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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01

aier, the chaplain erasped Mckinney
hand and said: Il know Of no man who
has done more to elevate and dignity iabcr
than you | know of 10 man who mas put
a brighter crown OF glory on the brow OF
honest toll than yourself.
Major Mckinley was much moved as he
proceeded to reply. He expressed his graft
fication at receiving the call from his old
friends and after q few words to his war
comrades which were loudly cheered, de-
clared that the old soldiers wanted
every dollar of the debt paid in the best
coin known to the commercial world
great applausel and every dollar of that
debt up to this hour has been paid in gold
or its equivalent the best recognized
money of the world: and every dollar Of
that debt, my comrades. yet to be p,id Will
be paid in the same Urquestionabie coin.
Tremendous cheering.
Most of that debt is out OF the way.
The great debt of this government now is
to the surviving soldiers of the republic.
! Applause. There are 10000 pensioners
on the honored pension roll Of this govern
ment today, and the government pays out
of its public treasury in pensions over
CLIO, ,0G0, 900 every year to soldiers AMI sail
orS, their w:aows and their ophans. Every
dollar of that debt must be paid in the
best currency and coin Of the world. -
Great cheering
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01
Has Ills ITINERARY MADE Up.
Bryan's Trip East to Receive the Formal
Notification.

LINCOLN, Ncb.. Aug Bryan has at
last made up his itinerary for his eastern
trip II meet the notification committee
from the Democratic national convention
in Madison square Garden. Aug II Mr.
ana Mrs Bryan will leave Lincoln on the
Burlington at o'clock Friday evening,
Aug. :. arriving in Chicago on Saturday
afternoon. They will stop there over sun
day, and will leave Chicago on the Penn.
svlvania ut little before midnight sun
day, reaching Pittsburg on Monday nj ght.
They viii stay over night in Pittshurc in
order to get n good rest. and leave for New
York early Tuesday morning. arriving
there at about CSC Tuesday evening.
The national committee Will meet in New
lorl. ut the time of the notification and
important campaign work will be dis
cussed
From New York Mr. and Mrs Bryan
Will go to Bath. Me, and spend few
days with the Scwalls The return trip
will not be arranged until after the New
York meeting Bryan i not making any
dates for speeches at this time, and Will
not do so until after the national commit
tee has been consulted He has been re-
cciving many invitations to speak in al
them have come by mail or wire. but
many have been extended by men who
have come in person for the purpose To
each he has given the same answer, that
he would make no appointments until
after meeting with the national commit.
tee.
A dispatch received about g o'clock last
| evening from Amos J. Cummings the
New York con lgresSman and journalist
said: The Tammany executive commit.
| tee has Just unanimously iadorscd your
nomination. My personal congr.tula.
| tions." \ wc!l-knowu newspaper man re-
ceived a letter from Frank =. Day. RepUb-
| lican lieutenant governor Of Minnesota.
dated at Fairmcrt. Mimi, July IS in
| which. referring 10 Bryan. The writer says:
He is my ideal y Nebraska man. or
any western man, who votes against him
deserves to be shot before breakfast, Con
vey my respects and good wishes TO Mr.
| Bryan, and tell him that Lnr the time be-
| ing ! am like ID b. Hill, a Democrat
| Who would ever have believed it:'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01
a Deal That No One Else
Seems to Know Of.
A TERRIBLE TIDAL WAVE,
Coast of China Again Swept
by Desolation.
General Drift of the Days
Happenings.

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. l.-IIon. ".
u. Peek. who headed the Georgia
delegation to the st. Louis populist
convention, writes the Atlanta Jour-
nal as follows: at was understood
with the democrats that il the pop.
uiists would nominate Bryan for
president and southern populist
for yico president Sewall would re-
tire; or in other words, be taken
down and our candidate for vice
president placed on the ticke. with
Bryan. This was the broad ground
on which the denocrats and popu-
lists met. Senator Jones, chairman
of the national democratic commit
tee. was there together with many
prominent democrats from different
parts of the United States, urging
this course Tor the success of iinan-
cisl reform. beg to say now that
there is but one course to pursue IL
good faith is to govern this tie OF
union silver forces, viz: Watson
electors must be put sp by tn. dem
ocra,ic party from Maine to Calitor-
mia"
Democratic Natiooai Committee to Meet.
HorE, Ark, Aug. l.-Chairman
Jones. OF the democratic national
committee, has issued call for u
meeting oi the full co Hmittec in New
York Aug. IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01
sheep and Cat,i. Wen Fight.

