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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-17

Concluding his address Chairman Rock
well said: "When the people Of the
American colonies prostested against the
unjust taxation CT Great Britain they
were denounced as revolutionists. When
Richard Golden led his crusade against
tho unjust and the corn laws of Great
Britain he was denounced as a revolution
list. When William ID. Seward pro-
nounced that this nation could not en-
dure one-hslf slave and one-half free, he
was denounced as a revolutionist. When
Abe Lincoln issued the proclamation
which struck the fetters from the limbs
of three millions OF slaves, he was de-
nounced as revolutionist. This cry of
revolutionist and anarchist has always
been read whenever men have protested
againset existing abuses In government
and social order. But reforms have
started in spite of the intolerance and
persecution OF men high in power and
social position. We want a government
of the people, by the people and for the
people, not a government OF trusts and
monopolies, by trusts and monopolies and
for trusts and NOR opolies.
The platform presented to the conven-
tion treats national issues as follows:
The Dem ,cratic party OF the State of
New York, in convention assem- Dled, un-
reservedly endorses the platform adopted
by the Democratic party at the national
convention held in Chicago on July Z,
1895; cordially approves the nomination
there made; pledges to William J. Bryan
aud Arthur Sewsll its hearty support,
-and declares as its deliberate judgment
that never in the history of the Demo-
cratic party has platform been written
which embodied more completely the
interests of the whole people, as dis
tinguishing from those who seek legisls-
tion for private benefit, than that given
to the country by the national Demo-
cratic convention Of 1896.
The Raipes law 10 denounced, the ad-
ministration OF Governor Morton is
arraigned for its extravagance and de-
mand is made for home rule for muni-
cipalities.
The platform was adopted by unani-
mous vote.
An electoral ticket was quickly selected
and nom nations for Governor were then
in order.
Louis w. Pratt presented the name OF
John Boyd hatcher of Albany.
Judge Downs of Broome county named
William Sulzer of New York.
John NJ. Carlisle spoke OF the ntness of
Wilbur +. Porter OF Watertown. That
cher was nominated on the first ballot.
The corrected Official result of the bal
lot was announced as follows:
Thatcher 333.
Sulzer 90.
Porter 20.
Total 413.
Elliot Danforth nominated WILDER F.
Porter for Lieutenant Governor. He was
Immediately endorsed by several others
and nominated by acclamation.
Moses Shirar or Erie nominated Robert
{. Titus for judge of the Court OF Ap-
peals and the nomination was made
unanimous.
The convention then aojouraed sine
die.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-17

There will be n change Of : III this Of
terDcon 81 L'throp's Opsr, House and ev-
trv afttrho. n ana evening during the
week. iSs Lola Pomeroy and her fine &C M
psnv vi urFsent her latest success, en-
iitle1. "T'ri's." On saturday afternoon
the chil. ren's matinee, which vas so
popular with parents ana children last
season Will be insugursted. At these
Saturday afternoon matinees, pupils OF
the public schools will be admitted to all
parts of the house for ten cents.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-17

Cattle, $500.
Sheep. $1,000.
Heavy shipping hogs, 2. .45a3. 20.
Dec. wheat puts. 60l:: calls, 6l3s-lo.
Corn, May puts, 24os; calls, PASS.
Dec. Curb Wheat, .....
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-17
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-17

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headaches, biliousness, indigestion ana
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street: Metzgers Pharmacy, 23n North
Main street; Alfrsds pharmacy, sii EDDY
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-17
Cripple Creek and Other Mining
Stocks.

Stocks.
The following are the closing bids and
asked prices of tine listed stocks on the
Colorado Mining Stock Exchange, Den
yer Sept. l6 as reported by e. Z. Davis q
Co. 2i4 Washington stree, Boston. Z
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-17

Hon. Edward e. Peirce will give a brief
address to the Mckinley Club at it's
meeting, 20 weybosset street, this even
Ing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-02-05
FOR FREE SILVER.

The long struggle in the senate over the
question of the free coinage of silver, ter
minated last Saturday in the passage of q
free coinage bill as substitute for the
bond bill recently sent to the senate from
the house.
1t will be remembered that when con-
gress convened, the president asked for
relieffor the treasury, and as means of
relief, suggested bill authorizing the
issuance of per cent. gold bonds, for the
purpose of and in sufficient amount to re-
tire the greenbacks and treasury notes.
The house responded by passing bill
authorizing the issuance of coin bonds
bonds payable in either gold or silver
and the senate finance committee offered
as substitute for this free coinage bill.
. This substitute provides for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at the
present ratio; that all the bullion in the
treasury must be coined forthwith, or GER
tificates issued to the amount of its full
value that national bank notes of less
denomination than $40 must at once be
called in, and that hereafter no notes of a
less denomination shall be issued; that
greenbacks and treasury notes must be
redeemed in silver or gold at the option
of the secretary of the treasury rather
than at the option of the holders, and that
they may be re-issued.
The matter came to vote at 2 O'Clock
on last Saturday. Several amendments
were offered and killed, and the
substitute outlined as above, was final
ly passed by a vote of AZ to IS. The
substitute now goes to the house,
which body, it is thought, will refuse to
agree to it, and then will come the ap-
pointment of a conference, which will
probably not succeed any better, In the
event this bill should 60 to TO the presi-
dent, it would be vetoed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-02-05

