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The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
But Heart Disease Following an
Attack of Pneumonia Is
the Cause.
LEAVES a GALLANT RECORD.
As Newspaper Man and Historical
Scholar His Reputation Is
National.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July q. - William
Henry Smith, newspaper man and his
torian of National reputation, died at 8 80
O'Clock this morning at his suburban
home in Lake Forest, aged 81. He had
been in poor health for several months
and recently suffered an attack of pneu-
monia. He failed in vitality afterward,
and heart disease, which followed, was
the immediate cause of death.
The intelligence of Mr.. Smiths death
was q surprise to his friends. as the mem
bers OF his family did not become alarmed
until last Sunday, when consultation of
physicians was held. The symptom of
approaching death was made manifest
Sunday Immediately after the deceased
had spent restful day. At his bedside,
in addition to the physicians, were Delevan
Smith, only son, and Charles S. Williams,
the editor of the Indianapolis News. Mr..
Williams married the only daughter of
Mr.. Smith, and she died last fall. Mr..
Smith was also q widower. The funeral
will be held at the Lake Forest residence
Wednesday afternoon, the time having
been arranged so that several Eastern
newspaper men can attend the services
oN er the body of their old friend.
Mr.. Smith was born in Colombia County,
New York, December 1, 1893, his ancestors
being a mixture of English, Scotch and
Dutch. His father, William de Forest
Smith, was of English origin. His an
cestors came to America in 1910, and his
parents moved to Ohio, where he had ex-
cellent educational advantages. He
adopted teaching in a Western college.
and afterwsrd became an editor of Gin
cinnati paper. At % Mr.. Smith was editor
and also did work for the Literary Review.
He was engaged on the Cincinnati Ga
zette during the war; helped 10 raise
troops and supplies and strengthened the
Government by political work. He was
mainly instrumental in making John
Brough Governor of Ohio, afterward be-
coming the Governors secretary and Sec
retary of State for the terms 1664-66 From
that office Mr.. Smith became managing
editor of the Chronicle, retiring on account
of i'll health, and in 1870 became manager
OF the Western Associated Press, with
headquarters here. President Hayes ap-
pointed him Collector of the Port. In
1863 he became general manager of the
Western Associated and New York Asso-
ciated Press, retiring in 1891.
As historical scholar, Mr.. Smith was
the author of THE st. Clair Papers"
Biography of Charles Hammond" and
history of Ohio. He was at WORK on DO
litical history of the United States and a
life of President Hayes, when oYertaken
by his fatal illness.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
cLErELAADss PRoPHEcr.
Years Ago He Satc the Certain Destrsc-
fion of Party Hopes.


JACKSON, MIss.. July 27.-The follow.
ing was gwen out tonight by Edgar s.
Wilson, who was private secretary to Mr..
Lamar when he was Senator:
In May, 1892, several months before
Mr.. Cleveland was nominated for Presi-
dent at Chicago he wrote the late Judge
L. Q. c. Lamar a letter, the original of
which is now preserved in this city.
The letter was in reply to one from
Judge Lamar. written in pencil on a sick
bed from which he never arose. What
was prophecy then is history now. The
letter is dated at Lakeview, N. j., May l,
1892, and after congratulating Mr.. Lamar
on his reported improvement says:
Forces are at work which certainly
mean the complete turning back OF the
hands of the dial of Democracy and the
destruction of party hopes Is it ordained
that am to be tue instrument by which
Democratic PRINCIPLES can be saved.
whether party supremacy immediately
awaits US or not?
"If folly is to defeat us in any event
ought to be called upon to place myself
under the falling timber? / shall be obe-
dent to the cause of my country and my
party. Whatever happens no one shall
say that refused to serve in time of need
or abandoned those who have been instru-
mental in calling me to the field when is
waged the battle for Democratic princi
Piles.
IF am given my discharge I shall
thank God most fervently. l can easily
be disposed Of, either by the selection of
candidate more available or by the adop-
ton of campaign policy on the financial
question, which I am not willing to fur
ther.
"In the first case I shall be happy
helper; in the second, shall sadly await
the announcement of party defeat, which
will be predetermined.
"Our Southern friends, if they persist.
will be left alone with their free.coinage
heresy. The danger is that another
Southern idea and charge OF needless
ness for the public safety on the financial
question will do service in the place of the
memories of the Civil War.
''The question is often and iusti6ably
put, my friendly Southerners: Can
Cleveland carry New York; The answer
is ready as to Cleveland or any other man
If the Democracy is at all weak on the
coinage question.
"As one who loves his country and be-
lieves that her interest is bound up in
Democratic supremacy am most uncom-
Portable and unhappy in the fear that the
South will not see until too late the dan.
ger Of their marring ALL
"If / should read this hardly should
send it, but 1t goes laden with affection
and the most tender memories. Yours
affectionately, GROVER CLEVELAND"
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28

