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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-05

is, by the direction of the fund, dis
pensed, is practically that laid down
in the constitution of the Students Aid
Fund at Wake Forest.
In the darkest hour Of my Presi
dency of the University, when u in,
come was so small that it was neces-
a to curtail the salaries of the fac
ulty, before the General Assembly he'd
been induced to come to Jul relief, [
received q letter from DR.. Deems, which
was a ray of sunlight through a rift in
the cloud. It's purport was that his
heart prompted him to aid as far as he
could young men of North Carolina
aspiring to higher education, and at
the same time erect q monument to
the memory Of his eldest son, Theo
dore Disosway Deems, born at Chapel
Hill, who lost his life in the Confed-
crate services. To these ends he pro
posed to establish a fund, the whole Of
which, the principal and the interest
which might accrue from time to time,
was to be loaned on good security di-
rectly to needy students OF this Uni
versity. x x O1e Of our trustees
feared that poor youths could not find
solvent securities. x x x x He Was
mistaken. There ore always good
men willing to give their endorsement
in order to aid aspiring merit, x x =
The Fund may sustain occasional losses,
but those losses will not equal the an
nual interest. The feature Of lend ng
principal, as well as interest, directly
to the needy students, whose neigh
bors are willing to become eureties for
repayment out of their early earnings,
makes this nj of the wis9st schemes
ever devised for helping young men Of
promise and pluck"
1t soon became evident to Mr.. D6n-
marks mind that the machinery of
the organization was not perfect, and
in fact he had recommended, before he
left college, that the fund should be
placed IN the hands Of the Trustees of
the College, and the Trustees should
appoint a committee to manage and
care for the fund, and sc that it was
carefully guarded and used strictly
according to the obj cts for which it
was intended TIE great diff :ulty
which was expert need in getting meet
ings OF the Board Of Directors led to
this conclusion. 1t Yves clear that the
association could not gain that coLf
dence which i5 should have as it vas
then being managed, and that, if the
Board of Trustees of the College could
be If duced to take the management Of
the fund, confidence would be inspired
in the hearts Of the contributors, and
the fund would grow accordingly. At
che meeting o. the Baptist State Con
vention at Wilmington in 1856, some
Of the friends of the friends Of the
Association held a conference, and q
committee was appointed to procure a
new charter or a change in the old
N w Il. Pace. Esq, was appoin-
ted to draft the new charter, AID Mr..
Denmark was selected as the mem
Der Of the Committee to DO the Lob
0y act" The Charter then procured
is tho L under which the Association
is EoW operating,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-05

The Henderson cotton mill is nearly
ready TO begin operations.
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
DELEGATIONS ORGANIZE.

Members of Committees Chosen by North
western States.
CHICAGO, July 7.-Northwestern DEL
egations organized as follows:
Iowa-Chairman, Samuel B. Evans ;
member of national committee, Charles
A. Walsh resolutions, J. T. Murphy.
The preference Of the member Of the
committee on resolutions is for silver.
Wisconsin-Chairman, General Ed
ward S. Bragg: member national COM
mittee, E. g. Wall; resolutions, Sena-
tor William F. Villas. They favor gold
and tariff for revenue only.
Minnesota-Ch Chairman, P. B. Win
ston; member national committee, D.
W. Lawler; member committee on res
olutions, James E. O'Brien. The dele.
CATION stands 12 to for gold.
South Observation-Disclosures, B. M.
Steele; credentials, s. A. Ramsey; per-
manent Organization, George Culver.
North Dakota Resolutions, w. n.
Roach credentials, j. H. Holt; perma,
nent organization, Fl. p. Hartman.
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
OPPOSED TO A BOLT
GOLD LEADERS NOT IN FAVOR OF
THAT COURSE. r.

Will Remain in Convention and Decide
IT Later as to Future Action-Believe the
Majority Should Rule aud Will Abide
by the Result.
CHICAGO. July The situation In
the Eastern gold standard camp has
orystallized enough to enable one to get
. more settled idea Of a plan than has
hitherto prevailed The gold men will
not as a body leave the convention, and
1t is doubtful if any delegates take that
course The leaders are all against it,
though it is believed that Mr. William
@, Whitney would be pleased to see an.
other convention with gold standard
platform
The most radical action that the gold
men will! take has practically been set.
tied. and that is to follow the plan
adopted by the Montana delegation in
the national Republican convention in
St Louis. to remain in the convention
hall with the notification that thew will
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.

