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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-20
THE GUEST OF THE NATION.
IL Hung Chang 20 Have an Official
Reception.

Washington CITY. Aug. N.-Eresl1ezit
Cleveland has oftiga2ily in4teats4 that Il
Hang Chzng VIII be the guest 0f tie IA
.son ssuring his forthcoming visit % this
country, ana Gen. Rager, stationed a.
Governors island. has been designated %
take charge % the details Of the reception
The Chinese minister returned from New
York TO-DAY. altar seeing Gen. Easer ana
ex-Ssrretzvy john W. Foster. TAe chi
nese zarh0rities. recognizing that l. =
guest, are ioarh - make any sslSgss ions
a. 20 his reception. preferEi1g 10 leave the
details Eith the American officials.
Thus far II is settled oaIv r1at the 7rest-
dents reception % Ii VIII 0sGuT in New
York. As a result there Is some a9u5t
whether the Chinese amb2Ss a10r VII f8sss
Washington City az ali. The Froposed
visit or II 10 Boston has been ao2'lconea
also tire present plan being 80 extend the
stsw In New YORK because u the Dress-
denss presea>s there, and 70 shorten II
elsewhere.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-20

Cincinnati. Aug. ia.-Senator sherman
opened the Republican campaign here TO-
night. lie addressed large audience at
the Geological Gardens tonight Arrange
ments had been made tor the address dur
.ng, the hot season. when * would have
been pleasant on the hilltops. but 1t was
too cool tonight. and the senator did not
speak as long as usual, while the other
speakers we're cut short. Senator Sher-
man argued that the present depression
was due 10 the Gorman-W Wilson tariff
whleh was still a law. and which not only
cat of the governments revenue but also
depressed home industries He held that
prosperous times existed under the Nc
klnley law and would come again under
Mckinley and "a congress in accord with
him. While panic. ruin and distress would
folfow Il the German Wilson tarlT law
remained IN force and free silver was
added 20 the mistakes that had been made.
He reviewed very severely the record OF
BRYAN in congress as compared with the
congressional record Of Mckinney
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The Honor ofthe spanish Flag.

Madrid. Aug. BIN the chamber OF dep
mites today a C'arlist member asked what
measures the government had saken 70
demand redress foT the outrage reported
"a have been fnhlctei upon tbe Spanish
nag by the people 0f Key West. Fla. re-
eertIy. The minister q the iateTsor IN re-
psy said that this was not che moment to
Discuss the matter. Theregpon a C,arllst
5ansffv raeerte4 that the government al
uavs invoked the patriotism - ras cham
har ln crser 20 lrnpnae silence upon ire
senutges when awkward questions were
aske2 The Incident caused u70rnenta~y
excitement IN the cha a1no@r. bat The Carl
lst and sis frienas were quickly called %
order and the matter vas droppsa.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-20
GoLD 10 BE IMroRrED.
A Result of tho Operations of TIN
Bankers Syndicate.

