The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-23

eign Affairs committee, who talked with
I Secretary Onley this week. says that the
documents will be forwarded within a few
days. that they will not be accompanied by a
message. 1t is possible, he said, that Score.
tary Onley will furnish a part Of the docu.
ments, if not all Of them. He may hand
them to the committee instead Of following
/ the usual practice of sending them to the
! Speaker to be laid before the House. Much
OF the correspondence in possession Of the
Department is in the form of reports and
letters from U. S. Consuls in Cuba. Neces.
sariy the contents are confidential in nature
and the publication might subject the Con-
suls to personal violence, and at least would
WIN for them the enmity of the parties to
the war and destroy their usefulness as
officers.
Washington, Jan. 22.-About one humid.
red silver men were present at to.day's con-
ference under the auspices of the American
B-Metallic League. In calling the confer
ence to order, Gen. A. j. Warner said the
time had come for action. There waa no
hope OF winning the fight without combin.
ing forces against the organizations which
were controlled by gold standard men.
Gold, he said, was on the walls of the
inner temples of both the old parties, and it
could be oblterated only by tearing down
the walls. This conference was called to
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country and decide upon a policy to be pur-
sued by the friends Of bi-metallism. 1t was
expected an agreement would be reached
Tor the time, and place for national con.
vention, to nominate candidates for the
Presidency and Vice. Presidency of the
United States. The fight must be begun
and continued until election day
Waseton Barber of Philadelphia spoke of
the competition which the manufacturers of
this country were beginning to feel from the
manufacturers Of China and Japan; Sen
ator VIM. NJ. Stewart delivered an ami.
mated address on the situation.
A committee on resolutions was author
lied to be appointed by the Chairman and
another to arrange for a National Conven.
ton. The committee on resolutions con.
sists of Senator John p. Jones' Nevada;
James Sheldon, Conn. H. F. Bartine, New
ada; John ii. Lormer, Phla. and j. X. Me
Laurin, South Carolina. The committee on
organization consists Of Senator VIM. NJ.
Stewart New; j. L. johnson, Virginia;
K. Mcintosh, Utah; and Messrs. Stevens
OF Colorado and Hillyer OF the District of
Columbia. Neither of these committees
VIII be able to report until to. morrow. !
A committee on Order of Business was ap-
pointed, but members of the Populist com.
nttee, appointed at st. Louis, persistently
tecIine to serve on that body.
Salt Lake City, Jan. %. The passenger
ate war is oil. a new schedule has been
greed upon and hereafter rates to the fol.
owing points will be: Denver, SIS; to
Missouri River points, $50; to st. Louis
~ 90 and Chicago $3.50.
The Senatorial party consisting of Sen
tors Cannon and Brown, with their wives
nd private secretaries, left this morning for
Washington. Under the law governing
UGH matters the long and short term will
re decided In the Senate by the clerk who
istrlbutes ballotsto each aud so decides,