The new constitution requires the leg
islature to make liberal provision for
Confederate veterans, and Senator Fin
ley has prepared bill which seems to
come fully up to requirements. Among
other things, it provides that all Confed-
crate soldiers or widows of Confederate
soldiers who do not receive from all
sources an income of at least one hundred
dollars a year, shall Re entitled to pen
sions of four dollars month. In cases
where the soldier has lost leg or an
arm, they shall be entitled to six dollars
a month and in cases where they are
blind, or totally helpless on account OF
the loss of both legs or both arms, they
shall be entitled to receive eight dollars
a month. We have not seen the full text
of the bill; but from this outline we are
of opinion that while Senator Finley is
disposed to be as liberal as the State can
afford, he has not gone any too far. There
is no question of the duty Of the State to
do all she can for those who tried to do
much for her.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-02-05

The Atlanta Constitution has inaugu-
rated an energetic fight for only one State
convention in Georgia this year. At the
convention to be called for the purpose of
nominating delegates to the national con-
yention, the Constitution desires to also
nominate State and county officers. The
object of this movement is to eliminate
much of the strife that will be engendered
iftwo conventions are held. The Consti-
tuition believes that the State is now
strongly in favor of free silver, and if all
the political work of the campaign is done
in one convention, there will be no more
trouble. If, however, free silver delegates
are sent to the national convention, and
the national convention adopts a gold
standard platform, the result will be that
the State will be so thoroughly demor-
allied politically, that the Democratic
party will lose it's majority. The anti-free
silver papers are all opposed to The Con-
stitution's idea, as of course might be ex-
pected but to an outsider, it looks that
unless the one convention plan is adopted,
the State is pretty sure to fall into the
hands Of the Populists.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-02-05
L.oCAL. AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

James M. Starr & Co.-Say if you want
violet extract, it can be obtained from
them. They publish testimonial from
D. G. Stanton, of Bethel, with regard to
Kings improved cotton seed, and an
nounce the burning of all the last years
garden seed which they on hand.
Grist Cousins-Talk about the Monarch
bicycle for either male or female.
H. G. Strauss-Tells you that there is no
fiction in his advertisements, and wants
you to call on him before buying a
trunk, valise, handbag, sewing ma
chine or shoes of anykind.
T. NJ. Dobson & Co.-Propose to quit
keeping the Monaghan Bay Co. s shoes,
and in order to close out the stock on
hand offer them at reduced prices. Read
the list of desirable articles which they
offer at low prices.
Grist Cousins-Call your attention to their
parched coffee at 20 cents pound,
French candy at 25 cents pound,
Schepp's cocoanut, and want you to
remember that Dick will deliver
promptly any goods bought at their
store.
P. A. Abernathy-Has just received a
lot of Nos. 6, I, and cooking stoves,
together with all necessary cooking
ware.
J. NJ. Smith, Clover, s. C.-has some fine
full bred Berkshire pigs he wants to sell.
Reg. NJ. Grist-Wants to furnish you with
Saturday Night" the well-known
story paper.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-02-05
ABOUT A HORSE TRADE.

There was an interesting lawsuit in
Yorkville yesterday before Mr.. II. l..
McCaw, as referee, and jury. The suit
grew out of an auction sale Of horses that
was held on Monday, and the parties TO
it were Mr.. w. P. Hobbs, of York town.
ship, and Mr.. G. B. Richmond, Virgin
ia horse trader. The jury consisted of
Messrs. w. T. Barron, w. M. Propst and
r. G. Moore.
1t seems that on Monday Mr.. Richmond
had an auction sale of horses. Mr.. Hobbs
bid $40 for one of the horses. Mr.. Rich
mond cried the bid, and failing to get it
bettered, withdrew the horse from sale on
the ground that it was worth more money.
Mr.. Hobbs maintained that the trader had
advertised his purpose to sell the horse to
the highest bidder, rendered the $40, and
claimed his purchase. The trader refused
to accept the money or deliver the horse,
and Mr.. Hobbs brought an action for
claim and delivery.
At the hearing, it was developed that
the only reservation made by the trader
was to the effect that he would accept the
highest bid, provided it was equal to half
the value of the horse. Richmond alleged
that he did not consider that $40 was half
price, and it was on that ground that he
withdrew the horse from sale. There
was no testimony to show the value of the
horse, and the jury found for Richmond,
defendant. The plaintiff was represented
by John R. Hart, ESQ.,, and the defendant
by T. F. Mellow, Esq. Plaintiffs coun-
sci gave notice of an appeal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-02-05
PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND.

