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The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-24

the next PRESIDENT of the United
States. ] served four years with him
in Congress and he Is as true to silver
and to the people MS 1 am, and, IL |
had had the selection OF a candidate
at Chicago, | would have selected this
gentleman
Mr. Bland reached over and ratted
Mr.. Bryan's arm, the crowd cheered
again and Mr.. Bryan said: ~ don't
consider my nomination n personal
compliment. If the nomination had
gone by merit it would have gone to
the man who for twenty years kept
alive the silver cause in Congress, in
the face OF great opposition. IL our
cause Is victorious, more credit will be
due to Mr.. Bland than any other liv-
ing man. II he had been the choice
of the convention, he would have had
no more loyal supporter than l."
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Arkansas Popullsts.

LITTLE Rock. Ark, July ls.-The
Populist State convention got down to
business at $3.50 o'clock Yesterday
morning. A resolution was offered
instructing the delegates to st. Louis
to vote for q middle of-the-rcad'
Populist in case Mr., Bryan would not
accept the Omaha platform without
the dotting Of an ii" or the crossing
OF a 81" The resolution was re.
ferred without reading. A volumi-
nous platform vas adopted favorlnp
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver;
demanding the abolition Of national
banks and that the government issue
legal tender paper money.
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MR.. BRYAN AT HOME.
LARGEST CROWD EVER IN
LINCOLN.
Honored by His Old Friends and Seighhors
Irrespective OF Party-The City Ablasc
with Cannon Boom-itecep-
tion on the Capitol Ground

LINCOLN, Neb., July Is. -The city is
j. Bryan back to his home, and every
residence and building in the city is
decorated. The visitors reached "a
900 before the Democratic Presidential
candidate arrived late this afternoon.
The reception committee went to Ia
BILE Rock In a special car to meet the
Bryan party. On arriving here Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan were escorted to their
home on ID street, where they partooli
OF refreshments. At 1880 o'clock they
were driven to the Lincoln hotel.
There the parade formed and marched
to the state capitol. At u point near
the capitol Mr.. Bryan reviewed the
procession. Then the reception
proper occurred in the rotunda OF the
state house.
According to the best estimates,
$4,000 visitors are expected here to-
morrow, not only from Nebraska, but
elsewhere. A message was received
by the executive committee from 70.
peka asking what the exact hour OF
Mr.. Bryan's arrival would be. A
special train bearing scores of Kan
sans will be run from Topeka to Lin
coin.
The train was over an hour late when
il reached Lincoln. and the crowd had
swcllcd to Il multitude. Ills arrival
was hcraldcd by the booming of cannon
and blowing of steam whistles. tin
horns and waving of hats, handkcr.
chiefs and canes. AS he stepped from
the train to his carriage he wa sur.
rounded by an immense throng. all
eager to catch n glimpse Of the free
silver orator. The journey to the
Bryan home was n magnificent o,a.
ton.
At 500 the parade was formed and
marched from the Lincoln hotel to the
capitol, where it was reviewed by Mr..
Bryan. The parade was truly q mag.
nificent affair and was participated in
by thousands of marching men to the
music of many bands and Il blaze OF
fireworks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan received the PEG.
pie at the state house and house and
shook hands with fully 5000. the great
or part of the crowd hurrying home
O escape the rain rather than remain
for the reception.
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M'KlNLEY TO VETERANS.
Tho Republican Nominee Dwells on the
Need Of Protecting the Credit.

Aho hepupiicnu nominee Dweus on the
Need OF Protecting the Credit
CANTON, Ohio, July is.-Five hun
dred veterans called on Major McKin.
ley yesterday afternoon. They came
from Cleveland on a special train.
Mr.. Mckinley in the course Of his ad.
dress said:
1--WE have reached n point in our
history where all men who love their
country must unite to defeat by their
ballots the forces which now assail
the country's honor. The struggle
which 10 upon us, involving national
good faith and honor, will enlist their
united and earnest services until
those who are arrayed against
the public faith shall be routed
and dispersed. The bitterness Of the
war belongs to the past. Its glories
are the common heritage Of us all.
WHAT was won in that great conflict
belongs just as sacredly to those who
lost as to those who triumphed. You
meet to-day not as soldiers, but as cit
liens, in maintaining the credit Of the
country you served so we'll and in
restoring prosperity and better times
to our heritage. The future is the
sacred trust Of us all, South as we'll as
North. Honesty, like patriotism, can
neither be bounded by State nor sec.
tional lines. Financial dishonor is the
threatened danger now and good men
will obliterste old lines Of party In q
united effort to uphold American
honor. This you have always done
and you must strive to keep the Union
worthy Of the brave men who sacri.
feed and died for it
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Moro Silver Dollara-