Senator Cullom came to headquarters
with reports from Illinois that sound
money was getting the upper hand in the
agricultural regions. While recognizing
the necessity of meeting the attacks OF
the silver foe, they urge that the speakers
sent from headquarters should not get
away from discussion of protection in re-
latlon to the farm, the mine and wages.
Committeeman Payne came from Mil
waukee and spent most of the day in his
room at headquarters. He held a secret
conference with Committeeman Dawes
and Ex-Governor Hubbard OF Minnesota.
CLENELAND, OHIO, July 27.-Undis.
mayed by threatening weather, upwards
OF 1900 bicycle riders participated in the
great Centen nial to-day. All ages, classes
and sexes took part. The bicycles were
brilliantly decorated.
Major Mckinley, with group of friends.
reviewed the parade from q large stand in
front OF the City Hall. The riders cheered
Justify as they went by, and the people on
the sidewalks near by helped them out.
When Major Mckinley drove to and away
from the reviewing stand he was greeted
with cheers.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, July 27.-Cheir-
man NJ. A. Hanna left for New York at 6
p NJ. He disposed of an enormous amount
OF business before his departure. d. S.
Ferns OF New Orleans was one of Mr..
Hanna's callers to-day. His prediction is
that Louisiana will give a Republican
plurality of not less than 5000. Several
visitors from Tennessee brought encour-
aging reports about that State, but added
that among certain classes the silver senti-
ment would have to be vigorously COM
batted
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
DOUGLASS KNEW No FEAR.
E1-Sherff O'NeiH of Sacramento Tells of
HIS Friend's Brarern.

ES-Sherif O'NeiH of Sacramento Tells of
Hts Friends Brarery.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, July 27.-"I have
been acquainted with Dave Douglass for
years" said ex-Sheriff Tom 0'Neill of Sac
ramento County to CALL representative
tonight 1--WE were warm personal
friends. His death has been a severe
shock to me and yet it was by no means
unexpected, for knew his fearlessness
but too well. We have travelled together.
eaten and slept on the trace OF criminals
we were pursuing, and although | have
always felt that Dave was a good man to
have with you when danger was abroad, 1
always believed that his absolute disre-
gard OF danger would at any time over
come his real sense, for he was a man ab-
solutely devoid of fear. During our
pursuit of Fredericks, shortly after the
Killing of Sheriff Paseoe, Dave and I spent
several days together in the brush in Yuba
County, and my admiration of the man
was increased a hundred fold. Dave was
a man who, as / before said, being abso-
lutely devoid of fear, would always give
any criminal the long end of it.p
81 suppose, now that Douglass is dead.
young Pascoe, the son of Sheriff Pascoe
whom Fredericks killed, will be made
Sheriff. He was a deputy under
Douglass"
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
SOUND MoNEr DEMocRzrs.
State Organization to Be Pushed by the
Leaders.


CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 2Z-The sound
money Democrats received many letters
and kilograms to-day from several States
assuring General Bragg and his executive
committee that State organization would
be pushed and National committeeman
selected. News of an encouraging nature
was said to have been received from
Indiana, of which much has been ex-
pected, but little has been received from
the party leaders.
The executive committee treceived a
telegram from Rufus Hardy, chairman of
the Texas Sound Money League, stating
that Texas would name its National COM
mitteeman Saturday next.
A telegram from Judge II. s. Simms OF
Huntington, w. Va, a leading Democrat,
assured the committee that the West
Virginia Democrats would organize We'd
nesdsy and select their committeeman.
John g. Built, prominent Philadelphia
lawyer, who has been leading the sound
money movement there since the conven-
ton, and who was asked by the committee
to organize Pennsylvania, telegraphed his
consent to serve and stated that National
committee member would be named in
time.
Lynde Harrison of New Haven, Conn.
wired a similar acceptance on behalf of
his State. He was delegate at large to
the Chicago convention.
Euclid Martin, National committeeman
for Nebraska, telegraphed that Bryan
would soon discover that his State was yet
to be conquered by the silver forces.
News from Baltimore showed a strong
development of sentiment there for an
other ticket, although the first sentiment
am ong the party leaders had been in op-
position.
Samuel Kimble of Manhattan, Kans..
Informed the committee that arrange
ments were in progress for a State organi-
cation and that member OF the National
Committee would be named to attend the
meeting.
A. B. Kassell Of Harrim an. Tenn, says:
81 believe that an honest ticket will poll
large number of votes, even in our own
county which is strongly silver. The
Democracy is evenly divided between free
silver and honest money, with nearly all
the Republicans in favor 6f the latter"
LINCOLN, NEBR., July 27.-United
States District Attorney Sawyer, who re.
turned to-day from a visit with Secretary
Morton at Nebraska City, announced that
there is no longer any question but that
Nebraska sound money Democrats will
nominate State ticket. whether a Ma
tional convention is held or not. A meet
ing is called for Omaha some day this
week, when call for State convention
will be issued. Mr.. Sawyer says the SEN
timent among Nebraska sound money
Demo Gratis is favorable to another Ma
tional Convention.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 27.-Every
Congressional district in Kentucky and
nearly every county in the State will be
represented at the meeting of the confer
ence OF honest" money Democrats, to be
held tomorrow at noon in the California
Club rooms in the Board of Trade. The
Louisville members of the Honest-money
Democratic League are in receipt or tele-
grams from all parts of the State announc.
ing that representatives viii be sent here
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
REPUBLIoANs ARE ACr1VE.
Leaders Preparing to Make Asost Zig
0rosss Campaign.

Leaders Preparing to Make Most Zig
orotss Campaign.
CHICAGO, ILL. July s7.-The Ohio Re-
publican campaign managers are count
ing on the consent of Major Mckinley to
assist in opening the battle in that State
at Columbus, August IL. National Com
mitteeman Charles L. Kurtz, who is also
chairman of the State Committee, an
nounced such expectations when he called
to-day at Republican campaign head
quarters. He came to Chicago specially
10 get some spectacular extras for the
campaign opening. He has no promise
from the Major yet, but considering it is
Ohio the manager believes an exception
will be made in its favor.
There is surprising demand for cur
rent literature from Ohio" said Mr. Kurtz
to United Press reporter, ''and I have
asked the campaign committee to fill this
demand as soon as possible. The farmers
want Literature on the questions OF the
day and within the last ten days there has
been change OF sentiment toward sound
money. The tariff is being discussed
more in the cities, among the discon-
tented, and that is the question which
should be brought prominently forward
in cities as the campaign talk. l have
asked for tariff literature TO be circulated
in the Cities
Congressman Hopkins and Belknap and
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
To Identity tn. Dead o,.,la,,.

Chief Crowley received a dispatch yes
terday from District Attorney P. T. Riiey,
asking him to send Policeman T. B. Glib
son to see if he could identify the dead
highway man at Nevada City. Gibson left
by the overland train last evening.
Gibson and his friend, Charles Sladky.
were held up in broad daylight by a high
wayman, who covered them with a Win
chester and robbed them, on July 16.
They were spending a brief vacation in
Nevada County. The highwayman did
not take the trouble to wear mask, so
both Gibson and Sladky had good look
at him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
SIR john MiIiais Is Dying.

LONDON. ENG. July 2z.--One of the
watchers at the bedside of Sir John Mil
lais, president of the Royal Academy,
who some time ago underwent the opera
ton OF tracheotomy and has since been
constantly under medical treatment, in
formed representative of the Daily News
tn is evening that Sir Johns death is only
a question of hours. The condition of his
throat renders 1t impossible for him to
take any nourishment.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
sUGAR BOUNTY CLAIMS.
Money to Pay SO Per Cent of the 4g0r,
gate, S6,085, I56 GO.

