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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07

the exercises There Ia, too. k.nd Of sentimental
inieres, attaching 10 the dr ioI the re.Ion "a
sponsor for his company from among ms gar,
friends, Tho Judges N ma dr Ters LIeu' s. n
- and il.ntenant H. II. Evans l.. s. A. The
different companies were taken through their e'oIu
for their work. Al $50 p IN there was as i az -, esq
parade tho fortunate company carrying the nag
on Thursday. In the morning. there was pat-
talon Of artillery under Lieutenant hennoh Inc. o
were movements OF light hani ar'lI.tty, SUI, az
ho~izers and Calling guns. ana me placing ann al
retreat was conducted tho guns were taken apaI'
aud all traces OF the battery apparently ooIeraIeu
The enemy having retired. however. the battsiSn
reappeared through tho smoke as II by magic me
guns were mounted In an Incredibly snort space Oh
time. and tho battalion was on ~ tu! Spec 20 MI
were fencing exercises OF the upper clsssmen ana
boxing and other gymnastics In the gymnasium
occurred the graduation ceremonies. Up near tne
reviewing stand a hollow square WAS formed IN .he
Navy took his position, and delivered the diplomas
the members of the hrst class WIN some kindly
word to each As the name OF each hrs1 ciassn r.
cadets he was received with loud cheers by the
whole battalion. An address was delyered TO the
battalion by ono OF the members OF tho Board OF
Visitors and the cadets Of the second. third and
fourth classes now the first, second and third.
that they have now no more work In store for them
until the following October This week they are to
send their hammocks and baggage aboard the Mo-
nonRahela for the summer cruise.
The first thing the graduate docs after the exer-
cses are over " 10 dash at fu.l speed across tho
campus to his quarters, where he puts on his new
uniform Of past miishlpman. or dons his beloved
'clts civilian clothes. Then he hurrles back to
the campus 10 receive the congratulations OF his
friends. Promenade concerts at night moonlight
walks along the seawall Japanese lanterns fair
faces and farcr thoughts close the days Of the cadet
AT the Naval Academy. In n month or 20 no Joins
his ship as past mdshpman for two years
cruise In foreign waters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07

member Of the lower House. belated for some
reason he did not feel when telling the story.
compelled to state. although his Damon insisted
It was a poker party and that Pythias came Off
a handsome winner, found himself at O'Clock
one morning last week several miles from
his home In the extreme northwestern part OF
the city, and no cab in sight. There was moth
ing TO do but foot It. So. with what energy
q man can muster after an evening devoted 70
the onerous labors imposed by a game of poker,
ne started toward home. On this especial occa-
sion luck was evidently with him. for ne had not
walked far when a weary and decrepit old cab
came wabbling up the avenue. Cabby, recog-
MIXING In the solitary pedestrian a possible fare
stopped and rolled off OF his box Into the street
q very drunken cabby. indeed.
Say mister" called the jehu, in thick voice,
"say. mister, hev ride. Yer knows me and
knows yer. I'm Jim Cabell. an drives all de
Members and Senators. deed does. Now Jest
yer jump in"
The temptation was great and the NJ. G..
very weary, but ne had not the remotest idea Of
trusting his valuable person in rickety cab,
with q drunken driver. He stood. therefore,
silently meditating a way out Of the dilemma.
while the darby urged him. Finally he said:
II cay, JIM you're too drunk TO drive me home.
In your present state Of inebriaton you would
land US both in the lookup before we had gone
two squares, but will give you a dollar II you
will get inside and let me drive the rig"
"Jes as yer say. boss. 1es' as yer say and
the tipsy negro. promoted from driver to pas
senger. stumbled inside the cab. while the hon
orabls member from the 49, District Of -
mounted the box. Deceived by the mean and
scrawny appearance Of the horse no sooner had
the amateur driver taken the reins in his hand
than he commenced to belabor the beast with
the whip and under the unusual stimulation II
started into a dead run. trained racehorse
could not have gone faster. The cab swayed
from side to side. and 1t was with difficulty the
H. C. kept his seat. The streets were, Of course
perfectly deserted. and he managed somehow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07
LAST DAYS AT ANNAPOLIS
CLOSING EXERCISES AT THE ACADEMY
IN ANNAPOLIS.
rHRoNGs OF VISITORS IN THE OLD TowN-philL
AND EXAMINATIONS OF THE WEEK