The county board of examiners met in
the office of the school commissioner last
Friday night and apportioned the consti-
stitutional two mill school fund among
the various school districts for the year
commencing January l, 1897. The ap-
portionment is based on an estimate OF
the probable amount of taxes that will be
collected during the present year, and the
money will not become available until
after October Is, next. According to the
estimate, the two mill school tax, after
paying the regular fixed expenses, will
net $Il, ,27s.OO. The total enrolment of all
the schools in the county is 9,95S, and,
therefore, the allowance of each pupil is
Sl.l3. The school districts, by name and
number, their total enrolment, and the
amounts appropriated by each, are as
follows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-02-05
TILLMAN'S SPEECH.

Since the publication of last FRIDAYS
ENQUIRER, a full report of Senator Till
mans recent remarkable speech in the
senate has come to hand but we deem il
unnecessary to reproduce it. The Associ-
ated Press synopsis was so complete and
satisfactory that the reader of the full text
will hardly find enough that is new to
pay him for the trouble of going over it.
After the speech, the next most interest
ing matter in relation to it is what the
press has to say, and in this issue, we
reproduce numerous comments from
various sources. Dozens Of other COM
ments have also come under our observa-
ton; but to print them all would require
many pages as large as this, and the
reader will have to he content with only
a few.
1t is noticeable fact that the principal
objection urged against Senator Tillman
and his speech is the vituperation and
dDuS0 ludt are luuulS0u III. ooiiio VI WV
papers say that the senator's characteriza-
ton of Cleveland as "besotted tyrant,"
and Carlisle as Judas" destroys what
ever force might have been in his remarks.
They 90 on to say that Tillnan is dem
agogue, brute, charletan, filthy baboon,
blackguard, foul-mouthed ruffian, and so
on. To us, it seems that if Tillman's
abuse of the president will react in the
presidents favor, then, by the same rule,
this equally Incorporate abuse of Tillman
by the newspapers will react in favor OF
Tillman.
But whatever be'the merits of the case,
there need be no fear as to the ultimate
result. 1t will be, if not swift, at least
certain. Just as Cleveland is the typical
embodiment of one distinct line OF
thought and action, Tillman is the typi-
cal embodiment Of the opposite line OF
thought and action. Tillman's arraign-
ment of the president has been, to say the
least, something terrific, and VOL calcu-
lated to speedily reach the ears of tie
American people, a majority of whom
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-02-05
FEBRUARY sALEsDAY.

The principal feature of last Monday
was the unusually large crowd that was
in town. There was soaking rain on
Sunday night, and as there was but little
farm work that could be done on Monday,
it seemed that almost everybody who had
nothing else to do came to town.
The clerk had completely exhausted
his land sales in January, and had moth
ing left to offer. The only auction sale
was by the sheriff. That official sold a
half interest in 1O6 acres Of land on Grand
fathers creek, LEVIED on as the property OF
Alfred Stewart at the suit of w. H. Car
roll. The property was bought by MIR.
w. H. Carroll for $40.
Among the people in town were quite a
number of citizens from different sections,
generally recognized as prominent in
county politics. Each one, OF course, was
here on some special mission other than
politics: but the looker-on was bound to
associate their presenceIto greater or less
extent with the coming campaign. So
far as is known to the reporter, they held
no caucusses nor made no important
announcements. In the expressive Ian
guage of a we'll known gentleman, who is
a close observer of such matters, "They
just figured"
The horse dealers were present in force,
with large number Of horses and mules
for sale or to trade. There was lots OF
trading in the back lots, and also quite an
extensive auction of fine stock. A large
number of animals changed hands at
prices that seem to be remarkably low.
The behavior of the crowd was some-
thing exceptional. There were some evil
dences of too much liquor; but nothing
occurred that was of an especially un-
pleasant nature. There was only one
policeman on duty, and notwithstanding
the regular sales day crowd, there was
not single arrest during the whole day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-02-05

of whom had been engaged in looting
the shops, and others who were entirely
innocent. The insurgent force had
left the neighborhood when the
massacre took place; but when the
leader heard of it. he made threat
that he would revisit the town and
shoot or hang every Spaniard there.
The Spaniards sent large reinforce
ments to the town and many of the
Cubans who were suspected of being
in sympathy with the insurgents,
were either shot or thrown into prison
without trial. This is only single
instance. Like occurrences are taking
place in all parts of the island, and the
growing ferceness of the war is some
thing awful.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-02-05
LETTER FROM HICKORY GROVE.
Got the Measles Personal Matters-Caught
the Thief-Condition Of the Farmers.

