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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-16

"How is money!" asked seedy
customer, entering the Office OF New
York banker. "Is there much de-
mand for it.
mo, sir; very slight demand"
"Ahl in that case you may be able
to lend me a quarter.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-16

Cate, Il appears, have q recognized
social position In The French army,
where they arc trained 10 render what
are known as "sorvioes administratiia -
The food aud drink Of these quadru-
peds Is Likewise regulated by minister
ial DEGREES
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-16

The French universities are making
an effort 20 attract 10 France the
American students Who nov 90 90 such
numbers 10 Germany 10 DO finished
or"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-16

Mexico imported last year manu-
featured goods to the value Of 81, o0o,.
600, more than half of which came
from tie United States. 49,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17

would like to succeed Senator Smith in
1899, but he would like still better to
bs siee-pre sident of the United States.
He fully realizes that no candidate for
the vice-presidency can sacceed with
out the support of Maj. Mckinley's
friends, and before clouding his send
torial aspirations BY exhausting his
claims upon his party friends in can
sass to finish for the vice-presidency,
he greatly desires to hear more defn'
itely from Ohio than he has yet been
able TO do, where he Is at"
Mi II. Clay Evans, of Tennessee,
pursues his canvass with no such ham
pering considerations TO hold him
back. lie has declared In favor Of
using the word gold" in the platform,
and claims to have received much en-
couragement from the Vermont, New
York, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana
and Illinois delegation.
Ex-Gov. D. Russell Brown, OF Rhode
Island, has opened headquarters in
the reading room ofthe Southern, and
began the distribution Of vice-presi
Dental buttons. lie thinks New En-
gland Is entitled to the second place
aud expects the support of the New
England delegations.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17
A BANKER SHOT
BY = Crank who Demanded Money and
was Reiussd-Attempted Suicide.

Nv q Crank VINO DeWnnVeu money anu
was Refused Attempted Suicide.
NEW YoRK, June i5.-At 1880 p. m. a
stranger, who gave his name as
Charles Clark, 30 years of age,
went into the new Amsterdam bank,
at Broadway and Thirty-ninth street,
and asking for President George
Wyckoff, was admittee to his office.
Soon after entering the stranger
fred two shots at Mr. Wyckoff and
then attempted to kill himself by put
ting a bullet in his abdomen. MIR.
Wyckoff was shot In the side and alb
domen. The man Clark presented let
ter to President Wyckoff, written on
1etterbead of the Hotel Marlborough.
II contained a demand for o., 900 and
threatened Mr. Wyckoff with death
unless he furnished the money
The letter also stated that th'
bearer had partner outside
the bank who had Mr.. Wyckof
covered and that II he made any
alarm and refused to give the money
stick of dynamite would be throw
| into the bank that would blow up tn
building.
President Wyckoff, after reading th'
letter, refused Clark the money an,
the latter then shot him. The polio
believe that Clark is insane.
At the New York hospital 1t wa
said that Clark's condition was NOR
serious than President Wyckoff's. TIL
latter, 1t was stated, might recover
although his injuries are very serious
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17
: CONVENTION GOSSIP.

The story sent out that q number Of
southern negro delegates had resolved
to desert Mckinley for Reed is de.
nounced by some of the prominent
negro delegates as absurdly false.
All friction in the Massachusetts
aaleostion has been smoothed over
II Alexander, colored, OF Ala
h. ma will second McKinley's nomina.
tion He is said to be an eloquent
speaker. 1910, -. -
Gov. Bradley of Kentucky mas ar
rived at st. Louis. .....
The Republican national committee
~. vote of 81 to 4, adopted resoiu
~ ~ tbst It was inexpedient to recon
mend anv change of representation II
the national convention .h.,
VT There Is no Disgusting the fact thai
,hsrs exists a very bitter feennl
sgainst Mr.. Platt around the ohi'
he.douarters, and II the talk that !
being indulged in concentrates =, ,n'' y
concerted action, the effort VIII y
made in convention to defeat any.nins ',
that may smanate from the New iol'
leader. ,u ;rnoripe
The Missouri delegation, igpor.n,
the instructions given at the 81 JcseP'
con @ vention, reelected R. G. koren
national committeeman for Missou'
by a vote of 10 to Ii. 1t. an,
Hanna wants to rush things an
close mn the convention by Wednesaa,
NIGHT. The st. Louis people 'nln, u
they won't get run Ter 'hs"
| II that Ia done.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17
A SENSATIONAL STORY
That the Committee on Credentials May
Choke on All Contests.