AND EXAMINATIONS OF THE WEEK
.nnanoIls Md. June 6 (Speca).-In the last
three weeks this old-fashioned city has awakened
from the lethargy OF the winter and has taken Oh
an appearance OF activity and excitement EVERY
train has brought in load Of visitors from d'nereht
nar,s of the country who have ONE TO see the
closing exercises of the Naval Academy wnere ther
vounr relatives or friends have been graduated INTO
the naval service promoted to the upper CASES
There are pretty girls innumerable with radlaht
faces who bring with them their equipments lor
hattie which are packed in many voiuninous
trunks These are piled in the only express wagon
of the town and follow one OF the ramshackIe cans
Of the city TO one OF the boarding houses Inc
butcher the baker and the candlestick-maker nave
increased their supplies Of wares and provender IN
antjcipation OF the gayeties and the shopkeeperi
stand in their doorways smiling complacehty az
each new trainload is carried from the station up
the main street toward the Academy grounds
Last week with appropriate ceremonies the Gre
nation and destruction o: skinny nav higher
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07

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The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24

gies of the American people, relegating to
idleness vast numbers of fwiiiing workers, send
ing the shadows of despair into the home of
the honest toilcr, filing the land with tramps
and psupers and building up colossal fortunes
at the money centers. In the effort to main
tain the gold standard the country has, within
the last two years, in time OF peace and
plenty, been loaded down with $262,OOO, 600
of additional interest bearing debt under
such circumstances as 10 allow syndicate OF
native and foreign bankers to realize net
profit of millions on single deal.
1t stands confessed that the gold standard
can only be upheld by so depicting our paper
currency as TO force the prices OF our products
below the European ard even below the
Asiatic level. 10 enable us to sell In foreign
markets, thus aggravating the very evils OF
which our people so bitterly complain, de-
grading American labor and striking at the
foundations OF eur civilization itself.
The question as 20 who should present
the paper to the convention excited quite
discussion. A. ]. Warner of Ohio
favored having some Republican present
it. Representative Towne of Minnesota,
Mr.. Irwin OF Minnesota and Senator Jones
of Nevada were suggested. and the latter
was finally decided on. 1t was decided to
withhold the platform and address from
the convention until o'clock, but the
paper was meantime given to the press.
The question of naming delegate to nom-
mate Bryan and Sewall was then taken
up. After brief debate it was decided
not 10 have the Chicago candidates NOM
mated by an individual, for the reason
that the committee recommended such
course
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24
EDITOR CHASE ON GUARD.
Propounds Questions to Candidates
Regarding the Rights of Afro
Americans.

NEW YORK, N. Y, July 23.-A Sun
special from Washington says: W. Calvin
Chase. the editor of the Bee, the organ of
the colored race of the District OF Colum-
bia, is anxious to know what the colored
people are to expect after election from
the victorious political party. As the
most direct method of obtaining this
much-desired information. Editor Chase
has written letters to candidates McKin-
ley and Bryan. 70 Major Mckinley Mr.
Chase says:
There is question that is more i'm
portant to certain class of your fellow
citizens than gold or silver; question in
which the personal liberty, the political
and legal rights of the people are involved.
While your platform declares against
lynch law, we lave yet to see the execu-
tive of any party enforce the amendments
to our constitution which guarantee equal
rights to all classes of citizens irrespective
of color or condition.
'Should the party succeed in electing
you are the choice for President of the
United States, what part will Afro-Amer.
leans play in the councils of your admin
istration or what consideration will they
receiver"
In conclusion Mr.. Chase expresses the
hope that the dignity of Mr.. Mckinley's s
position will not preclude reply.
In his letter to Mr.. Bryan MIR. Chase re-
fers to the class of citizens known as Afro
Americans, and makes the statement that
this class has been oppressed by the Demo
cratic party.
'And in that party" he said, ''they
have not been welcomed except by the in
novation made by President Cleveland,
who must be given credit for the courage
of his convictions and the interest he has
taken in certain representative Aflo-Amer-
leans il this country. In the Democratic
or free silver platform nothing is said IN
behalf of Afro Americans, nor did your
party deem them of sufficient importance
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24
SENATOR DUBOIS SPEAKS.
Although He Supports Bryan, He
Declares That He Is Yet a
Republican.