charge of her grandmother. at Guilford,
Conn. After her fathers second mar
rage her education was continued at the
Litchf1eld academy. In January, 1885.
she married Mr.. Stowe, clergyman.
In 1850 she removed with her husband and
family to Brunswick, Me. where Mr.. Stowe
had just been called to professorship in
Bowdoin. 1t was at the height of the ex.
element caused by passage of the fugitive
slave law. 1t seemed to her as If slavery
were about to extend itself over the free
states. She determined, If possible, to
make people realize what slavery really
meant, and, as a result of this determine
tlon, wrote "Uncle TOMS Cabin"
In 1858, accompanied by her husband
and brother, Rev. Charles Beecher, she
visited England, and in the following
year appeared her Sunny Memories Of
Foreign Lands" Subsequently tours OF
England and the continent furnished ma
terial for other books, which have been
eagerly read by many thousands Of people
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
IT'S ANYeoOY's PLUM.
Democratic Convention Still at Sea in Re.
T. gard to Their Candidate.

Democratic Convention Still at Sea in Re.
gard to Their Candidate. &
CHICAGO, July THE situation is all
confusion in the Democratic conven.
tion. Only one thing looms up like
searchlight in the fog that hangs over
the situation and obscures the vision Of
the wisest and most far.seeing leaders.
That is the convention will be for silver
at l6 to l. AS for candidates, the con-
vention is still cropping in the murk.
Bland is unquestionably in the lead SO
far as actual votes are concerned, his
strength approximating $50, liberal
estimate, with Boies moving along at
his heels with about 200, but neither is
able to demonstrate as yet how he can
win. In this chaotic condition of af.
fairs gossip and speculation casts about
for dark horses. William j. Bryan Of
Nebraska, Vice President Adlai Steven
son, John r. Mclean, the Ohio journal.
ist; Senator Joe Blackburn of Ken.
lucky and Senator White of California
All Share the Distinction
Of being canvassed. Even Senator Hill
of New York is talked of, and his
famous Elmira speech of 1893 is recalled
as an evidence that he is O bimetallist
and would make strong compromise
candidate. The name of Ex-Governor
Campbell of Ohio is also heard. The
Pennoyer boom from Oregon was for
mally launched during the day. and OK.
Congressman Sibley of Pennsylvania
has announced his candidacy. At
work in the background is the senate.
rial movement for Teller with the free
silver Republicans and their allies, the
Populist leaders, straining every nerve
to impress on the convention the advis.
ability of nominating the Coloradoan.
With all these silver forces struggling
against each other, with the gold men
solid and compact, ready to obey orders,
it is shrewd political prophet
| Who Can Point the Way Out.
The silver leaders now reluctantly ad.
NIT that their two.thirds majority is an
undisciplined mass, running hither and
thither, possibly to be stampeded in the
end. They started out with the an.
nounced intention of getting together
and arranging programme to be put
through by the sheer force of their
majority. They were to abrogate the
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
THE M'LEAN BOOM.
It Is Ready to Be Sprung at q MOment's
Notice, If Advisable.

1t Is Ready to Be Sprung at Moments
Notice, If Advisable.
CHICAGO, July mo Mclean badges
have yet appeared among the Ohio del
egates, but the boom of the Ohio jour.
nalist is met with everywhere. 1t is
underneath the surface so far, but the
friends of Mr.. Mclean are prepared to
bring it forth at the first opportunity.
They expect to see the two leading can
didates, Bland and Boies, pull each 9TH
er down and open the door for dark
horse. Unless they are convinced be.
fore the presentation of names is
called for in the convention
that their champion has a
much more than fighting chance his
name will not be formally offered for
first place on the ticket. The sugges-
tion Of McLean's candidacy has met
with strong favor among many of the
delegates but the drift Of sentiment
seems to be that he cannot possibly
reach the first place and must
content himself with the tail of the
ticket. This is all his friends origin.
ally hoped for but with the prospects of
a big tangle ahead they have been en-.
couraged to hope that they may be able
to land him at the head of the ticket.
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
Less Money About.

In June, 1892, before the present ad-
ministration assumed office, the per
capita circulation Of money in the United
States was $24.44. A year later, after
the present administration assumption
of power, it had fallen to $23.87, a
loss of O.57 per capita. At the beginning
of this month it was only $21.65, 2 loss
in circulation of %. % since 1885,, and
loss of 90. 70 per capita since the pro-
lection period Of 1892.
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
DEAN FOR GOVERNOR.