That the Committee on Credentials May
Choke ON All Contests.
I sr. LoUis, June f5,l- One OF the SEN
sations Of 1.-THE early morning was re-
mort that when the committee on
credentials of the national convention
met Immediately after the opening
session an effort would be made
10 secure the adoption en- bloc
Of the temporary roll prepared by the
national commit tee as the permanent
roll of regularly elected delegates to
the convention. This statement Is
disquieting to those delegations
whose claims have been rejected
by the national committee ana
who were sanguine OF re-
versal of that verdict iat the
hands either of the credentials com
mittee or the convention itself Two
MANNERS of the national committed
stated that they knew OF their own
knowledge that such plan was con
tsmplated.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17

h. LOUIS, June 15.-It is announced
Senator Lodge that a majority OF
committee on resolutions will re-
II gold standard plank.
enator Lodge gives out the follow
FSince the conference was held last
Iht we have heard returns from
|ny Of the states that have elected
eir members of the committee on
|olutions, and we now know exactly
|ere we stand. The states that have
|cted members of the committee on
lolutions pledged to gold standard
as follows: Maine, New Hampshire,
fmont, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island
1 Connecticut. A solid New England,
W York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Rryland, Delaware, West Virginia,
seonsin, Minnesota, North Dakota,
fgon, Washington, Tennessee, Ken
fky, Nebraska, Illinois and the Dis
ft of Columbia. This makes 29
TESS when it comes to the point
Vting Ohio and Indiana and certain
er OF the middle west states will be
ppelled to go on record as favoring
told standard. Thus it will be seen
u we have carried the day and the
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17
COUNTING THE COST.
The Actual Property Loss by the
Tornado at st. Louis
F00Ts UP OVER TEN MILLION DOLLARS.
A House-to- -Hous. Canvass Of the De-
vastated District Made by Regular
Assessors and Their Reports
Carefully Compiled.

ST LoUIssJuue l5.-The lost of prop
erty by the recent tornado foots up
little over sio,00o,O00 This is half Of
the estimates made by the more eous
servative citizens day or two after
the storm HoTeser, Mayor Walbridge
estimated the loss at $1,000, 600 and
President Nagel of the council at that
time declared that he believed il would
not go over sl0,0Oo,O0O. Other guesses
more wild. Some placed the loss at
CSC, 100000. No one, however was In
4 position to make accurate figures,
and as result President Fredericks
OF the board of assessors deter
mined to make a thorough can
vass OF the district in order
to ascertain how much the assessment
rolls would suffer by the storm, and 10
make d report to the comptroller as te
how much of the assessed taxes might
be expected to be collected this year
Mr.. Fredericlss completed his figures
or the loss. His staff of assessors and
clerks made thorough canvass Of th,
tornado-stricken district, PERSONAL,
assessed the loss to each building ans
to each family, and the figures oh
tanned are absolutely reliable. 1t i
the first estimate Of the loss cominl
from an official source, and represent
many days Of hard work, painstakinl
care and accurate assessment.
| According to the official figures, tn
number Of buildings seriously dam
aged was 1858; the number PARTIAL,
damaged, such as having chimney, fir
walls and partition walls blown dow
and roofs ripped off, was |, ,24q, maxim
total OF s,5l2 buildings damaged b
the storm. Out Of this number, 32
were totally destroyed. nothing bein
left of them but the wreckage
The loss to the buildings was s7,4s7
900. to personal property, such d
household effects, horses, wagons, etc
, was 81, lpl, 800; to other personal prof
erty, such as machinery, stocks
merchandise, electric wires, etc, th
loss was 81, 100000, making a total lo
of all kinds of $40, ,239, 900,
This Is considerably less than ha
been expected, but 1t Is accurate,
the men who assessed the damage
are perfectly familiar with the COS
OF buildings and personal effects, ar
no guessing was indulsed Id.
Mr. Fredericls, from the reports
his assessors, also makes the folio
ing statistical assertions: Number
buildings damaged, the cost OF whit
was less than $4,000, 2,6Si numb
J less than sl,5Oo, i,7lii the b.
ance being those costing mo
than $1,000, Estimating that
tho buildings seriously damag
had a 25-foot front, II all I
buildings were placed in a row 7
street would be 80 miles long; II all t
buildings totally demolished were 81
ilarly situated they would take up O
l. side Of a street for one and one-h
1 miles.
n Over s4ao, 900 worth of church pr
e erty was destroyed, and the loss
,r the public schools will be about sl'
II 900,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
publican party will be saved from
mmitting itself to straddle. The
te will come first on a minority
port for free coinage plank, which
be voted down and the gold plank
ostituted OF course the western
YER states car not be counted upon,
we have saved New York, and the
'e OF that state amounts to more
an the combined vote of all the sill
reproducing states, should they at
election repudiate the republican
cket. 1t is my firm belief that the
optlon of gold plank will be the
walton of the repu blican party and
use the friends of honest money to
ny around its standard the whole
intry over.n
senator Lodge had conference with
Hanna with reference to the finan'
plank, and argned in favor OF the
Assachusetts idea with such energy
~ Mr. Hanna was compelled to de
re that he was the most persistent
'son with whom he had come in con
!. since reaching ST. Louis. Mr.
poge replied that the Importance Q,
cause demanded that he shoult
PERSISTENT. and he concluded the in
view with the statement that Ohit
puia De com pelled to get into lint
=, : vote for the adoption of this plank
Ahe personal efforts of Mr.. LodF'
se done much in molding publi
nslment, and should the plank o
nich Mr.. Lodge is the author b
op'ed, much of the credit will b
70 him and those associated witt
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17
EYING THE WIRES,
|, Times Among the Politicians
4 at St. Louis.
FINANCIAL PLANK is THE THING.
Il. DISPOSITION Has Been Shown
.vs;d Declaring Blantiy for a
GAIA Standard. Senator Lodge
s,vs the Plank VIII be Gold.