DENVER, CoLo., July 22.-The post
poned ratification of the nomination of
Bryan and SewalI by the Democrats of
this city was held tonight in the Broad
way Theater and an immense audience
was present. The silver Republican Sena-
tors, Teller, Dubois and Mantle and Con-
gressmen Hartman and Shafroth, had
seats on the stage. Senator Dubois, for
his associates. made an address, which
was his first public utteraDce since the st.
Louis convention. He said in part:
You honor us tonight with this great DEM
onstration because we have declared that
Bryan and Sewall represent for this campaign
the cause of the people, the great principle of
bimetaillism for which you have been so long
contending, and that we intend to give them q
support equal to our entire energy and ability.
Sophistries and refnements OF reasoning will
not avail in this struggle now upon us. espe-
cially in this mountain country. The issue is
squ6rely drawn, and we are either for silver or
for narrow partisanship.
Inasmueh as the Republican party has de-
clared for the single gold standard, trust our
opponents will not insult our intelligence by
supporting that party unless they declare also
for the single gold standard There is but one
issue before US to-day. The difference be-
tween the parties regarding the tariff is only
the difference OF schedules, and whether the
rates of duty shall be fixed at 40 or 40 cents
cannot be made an exciting subject of contro
versy.
am believer in the principle of protec-
tion, and after this money question is settled
in favor of silver will contend in the future as
in the past for this principle. do not aban-
don 1t at all. but SO long as we remain on the
gold standard no amount of protection viii
protect our manufactures and laborers, hence
it is my duty to aid in the restoration of silver
first, leaving other questions in allegiance
until that is accomplished
Our candidate for President, Mr.. Bryan, by
his high personal character, his ability, his
patriotism and his unswerving devotion to
the cause OF bimetallism, is entitled to the
energetic support of every one who desires to
rescue the country from the distress which we
cannot shake of so long as we cling to the
single gold standard 1t is not necessary for
me to join the Democratic party nor have
done so, but while the National Republican
party persists in its advocacy of the single
gold standard just SO long will refuse it my
support and give my adhesion to those
National candidates who most truly repre-
sent the cause of bimetallism.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24
An Honor to Nebraska.

LINCOLN, NEBE-, July 23.-''I am ale
ways glad to see Nebraska man honored,
said Mr.. Bryan this evening when in
formed Of Senator Aliens selection as per-
manent chairman of the Populist conven-
tion. "But 1 must decline to be inter-
viewed with regard to any matter at st.
Louis
The weather has been cold and wet. and
Mr. Bryan remained indoors working hard
at his mail. He had number of callers,
but none of note. The bulletins from st.
Louis were telephoned Mr.. Bryan from
the telegraph office, but he did not COM
NIT himself to anybody on their i'm port to
himself. The plans for his trip to New
York to receive formal notification OF his
nomination are not definitely arranged,
but 1t is probable he will make speeches
en- route at Pittsburg, Philadelphia and
Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24