New York. Aug. Ia.-WaIi street was agf-
tated BY the news OF actual preparations
for the early importation Of s. ae.ese In
gold. and by statements that this action
would foFeshadow an inflow OF the yellow
metal on an extensive scale. the estimates
ranging from sl5.0000ao 10 s1.00o.aeo II
became known that certain leading hank
presidents. including j. Edward Simmons
Of the Fourth National. and r. u. Tappan.
Of the gfallatln National hank, had been
in conference regarding tho measures pro-
vading FOR gold importation, bat no definite
information was obtained as 20 The oB;-
come OF the discussion. The developments
referred 10 followed further sharp break
In sterling exchange 10 the basis or s. IS
for demand bills and a similar reduction
in posted quotations by leading drawers
70 81 50 and s4sf 4 small lot Of demand
sold a s4 IS. as compared with s4@ yes
<er1say. and large remittance operation
took place at As514. Il IS variously esti-
mated that there Is a profit in the trans
actions proposed by Lazard Freres or =
to = per cent, but members OF the flrm
were inalsposed 20 enter into such details.
il is said that the engagement referred 10
is independent % any combination. bot
further individual imports are expscted.
The growing expectation az early imports
OF gold had been previously reported.
The rapid break in exchange. extending
20 &c since the close Of the previous
week. Is almost entirely due 20 the opera
ttnps OF the so-caAed exchange syndicate,
Uptown importers being unable. owing 20
tha tightness Of time money. 20 secure dis
casguts. are unable 70 buy merchandise,
and this fact accounts for the limited de-
raana. This condition enables the exchange
svualcate 10 depress exchange 10 a point
that renders practicable imports of gold.
Large amounts % sterling loans have also
been made. and IN addition there are In
creased offerings of grain and cotton fu-
tires. chiefly the latter. The effsef OF The
f3eve1orments noted on the stock market
was decidedly benei-tsl. although n''nsn-
szeB 20 a certain extsff by tho prevailing
speeulaffve apathy and the fact that Tor
soma time past commission houses have
IN many instances refused 70 accept orders
axceat for cash A favorable feature in
toaav's stock market was decline ~ csl
money al the close 20 per cent. as against
an early high figure q 4 PER cent
washington City. Aug. Is.--AeilnS secTe-
.srv Curtis today received n telegram from
ana assistant treasurer al New YORK stat
lag that arrangements had been made
nero 70 import 500 90 Ia gold from ha-
raoe While foreign exchange u s.iga1iF
above the importing point q Is saia tha'
shouJd Il decline during the usxt Tex Gay :
a. rapldly as during the last weeA, goo
f-1ryorfatEons from Europe would Ylfia q
sroos oroat. The officials are A1I+i34 taAt
fha tlfo has turned ard thas from nov
IN ths reserve VII he rapidly iaeFf SEQ
srfe treasury today lost $3.50 ih s9ia
.es, au4f sia go la bars. wssa leaves tne
trye amount % the reserve a. Slfa5H3 3.
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WASHINGTON. THUKsDAr. AUGUST

eaisssaa o@taresn Emperor Williams ysch:
AeSeer and AssslfTE's Yacht Isolde, TIE
ee9si.f'Af,asr of tGe EiFffanai& exercised tae
opinsen ta4t fhe Meteor aagss 20 have
SiFsn ne kss. a sis5ar herth. arf thought
iaere Bad oeen zE syrer II jn3gTneat- Cart
tieFEsss. ef t1e Nstsor. denied having n
frlnged ne rzleE. lie sid there had been
IaeaIs O room % pass sa8 rot the saint
stfahs& Sae Isolde a1d showed the latter eat
cf asr course ans across thas 81 the Me-
tear. A collision VITA she Isolde eozsa nor
a&ve beer avah1esa exceot av eellEalnx with
the britannia. which. be explained. would
nave resulted IN q far more ssriegIs smash
~ The jury -en3eTs1 = verdict that TO
sa1y was 10 blame
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CnTistia8iS- Aug. Is--The Aftenpossea
to-day announced that Or. Nansea wia nos
again attempt 10 reach the north pole IA
a snip bulit upon ;ae lines of she Fran.
Or. Nanser. however says he VIII per-
haps conduct a aiedging party which VIII
attempt 70 make a dash from Franz Josef
land nerth in ghe direction OF tAs pole. Ia
the Iight og his recent discoveries and 90.
servations N the Arctic circle, pr. Nan
sen IS OF the opinion tha; Il wolid not be
difficult. certaialy not impossible. 20 reach
the north pole in this manner.
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Rnlvnrla Threatens Turkev.

Sofia. Bulgaria. Aug. 1s.-~an consequences
Of frontier disputes between Bulgaria and
Turkey. the Bulgarian government has
notified the Turkish government that an
less the latter appointed delegates 70 =
frontier commission ny a certain date
Bulgarian troops would be ordered 70 re-
occupy positions recently occupied by
Turkish soldiers on the territory Bulgaria
claims
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-20