Money 20 Pay 50 Per Cent Of the 4ggre-
gate, S6,0S5, I56 66.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 27.-Au-
ditor Baldwin to-day finished the compiI-
ing OF sugar bounty claims. They aggre-
gate Sc, ,0S5, 156 66. There was appropriated
$5,0Oo,00O 10 pay the bounty on this aegre-
gate. The money in hand will pay 50 per
cent of the claims filed and allowed.
The statement made the other day that
only "a per cent would be paid was due to
a mistake in confusing the per cent of
bounty with the aggregate of claims. The
per cent of bounty vas a. 100 of cent per
pound on the sugar claims allowed, which,
with the protection allowed by law, makes
up 81 per cent of the claims filed and al
lowed, which will be paid commencing
about August / next.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
Many Farm. Buildings Destroyed.

WATERLOO, Iowa, July 27.-A nina
ture cyclone passed eastward a short dis-
tance north OF Waterloo last night. Crops
were laid waste in a belt two miles wide
and many farm buildings destroyed. at
Link Friedley's a barn was blown to pieces
and nine cows killed. The Illinois Gen.
trail and Chicago and Great Western rail-
ways suffered heavy losses between here
ami DubuQue by washouts.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
Fatally stabbed on a Drugoist.

CAIRO, ILL.,, July 27.-On his way to
the depot at midnight last night, 1. N
Coffee, president of the Board of Phar-
macy, was killed by DR.. Crabtree, promi-
nent druggist. Crabtree stabbed Coffee
twice. The tragedy occurred in front of
the murderer's store. No reason is as
signed
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
Staples IS All RIGHT.
Reasons Why Democrat viii Vote the
Republican Ifcket.

Repu6lican Ticket.
AUGUSTA, NE, July 27.-In letter to
Hon. A. J.. Staples of this city, President
Hyde of Bowdoin College who is Demo-
crat, announces that he shall vote the Re-
publican ticket. He gives his reasons as
follows:
1.-The maintenance of financial integ-
rity, respect for judicial authority, the
promotion of civil service reform, the pres
ervation OF the standard according to
which contracts have been made by which
savings are secured and in which labor is
to be paid, cannot be intrusted to party
committed to the absurdities and mons.
trosities OF the platform adopted at
Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
For Cheap Eecurssons.

CHICAGO. ILL, July 27.-Representa-
ttves OF the Colorado lines win meet
Thursday evening under the auspices OF
the Western Passenger Association to con-
slider special order to run cheap excur-
sions to the Missouri River during the
next month. 1t is expected that disa-
greement arising out OF the Salt Lake City
rate for the fire chiefs meeting will be
definitely settled
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
Revol,.tionssts .Arrs.ted.

BERLIN, GERMANY, July 27.-The War
saw correspondent of the Cologne Gazette
telePraphs that several arrests have been
made there of persons said to be connected
with an impending Polish revolutionary
movement,
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
REsIGAATIONs REoUEszED.
Three Useless United States Consuls zr
Called Home

WASHINGTON, D. c.. July 17.-While
the State Department has not yet received
the designations of three consuls that were
cabled for recently, there is no longer any
secret that Edward P. C. Hammond of
Budapest, Marshall P. Thatcher of Wind
sor, Ontario, and Henry C. Smith at San
tos, Brazil, viii be promptly forthcoming.
The coincidence in these resignarons
being called for just at the present time
is entirely accidental. They are located
outside the districts recently inspected
with a view TO improving the service
The requests for the designations are due
to complaints coming from the respective
posts. None of them has rendered salts
factory service since his appointment.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
Riiied on a BoiJer Erprosion.

TOLEDO, OHIO. July 27.-In the Wood
county oil field this afternoon Orlie
Brown, Samuel Miller and G. E. Clarke
were killed by the explosion of boiler
usea IN pumping well. Clarke was the
engineer and Brown and Miller were pass
ing at the time.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
IKiiIed 0v a Ga. Ern,o.,,,,

PoTTSVILLE, Pa, July 27.-By an ex-
plosion OF gas at the Bear Ridge Colliery
this afternoon Michael Braziel. Pres-
ton Hill, and William Quinn, fire bosses
OF the Connors Company, were killed. and
probably fatally. Su'
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
RAILROAD FosEMAx LTxoHED.
attempted Assauit on n HoWnc Lady
Near Upton, No.

