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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20
WATSON'S CASE.
The Popuist Nominee for the Vice
Presidency May Not Be Notified.
THE sILVERITES All WORK.
The Vice Chairman of the Silver National
Committee COnfers with Senator Jones
Democrats Not Flush with CASH
Work Done by Volunteers.

WASHINGTON, Aug 19.-Unless the
wishes of Chairman Butler and the
members of the executive committee
are set aside Mr.. Watson, populist
candidate for the vice presidency, will
not be officially notified of his nomina-
ton for that place. Chairman Butler
last night, while declining to make
any specific statements on the subject,
said that failure to notify would not
be unusual, for the reason that the
populists had never yet notified their
candidates. Now that the committee
have decided upon Washington as the
headquarters, Chairman Buffers next
duty will be to secure the proper sort
of building, now occupied by the
congressional committee, and upon
which an option is held. Senator
Butler is favorably impressed with the
location and, in view of the fact that
there will be more or less of unity of
action by the democrats and pOpulists,
it is believed that Chairman Butler
will accept the offer. Chairman Butler
announced that no pooling ar
rangement for the circulation
of literature had been arranged
between the democrats and populists,
but admitted that they would work to-
gether in the utmost harmony 1t was
decided by the committee last night
that there should be one head for the
populist executive committee and the
congressional committee, and Chair
man Butler will therefore preside over
the work. The labors of the respective
committees will, however, be divided
and will continue along the line al
ready established.
The SilVerltes at Work.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-Isaac N. Ste
vens, of Colorado, vice chairman Of the
silver national committee, was at head
quarters to-day. He expects to remain
here until after election. George P.
Keeney, organizer of the silver party,
will be the vice chnirman's chief
assistant, and Judge G. ]. Hillyer, ma
tional committeeman for the district
of Columb ia, will also aid the cause.
Mr.. Stevens had conference
with Senator Jones and to-day makes
the announcement that his committee
will work in perfect accord with the
democrats. Headquarters will be main.
tanned both in this city and Chicago
the one here being for the distri button
of documents and that in Chicago for
the assignment of speakers. The per-
sonnet of the Chicago staff has not yet
been determined. Chairman Lane will
find it impossible to personally devote
much atten ton to the details of the
campaign except on the Pacific coast,
where he will have sole control of the
canvass,
Democrats Not Flush with Cash.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The demo-
cratic congressional campaign commit
tee is confined to close quarters and
the work is being done by a volunteer
force, the committee not being sup
piled with money to pay. During the
day they have about 25 volunteer
workers, and at night the number is
increased to so. With this force of
men, who are working for love, they
are now getting out a great mass of
literature.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20
Bank Of Argentine Falls.

ARGENTINE, Kan, Aug. 19.-The
Bank of Argentine, the pioneer bank
ing institution of this city, was closed
this morning by the state bank exam
liner. The banks liabilities are S193,
900, of which Sl22, 500 is due depositors.
The assets are in loans and discounts
secured by gilt edge paper, but which
cannot be realized on at this time.
George A. Taylor, the cashier, thinks
the bank will resume Immediately, but
the bank examiner is not so anguine
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20
New KANSAS Republican workers

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. Chairman
Simpson aud the republican candidates
have practically agreed on James A.
Kimball, of Salina, and James NJ.
Chisholm, of Atchison, as members of
the state executive committee. Kim.
ball is president of the Travelling
Mems association of the United States
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20
Fusion in the Third Nebraska.

NORFOLK, Neb., Aug. 19.-The con-
ventions of the populist and dem
ocratic parties of the Third congress
sional district met last night and de-
clared for fusion. The conference
committees of the two parties were
given authority to name candidate
and selected Judge Samuel Maxwell,
nominee Of the free silver party.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20

Western league - Minneapolis 6,
Kansas City 2; Detroit SIS. indianapolis
or St Paul 20, Milwaukee 6; Columbus
z, Grand Rapids 6.
National league-Baltimore o, Phila-
delphia ?; Brooklyn 5, Boston l,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20
Union Yeternns Parade.

BINeHAMToN, N. Y, Aug. 19.-The
air echoed with martial music this
forenoon, the occasion being the grand
parade of the Union Veterans union,
one of the features of the second days
session of the national encampment
While the parade was not quite as
large as expected, there were about
500 old veterans in line.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20
Plat Victorious An New York.