- PETERSBURG Avg 19-Tns govern
nent has 6ssnageAAa engineers 20 carry
oaE me work necessary % make Elaalvo-
stock q commercial port. x Is hoped that
thSx will Be c1m9sete1 derinx 1871 Prince
hh4kofT. this MINISTER az eoH n0niessfoas.
waa has gained considerable experience IN
railroad matters through visiting the t'nizr
81 states and serving on railroads. b-gln-
ni7g ss an assistant staSer. Is now ta-
spsctsaE Ghe tTaas-Sl berLan railway. ard
wlli nrecseG 20 N2aaivostcck. Prom there
the prince viii 80 80 Jsp2n. and thence -
san Francisco. New York. London and
Paris
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Texas rnrnocrat. Hefpsa 10 ruse,

Fort Worth. Tex. Aug IA committee
of three representing the Texas Populist
party called on Chairman Dudley. OF tsc
executive committee OF the Democratic
state COMMITTEES. and requested him 10 a2-
point a similar committee to confer on a
proposition 70 fuse on an electoral ticket
composed og seven P0uulists and thirty
eight Democrats. Dudley refused. The
popuisis threaten 20 fuse with the Re-
pahlicsns. trading tseir votes for ReDub-
Ican votes sor the Poouiist state ticket
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-20
THETICKET NOMINATED
/, King County Republicans Meet
in Convention.
MOST HARMONIOUS GATHERING.
Andrew 7. Barleigh Chosen Chair
man by substantial Vote.

80. Louis Platform and Administration
OF Governor McSraw Inaorsssa -
Humes. Griffin and Osborn For Su-
perior Judges de Nanter ras-
lily Wins For sheriff Brisk Contests
For Somination~-A Rousinx Cheer
For Mckinley and sound Money -
Legislative Ticket. ccntral Commst-
tee and Delegates 60 state Conven-
tion TO Be Selected To-day.
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Chairman Hanna In New York.

New York. Aug. Is-Chairman Hanna,
of the Repuhlican national committee, ar
rived today from Cleveland. He was in
good humor and said everything looked
promising for success for the Republican
ticket in the Western states. Mr.. Hanna
said he would remain IN New York a week
or ten days.
There was 4 meeting of the executive
committee OF the Republican national
comrrittea this afternoon. Mr.. Hanna
said that odds and ends in relation 20 the
conduct Of The campaign we're all that
was considered.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-20
Electric stnrtlng Machine a suooe-s.

Sast lake. Aug. IA special % tas
-r4~fa,s-,a fraru Helena. Mont says To-
sa,- fgr the arst tlsse IN the history ot
--s@srx. an electric ssaFtlrE Fnac3ine y as
~~e4 On q race 'trsek n The starting Qt
harses. TIE machine was opeFats-- o
.s+. -,,,-sa ~ TIE fair grounds n the
-se~t0v q fha Montana racing meeting
:. r4sfena J. ". Cox. o. portland. Is
sr.a rsfertee. and Is act1ng sA starter
,Tha machine WORKS similarly 20 tae AUS
s~ssa- one. excepting fazE efeetrAz3Ly -
r~Na 70 release The gate Instead of
s~,,fuxs. The starter st2naA vila the
h.s,tea behfus him. and when ;ae hnFsea
a~e Nnea sFp presses tns o3ttoA sc 50
-7~hs hsrH ara the gate goes lnto me
~ Tee machine woras4 --~@ charm.
- e-sve general zat~f acton. y -
-asiea TIE Essera electric starring ma
eTss4 II WIZ hs used here throughout
fhe rzCes-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-20

ChiI}lcothe, No. AaE Is-The Repubig-
can state campaign VAS opened today ua-
der the direction 81 The Republican state
league. now n session fsubeFnatoriai
Nominee r r.. Lewis and John r.
Thomas. OF Illinois were the orators.
Thomas fn an interview sals: Mckinley
VIII - elected By yse laFEes. electoral vote
ever given 70 a president. except possibly
C~sut in ls7z. The silver talk fs dying ont
As the people come 70 study the subject
and understand it better"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-20