Minnesota Prohibitionists Place Ticket
in the Field.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 4.-The Prohibi'
tionists at their state convention NOM
mated the following ticket:
Governor, William j. Dean, Minne-
apolis; lieutenant governor, Professor
Ole Lokensgaard, Madison secretary of
state, J. A. McOonkey, Fergus Falls
treasurer, F.V. Edwards, Spring Valley
attorney general, Charles E. Shannon,
Duluth; presidential electors.at- large,
Ole Krone, Douglass county, and J. e.
Pinkham, Minneapolis.
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08

Free Silver Candidate for the Presidency
from Pennsylvania
two. thirds rule and select their candi-
date in a caucus OF silver men. Both
these projects were put aside and they
are now at the door of the convention
with the question Of candidate open
and deadlock inevitable. 1t will re-
quire every silver vote in the conven-
tion to nominate and the friends of any
one candidate can, if the gold men do
not plump their votes to a silver man
who may be formidable but not the
choice Of the majority, prevent an early
nomination.
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
THE COLISEUM.

Where the Democratic Convention is be-
ing held.
close of the convention. The sentiment
for Senator Teller was strong, and after
the meeting the members present dis
persed to visit the different delegations.
They declared it to be the sense of the
union, however, that it should support
the nominee of the convention, pro-
vided he was q silver man nominated
on a silver platform.
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
STATE TICKET NAMED.

Minnesota Republicans Complete Their
LabOrs.
ST. PAUL, July 2.-The Republican
state convention has adjourned after
naming full state ticket. David M.
Olough was renominated for governor
on the first ballot. John l.. Gibbs was
named for lieutenant governor, and
Secretary of State Berg, Treasurer
Koerner and Attorney General Ohilds
were renOminated.
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
8OiES FOR CONGRESS.

II Defeated at Chicago He Will Run
Against Henderson.
DUBUQUE, Ia., July 6.-A large con-
tingent of Iowa Democrats will pass
through Dubuque Monday morning on
their way to Chicago. Friends of ex-
Governor Boies here, while confident
of his nomination at Chicago, are plan.
ming to have him nominated for con-
gress, should they fail at the national
convention. r.s r. :s.....,s
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
Sewall for Vice President,

CHICAGO, July IA movement has
been inaugurated in the interest of
Hon. Arthur Sewall of Maine for the
vice presidential nomination. The sug.
gestion is said to have been favorably
accepted by many silver men.
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
Turpie Not q Candidate.

CHICAGO, July 7.-Senator Turpie
stated during the morning that the
mention of his name as possible com.
promise candidate was wholly unau-
thorized and that he would stand by
Matthews to the last
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
For Governor of wisconsin.

MADISON, Wis, July ga sensation
was created in local politics by the an.
nouncement by Robert A. Lafollette
that he intends to become candidate
for the gubernatorial nomination. This
sets aside all rumors as to whom the
Lafollette candidate will be, and means
hard fight between Lafollette and Ed.
ward s. Schofield for the nomination..
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
Illinois Votes for Bland.

CHICAGO, July AT a meeting Of
the Illinois delegation at the Sherman
House, it was decided that Illinois
should cast her 48 votes for Richard P.
Bland of Missouri for president.
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
Kansas For Bland.

CHICAGO, July 7.-The Kansas dele
CATION adopted resolution to cast its
30 votes as unit for Bland. This re-
suit was reached only after long and
stormy meeting.
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
POPUuiSTS FOR TELLER.
Manifesto Issued Stating Their Position
at Present.

CHICAGO, July 7.-The Populist lead
ers have issued manifesto declaring
their intention to support Teller for
president and calling on the Demo-
cratic convention to make him their
nominee. They declare they will not
endorse candidate for president who
has not severed his affiliation with the
old political parties.
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
Morris win Run for Concresa.

DULUTH, July Page Morris, judge
of the district court, has consented to
run for congress in opposition to
Charles A. Towne and his name will
come before the Republican district
convention.
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
SILVER MEN ARE HOT.
Not Pleased With Their Treatment by the
National Committee.

Not Pleased With Their Treatment by tho
National Committee.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE night session
of the silver conference was devoted al
most exclusively to the subject of the
temporary craftsmanship: The spirit
which prevaded the meeting was de-
cidedly pugnacious and the silver men
decided to put forth their utmost en-
deavors to score a signal winning. On
motion of Mr.. O'Donnell Of Colorado
the roll was called to determine whether
a majority of the delegates were repre-
sented at the meeting The call devel-
oped the fact that those present had
authority to pledge 470 delegates. This
is bare majority, and the committee
Immediately decided that it was too
close for comfort. They therefore re-
solved that the situation was such as to
demand immediate action to secure as
surance of greater support, and about
one third of the members present were
appointed sub committee to visit the
absent delegations and secure further
pledges.
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
THEY FAVOR TELLER.