WASHINGTON, July flowing to the
fact that the amount OF silver dollars
In the treasury available for the re-
demption Of treasury notes has become
reduced to slo,6se, $50, and will be
further reduced by redemption during
the current month, the coinage of sill
yer dollars by the mints win be in
creased from $1,000, 900 to 50, 1000, ooO
per month from the first of August,
and will probably be continued at
that rate In order that tho treasury
may have a sufficient stock to redeem
treasury notes p~reseated in exchange
for silver dollars
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-24
Arkansas p.lesates Uulp,tructed.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, July 1.-THE
Popuiist state convention was held
here yesterday. The committee on
resolutions submitted a report in.
struetiug delegates to the convention
at st. Louis to vote for the indorse.
mento OF Bryan and Sewall. The en-
tire afternoon session was consumed
in the discussion Of the resolution.
Among the prominent speakers WAS
Mr.. j. K Sovereign, grand master
workman Of the Knights of Labor.
He was in favor of rendering Mr..
Bryan an Endorsement on condition
that he agree to the Omaha platform.
After much debate q resolution was
adopted sending to ST. Louis an un.
instructed delegation.
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Ex-COV. RUSSELL DEAD.
The Noted Wassachusctts Stri
AT N~ight-EOund Dead In BED.

The Noted Massachusetts Democrat stricken
at Night-Found Dead In lied.
BosToS, Mass, July !7.-Ex.Gov.
ernor W. L. Russell of Massachusetts,
was found dead at the camp Of b. +.
Dutton at ST. Adelaide, Pabos, Que.
bee, this morning. He was as well as
ever when he retired last night, but
was found in bed dead this morning.
The cause Is thought to have been
heart disease.
William Eustis Russell was born in
Cambridge, Mass, September 6, 1857.
lie entered Harvard college in 1873.
After his graduation from Harvard
in 1872, young Russell took II three
years course at the Boston University
Law school In 1851 he was elected u
member Of the Cambridge council and
two years later to the upper house.
Meanwhile he was practicing law,
both in conjunction with his father
and by himself, but politics came soon
to occupy most OF his time. lie was
reelected an alderman In 1884, and
the same year made president of tho
Boston University Law School alumni
The next year he was elevated by the
local Democracy to the mayoraly OF
his native town.
In 1888; he was the Democratic cam
didatc for governor. His advocacy OF
tariff reform gained him national note
which compensated In a measure, for
his defeat by Governor Ames. De-
spite his defeat, however, he had
polled 1000 more votes than Mr..
Cleveland, who was running simuita-
neously for the Presidency.
Ia 1859 Mr.. Russell ran against Gov
ernor Bracket and WAS defeated
again, although his opponents plural
ity was reduced from -, 900 to 6,7.5.
Russell's hour Of triumph came the
succeeding year, when he was elected
upon his third nomination, being the
thirty-third governor Of the state, the
youngest man that ever sat in the
governors chair In Massachusetts,
and the third Democratic incumbent
since the war. In 1891 he was re-
elected, although every other candi.
date upon the ticket vas beaten.
During the last Eve years of his life
ex Governor Russell held no public
Office, although he was talked OF fol
Secretary Olney's place in President
Cleveland's second cabinet, and prior
to the appointment was considered by
many persons to lead his opponen'
for the place.
The ex-governor was long consid
cred a presidential possibility, and h,
was Endorsed for the nomination by
the Massachusetts Democracy. II the
sound money wing Of the Democracy
had controlled At the Chicago conven'
ton last week his chances would
probably have been inferior to thos,
OF no other aspirant.
The Saturday night preceding thu
convention, in a meeting Of the East
ern men, Ex-Governor Russell made
speech, setting forth the vie VS. of tn,
minority, which attracted more at
tension than any other utterance upol
hat occasion.
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CLEVELAND'S POSITION.
Will Declare Himself ON the Convention In
n Letter.