For superior Judges.
THOMAS ]. HUMES,
ARTHUR r GRIFFIN.
RICHARD OSBORN
For sheriff
AARON T. VAN DE vANTER.
For Auditor.
ED T. w-TITTTEMoRE.
For Treasurer.
J. NJ. r. ATKINSON.
For Prosecuting Attorney.
FRANK A. STEEI.E~
For cotfsty Clerk.
HARRY c. Csc&poN.
For Assessor.
L. +. KENDALL.
For superInt ende nt of schools.
JOSHUA Af. I.AYHUE.
ror County surveyor.
CLARENCE L. WHITE.
For Coroner.
w. c. GTBSoN.
For wreckmaster.
HERBERT L.. TAYLOR.
For County Commissioners.
First District--S q. MEEK.
Third Dlstrict~A. Ia RUTHERFORn
FOR Municipal Judge, seattle.
". V. RlNEfART, Jr.
Justices Of the Peace. seattle.
c. +. BOWMAN.
". r. MEI.wAIN.
Sonstabic-. seattle.
I. 1. WALKER.
GEORGE. GAU.
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CaicaEa. Anz is-a0wcsr Eease. sha a.
81 12sf- re w2s gar3are1 fs- IA s5r1
QT Ia rss H8ynsarzsc rsats Ny e;7v
Ais<s3. ars lea hss vsss aHf stor.ss vrs+s
49atser Ao1-aa- Seeae wzs q u-sfase-
~ ia@ '-aR - a-s caa7i-elaa. and saar.Er
2er rs rr's3s@ tram 1ae peagtsns5sry
saaErf>5 aas present wlfe vhs Il ,zs7f-t--
ea. &~s- >esas sa88 tou EAt taaf har 49,
bar @aa ls&r he- ana sae ast not care =
se neKeT rergrusz- 'ff ha Fsexs Rne ~ats
- WI Eseet sSzos unsleAsantraxS- TeA
a1-a1 ~tth >weoe = saAz 20 b@ Ms.
Toxrss2 Mue4l@r. - ;Ats cify. Tfss rsuage
save &ae~a each otAsr a1st 3 fsw zexxS.
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Manitoba school Question scttled.

Ottawa, Aug. Bit has been ascer-
tained on good authority that the Mani
toba school question is as good as settled.
and that there wiil not De any necessity
for remedial legislation. This decision has
been arrived at after numerous interviews
between the members OF the provincial
government OF Manitoba and the Domia-
ion government
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Kansas CEtv. Aux. ls~~En@ Ar&satila
v.4rk tfe rsoreer tnssitatiam g ATEsntfse.
Esn VAS csssesz gaSay kay aYroa a.
F1a,s-rsan. deputy state bank exam iaeF.
mo annaunne8 fnaf fne hank @as lns24-
wsnt ana that hs wsEA ask - NJ sFs-
rssuf zsant - race1Fer- TIE o4n$. As
-sssse-z srrns bad loans. and esnAd 10.
- z-g4s essnt collectors - tt1e 81 over.
sTset ffatssftas~ are places 81 ass5aE 1880.
- vst~s tlss aso fs due - dsEsos4toTz- The
ass ara principally fn loans ard dts
ssssnfs. Which the osscsrs eiaAsn are Sc
- ~ rsst->ssesl paper. tsst whles they
es~ass r~sgre or a. Fh3E szne.
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Hoko smith won.t ralk On Polite.