Got tile NleaSieS-feTbOHal -Soo6hs
the Thief-Condition Of the Farmers.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
HICKORY GROVE, February 3.-Measles
have at last reached our little town, and,
as result, Messrs. w. j. Moorehead, ].
n. McDill, Jr., and several of the young
er ones are confined to their rooms.
The many friends of Master Ralph Cas-
ties will hear with much regret that he is
quite ill at the home of his grandmother,
Mrs. Martha Castles, near Smyrna.
Mrs. NJ. J. Peak, of Blacksburg, is WIS.,
iting Mrs. DR.. T. B. Whitesides.
Mr.. S. B. Lumpkin, G. P. and F. agent
of the o. r. & c., went to Cincinnati, O., on
Monday, accompanied by Mr.. ". 8.
Wilkerson.
Robert Edwards was arrested here last
Saturday on a warrant sworn out by
Madison Parker, charging him with
stealing S5l. Parker had the money in
his trunk, and as soon as it was missed,
he had Edwards searched, but could
find nothing. He decided to watch his
"bird," and as result soon found he was
spending money that he could not account
for. After Edwards was confronted with
the evidence, he acknowledged his guilt
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-02-05
THE DEATH ROLL.

Mr.. Barber Davidson, son of Mr.. Robert
Davidson, died at the home Of his father,
near Bethany, last Friday morning, from
the effects of measles, aged about 35 years.
The funeral took place at Bethany, on
Sunday, the services being conducted by
Rev. S. H. Hay. The deceased was
unmarried.
Miss S. Jane Guthrie died at the home
of her nephew, Mr.. Wade H. Hicklin, at
Guthriesville, last Sunday night at 10
o'clock, aged about 60 years. She was
buried at Bethesda on Monday afternoon.
Miss Guthrie was sister Of the late R. E.
Guthrie, was for many years postmistress
at Guthriesville, and was in every respect
q most estimable lady. She has been an
invalid for several years past, and suf-
ferer from paralysis which was the cause
of her death.
Mr.. David NJ. Wallace, died at his home
in Bethel township last Friday of a bron-
chial affection and pneumonia, and was
buried at Bethel on Saturday. Mr.. Wal
lace was what most men would call an
ideal citizen, especially dHring the last 10
or Is years of his life. His earlier years,
perhaps were not very different from
those OF other good citizens but as he
gradually grew into a realization Of the
true meaning of life, he began to devote
himselfmore and more to the comfort and
happiness of his fellowC1en and to the
promotion Of church work. At the time
of his death he was a ruling elder in Bethel
congregation, and on account of all that
goes to make up an exemplary character,
was one ofthe most popular men in Bethel
township. One of the oldest members of
the church informs us that the funeral
was attended by the largest concourse of
people that he ever saw assembled on d
similar occasion. Mr.. Wallace was aged
about so years.
Mr.. George H. Berry, died at his home
in Yorkville at 7 o'clock last Saturday
night, from nervous prostration, after be-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-02-05
9,95S SLIPS 90

Though the above is the official appor-
tlonment it does not represent the total
amount of money that will be available
by considerably over one-third. In the
first place, it does not include the poll
tax, and in the second place, it does not
include the additional one mill constitu-
tional levy provided for by the late con-
vention. This additional one mill levy
could not be included in the apportion-
ment for the reason that the legislature
has net yet provided proper authority ;
but it must be collected next fall all the
same, and of itself will 60 to swell the
above figures by one-third.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-02-05
ng confined to his bed since the 18th day

ing confined to his bed since the 18th day
of August last. Mr.. Berry came to York
vile from London, Canada, in 1880, and
for number of years conducted bakery
business. Afterward he became teller in
the Exchange bank, and when that insti-
tuition went into liquidation, he went
back to his trade. Though man Of high
character and untiring industry, on ac-
count of continued poor health. he found
life hard struggle. He was a consistent
member of Trinity church. His funeral
took place last Sunday afternoon, the SER
vices being conducted by Rev. A. N.
Brunson. Mr.. Berry leaves widow and
three small children, provided for with
an insurance policy for $1,000. He was 40
years of age.