u Letter.
WASHINGTON, July Is.-Next week
President Cleveland will write a letter
concerning the Chicago convention,
its platform and nominees. 1t is ex-
pected that letter will be published
Monday morning. 1t is believe that
he will advise anti.silver Democrats
to reject Bryan and give their support
to the movement looking to the NOM
ination Of o sound money Demo-
cratic ticket.
The members Of the Cabinet are,
still waiting for their cue from Mr..
Cleveland. Only one of them, the
naval secretary, has, as yet, declared
open opposition to the Chicago
ticket. Mr.. Olney, who was quoted
by n friend as saying that he would
not under any circumstances sup
port Bryan, has taken occa-
sion to say hat the statement
was apoeryphal. Mr.. Carlisle. Mr..
Wilson. Mr.. Lamont, Mr.. Smith and
Mr.. Harmon are rs II as oysters.
Privately, they all dcnouncc the plat
form and privately, too, some of them
speak kindly of Mr.. Bryan. 1t is evil
dent, however, that the cabinet will
follow the lead Of Mr.. Cleveland.
They will bolt If the president says so;
they will swallow the Chicago ticket
IL the president intimates a desire that
they should do so; they will support
Mckinley If that is the presidents de.
sire; they will go in for a third ticket
II that is the presidents wish.
There is a strong suspicion that Mr..
Cleveland will throw the responsible
ity Of action on the members of the
Cabinet individually. II the Pres.
ident should conclude to do this,
1t will only add TO the embarass.
ment OF the members of his official
family. Mr.. Harmon wants to sup
port Mckinley openly. He is opposed
to a third ticket. William L. Wilson
and Hoke Smith are ready to support
Bryan II the President will give them
freedom. II is impossible t o ascertain
what Mr.. Carlisle feels or thinks; all
that is known is that he is a very
much worried man.
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KANSAS SILVER MEN.
Delegates to ST. Louis Convention Elected
Ed. &. Little Chairman.

TOPEKA, Kan, July ls.-The non.
partisan free silver State convention
yesterday elected sixty delegates to
the silver conference at St. Louis
July 20 and instructed them to vote
for the Endorsement of William Jen.
rings Bryan for President.
The majority of the delegates to st.
Louis are Republicans. There were
about 800 delegates in the convention,
and Webb McNall says that four.ffths
Of them were Republicans. The Re.
publicans had charge of the meeting
and did most OF the talking. Ed c.
Little, who was consul at Cairo,
Egypt, under Harrison, presided, and
II. w. Turner, who was consul at
Cadiz, Spain, under Harrison, wrote
the resolutions
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WHITNEY OPENLY BOLTS,
Says lie Will Not support the Bryan Ticket
One Vote Less.

- Vote Less.
NEW YORK, July 1s.-W. c. Whitney
has sent the following dispatch TO the
press: will you be kind enough to
correct the statement that | desire
the Endorsement by the state organic
alton OF the Chicago ticket. There
are no possible conditions or circum-
stances that would induce me TO vote
for ii or assist it,"
This leaves no doubt as to Mr. Whit
news position with respect to the
Chicago ticket. He delayed his state
ment until last night in the hope, it is
said, that Senator Hill might relent
and cast in his lot with the sound
money men, but as the Senator showed
no disposition TO accept the Whitney
view, Mr.. Whitney took advantage of
an irresponsible publication to make
known his position without further
delay.
In private conversation Mr.. Whit
ney has explained his reasons for bolt
ing the ticket. He said that the plat.
form adopted at Chicago means
obstruction; that If carried out to its
logical conclusion IL would result in a
disastrous panic and unsettle business
for n generation to come. Moreover,
he resented the treatment accorded
the sound money men at Chicago,
where their every request was disre-
garded by the majority and an evident
desire existed to trample upon the
delegates from the East and drive
them from the Democratic party.
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~WATTERSON'S VIEWS.
The Kentucky Leader Advocates Keeping
Sound Money Democrats Together.