NV YORK, Aug. 1o.-In the repub-
lican primaries held last night to Sc.
lect delegates to district conventions
the Platt faction seem to have won an
overwhelming victory. Only four Of
the assembly districts were claimed by
the anti-Platt faction. The Plat
faction will elect Friday night at least
ITO of 1G5 delegates to the state con-
YenLion.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20

Maj 7. J. Ross, of Great Bend, has
been nominated for state senator by
the republicans of the Thirty-Fifth
Kansas d istrict He is for Ingalls,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-10-24
4 Rank Fraud.

Posters are out for a Grand Re-
publican and Populist rally" here
to-day at which 1.-The great Pop.
uIist leader, Hon. J. C. Manning OF
Alabama" is to speak. Col. Rich.
ard Pomeroy, the recognized leader
Of the Populist party in Iberia par.
ish has the following to say of the
Populist appendix Of the Beattie
caravan:
Editor Enterprise:
| noticed a circular announcing
that u. G. Manning, the Popnlist
leader of Alabama" will! speak here
Oct. Is, in favor of protection. He
does not come under the auspices of
the Peoples Party, for that party
has for years known that "protec-
ton" and tariff reform are but the
stock and trade Of the old parties
sent out from Wall strect-with
which to blind the masses az to the
true Issues of the day. Protection
at this crisis Of our country simply
means giving to trusts and monopo.
lies still greater power to Cypress
the common people. Mckinley and
Palmer are for and against protec-
ton, but IS gold bugs are working
together against Bryan, that glor.
ious exponent of the wishes of the
American people.
RICHARD A. POMERY.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-10-24
Not a Combine.

EDITOR SrAR-Having noticed that
the Republicans of this parish, in
getting up the posters for the rally
to take place here to-day Saturday.,
and finding that it has been called as
"A Grand Republican and Populist
Rally" I take this method of inform
ing the public that the Republicans
who got up this poster had no au-
thority to issue such a poster, calling
it a Populist rally. The fact that
Mr.. Manning, of Alabama, will be
here and address the meeting does
not signify that it is a Populist rally.
Mr.. Manning is paid to travel and
make speeches for Mckinley, and in
his speech at St. Martinsyille a few
days ago, he declared publicly that
he was no party man, and would
only follow and support that party
which advocated his W personal
political views. would respectfully
advise the Populists of Vermilion to
keep away from this meeting since
the leaders of the Republican party
of this parish has tried to make it
appear that it was a combination
meeting. These Republican leaders
are very hard to understood. Last
March when there was really a COM
bine between the Populists and the
Pharr people of the State, these
leaders, in advertising s meeting in a
box-car letter headed, "A GRAND
REPUBLICAN RALLY" when re-
ally it was no such a thing. Now
that there is no combine-and far
from it-they take great pleasure ~
in calling it to appear that there is.
w. D. GooCH.
PERRY, La, October %, 1896.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-10-24
McGrath on DusOn.

Gen. McGrath of the Baton
Rouge Truth thus pays his respects
to the combine candidate for Con-
gress in the 9th district:
up to this time Truth has not
INDUCED in threats to take the hide
off the body of Curly Duson, as has
it's neighbor, the Advocate, or Of TAX
ing his scalp like unto'Little Billie"
of the Capital Item nevertheless now
that this bulldozer of the prairies has
announced himself as a candidate for
Congress on a Mark Hanna plat
form with silver trimmings, we feel
that we are called upon to denounce
him as a blatant demagogue of the
windmill pattern, which changes
front with every veer OF the wind.
1t was Duson who within three.
months of the late election introduc-
ed Gov. Foster to the Democratic
convention at Shreveport and then
hurried home to concoct schemes
whereby the defeat of the Democrat
ic ticket might be accomplished.
It was he who %telegraphed from
Baton Rouge to the City Item that
the Fosterites were making an arse
nal Of the State Capital by filling it
with arms and ammunition, with
which to hold the government
against the legally elected Governor
and it was he who Dragged Of the
number of armed men who would be
brought here to see that Pharr was
duly installed. but who at last turn
ed out to he "mtn in buckrsm," and
not of the blood and flesh kind. 1t
was he who would have caused war,
to bespatter our streets with blood,
had the Popuiists Of this State all
lowed themselves to he duped by
this demagngue,
It is he who is now posing as a
Mckinley Republican and a himet-
allist at the same time, in the hope,
perhaps, Of influencing white Repub-
licans and deluded Populists into
voting to send him to Congress.
Duson is surely a man Of many
political parts. He has been a
White Lacquer, a Bourbon Demo-
Graf, a silver Democrat and a Lily
White Republican, all within a few
years, and if he outlives the present
campaign we look to find him in the
rear future outheroding Herod in
the camp Of the regular Republic
cans"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-10-24