Iatns. June iA--The morning
bre the meeting of the convention
"a with the leading topic in the
h of the delegates, not selection
|ardidates, but the nature OF the
pelal plank to be adopted. II seems
E,v settled that the fight over this
ktiou will be carried from the CON.
AZ on resolutions on the fioof of
eonyention. The committee, under
leadership Of It's chairman, ex.Gov.
sksr. will sustain the ''ohio idea"
hvor Of sustaining the existing
dardn not specifying what that
dard Is, Y. A
he eastern members, under the
ership of senator Henry Cabot
Ire will insist upon defining the
ting standard as u gold standard.
| proposition being voted down In
mittee, as it probably will be, Mr..
re and ex-senator Platt VIII take
matter into the convention and de-
hd a roll-call vote, so as to place
delegation distinctly on record.
sachusetts, Maine, Connecticut,
NE Island, New York, pennsyl.
IA. Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota
Tennessee have given in their adj
enee in advance to the Lodge-Plat,
gramme.
hen the convention Is thus brought
to face with the question OF de
ling against the free coinage OF sill
then will occur Senator Teller
ortunityD He has repeatedly de
red that no effort on his part, ol
Of his friends, will be wanting Il
ee the convention to d plain, homes
laration. "Better gold plank,
bays, "than an equivocsl declara
which means gold, but may b
en taken to mean something else.
is intimated that when the conven
shall have definitely declared II
Utility no silver coinage, Senate
Ter will make a speech which vii
b the form Of valedictory to th
ublican party, and will retire to hi
be in Colorado to await events.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
A Plank Has Been Prepared for
the Platform
THAT Will Be sTIFFLY PROTECTIVE.
II Will Look to the Interests Of the
WoHen Industry and Dselars
Strongly in Favor Of Restoring
the Duty on Sugar.

sf. torts, June is.--Mr. Mark Hanna
has prepared the tsfif plank OF the
platform. 1t will be stiftiy protective,
and Is understood to distinctly reflect
Mr.. McKinley's views. II Will not de-
mand restoration of the rates OF duty
Hxed in the law of 1890, nor will 1t re-
fer specifically to that law as the Me-
Kinley law All personal reference
10 the author of the tariff bill which
passed the Fifty-hrst congress VIII DO
avoided. It will call for such an IN
crease OF duties as will amply
protest the American manufacturer
and farmer from foreign competition.
The platform will contain a special
reference to the wooleti industry. 1t
will reeite the benefits which the
woolen grower enjoyed under the Me-
Kinley law. and 1t will advocate a
restoration OF the rates which were In
vogue when the present law was en-
acted.
It will contain a strong declaration
favoring restoration OF duty on
sugar II will point out that the
practicabiity of growing sugar beets
successfully in the United States has
been clearly demonstrated, and 1t viii
assert that the expansion OF this In
dustry will materially aid the farmers
and increase the value OF their land.
1t has been suggested that the suga'
schedule should provide for free sugal
with d bounty OF two cents poun,
to the growers OF the domestic prod
, uct. AS was the case in the law OF 1890
Some of the republican leaders objec
to the bounty provision, and are urg
, inr that the paragraph relating =
sugar shall merely stipulatc for Al
adequate protection to the America
grower.
The American Merchant Marine ~
i, sociation is laboring industriously
: through its secretary, Mr.. A. r. Smith
i To secure the insertion of plank In
posing duty of ten per cent a
valorcm on all importations to Tn
United States that are not transporte
! In American bottoms. twill be show
n that such policy was In successf'
Q opcration for nearly 40 years in tn
L United States, during which period q
o. average Of about 90 per cent. OF Amel
lean commerce was carried In Ame
y lean vessels, which to-day, with 7
l. protection for American ships compe
s. ing with foreign ships, manned !
N sailors poorly compensated, but ii p
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17
GREENvIIIE COUNTY, 1896