SEDALIA, Mo-, July 26.-Mart Craw-
ford, widower 3S years OF age, employed
as section foreman on the Missouri Pa
cihc, was lynched lew miles from Tip
ton, Moniteau County, to-day.
He was arrested at Upton last night,
charged with attempted assault upon Miss
Mary Tuckley, 16 years of ag-, who ar
rived at Upton from Kansas City last
Saturday.
Sheriff Lumpe in the morning started
for Versailles with the prisoner, but was
met by an unmasked mob. who took Craw-
ford from him and hanged HIM to tree
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
To Lynch 1non.a. Mckee.

PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, July 81. A
movement is on foot to take Thomas Nc
Nee from the police and lynch him. Nc
hee was arrested to-day for the several at
tempts that have been made lately to
DOW up buildings with dynamite. A
bomb was found in his possession.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
To,.na Sfef.on,s K1n.

BOSTON, MASS, July Pit is under
stood that Judge Grant of the Suffolk Pro-
pate Court this afternoon decided to allow
tne Will OF the late John Stetson Jr. The
wiii Will be probated at the next regular
day.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28

and at the proper time regularly elected
delegates will be sent from all of the coun-
ties to the honest money State conference,
which will be arranged for tomorrow.
The principal business is to set date for
State convention TO elect delegates to the
convention to be held at Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
San Bermardsno,s Wealrh.

SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, July 81
City Assessor Beaver has completed his
assessment of city property for the wear
1901. The total assessment is So. I43 i02O.
IN 1sso-96 1t was 81, 55S, go. The total vain.
a. atson 90 1 OF school property in the city IS
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
Landstsde on the Bartsmors a.d ohso.

LandsHde on the Battffnore Gad Ohfo.
WEST NEWTON, Pa, July PA land
slide 200 feet long and several feet deep is
just reported here on the Baltimore and
Ohio tracks at osceola. The New York
express. which left Plttsburg at o'clock,
IS stranded somewhere west of here. Both
tracks are reported covered with trees and
rocks between here and Griffin station, two
miles east.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
cold Re.erre creepina %.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. July 27.-The
treasury gold reserve is gradually creeping
up, the official figures standing to-day at
S105, or, ,el9. The days Withdrawals were
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-18

An objection urged against vege-
tarianism is that it would make us too
peaceable. A mixed diet is supposed to
give restlessness and love of domination,
and, therefore, to give to races which
adopt it some advantage over others
which do not. The connection OF food
with racial character-if there be such
a connections matter which cannot
now be discussed. The savage eats his
enemy's heart because he thinks he
thereby acquires his enemy's mental
qualities. We know that the analogy
is false one; but we sometimes reason
in the same strain. The Anglo-Saxon
race is supposed to acquire its energy
from the quantity of meat which it
consumes. We might with an equal
show of logic contend that our energy
is due to our drunkenness or our love for
gambling. If national predominance
be desirable thing, that race will be
the fittest to survive which has the
greatest intelligence and the highest
physical efficiency, and which practices
the greatest economy in the use OF its
ces.-Westminster Review.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-07-18


eyeglasses, and their horsecloth ulsters.
I want Your dead mine, but amt hav-
ing no truck with the long procession OF
mourners. I want $4,000 down, abso-
lutte power and third of the profits"
That's how became manager OF the
Observation-Disclosures Mine.
Takes well educated liar to manage
n mine. Most bosses, when they get
into a paystreak, cable home: Great
Ronanza--immense returns coming"
of course, the stock goes up flying.
Then when the engines bust, or a few
men get smashed, they wire, Dreadful
catastrophe" so that the shares go
down. down, down, till the bottom drops
out. Now, when struck it rich, kept
INV mouth shut till I'd filled up the safe
against q rainy day; then I'd be able to
have all sorts of smashups without their
being any the wiser in the London mar
ket. Not that did have much trouble
hevond an occasional shooting scrap on
: nav day. Fact is, my life was straight
bliss save for one thing, and that was
Britisher.
1t was Sniff, Lord Guineapig's old &C
countant, who knew no more OF mining
chan a Freibourg expert, but the crea'
ture. having lots of wealth, had bought
tbe mine next to ours, the Gallagher's
DADDY. Now, amt prejudiced te
sneak of. but / never hac any use fol
an English ls-di-da son Of Q lord ~