Fossil, Wash. Aug. News is
received OF desperate battle be-
tween sheep men and cattle men.
southeast Of Canon City, Grant
county. Three sheep men and two
cattle men were killed. One of the
sheep men killed is Ernest Shearer.
nephew OF Joseph Shcarer. the well
known wool grower, aud man
named Kitchen. an emrloye OF the
Brimeville Sheep and Land company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01

SPOKANE. Wash. Aug. Ii. II.
Platter. we'll known attorney and
democratic politician, was shot aud
killed in the corridor OF the court
house last night by Henry Seiiert,
restaurant proprietor and sporting
man. The tragedy is the result Of
remarks made by Platter in court in
the contest OF tho will OF Rudolph
Gerkow by his widow, in which Plat.
ter insinuated that Scifert's relations
with Mrs. Gerkow were not of a
proper character.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01
CLAUSE Is NOT n THE PLATFORM.
Chairman Jones Says That All OF Hills
Amendments Were Defeated.

Chairman Jones Says That All OF Hills
Amendments Were Defeated.
LITTLE Rock, Aug. 1.-The national
Democratic platform adopted at Chicago.
as certified by the official stenographer,
Mr.. E b. Dickinson, contains clause in
the money plank which, according 20 Sem
ator James X. Jones, chairman Of the ma
tional Democratic committee. was reject
ed By the convention and has no place in
the official platform. In the certified copy
of the platform. after the sentence de-
nanding that the silver dollar 'shall be Il
fun legal tender equally with gold, for all
debts, public and private, and we favor
such legislation as will prevent for the
future the decentralization of any kind of
legal tender money by private contract"
appears the clause. ''hut it shall be care
fully provided by law at the same time
that any change in the monetary stand
ard should not apply to existing con-
tracts"
M,This latter clause according 20 Senator
Jones, was not adopted. II was offered
| uS Sanamcndmeut by senator Hill. The er-
roneous insertion in the official platform of
this clause by the official stenographCr
was discovered by Colonel J. y. Smithe,
editor of the Arkansas Gazette, who wrote
| 10 Senator Jones in regard to the matter.
y reply has pccn received from the SEN
ator stating that all amendments to the
| platform proposed by Hin were rejected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01
TAMMANY IN LINE.
Executive Committee Declares
for Bryan and SewaIl.
DECLINES TO WAIT ON THE STATE.

seven in Vote Of seNenry-IiEc-hryanS
Itinerary on His Trip East 30 Receive the
Sotifyers-Iaior Mckinley Receives
Delegation of Workmen, Farmers and
Neterans-Politicai Notes.
New YORK. Avg, 1.-Tammaay Hall
will indorse Bryan and Sewall without
waiting for the state convention. The
executive committee yesterday afternoon
passed By acclaim alton resolution 10
tnat effect, after defeating a motion to
postpone action by vote II to +. I'm
mciiate.y immense pictures Of the Demo-
cratic nominees Were raised on the outside
of the building and preparations begun
for active work The executive commit
tee was called 10 order by James J. Mar
tin John G. Shcchau introduced the
resolution indorsing the Chicago candi-
dates. In introducing the resolution he
explained that at the Chicago convention
the delegates fought hard for what they
believed was sound money. but wcrc
largely in the minority. He declared it
good Democratic rule to stand by the Will
OF the majority when duly expressed.
Declares There l. no Middle Ground.
Mr.. Chairman" he concluded. 1t
seems to me that there is no middle
ground The only course left open to
loyal Democrats is to stand by the Chi
cl-o ticket" Great applause marked the
conclusion of the speaker address Then
H. introduced his resolution declaring
that the executive committee of the Dem
ocraiic organization Of the city and county
=! New York. in session in Tammany
hall. accepts and approves the nomination
Of BRYAN and :'cwall the wise deter
'uiration Of the Democratic national cor
ycntion. and pledges oS1r loyal support Of
their candidacy. More cheers greeted the
reading oc the resolution. Register
~ohmcr followed with a speech urging its
adoption, and he WAS followed by Henry
Z. Purrny to the same effect.
Martins idea Does Not Prevail.
James Y. Martin ,ft the chair 10 offer a
motion TO defer action until the state con-
vention on sept. Il. and spoke in ad
Vo'1ry Of his motion, declaring that he he
l!cvcd he reflected the sentiment of the
majority Of she voters in his district.
STATE senator Guy said the masses de-
| mandcd that Tammany Hall indorsc the
ticket. He was followed by Representa-
tive Amos Cummings and other leaders,
who cloqucntly pleaded for united action
III behalf Of the ticket. A vote was taken
with the result that the Martin resolution
was defratci-1l to /. Then the oririna!
| resolution v---passsd hy viva vCcc vote
the ayes tha; responded causing the hall
| to ring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01
WILL GO SACK ON TIE SETTLEMENT
Cleveland strikers rird That the .iih Of
the Trouble Is Lett Out.