from ohio Mr.. Mark Hanna, and Me-.
Hanna, it is said, has intlmated To a
least one prominent aspiraut that il Is
not his purpose TO make any sign until
after the nomination Of Mai MeKiu.
ley becomes an assured fact. This
condition of things. it's alleged. places
at least one prominent gentle
man in rather embarrassing
position. Mr.. Hobart, Of New Jersey.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17

to being Connecticut's national COM
mitteelnan and member of the com
mittee ON resolutions, has been chosen
to present to the convention the name
of ex-Gov. Morgan 7. Bulkeley for
vice-president, says his remarks Will
show the ex-governor as the best gold
standard representative.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17

v. W. FuHV"bHaf fo"IVfNJ
secretary-Col G. W. Johnson, OF
Minnesota.
First Assistant secretary-W. @.
Riley, Louisville, Ky,
Second Assistant secretary-Hsrry
H. Smith, Washington, d. c.
Third Assistant Secretary-A. b.
Humphrey, New York.
chaplain-Rabb Samuel Sale, st.
Louis
Reading clerks:
First-J. II. stone, Michigan.
second-Fred Il. Wilson, Missouri.
Third-John r. Malloy Columbus, o.
FOURTH. s. Hatcher, Indiana.
Fifth. Il. Benson, New York.
Mr., c, w. Fairbanks, the temporary
chairman. is prominent 1awyerof In.
dianapolis and candidate for the
United states senate from Indiana
His selection was generally predicted
and small Aaht was waged againsl
him. He was known to be McKinley'l
choice, however, and the opposition
| fell fiat.
Col, c. w. johnson, the temporar,
secretary, has a national reputation
| He was chief clerk of the United State
senate for many years, and when th
democrats came into power two year
ago he stepped down and out. II
was secretary of the last Republican
national convention, held at Mime
anolis In 1892.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17
1HE CHICAGO EXODUS.
The Republican Clubs En- Route to tn
Convention City.

CHICAGO, June 15.--An exodus OF
Chicago republicans bound for st.
Louis is on to-day. A special train
bearing the Cook County Marching
club the First Regiment hand, all the
candidates on the state ticket, dele
gates, alternatss and state coFmittee'
mon left for st. Louis over the Wabash
at s:4b a. m. At 10 a. N. ths Blaine
club left for the conveption via ths
Wabash poad. The M1rqustte fluf
and the Cook County BhsinpAs Men,
McKinley club left on special trsiAs y
the evening.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17

LONDON, June l5.-The examination
of DR.. L. S. Jameson and his fellow
officers In the Transvaal raid, which
was resumed In the Bow Street police
court last week, has ended. Or. jamie
son, Sir John willoughby, Col. White,
Mai. White, Col. Gray and Hon. Charles
Coventry were committcd for trial and
the ether defendants were discharged.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17

.neEe Is really little warmth or
lhestness in the canvass being made
me vice-presidenoy. All candi-
~ await = sign from the prophst
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION

OF the Republican Nationni Convention a'
st. Louis. if'Hi fN
The temporary officers for the con-
vention have been selected by the ma
tional committee as follows:
thairman-C. w. Fairbanks, OF In
diana ...-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17
SENATOR TELLER
VIII be the Guiding Spirit Among Tho
Silver Forces.