the committee signing the minority re-
port were read to the convention. Among
them was included the name of the COM
mltteeman from Illinois, and that gentle
man rose and denounced it as unauthor-
ized. The name was accordingly with
drawn.
Mr.. Brown of Massachusetts moved to
lay on the table both majority and mi
nority reports until after the adoption OF
rules by the convention.
The question was put by Senator Butler
(who had resumed the chair) and he de-
cided that the motion TO lay on the table
was lost.
The convention then at 7:15 o'clock be-
gan to vote by States on the adoption of
the majority report (Allen for permanent
chairman), the utmost confusion prevail
ing. Late twilight had come when the
clerk proceeded to call the States and with
the prevailing turmoil and uproar it was
slow process, and it was almost dark
before the result of the voting in the
first half dozen States was obtained, and
it looked as though the vote could not be
completed tonight But, to the surprise
of all. the electric current was turned on
at half-past o'clock.
The vote was announced at S:05 P. NJ. as
follows: For Allen, 75S; for Campion, 564;
for Donnelly, 1. The detailed vote by
States is as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24
MONEY THE MAIN ISSUE.
Slogan of the SilverItes as Sounded
by the Committee on
Resolutions.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. July 23.-The commit
tee on resolutions of the Silver convention
completed its work this afternoon bv
adopting the platform and address to the
people which had been prepared by the
subcommittee. The platform and ad-
dress are as follows:
The National Silver party of America, in
convention assembled, hereby adopts the fol-
lowing declaration OF principles:
First-The paramount issue at this time in
the United States is ind1sputably the money
question. 1t is between the British gold
standard. gold bonds and bank currency on
the one side, and the bimetallic standard and
no bonds. government currency and an Amer
lean policy on the other. In this issue we de-
clare ourselves to be in favor of q
We are unalterably opposed to the
single gold standard, and demand the imme-
diate return to the constitutional standard of
gold and silver by the restoration by this Gov
ernment, independently of any foreign power,
of the unrestricted coinage of both gold and
silver into standard money at the ratio of
16 to 1, and upon terms of exact equality as
they existed pricr to 1873, the silver coin to
be of full legal tender, equally with gold, for
all debts and duties public and private, ana
we demand such legislation as viii prevent
for the future the destruction OF the legal
tender quality OF any kind OF money by private
contract.
We hold that the power to control and regu-
late paper currency is inseparable from the
power TO coin money, and hence that all cur
rency intend ed to circulate as money should
be issued and its volume controlled by the
General Government only and should be legal
tender.
We are unalterably opposed to the issue by
the United States of interestbearing bonds in
time of pease, and we denounce as a blunder,
worse than q crime, the present treasury
policy, concurred in by a Republican House,
OF plunging the country into debt by hundreds
of millions in the vain attempt to maintain
the gold standard by borrowing gold, and we
demand the payment of all coin obligations for
the United States, as provided by existing laws,
in either gold or silver coin, at the option of
the Government and not at the option OF the
creditor.
The decentralization Of silver in 1878 enor-
mously increased the demand for gold, en-
HANGED its purchasing power and lowered all
prices measured by that standard; and since
that unjust and indefensible act the prices
OF American products nave fallen, upon an
average, nearly so per cent carving
down with them, propoztionately, the money
value of all other forms OF property
Such q fall Of prices has destroyed the profits
of legitimate industry, injuring the producer
for the benefit of the non-producer. increasing
the burden of the debtor, swelling the gains of
the creditor, paraiyzing the productive ener-
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24