SPEECH is silver; silence is gold
en-" That's why the chief executive
of our State administration has been
so quiet during this campaign.
Crowley Signal,
All there now, Bro. Scott! Ger
tainly you have been asleep on
watch if you have not observed that
Gov. Foster has made several
speeches in the 3rd Congressional
district during the present cam
paign. 1t is your undisputed priv
ilege to love Duson and hate Foster
but you should @naught set down in
malice"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-10-24
Another Lie Nailed.

The goldite press throughout the
country are publishing what pur-
ports to be a letter from the London
Financial News, denying that the
editorial clipped from that paper
published in our Financial Cate
chism. eyer appeared.
The following from the New York
World will settle the matter:
Especial Cable by Ballard smith.)
London, Oct. 2.-(Copyright,
1896, by the Press Publishing Com
pany, New York World.)-The
World correspondent examined to-
LAY a file of the Financial News in
its Office and quotes the following
extract from an editorial of its issue
If April 81, 1894:
There can be no doubt about it
HAT if the United States we're to
adopt a silver basis tomorrow, Brit
i,h trade would be ruined before a
Year was out, for American industry
; ypuld be protected not only at
trn'ne but in every other market"
The extract is word for word as
II appears in our Financial Cate
ehism, which gives the balance of
IL" editorial. 1t is good reading
nnd shonld be sufficient to induce
Very American who loves his coun.
try 10 vote for Bryan.--Farm, Field
aud Preside.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-10-24

At the great Tammany meeting
Mr.. Bryan said: while I do not
wish TO array class against class |
am willing to arrao all the people
who suffer from trusts against the
few people who compose them. ii
I am elected as the chief executive /
shall use all the power ] have to
drive every trust in this country out
of existence as quickly as possibly"
1t is not surprising that trusts and
mopopolist should be SO free With
their money to the end of defeating
man whose election threatens their
suppression and assures relief TO a
suffering people.-Signal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-10-24
The Enforcement of Law.

Last week we had something to
say about the lawlessness in Iberia
parish and ventured the reason
therefor. The Iberian of the same
date in an editorial on the grand
jury says:
The report is not a pleasing one
in any ense. 1t makes many sug
gestions and shows in many pieces
where the laws have been violated,
and as we read it the thought came
to US as it must have come to others
"Will these broken laws be violated
ed forever, or will our officers do
their duty and check these viola
tions?"
We suppose it will be the same
old song and dance. The officers
will claim that public opinion is
against this law and against that law
and they are powerless.
If such be the case then il not the
Grand Jury report a silly farce? Is
it not a foolish waste of time and
writing materials?
There is nothing %fattering in the
report. There is nothing therein
which would make a stranger look
ing for a location determine to set
tie here. There, is nothing about it
which commends itself to the better
class of citizens. On the contrary
it is repulsive from beginning to
end. 1t makes one feel as if the
grand jury might be better employ
ed if they spent their valuable time
with the x rays searching for some
law (if there be one) which is re-
spected and report that one.
And now come the very pertinent
question, rs there to be no end to
this condition of affairs, and who is
to blame for ii? We think the fault
to a large extent, lies with the Of
6cers OF the law.
Now this agrees pretty fully with
what we said on the subject, and in
order to strengthen our position we
call attention to the following news
item from Lafayette:
Judge Debaillon this evening
gave from the bench in open court
strict instructions to Sheriff Brous-
sard to arrest all persons violating
the Sunday law tomorrow, not ex-
empting fruit dealers and others.
The Judge stated positively that for
once the court would make an effort
TO enforce the law, as it was the
duty of the sheriff, judge and district
attorney in the premises. The
judge has the moral support of a
large number of people, including
business men,"
So you sec, Bros. Weeks and
Lawton, we have a frst.class Judge.
one who knows the law and propos.
es TO execute it ~fearlessly just as he
finds il on the statute books. Sup
pose you send your officials over this
way and have them inoculated with
a ] little "do your duty?"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-10-24
Succession Sale.