ST. Louis, June 15.-The small room
occupied by the Colorado delegation
was totally inadequate to the demands
made upon it as soon as 1t becam'
known that Senator Teller had arrived
and was ready to meet his free silve
friends. The delegation was unable t.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17


meet formally until more than half an
hour had elapsed, during which time
AN ovation was rendered the champion
Of free silver. As soon as the doors
were closed Senator Teller was elected
chairman of the delegation aud Its
members Of the committee on resoiu'
tions, Mr.. Frank C. Goudy was made
,nember of the committee on
credentials and James NJ. Downing on
~,,ss The member OF the national
committee and other Offices to be flied
were left for subsequent meeting.
The delegation decided to act as ?
INIT and to be guided in all things ny
the advice of Mr.. Teller,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17
III. silver Men Getting Together.

ST. LOUIS, June Ex-senator Teller
o.llsd a meeting of the silver men to
he he held at 4p. m, either at the st.
Nicholas or at the Southern. For two
honrs Mr. Teller and Senator Du-
bois we're closeted at the Colorado
headquarters where many of sne s
s;lver men were piloted for
conference with these leaders. at
o,clock Mr.. Teller said there was no
statement to be made other than that
The silver men we're sizing up the stu
st;on and arranging to organize 50 as
40 mt M as strong front In the con
vsnsion - as possible. After the called
meeting 1t is probable that an ausnor-
ltative statement will be given eus 1or
publication.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-06-17
SAMUEL FESSENDEN.

| Connscticut's National Cohimittsinan,
win Sing Gov Bhlkeiey's Praises.
Sr. LouIs, June 15-Samuel Fessen-
den, OF Connecticut, who, in addition
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-12-24
NOTICE.

By virtue of the power vested in me
by deed of trust executed by w. r.
Rhea and wife, bearing date May 10Th,
1894, recorded in Deed of Trust Book 8,
page 451, will sell in front of Jobe's
Opera House in johnson City, Tenn,
on the 9Th day of January, 1897, the
following town lots in the town of John
son City, to-wit: Lots Nos. and Z, in
block 7, of Boyd's addition to johnson
City, Tenn, being between Oak and
Baxter streets, each fronting SO feet on
Watauga avenue.
ISAAC HARR, Trustee.
This Dec. LIST, 1896, G48-4t
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-12-24
For Willie.

Joe Jeferson's son, willie" is
about 10 years old and last summer took
a trip abroad. He had a big time in
London, Paris and other old world
points of interest, spent bis money freely
and incidentally became financially en-
barrassed. The result was the fol-
lowing cablegram, dated from London:
Joseph Jefferson, Buzzard's Bay,
Mass, Send me 81 900, 90 Immediately,
FWILLIE'"
When Mr.. Jefferson received the ca
BILE message he wondered what Will
could want with SO large an amount in
addition to the funds he had taken with
him, SO he cabled him as follows.
willie Jefferson, London, England,
What do you want 81, 100000 for?
JOSEPH JEFFERSON.
To which the following prompt re-
ply came:
"Joseph Jefferson, Buzzard's Bay,
Mass. For Willie.
WILLIE JEFFEBToN.
He got the money.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-12-24

Tt is said that the silver republicans
in the senate will not be bound by the
action of the regular republican caucus.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-12-24
STORIES OF A COUNTRY TOWN.

An Atchison man who lost his heart
last spring aud losS his head few
weeks ago and got married is about to
lose his job.
At a whist party shortly to be given
in Atchison BOBBY prize is to be given
to the woman who asks oftenest: "Say,
what's trumps, anyhow ?"
An Atchison woman who gave party
recently worked ten days and worried
ten nights ON her invitation list and
then made twenty-seven errors.
The weeds ere so high along several
streets in West Atchison that the people
are talking of clearing out the under-
brush and holding picni's under them.
There is a good deal of sympathy in
town Cor an Atchison gil. She has
been invited to pay visit to his folks,
who want to inspect her, and her father
will not let her have cent of money
FOR new clothes.
The papers outside of Atchissn seem
to consiGeA it unusual that one of the
reasons for an Atchison woman's APP
plication for divorce is that when her
husband laughs he looks like fool.
That's nothing ; there is another wo-
man IN Atchison who claims that her
husband looks like fool when he is
not laughing.
A man stopped reporter on the
streets this morning to tell him that he
had heard that Miss Smith, formerly
of Atchison, but now of some Iowa
town, that he couldn't remember the
name of, was to be married to man,
but who the man was he hadn't heard.
And yet people scold because news
papers are sometimes unreliable. -
Atchison Globe.