In Connecticut there was one absent and In
Maine three absent votes
Ohio cast one vote 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 vociferating and waving
hats and fans, and again a procession of
guidon- bearers took up the march through
the convention hall, yelling Economically.
The band took part in the performance
with the strains of ''HaiI Columbia" and
other patriotic airs.
This Bedlamite uproar. which even the
singing of the "Doxology" by score of
enthusiastic delegates did not affect, lasted
over ten minutes, and did not cease until
after there were shouts for the police,
caused by dispute about seats among the
members of the Illinois delegation.
Finally, at $40. some degree of order
was restored, when Mr.. Watkins of Cali
fornia stepped to the platform and said
that the Campion men, of whom he was
one, had fought grand fight and had
been squarely whipped, and now he moved
to make the nomination of Senator Allen
unanimous. The motion was adopted
with whoop.
Senator Allen was escorted to the chair
by Lafe Pence, Cyclone Davis and Ig-
natius Donnelly. and was greeted with
cheers. He then addressed the conven-
ton. He returned thanks to the conven-
ton for that mark of its confidence and
esteem. He said he would have preferred
to act simply as delegate, but it had been
thought proper by portion of the dele
gates to nominate him as permanent presi-
dent. and he had consented lin perhaps
an evil hour) that his name might be
used. During and after the rebellion the
gold power of Europe, aided by Its agents
in the United States, had fastened the
chains of industrial slavery on the people
of the United States, which it would take
almost generation to strike off. 1t was
part of the mission of Populism to free the
people from sectional prejudices. II any
suspicion existed anywhere that there
would be bolt in this convention it was
great mistake. [Applause.] Every dele
cation from Name to Texas would bow to
the will of the convention. [Applause.I
He had no doubt that there was hope
in Wall street that this great convention
would split to pieces, and that the Peo-
pies party would be absorbed in the Re-
publican party. [Hisses.] MinioDs 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.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
Items of Interest to the Resi-
dents of the Pacific
Coast.
New Postoffice Sub-Stations to Be
Established in This City
in September.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 23.-The
following order was issued to-day: "Es-
tablish on September 10 a full carrier
station postoffice at San Francisco, with
facilities for the transaction Of money
order registry business and for receipt and
dispatch of mails, to be located on south
east corner OF Clement street and Sixth
avenue, and to be known as Station NJ.
WILLIAM L. WILSON, Postmaster-G General"
Postofice Station A, San Francisco,
will be changed on September 10 to the
southeast corner of Polk and Sacramento
streets and Station to Sacramen 10 street,
between Fillmore and Steiner streets.
H. w. Cole of Nevada City, CAL, is at the
Hotel Johnson. Said he to-day:
"Although my business is gold mining
I am q thorough believer in the free COIN
age of silver. At the same time l expect
to support Mckinley for President, for l
have no idea that he would veto a free
silver bill. at all events he is for protec-
ton, and protection is what California
wants more than free silver. In regard to
gold production, I look on that as yet in
its infancy in our State. Untold millions
of yellow metal await extraction. Already
there has been great resumption of placer
mining in some Localities, and if the Cow
ernmenA would undertake the work of
constructing impounding dams. as it
ought. an additional output of SIC, ,o00, 900
or more would be gained annually
The Alert is to goto Mare Island for fe-
pairs, but will not goout of commission.
This will make the ninth vessel at the
Mare Island repairing station. The Ben
nington and Mohican are now reported as
ready for service. The Philadelphia is
ordered to Mare Island for repairs and the
Baltimore will take her place as flagship
of the Pacific squadron.
postmaster at Gasquen, Del Norte County,
Cal, vice Horace Gasquet, deceased.
California patents-Fred Kimble, Los
Angeles, prune or fruit diDper, welgher
and spreader; Theodore F. Long, Gar
vanza, patent for pressure pipes; Asheley
J. Thompson, San Francisco, paper file;
John P. Van Sickle, Pasadena, lawn
sprinkler; Frederick Salathe Santa Paula,
hydro-carbon product.
Pensions = California: Original Ma
than T. Littlefeld, Jackson; John Hart.
Alameda; John s. Nelson, SCOTS Valley.
Additional-Henry G. Babcock Lemoore.
Restoration and increase-James B. En-
epsy, Grainland. lncrease-Aaron Cor
don, Stockton. Original widows, etc
Miranda Ripley, University; Laura f. Nc
Dowell, Los Angeles.
Washington: OriginaI-Christophe F.
Sisgler, Spokane. Reissue-Willis F. Nut
ter Arctic.
N. w. Grimes Jr. of San Francisco is at
the Raleigh.
Ex-senator FELTON, of California is at
Cham berain.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24
WILL INDORsE BRYAN.
Therefore, There Is Nothing for
the Conference Committee to
Do When They Meet.

ln5 conference COmmlIr00 TO
Do When They Meet.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 23.-The confer
ence committees of the two conventions
will meet at an early hour tomorrow
morning. The silver convention commit
tee has organized by he selection of G. w.
Baker of California; Bchairman, and two
or three sessions have been held, at which
the subject matter committed to it was
discussed.
at midnight the i dications were quite
favorable for the committee to find very
little, if anything, to do when 1t meets.
Constant inroads have been made upon
the anti-Bryan forces in the Populist
party, and after it was learned that the
North Carolina delegation, under the lead
of Senator Butler, temporary chairman of
the convention, had practically decided
not to further oppose his nomination and
not to bolt the convention in case the
majority also placed Mr.. Sewall in nomi-
nation, the way was easy for the apostles
of the Bryan movement to secure the sup
port OF other Southern delegations. Texas
was she last to come into line.
After midnight stCyclone" Davis said
the probabilities were that the nomination
of Bryan would be made without serious
opposition in the convention.