Washington Cltw, Aug 1a-Sae~e.a~v
SEni'h refarnef to8ay from ISnr0lntan y.
C. WaPrs he has been taking "a -ra.A need
e3 rest wth rs family fer a fortnight
Eae secretary had no com-eEt ta make On
po.3tes. sn1 was aor~clsszl II .7ta} as . ths
report taat be would s-l11D C3eorxia for
tae Democrats ncE5asss besxesu aaa ara
NoVenl BAR.
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wa-o-na Aax ~ Saes si-'rAe sttv
-aaaez taaasAs passed tse fun4ax srs.-
ra-ee nV a voss - l1 - s ere negative
xosez aesaS sass ey Htees KEGS ard 8ar-
re. Re-aesae&ns. aa& Bssssr AMI Hart
ssse. Fsoraftsts.
Ernaer shs advise et NSATaF Fawcstf. Bar
as- Tesnarzr 49, Aas aeea posing as
s,,sssu gsaggner - r2hsr Nae&s & ~as
arpea8 gsaea sne ,Eer,s1az - 111ze t'Fsee-s~
sra Z tss Go w&rEA4to sgss sgosSAE y
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n q NnH@a. a shs hSsrG e rzshl4e Eosks
Tonight al 3 sp@-is1 coGresi meeting fas
mayer seaf IN tzs Rppo5ur rzaeat e LfcnsESE
art ". &. chfssstsr. Dezsocras. as s-frs-
ee~z Q. fna bczr1 Of pasfis sorzs. Ter
conformation by the ccz1c2L Before sns
message containing the apps ntrsa~zl's
cca1a =. re2a. Ho,Sate uovs5 20 s55osIrn.
anx she motion w-zs cO-rse.4. Tire csEncla
VII ssrnksz ssFv refuse to rsScgrixe Fa9cesi =
rExnt % make zpgsintments. n vtsw O.
sh@ decsxson of sh@ court II tae rrssy crazy
<z&z
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Secretary nerhert In England.

Southampton. Aug. Ia.--when the Amer
lean line steamship St. Paul arrived here
this morning from New York she was sa-
iGtsa By twenty4one guns BY the United
States flagship Minneapolis. Secretary
Herbert was on hoard. Admiral Selfriige
and Capt. Hunker. in full uniform, met
Dir. Herbert as he landed.
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rx8ssftaua Aug r. --SFz-atR ---Tae rensata as
81 tsserxe Z. ElTSey. wao wAs Killed ~
NfrEa}afste togEsnE camp Cn Sstgrtsv ey
sssfrz sera-k sa she heaH wsth lhs vseaa
~ sha estan. was snlrr@sf .etay hy ex-
n-sss - hta nasre Ia WarEsN- Ma Fu-
rrrsl services Vsere hsl3 under ths s1sricss
b. F-sshz f. Ferry CasEr. Ne. 81, 5. 0g y.
~ whtsa &e~r25as wEs q raar1hsr.
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THREE FRIENDS TO GO FREE.
No Evidence 10 Warrant the Holding
of the Cuban Ferry

waahsnxt0n sesw. A1g. I4--AcEi1g Sec
rzssrv gsa-ris toazT Instructed ths cclies-
tn~ q customs ~ Jacksonville. E.a-. % re-
lease the s1suecte1 assastFr Three
E'rse1sz. -eesutly ssTea ~ tns reTea1s
Fesffe- Roagas@al. ua.ess ae &new ot some
rasE ~sasoa f7r her 3esentiGz not Tet e0sa-
r7sgfrl~srss fs she zeuaFfnteHr Es - b.
Havez shara Is 70 svt3snce teGdia< - coa-
ne. ,hs T'nrse Priests anla@fzilg Nl,A
arr Cuban expedition
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Port Huron. 9Efch. Aug. Is.-Ths fast
river steamer Unique. whIch has been rsi1-
ming between tnls port and Detroit. nsS
nseen sold 10 az agent - the CUBAN gov
eminent. she vi! Be taken - the eoasf
sn ten Gays. II IS infenas~i 10 ca3E AsT
let5~s Eav~n ars furn her Iuto blockade
runner. TIE price pad was uot stated
yrr7s Eens7ae uras bu5l. with an eve 20 sp
alone. aus has Enaae some won1erful tine
ir re rtEeEH-
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Bridgeport. Aug. Is-S7e-lal Al sfrEi--
lev ang HsbaTt csuh has been organized
here wtth twenty members. Thfs IS fhe
Smallest towa tn fhe state. but ths Re-
pahls-ars are w3Se-awsk@ and wfa labor
eariy ara iste unt3 the eve og election
fo~ prosperity. protect.oa ard sound
raanev.
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ConGre~stnsn Mccall 10 stump CoaSr.
CsnahA AJAX rs-C5cEr cEress-aea F~,~an
sna Ars.sy. ef Massacrase,ts. a ss-asssss
a 4&FEe xa'4e-lssE % stsa2a1s~a ~an vsters e.
s1azncl Hlatzs lsst aiEht- 31c~aIz raft ha-@
fo5Ay Ter s1s PaC9r coast wse~a - al
enter Gpea tas campaign
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xares.axe-. p =. Aag = 5saeclai. Ger
aya Ssnlth a ycaax SOS ~ sam Srnsrs re.s
aasa IS 1ea - t@e nee D~aa 1se sf
gasze~ whsse R3aylng las& nSssf, sZ& uzz
Z arssx-sesA
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nv8e. Isle q y7gat, Aug- Bar 81
quest Nas ee.8 toetaw u1en the rerna4ss x
Esr0a Mnrss8 Car vor Iszifz sns Ger
IA. yzcassnza kIa1s- yes1es9&y "a ia
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Etna. Au< 1s-Sgecaal-Ess<us Y EaA
rals a. 1ssufe@ano was eurn@a tSts TicEEs-
Ing stsss osesoek. Loss about s. -.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-10
THALHIMER'S.