CLEVELAND. Aur The strike at the
works of tire Brown Hosting and Con
vcyinr Machine company will bc renewed
10y order ot the strikers executive com.
nl'trr The men lind that the settlement
effected by the state board Of arbitration
docs not include recognition cf authority
ui the union committees, nor the dis
charge of all nun-Unlun iNcn, and on these
points they will continue the battle
They are IN an angry mood.
Trouble is almost certain to come and
the police will now use stcrEcr methods
than those recently employed F. w
buckingham, who shot over the heads OF
"a crowd II strikers on Wednesday. was
pWrSucd from the works by strikers yes
trday. They threw stones and he again
used his revolver. No one was hit. how
ever. The police then escorted him home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01
TROUBLE FOR GOLD DEMOCRATS.
Those of Illinois Likely To BE Lef. or Of
the Ticket.

AiAo'S "a AA.'hS-' ~ spt E<tAs oh "a
the Ticket.
CHICAGO, Aug. News has been re-
ceived by leading Democrats on both sides
of the currency controversy in this city
that Secretary of State Buck Hinrchscn
has something up his sleeve ~ i he ex-
poets will knock the sound money" state
ticket into cooked hat This was to the
effect that Hinrichscn would refuse as
secretary of state to certify TO any
sticket placed IN nomination by petition
containing the word Democrat In its head
irg or title.
HinrichScn. it is said, has been in con-
sultation With Attorney General Moloney
and other lawyers as to his right to refuse
q certificate under the circumstances ner-
toned, and has been assured that the
courts would be bound to sustain him in
such an attitude. Ninrichsen's position,
it was announced, is that there can be but
one Democratic ticket in the state of Hi
nos and that is the one called hy the regu-
iarly constituted state central organiZa.
ton of the party. Any other ticket, he
claims, must be designated by some other
name than that of Democratic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01
GREAT ENTHUSIAsM At CANTON.
Major Mckinley Visited by Farmers. Work.
ingmcn and Old soldiers.

CANTON, O., Aug IA most enthusi-
astic delegation at The Mckinley home
was yesterdays visit OF farmers, working
men and old soldiers of Guernsey county.
who arrived here shortly before noon.
The delegation left Cambridge on the
Cleveland and Marietta railroad and
made many miles of the railway trip
through flooded lands. At the Mckinley
residence ]. G. TAYLOR. ex-representative,
acted as spokesman for the party. which
was under Il. A. Il auspices. He spoke
of the tin plate industry at Cambridge.
Chaplain w NJ. Mcfarland, OF the Unit
ed Presbyterian church. Cambridge fol-
lowed. saying: Il came not To speak, but
to see and hear and think, and TO grasp
the hand of the most illustrious friend OF
labor in the United States or in the
world" Turning to Major Mckinley,
who was standing under the folds OF an
old dag waved above him BY an old sol
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01
show the receipts to have been s29,-
029, ,e09: the expe 1ditures. si2 ,0Ss,-
iss; deficiency, sl3, ,O59, 259.
BUSINESS CONDITIONS IMPROVE,
But BGsiness Itself Fails to Rise to the
Occasion.