STATE OF LOUIsIANA-Parish
OF Vermilion--l7th Judicial Dis
trict Court-No. 324.
Succession Of Louisa z. Marceaux.
To Louisa Veazey and her hus.
band, Louis Leotaud co administra..
tors. Greeting.
By viitve of a commission to me
directed from the Hon. aforesaid
court, | will proceed TO sell at pub
lie auctionto the laat and highest
bidder at the late residence Of the
deceased in this parish, Oh
Saturday, November 7th, '96
between the hours Of II o'clock q.
m, and 4 O'Clock .. m, the follow.
ing described property belonging
to said succession, to-wi,:
Lots Nos. 81 and 80 of Nixon's
addition Of said town 80 feet by AZ
feet six inches deep more or less.
Bounded north by Boulevard Lafay.
cite, south>by lots 81 aud 80. east by
Louisiana street. ard west by 81.
Charles street together with the
buildings and improvements thereon.
lot Of household goods.
TERMS:
One halt cash and the balance ON
a credit OF one year from the day Of
sale; purchasers to furnish their
notes secured by mortgage and ven.
dor's lien and privilege on the land
sold, payable TO the order Of the ad.
ministrator oue year after date, with
interest at eight per cent per annum
from date until paid, and ten per
cent attorneys fees additional in
case said notes being placed in the
hands Of an attorney for collection
after maturity. And that the mov-
able property be sold for cash on
day of sale.
Louisa Veazey.
Lonia Leotand,
observation-disclosures.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-10-24
Louisa veazey,
I,onis leotaud,
Goa administrators.
Succession Sale.

STATE OF LOUISIANA-Par.
ish of Vermllion-I7th Judicial
District Court-No. 3O5.
Succession Of Jacques Lemaire aud
Harriet O'Bryan.
By virtue of an order OF sale is.
sued out of the Hon. Court above men
toned in the matters of the above
numbered and entitled suncessions
and to me directed, fully authorizing
and empowering me in the premises,
|, Henry J. Lemaire, being duly aus
thorized and empowered to sell for
cash at public auction to the last
and highest bidder, at the late. resi-
dence of the deceased, for the pur-
pose of paying the debts, all the
movable and immovable property
belonging to said SUGGESTIONS on
Tuesday, November "a, 1896,
the following described property 70.
wit:
One certain tract of land situated
in tho parish of Vermilion and west
of the bayou Vermilion. containing
Forty 42-l00 acres. and being Tho
lSW quarter Of NV quarter Of Sec
5, in Up Is s of Range 3 east.
Another tract of land situated in
said parish of Ver,nilion at a place
called Cow Island, containing Forty
acres more DC LEES, and designated
as the SW quarter Of NV quarter
Sec 20 TIP ID S r 2 east.
One dwelling house, one lot OF
old pIeux, one armoir, Que branding
iron.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-10-24

NyANTED--SEVERAL FAITHFUL
w men or women to travel for response
r. established honse in Louisiana. Sal
q vS;so, payable S15 weekly and expenses
10 itian permanent. Reference. Enclose
sA,!t addressed stamped envelope. The
l~.. l.al, Star Building, Chicago.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-10-24
NOTICE.

All persons are hereby warned
not to hunt upon, tresspas upon or
ride or drive through my fields end
enclosures in the 3rd ward of this
parish, under penalty of being pros
ecuted to tie fullest extent OF the
law.
1913 So. Mns. ULYssE A BADIE.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-10-24
TO HUNTERS,

The Vermilion Developing Co.,
Lint. hereby notifies hunters not TO
hunt within their closures. Anyone
caught in the act Of violating this
notice will be dealt with to the full
extent of the law.
J. P. GUEYDAN,
l0-l 7-96-tf President.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-10-24

CHICAGO bad a heavy fall ofsDow
last Saturday, which is the earliest
snow of record for that locality.
Looks as though Hicks prediction
for on early winter would come to
pass.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-10-24

WANTED at once:-Active agent,
for each county. Exclusive control
and no risk. Will clear u to Is hun
dred dollars a year. Enclose stamp
for full particulars or 25c for 81 sample
Big Rapids Mineral Co, Big Rapids,
Mich. .4-3m
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-10-24
STATE OF LOUISIANA Parish
Of Vermilion-l7th Judicial Dir
trict Court-No. 208.
Succession of Jean Meaux.