But in mer perch in dat ole pine
/ was monsus hard ter see.
An dar l sot an keep mer mine
All! DAT was liberty.
We scufled long es best we could
Dem TO- long years NV strife,
II seem like war had come for good
No mo- w peace in life;
TILL 'las, one day. de news it come
Dat Richmond had done fell
An Grant de victory had won
De res l skase kin tell.
Froedum had come an fotch no home
Fur ar po' ole slabe like me,
So. dar / stood, an 'joice am moan
'Twus suppin' ter be free.
But wild no rudder an no sails.
Dis ship was on de sea
Ter tell yer mo- mor ole heart fails,
50 pitlul did l be.
Ole marsa coined ter me all choked.
An l bus loose and cried
Ses he: Jerry you'se got no yoke,
Youse free ter stem de tide."
ses I: "Ole Marsa. jes' let me be
Same es In good ole days;
In kin wuk es well, aldo Ize free.
An wen soon git I'm de good ole ways. %
SEES he wild tears: Den. go ter wuk,
L allus treated yer right"
Ny ole rag jacket right OFF I iuk,
An az it wild all mer might.
De rroun' was kin'-de craps we riz
Was or caution fur ter see.
We had er kind er partner biz,
An part wv um coined ter me.
AFTER a while he sole me some Ian.
An l paid II ez / could,
An now all dis groun on which you
STAN
IL mhe-an' de cabin in de wood.
ole marsa an ole miss am gone
An my Shadder longer grows.
lie fightin life's battle all alone.
Wid joys mixed up wild woes.
q
But some blest day 1 specs ter stan,
Whar darl be no mo- strife;
An wild de ole folks clasp de han.
Under de tree Nv life.
All. LIBERTY denl indeed be sweet.
Wd no heartaches all mixed
Under one gran flag, dar we'll meet
Whar FREEDUApS furebber fixed.
". NJ. BICKERS.
Richmond, Va.
'(The plne-tree verbs weie suggested
by a similar incident in Joel Chandler
Harris's Strange, True Story Of the
WARP
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-10
De War Cloud.

Uncle Jerry's experience, as related 70
foreigner visiting this country ana IL
terrogaung him concerning the war;
De cloud dat coined Ger dis Ian
Bout thirty year ergo,
Fus wus no bigger'n yo' han,
But filed do Ian wild woe.
Ole marsa lots er niggers had,
An treated all un um kin,
No slabe's heart wus ever sad
No trouble on his min.
To-be-sho, dc wuk was hard
Up soon an in de fiel late
But ole marsa no pains ne spar
TO keep hap'nis widin his gate.
'Nuf ter eat. an 'nuf ter war;
An cumf tutlo homes had We,
'Twan' no 'casion fur no jar
Ef we nubber had liberty.
Thunder from dat cloud wus low at fus',
But she keep ruui'lin' all de WHILE
An louder an louder II gin ter grow,
Tell de elemints seem ter bile
We all po' niggers didn't 'zacly know
De CASTOR ur de storm;
An Charity an me lay monsus low,
An feel dars cause for 'larGl.
For when de cattle ter shelter goes
An de horses sniff de ar,
Denis stgns all IN US knows. u
Don favor de days being far.