~" "uNpNaNSS netIluE
Sound Money Democrats Together.
GENEVA, July ~is.-Henry Waiter,
son of Kentucky, who is sojournina
with his family here, said yesterday
in regard to the Chicago conventions:
THE platform is monstrous 1t not
only means national Reputation and
~spoilation, but is an open door to rev.
olution. II the leaders Of this move
ment could come into power those Of
them who have any sense of account
ability and conception Of orderly gov
eminent would be quickly set aside by
the wild elements behind. In this
way civil war, as forcshadowed by the
Chicago outbreaks last year. would be
precipitated upon the country. Then
the strong hand Of the federal power
was interposed, but il this were with
held the reign Of the mob would be
easy enough"
Mr.. Watterson is stronly in favor of
a sound money Democratic ticket
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-24
MACEO KILLED IN BATTLE
The Cuban Leader shot Dead In Trying
to Surprise Spanish Troops.

to Surprise Spanish Troops.
HAVANA, July Is. - According to
private advices after the insurgent
Colonel Caratagens had been killed in
the engagement in the Cato hills,
General Jose Maceo, with his staff
and escort, put himself at the head Of
the forces and led in a dash by which
he hoped to surprise the Spaniards.
lie, however, found himself confront
ed by q strong force in a superior posi-
ton. Seeing his error and hoping tc
escape, he shouted to his followers:
Back! Let us retreat! There are too
many for u.s." As he uttered the last
word, n rife ball struck him in the
back Of the neck and passed through
his head, emerging between his eyes.
The volley that killed Maceo also
slew his friends, DIR. Peructo Echa.
varria and several members of his
stag.
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DeIaware's Republican Conflict.

GEORGETOWN, Del. July 1s.-The
regular" or Higgins faction Of the
Republicans OF Delaware, in nve
ton here nominated this ticket: For
governor, John c. Higgins of Now
castle county, brother OF ex-senator
Anthony Higgins; for congress-, Rob-
ert c. Houston of SUSSEX; for Presi.
dental electors, Wiliiam G. Spruance
Of Newcastle, Manlovc Hayes of Kent.
and Daniel j. Fooks Of Sussex.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-24
Vanderbilt Critically Ill.

New York, July l7.-Drs. jane
way, Delafeld, McLane and Draper,
who were in almost constant attend
ance last night at the bedside of Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, ST., who was
stricken with paralysis Monday, is
sued the following bulletin at $40
this morning: "Mr, Vanderbilt passed
n restless night His condition this
morning Is less favorable than it was
yesterday"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-24
WAITE IN
Deposed From the Craftsmanship OF Even
q Contesting Delegation.

DENVER, Colo, July .S.-Ex.Govern.
or Waite having declared himself q
supporter Of the Democratic candidate
nominated at Chicago, the contesting'
delegation from Colorado to the Pop.
ulist convention at st. Louis, of which
he was the chairman, has deposed him
from that position and elected r. A.
~Southworth in his place. Waite will
go TO ST. LOUIS. however, and work
for the Endorsement or nomination Of
Bryan and Sewall.
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An Illinois Gold Standard Ticket.

CHICAGO, July ls.-The gold stand.
ard Democratic leaders of this stat
will meet Monday to consider the
question Of calling q convention 10
nominate . full state ticket Itis said
that Comptroller Eckels may be nom
mated as the candidate for governor.
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A Rival Ruru~d With Add.

BUTTE, Mont, July ls.-Mra Rose
Hsimback, wife OF Ed Helm back Of
Meaderville, became jealous Of the
attentions her husband paid to Mrs.
Thomas Snelling, and With her sister,
Mrs. Hoskins, went to the Smelling
home, and, calling Mrs. Smelling into
the pail Tor, threw a pint of sulphurio
acid on her. Mrs. Smelling Is terribly
burned from head to foot and will die.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-24
A Prohibition Leader for nryan.

FAIRBURY, H., July ls.-C. A. WY
die, nominee of the Prohibition par
for lieutenant governor, has requests
the withdrawal of his name that
might come out in favor of w. =
Bryan and the Chicago platform.
is a member Of the National Ref&
Press ASSOCIATION. !
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-24
Chicago's Tower Project

CHICAGO, July II. Chicago expects
to have u tower which will be the
highest structure in the world. II is
to be called the ''City Tower" and will
be l,l50 feet high and 400 feet square
at the base. The tower company Is
an incorporated one, capitalized at
$500, 900.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-24
A Doctor Beats . Lawyer at St. Joseph.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. July ls.-Dr, Bur.
ton Pitts attacked Lawyer Viuton
Pike with a walking stick in the lat.
ter's Office to-day on count Of a dis
pute about q law suit. Pike sustained
possibly fatal injuries
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-24
Ch,caRo Piano Dealer. As.ixnu

CHICAGO, July Is.-The Hall
Davis company, dealers in pianQ
organs, made an assignment
county court to-day to George
rich. A statement was filed Z
assets OF $3.50. 0oo; liabilities.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-07-15
WHAT FEW orruEM sAT.