SUCCESSION OF Jean MoauX.
Notice is hereby given to all par
ties interested, or having any oppos
sition to make to the tableau OF
debts aud charges, and provisional
distribution of funds of the success
sion Jean Meaux. to file the same in
writing in the Office of the clerk Of
court within ten days from the date
hereof.
Given under my hand and seal
this 18th day Of October, 1896.
ALcIDE LEBLANC,
Clerk of Court.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-10-24
Wanted-An Idea T.: :s$ s. s e . 5s'2s

ELotecG your ideas; they may bring you wealth
Write JOHN WKDDERBURN & CO., Patent Attor.
neys washington, D. c.. for their $3.50 prize oGef
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-10-24

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Hutchinson gazette., 1896-11-19
VITAL : MAGNETIC HEALER,
DR. CFOPsey, Relieving Suffering Hu-
mAnily-. UsIn. No Medicine.

NIcKERsoN, KANSAS, Nov 10, 1906
This is to certify that for nine years l
have heen afflicted with inflamatory
rheumatism, constant pain day and
night, at times could not walk, every
joint in my body being swollen, my
hands drawn in fearful shape, and al
most lost the use of one of my arms. l
was advised to go to the Vital Magnetic
Healer, DR.. Cropsey, Of Hutchinson,
Kansas, who uses no medicine, batteries
or appliances of any kind; with his hands
he has relieved me. l have no pain
whatever, sleep well, aud can use my
hands, and am able to work again, feel
strong, and am happy in the belief of
enjoying life again. To you who suffer,
l recommend this doctor, as 1 have met
so many others who praise his good
work, who like me, had no hope Of ever
being strong again.
Mrs. E. @. SToILE:
Hutchinson gazette., 1896-11-19
ThAnkSgIvIng millinery Sale

Commencing Saturday, Nov. 2lst
and will continue one week. / have
made many deep cuts In my numerous
lines of millinery.
Ihave marked down Trimmed hats.
l have marked down Walking hats.
1 haYe marked down Sailors.
Ihave marked down children's 7 am
O'Shanter caps.
1 have the right price on Boas. In
fact have marked down everything
in my line of goods to the very lowest
living prices. Come and see what we
offer, at MRS. j. BENZ oRDs,
112 North Main st.
Hutchinson gazette., 1896-11-19
1unra 80. Mallln ReaIgns,

On Tuesday afternoon the news was
spread that Judge F. L. Martin had
resigned from his position OF judge Of
the Nintn judicial district embracing
Reno, Mcpherson aud Harvey counties.
AS the cause for his resignation Mr..
Martin gives the desire to resume the
practice Of law. The resignation is a
surprise to the attorneys OF this city
and apparently every one else.
Political gossip has it that the resig-
nation Is the part Of an agreement
made between Mr.. Martin and Mr..
Mat Simpson Of Mcpherson, brother Of
chairman Jim Simpson, Of the republi.
can State central cOmmittee,w which was
arranged at the time Of the conyen'
tion, which gave Mr.. Martin the nOmin'
alton by which Mr.. Martin was to have
Simpsons support in the convention
and II elected was to serve half the
time and resign for Mr.. Simpson to
be appointed. But the election Of Mr.
: T,,,,,,T q; CUT short Martins portion Of the
term, for Of course Il the resignation
were deferred until Mr.. Leedy takes
his seat he would appOint populist.
OF course it is denied by republicans
that any such agreement existed. but
the appointment Of Mr.. Simpson seems
to have been announced by Governor
Morrill, to succeed Mr.. Martin when
his resignation takes effect on January
4th. However, whether there was any
such arrangement or not Mr.. Simpson
may not very long preside over this
court, for republicans and all unite in
saying that this district is too large and
that the new Legislature should place
the boundaries of the district where
they were before they were changed
by the last legislature, so as to include
only Reno and Harvey or make some
other change by which the volume of
business for this district would be re
duced.
So far as our knowledge goes Mr..
Martin has made very clean, fair and
satisfactory judge and barring his pol
itlcs we have no fault to find with him.
Hutchinson gazette., 1896-11-19

One George Holt, colored, was
arrested Saturday morning and fined
$500 and costs in police court for
assulting a colored woman at church
the night before. He went TO the
church end called her out. He then
reproached her for something she had
done. where upon she talked back, and
here taliated by beating her severely.
A warrant was sworn out and after
quite long search by the police force
he was found at his home hiding
under the bed. It will probably be
some spell of time before he will be
able to pay his fne. Until then he
will have to remain in durance vile.