octi>iOn.
NEW YORK, Aug. i.-R. G. Dan e. Co.'S
weekly review Of trade says: Business
conditions have clearly improved, though
business has not 1t Is not the torpid
season, and better prospects have little e.
feet as yet The signing Of compact to
control foreign exchange by The syndicate,
plcdging the use OF $50 Co0, 600 for thn,
purpose, may render it unnecessary to use
the gold. and has given some stocks a
eight advance. Gold exports have been
stopoed anu foreign trade is more promis-
Ing OF an early demand for our products
None supposos that the exchange syndi-
safe is interested to do more than bridge
over period in which merchandise ex-
ports have been light But exchange in
foreign trade is already in the helpful di.
rection, domestic exports from New York
having for four weeks been u per cent.
larger, while imports have been 20 per
cent. smaller than last year and last week
2b per cent. smaller. Wheat is already 90
ing out with more freedom than is usua!
for the season. The market. in spite Of
reports indicating smaller foreign supply,
reacted after a rise of little over cent:
closing i cent higher for the week.
The iron industry is helped but little
by the settlement which gives puddlers of
the Ohio region 80 cents advance in WI yes,
because the demand is 50 slight that few
mills can run, and the assoca ions price
Is IL cents wlxlc steel bars are now being
sold at less than l.Gj A ray of encour-
vZcment comes to the rail mills, two con-
adorable sales having been made, 20,cnn
tons to an England road and 10000 by the
New Premium Steel company, of Indian
apolis, but otherwise sales are small.
Failures for the week have been psi in
the United States, against 26l last year,
and 10 in Canada against IS last year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01
Another Tidal Wave.

SHANGHAI. Aug. IA tidal wave
five miles long swep, in from the sea
and inundated the coast of Hayehau,
providence of Kiaug-Su. Many viii
liages were destroyed. at least 1000
people were drowned. and an i'm
mcnse number OF cattle perished.
The rice fields are almost totally de-
stroycd. Famine is feared 10 that
district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01
Cool Phenomenon I'm july.

RALEIGH. y. C, Aug. About sunrise
there was snow fall in Duplin county at
Warsaw which continued ten minutes
II fell from = narrow cloud which ex.
tended from the horizon TO the zenith
The flakes were small, but well defined.
Hundreds OF people witnessed the strange
spectacle. unparalleled in North Caro-
lima In July. The weather was not cool.
although the air was fresh and there was
n light breeze from the southwest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01
ANOTHER OUTRAGE BY TRAHPs.
Freight brakeman stabbed in the Neck
Ills ts-ailant Captured.

BEooKlNSS, :. d., Aug. IA crowd OF
trnnps boarded a freight train going to
Natcrtown yesterday and at the Junction
the trainmcn put them all off While do
ing 50 one of the tramps stabbed Brake
mlu Charles GItcll in the neck will n
large knife. innicting dangerous wound
and narrowly escaping the jugu!ar vein
sheriff Lindskog was on the train and
took after the tramp, catching him in
wheat field. and brought him back TO this
city. The prisoner gives the name of John
smith. and claims to be from Kentucky
In search vi work. The injured man i
In serious condition, but his physician
has hopes of his recovery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01
THE LONE HoRsEMAM IS SEEN.
Proves To BE n Young Man Come Eas. to
Claim His Bride.

OwossO, Mich, Aug. Fifteen years
ago Luther T.. Ash. of bennington town.
ship, then lad Of II years, was compelled
to 60 to Montana in search Of health In
loss than year he was well enough to
herd cattle. Then he began 10 correspond
with his neighbours d1ughtcr, Eliza span
r:lCr, whom hc used to carry on his back
to school, and finally proposed and was
accepted. Monday young man, six fcct
tall, strong and robust, was seen riding y
pony through the village OF Bennington.
lie proved 10 be Luther Ash. who had
travelled all the WY from OK Bow, Mont
on horseback 10 claim Eliza Spanglcr fcr
bis wife. The young couple came t.
Dwossp and were made one by Ju,ti".
Btrtly. Mrs. Nh left by train for Mon
tam today, hut her husband Will return
a. hc came, uu horseback.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01
Record. Of the Base Ball Clubs.