A list of score or more demo. cratic papers iu the United StSt,s winch refuse ,o accept ,hr puPu.i>t platform and COW boy caudiia' Il ;ac Chicago convention was pub- isAed lu a recent issue ot ,he La. Angeles Times,
 Below will be found comment, from a few of the leading demo cratic papers on the subject:
 The New York World says: "Lu- macy having dictated the platform, 1t was perhaps natural that hysteria should evolve the candidate. The nomination of a boy orator for the White House at this juDcture ui the nations affairs, domestic and foreign. when the ripest experience, the best wisdom. the brOadest pa triotism and the greatest executive ability are required, comes perilously near taking the one fatal step from the sublime" ,"
 Henry WatersOn's paper, the Louisville Courier-JOurual, remarks: The league of free silver men who went to work several months ago to capture the nomination of the dem ocratic party, have accomplished their purpose. They have put forth in the democratic name a platform which violates almost every cardinal democratic tenet, and have nomi- mated as the democratic leader a young hot head who but recently abandoned the democratic for the pcpulist party"
 The Louisville Commercial says: The national democratic conven- ton at Chicago nominated MT. Bryan, of Nebraska, because he had a loud voice, of fine presence and had made speech that could be heard and accorded with the senti- ments of the delegates MT. Bryan got 2 seat in the convention by virtue of vote reversing the action of his state convention and of the national committee of his party. He is the most inexperienced aud untried man ever nominated for the presidency by one of the great na- tional parties
 The New York Press says: "In the last hour the democratic convention nominated to the presidency a man who. until yesterday, was known to the vast majority of his country men only through the rumors oi paragraphic print. His local repute has been, if not wide, intense as the star attraction" of populist picnics ard the prize orator of Nebraska county fairs. But the nomination matters little. It turns out to be a lonely and somewhat amusing tray. esty. A body of men have met and assumed the habiliments of the democratic party"
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-07-15
FOR rnKk SILVER o> oo~DIrroNs,

FOR FREE SILVER ON CONDITIONS.
 The JoURNAL-MINER some time since called attention Ia the fact that fl the democratic convention adopted a free silver platform aud nominated free silver candidate, it would take much of the wind out of the sails of the populsts. The populist paper of Arizona is already commencing to trim it's sails in ac- cordance with the suggestion of this paper, as will be seen from the following in the last issue of that paper:
 should the Democracy carry the coming election on a free silver platform and undertake 10 redeem the promise of free coinage, the people of these United States will experience a panic the like of which was never known before. The first move in the direction of free coin age law, aud the bankers of Wall street would treat us to another of Cleyeland's object lessons. Every dollar of bank circulation would be withdrawn tha; was possible; loans would be thing of the past, and the experience of 1893 would be re peated only the conditions would be much worse. In fact, the bankers have already threatened it. The only manner by which this internal scheme of the bankers can be frus- trated Is by an issue of government legal tender notes direct to the people as last as the bank notes are retired by the banks; these notes To be secured by liens on real estate or other safe security.
 Free silver and democracy means panics, disaster and ruin. as the party is, and stands on record, op- posed to the issuance of government legal tender notes
 should free silver come to us at the hands of the populist party, which favOrs greeubacks, does any man believe that the money sharks dare preCipitate pane, knowing that the party in power would be only too glad ol the opportunity 10 come to the relief of the people with q liberal us- of paper money 2 As paper money would break tLe corner on money for all time, they would b. very clear of attempting a panic as an object lesson
 Free silver without the assurance of this safeguard against the 'cu,s- edness' of the money power Is un- [ safe
 Beware If Cemocracy and free | silver
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-07-15

The Washington, Kansas, Repub- lican, a paper which, by the way, was owned and edited by the pres ent proprietor of the JOURNAL MINER. has the following 10 say of the uncertainty of populism: "It must be humiliating to belong to a party that does not knew but what it will be bought and sold at any time, just according to the notion of the bosses. 4 populist in these days may go to bed at night with with the comforting thought that his country is on the verge of ruin, and wake up in the morning with his party swept away, and he is in the democratic party Recent events in Arizona have demonstrated that there is as much uncertainty connected with the party here as there is in Kansas. Populists, on Saturday night last, went to bed in the condition above described, and awoke Sunday morning to find themselves, bag and baggage, in the democratic camp.