Bimetallic Union Will, However. Support
the Nominee.
CHICAGO, July 1.-The National Bi-
metallic union, of which General A. J.
Warner of Ohio is president, met here
and will continue in session until the
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
MRS. STOVES DEATH.

Author Of "Uncle Toms Cabin" Goes -
Her Long Home.
HARTFORD. Conn.,, July Mrs. Har-
riet Beecher Stowe died at noon. Mem.
bers of the family were at her bedside.
Mrs. Stowe was the daughter of Rev.
DR.. Lyman Beecher, and was born June
IA. 1911. Her mother died while she was q
mere child, and she was placed under the
Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08
SENATOR GRAY OF DELAWARE.


One of the Leading Gold Democrats at the
Convention.
act in their individual states as to sup
port of the platform and national ticket
as the Democrats of their states desire.
But even this latter proposition is tenn.
pered and the action may not take place
if the silver majority does not inor.
dinately trample upon the rights and
privileges of the gold minority
In these resolves the gold men say
they are backed by the unbroken Demo-
cratic principles of majority rule. Such
Tammany men as Senator Cantor,
Congressman Sulzer and John c. Shee.
han assert that they will abide by what
the majority does, and will not bolt or
refuse to vote on any question. The
majority of the New York delegates are
apparently of the same mind, and
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, the
other two leading states in the gold
movement, are in sympathy.
It is rumored that Boies has been
dickering for the Eastern vote, and a
few silver states that have had Vice
President Stevenson in mind are also
looking to New York and other gold
states for votes. Pennsylvania is not in
this alleged dicker, remaining faithful
to Pattison. Altgeld and Senator Jones
are much disturbed and demand short
convention, but the gold men say that
it will be prolonged one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-11
Supreme Court Decisions.

The following opinions were render
ed by the supreme court of the stae of
Kansas, this 18th day of July, 1896:
MARTIN, G. J.
M B. Young VS.. the c. R. I. & P. Ry.
Co, error from Mcpherson county; af-
hrmed.
c. R. Young VS.. the c. R. I. & P. Ry.
Co, error from Mcpherson county; af-
firmed.
A T. & S F R R. Co. VS.. Allie May
Henry, error from Usage county; re-
Bank of Lal1in VS.. National bank of
Commerce, error from Kearney county;
affirmed.
E. Winter & Bro. VS.. John T. Ritchfe
ct al. error from Greenwood county; af-
firmed-
A T. & S. F. R. R. Co. vs.. Ellen E.
Hill, admrx., error from Jefferson coun-
ty; affirmed.
Matilda Grey ct al, VS. B. F. Holmes
ct al, error from Bourbon county, af-
frmed.
Crystal Salt and Mining Co, VS. VIM
NJ. Leckie, error from Kingman county,
reversed.
R. L. Mcdonald & Co. VS.. w. B.
Swisher, error from Sherman county;
JOHNSTON. J.
A. T. & S. F. r. r. Co, VS.. W. H.
PenfOld, error from AtchisOn county;
Mo. Pac. Ry. Co. VS.. Chas. r. Coop
er, error from Bourbon county; revers-
ed.
Geo. D RathbOne VS.. James G. Hop
per, ct al, original proceeding in man
damus; judgment for the plaintiff
State VS.. John W. Foullz, appeal from
Kingman county; reversed.
State ex rel VS.. Commissioners of
Shawnee county, error from Shawnee
county; affirmed.
Union Poetic Railway Co. vs. Clar-
ence z. Young, ct al. error from Wy
andotte common pleas; reversed.
T. B. Bowling VS.. J. NJ. Searls error
from Wyandotte county; affirmed.
A ]. Higley ct al VS.. Frank Ringle ct
al, error from Reno county; modified.
Mo. Pacific Ry. Co. VS.. Effie c. Love
lace, error from Johnson county; re-
versed.
ALLEN. J.
a. A. Richards VS.. J. r. Griffith err
ror from court of appeals; reversed
Union Land Co. VS.. Geo. P Murat, err
ror from Cowley county; affirmed
James NJ. Russell vs. the Western
Union Telegraph Co., error from wy
andotte county; affirmed.
Clinton L. Caldwell VS.. Angel Math-
ewsOn & Co, error from Labette coun-
ty: affirmed.
State VS.. J. H. Scarlet, appeal from
F'inney county; reversed.
T. G. Dennis VS.. Jacob Custer error
from Franklin county; affirmed.
James GoWan VS.. A. S. Pierce, error
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-11
WILL THEY SUPPORT M'KINLEY
Gold Dem ocrats are Yet Undecided
What They Will Do.