CHICAGO. Aug. League base ball
clubs report the following scores: At
Boston-Philadelphia /. Boston 10; at Gin.
cinnati-Pittsburg 9. Cincinnati ., at
Washington-Baltimo .. Washington 4.
at New Iork-Brooklyn D. New York 9.
Western League: AT Grand Rapids
St. Paul 5. Grand Rapids >: at Columbus
Milwaukee .. Columbus /; at Detroit
Kansas City :, Detroit "a; at Indianapo.
Minneapolis 5. indianapolis :.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01

OrTruwA, Iowa, Aug. Two
inches Of rain fell last
night accompanied by wind and hail.
At Ainsworth, keots and other
points in Keokuk county houses and
crops we're blown down and stock
killed by lightning. The river is
rising six inches an hour and threat
ems the houses on the low lands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01

CHICAGO. Aug. l.-Joscph Lohcrth met
with shocking death while at work in
the machinery room of the American Cut
lery company, l9l Mather street. Loherth
was employed as a knife-Grindcr He at.
tempted To take q moving belt frcm q
wheel and his clothing was caught. He
was whirled rapidly around the wheel,
and after several revolutions q sudden
jerk of the belt released him. throwln.: his
lIfclcss body some distance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01
Exu the w..tsrn Association.

CEDAR RArips. Iowa. Aug. l.-Ow-
ing to the disbanding of the Dubuque
team. and the consequent disruption
Of the Western association. the
Cedar Rapids club will play out the
scheduled games with Des Moines
and disbant. Several players of the
olab have slready received ilat;cring
offers ieom other leagues.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01

CINCINNATI. Aag. l.-Emerson &
Fisher eonpany. manufacturers Of
buggies aud carriages. have failed.
The liabilities are tS9,.Ooo; assets,
$l5O.0Oo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01
THIRTY STATES WILL BE IN LINE
At the Meeting of Gold Standard Demo
crats at intlianapolis.

At the Meeting of Gold Standard Demo-
Gratis at Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. lit is now be-
lieved that about thirty states will be rep
resented at the meeting of the provisional
national committee of gold standar, Dem
ocrats here next Friday. The Indiana
managers have been informed that the fol-
lowing committeeman have been elected
to date: Alabama J NJ. Faullner; Cali
fornia, E. b. Bond; Illinois, john NJ.
Palmer: Indiana, John r. Wilson; Ken.
tucky. II. L. Tyler; Michigan, Ehn ).
Lawrence: Minnesota, J. NJ. w Cutcheon;
Missouri, l.. c. krauthoff: Nebraska,
Euclid Martin; West Virginia. Henry G.
Sims; Wisconsin. Ellis B. Usher.
Ohio was expected to name mefhber of
the committee yesterday, and the man
ayers are informed that the following
states will elect committeeman carly nex xt
week: Iowa. Maine, Vermont, New Hamp
shire, Connecticut. Rhode Islaui. New
York, New jersey. Virginia. Pennsyl
vania. Tennessee, Georgia, Flor,S d. Miss
issippi, Texas. Kansas. South DaA TIA and
Oregon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01

wAsHrSsroS Aug. 1.-The gov
ernmsnt financial statement for july
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01

You ought to know that VIII "A suf-
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safe. sure remedy is Foley's Kidney
Cure. Guaranteed or money re
funded. Sold by NJ F. Bahnsen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01

1t Is actual merit that has given
Hoods Sarsaparilla the first place
among medicines. 1t Is the Ore True
Blood Purifier and nerve tonic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-01
Method in Our Madness

seems like madness sacrifice prices the have
but IT our method not to from another
of our stock To accomplish this end will necessate great
ducton prices all through store That part
care Of TO buy now will be to like getting two gold dollars for
of silver.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-12-18
AWORD WITH MEN.

The people of Elizabeth City, as
we'll as visitors from the surrounding
country, will find on Fearing street.
one door from Water street, the retail
Liquor, Cigar and Tobacco store, under
the efficient aud popular management
of Messrs Richard Berry and Edgar
Shannon who have recently purchased
the business of J. 3. Brockett.
This establishment, which has be-
come favorite with people who apprs-
ciate pure wines and liquors, fine
chewing tobacco and fragrant cigars, is
largely patronized and regarded as
thoroughly reliable. The best OF order
IS maintained, the service is prompt
and courteous, the goods sold are OF
the best and prices reasonable.
Messrs. Berry & Shannon are afable
gentlemen, who study to please and
never fail III this particular. They have
a large country and river trade aud fill
promptly all orders, whether delivered
in person or by mail, guaranteeing sat
isfactiou with the quality and price of
their goods Call to see them, or ad-
dress all orders to BERRY & SHANNON,
Elizabeth City, NC, and get the best.