver ~
Him failed 10 tell. but be- went away ,,
INTO history and attempted 10 sho" ma
3D.. u,,tIe Of Waterloo was the cause Oh
~, - ..lontinsr tho single gold standard.
p. then came gradually down, step ny
efo, IN that awful crime Of 1913. inter-
.,.o,eir- his speech with many side-sph.
tho Jokes but throughout ms cniie "u-
5roes ho said nothing about the hen'Hl 10
d. derived by the w0rSingmtn from tne
frse and unlimited coinage or siiNe'. l.iN'
I'm other freo-silyer spedkcu Judge Mar
eha1 arrayed the massos,~ a- tihrl '"'
classes. ..f..,.rs
"you vorkingmon build the railf'a'-s'
hnt Won can't even get pass Oh ''''.
on tine Fourth of July. you hlN'inS ""
fine theatres. but can You g'l i''' "'o
Of them unless you pay your way !""
h,ild aU the great churches, put ln' "'o71
of won have 90 get your religion from
tho mission house. you build an iht '''le
tories. but i'm the end YOU rest III inc
potters field. They can call me an -N''-l
chist. if they will. but l want 10 see ',,s
workingman get his share or TINS "ol'"
goods" Great cheerins)
During all this time the wind was hio"-
ing great guns. Several windows ll '''
bau wore blown IN. and caused consider
ahia excitement. and at ono time a panic
v.as imminent. but cyclone Jim nade the
hadlv-friehtened audience 70 b cam
ana he would tell them another story.
STORY NUMBER TWO.
"Tho man who keeps the store mp lh
nv piace" said he. "has a bright little
boy who attends store in his father
absence. Tho other day he came into
rn.. ofca am out OF breath. look here,
Judge" caid lc. or believe SOM body has
rassod d counterfeit BIN on me-" Then
ha handcd me 70 twentv-dollar bank-note.
/ turned it over and on the back Of It in
big letters was the word Cold 1t got
nv said 10 him. let's take it across
the street to our friend the banker out
We went. and carried the snspicious-look-
inc article with u.s. our friend Weicom-
"a MS with outstr,tchcd arms He grabbed
the bin ana pressed it 20 his heart as
II II were l0ug-lost brother. Good
said De- why. it's TOO good for anything,
but if you're afraid OF it. I'll give you
twenty dollars m chang. So he passed
over twenty silver cartwhaels-tweniy
Scent dollars. and quickly lid away the
twenty-d0llar gold note IN the recesses ol
his massive safe. They say silver ISL
worth anything. but they win give IL out
10 the innocent citizen I'm exchange
for gold certificates"
CRIME OF 20.
Then the speaker Dranched or in'o IL
discussion Of tho crime of ''3 again,
which nobody in the audience caught on
10 and asked those present If they We're
rcirg to Doe fooled and hoodwinked into
eurrorting the s0und-monov ticket, that
nromiscI no relief TIE urged them TO go up
10 Tho polls on the third OF November
and cast their ballot for tine free ana un-
limited coinage of silver which would
hiring about better times. increase wages,
create n demand for labor. and make
everybody happy Thm he sang song
about little girl vno thought the choir
was singing hardly knew you, hardly
knew vou." when they were really sing
mr 'Halleiuiah. Han luiah." which was
really very mirth provoking.
"BLOW ALMOST KILLED FATHER"
The wind was an IT'S worst az this point;
two lamps were blown down; another
window broken. sign across the street
fell with ana ominous sound: The nm roof
ratified. and the building shook. and there
I'm tho midst Of it an stood the 'CvClone."
calmly telling his funny stories Another
unclrthly shrek from the wind. n dul.
aickonlng thud as the third lamp went
out and tho audience made o. freak
FOR tfe street
"Cyclone Jim" the reporter and "Mur-
rhv" the hodv-guarl Of the cyclone.
wondered into tho street. The cars were
hrng-up. SO cyclone. tho reporter. and
''iurnhr' strolled down Hull street. anil
the wind blew Thorn over the Free bridge
into Richmond. where they parted.
Judge Marshall viii speak in this city
On Friday might az old Market Hal.