EIkhart, Ind, July 11.-Senator Hill,
who was on his way east last night,
said, relative to his absence from yes
terday'S session:
4 was tired and i'll after the last few
days work, and as 1 was not chair
man of the delegation, I did not deem
it necessary to go. It had been evident
TO me since I came here that an angel
from heaven could not have turned
these people from their purpose. They
answered arguments with a laugh, or
did not answer at all, and then took
the action they originally said they
would.
No possible argument could have
changed any of their purposes. We
made our fight for our principle, how
ever, and believe our people will in
dOrse US for it. 1t is not merely the
silver plank in the platform that is OBJ
jectiOnable, but there are many other
things, as 1 pointed out in my remarks
yesterday.
win there be a third ticket in the
field? I cannot answer. I don't know.
We have taken no steps in that direc-
tiOn and shall not determine it until
later
VIM. c. Whitney said, in response to
a question; THE statement that we
have determined to have a convention
of gold men is untrue. We have done
nothing of the sort We really are all
at sea. While when I gave up my
foreign trip I expected the result would
be as it is, 1 did not believe it would
be quite so bad. I cannot tell about
third ticket as yet; don't know what
is to be DONE
Is there not a committee of one from
each gold state TO consider the mat
ter and report to Senator Gray?'
'SinguIarly enough, although we
passed q resolution, there is not. Gov
ernor Flower was in the chair at the
time and he did not appoint the com
mittee. If he does later they will re-
port to him.
Smith Weed of New York. who was
one of the party, said: The newspa-
per press will soon make known the
wishes Of the people in this matter and
those wishes doubt not will be very
emphatic against this convention"
Ex-Governor Russell declined to talk
further than to say it would take some
days to find out how the people of the
east felt in the matter. 1T was a Popu-
list convention said he.
The opinion seemed to prevail that all
these men are against the ticket and
platform and that they are for McKin-
ley or a third ticket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-11
WANT A GOLD CONVENTION.
Texas Gold Democrats Join With Illi-
nois Democrats IN Demanding One.

Chicago, July 11.-After a conference
between the gold Democrats of Illinois
and a committee sent from Texas to
represent the anti-silver sentiment in
that state the following signed card
was issued: 1.-The undersigned elected
by the Democratic convention of Texas
to attend the convention at Chicago to
cooperate with any Democrats there,
met together for the preservation of
the integrity of the Democratic party
and the perpetuation of its principles,
hereby heartily indorse the action of
the Illinois Democracy in calling for a
Democratic national convention to
nominate a candidate for president and
vice president and adopt a platform of
Democratic principles. (Signed).
RUFUS HARDY.
GEORGE CLARK
E. S. CONNOR.
W. T. HEFLEY
D. G. BOLINGER.
J. A. READ"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-11
ALL NEBRASKA ExCITED.
Crowds Receive the News of Bryan's
Nomination With Delirious
Delight.

Omaha, Neb., July 11.-All Nebraska
was excited last night over Bryan's
nomination. Informal celebrations.
with bands playing, horns footing and
excited Democrats yelling in a most
enthusiastic manner were common
throughout Nebraska.
The excitement is most intense in
Omaha, though no formal steps have
yet been taken toward a proper cele-
bration.
1t came too much as a surprise. In
Omaha enthusiastic crowds gathered
in front of the newspaper offices to
watch the bulletins from the cOnven-
ton. The crowds were good natured
and Democratic and voiced their senti-
ments in continuous and vociferous ap-
plause. The thrOngs were essentially
Nebraskan, however, for their utter
ances were more energetic and enthu-
siastic when Nebraska and its sister
state Iowa, came in for notice in the
bulletins which came rapidly over the
wires
When the bulletin announcing Bry-
ans nomination was posted an old gray
haired man threw up his hat, and this
was the signal for others, and hats
were thrown in the air, men hugged
each other and such a cheer went up
as has never before been heard here.
The people seemed to forget them
selves, or rather to take d personal in
tereSt in the announcement and each
tried to OutdO the other in making a
noise.