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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-03
TURKS GO RIOTING.
Armed Mobs Loot the Ottoman Bank in
Constantinople.

dispatch to a local London news agency
from Constantinople says:
Mobs were Ia possession OF large part Of
ConstantinGple last night. Early I;no
afternoon body Of men armed with inE
vers and bombs invaded the Ottoman Gle
killing n number OF gendarines on gu o,,
The emrloyes Of tho bank fled 10 quarf'rfs =
indih by the Tobacco syndicate, which
mas control OF the collection OF the takes on
tobacco throughout the empire.
The invaders mounted the roof OF the
building. and from the open windows fired
At the police in the street below. The police
returned the fustillade and several persons
were killed and wounded. Then the riot be-
came general. Shops were sacked and
bazars Invaded and the widest excitement
prevailed throughout certain quarters Of
Constantinope.
later report says that there is no doubt
but what the movement was revolutionary in
plan and scope; that II had it, origin NJ Sc
ctct meetings o! Ameniaus. About 40 rioters
were stll In possession OF the Ottoman bank
az u late hour In the evening despite all the
them.
Riots continue and the mobs are constant
ly Increasing In TIE Crctan quarter. \ bomb
exploded in toustnutlnopIc near the Galat-
azcr1I guardhouse, Many solirrs were kill
ed and wounded.
Her maIesty's ship Dryad at once left
Sherapia, where she was anchored and pro-
cceded 10 the city IL Is also expected that
the French aud Italian guHrlships will reach
ConstantinOp!e early IN the Morning.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-03
OHIO GOLD DEMOCRATS.
The Chicago Platform Rejected A. Unasmo.
cratic and Revolutionary.

The state convention af the national Dem
cratic party was called to order at Columbus,
o.. August "a, by ex-Congressman Joseph II.
Outqwaite. II represents tho Ohio Demo
Gratis who favor the gold standard. Mr.. Outh-
waite said the state convention which was
called some months ago 'by the usual auth
ority, gave us a weak and narrow plan bor-
rowed from the Populists.
When the convention reassembled there
were $50 delegates In attendance, represent
ing every county In the state, There was
also large number OF spectators. John IA.
Clark OF Youngstown was introduced rs the
permanent chairman and made strong
speech denouncing the Chicago platform Ms
un-Democrotic and revolutionary and max
ing an appeal for the preservation Of the
principles of Democracy IA represented by
jefferson, Jackson, Iilden and Cleveland.
The speech created great enthusiasm and
the reference TO Cleveland was yociierously
cheered.
Frank Il. German, Of Cincinnati. was
chosen permanent secretary. The resolu-
tions protesting against the action OF the
Chicago convention as unwise unpatriotc
and undemocratic seeking to divide the peo-
pie into classes. The crOwning folly of tho
Chicago convention was declared to be the
debasing Of our standard OF value 10y the
free coinage OF silver, mot mt n commercial
ratio TO gold as has heretofore been done, but
on the bold and false assumption that gov
ernmont can. by Its act. create value where,
by the universal sense of mankind such value
does not exist, thus proposing TO wrong nll
classes 10y coming money debased In quality
and iluctuating In value
The resolutions declared for the mainten-
ance Of the present gold dollar rs the Ameri-
can standard Of value and the use OF silver
~ money, and its coinage and circulation In
such quantities only as can be kept at parity
with gold.
The resolutions also commended "The
wise. patriotic and courageous admnistra-
tion OF President Cleveland. and condemned
as unpatriotic and undemocratic the refusal
Of the Chicago convention to approve the
same.
After the adoption Of the resolutions dele
gates and electors-at-large were chosen as
follows:
Delegates -large- Hon. Joseph II. Outh-
waite, OF Columbus; Hon. George l.. Soney,
OF Tiiiin William T.. Haynes. of Fremont:
Michael Ryan. Of Cincinnati.
Electors-at-large-W. A Lynch, of Canton;
W. W. Medary. of Columbus.
IL was decided that the state central COM
mittee should act as an executive committee
and that II should name candidates for Judge
OF the supreme court and food commissioner
on the Democratic state ticket, instead Of
th.sn ~.
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THE GOLD DEMOCRATS ORGANIZING
A THIRD PARTY.
The Jefferson Democrats Ready for an Ao-
tive Campaign.

A new political party has been born In
Pennsylvania, and it will be known upon the
official ballots as the Jefferson party. It
is composed Of "sound money Democrats OF
the state. and It came into being at conven-
tion held on Tuesday afternoon in Mus
ical Fund hall Philadelphia, Pa. There were
over 200 delegates present, representing all
parts OF the state.
The convention adopted strong, old-fash-
ioned Democratic platform, selected Penn
sylvania's electors for the national Demo-
cratic partys nominees for PRECEDENT an!
vice president, chose delegates to the Indian
apolis convention and elected state COM
mttee to conduct vigorous campaign.
William B. Given. OF Lancaster, who was
unanimuosly chosen chairman OF the new
state committee, announced that hcadquart-
ers would bo opened at the Bullitt build
ing at an very early date. The quart
ers will be generously donated by Mr.. Bull.
litt IL Is the purpose of Chairman Given TO
inaugurate an aggressive campaign In every
county In the state To do this. he proposes
to enlarge the state committee 50 that II will
include member from each OF the fifty con-
grcssional district in Pennsylvania.
The most notable featurf of the convention
was the tumultuous applause that greeted
every mention of the name Of President
Cleveland.
William VI. Singerly, who called the meet
inc 60 order. introduced John e.. Bullitt az
the chairman. j. PJ. Sensenderfer and J.
ID. Samuels were made secretaries.
\ committee on resolutions was formed
and spent an hour or more In drawing up a
platform. This they reported TO the cOnven-
tion and 1t was received with much enthus-
iasm.
First-That the Chicago convention was
un-Democratic ana must be rcpudatcd by
every honest and patriotic Democrat.
Second-That third party is essential In
order To keep real Democracy from drifting
into Republicanism.
Third-That the Allentown platform.
pledging the party TO the gold standard and
indorsing the administration OF President
Cleveland. represents the sentiment OF an
overwhelming majority Of the Democrats of
Pennsylvania.
Fourth-That the efforts OF minority Of
the Democrats OF Pennsylvania TO hold
second convention for the purpose of repudi-
ating the action OF the first must be resisted
and overcome.
This platform was adopted with q whoop,
and then the convention organized its forces
Tor the fight that IL to come. William Il.
Given, OF Lancaster, was elected chairman OF
the new state committee, and he selected
Philadelphia IA his headquarters full set
OF delegates was selected 10 attend the Ind
annapolis convention, and each name IA II
was read of by the secretary was received
with cheers. A full set OF nominees for
electors was also put in the field all of them
Democrats Of the old school.
No nominations for Congressmen-at-large
were made The Allentown convention
named J. NJ. Braden, OF Washington, and
Benz c. Potts. OF Delaware. but Potts
would not stand on the Chicago platform
and withdrew. Braden stuck
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GOLD sTANDAR D DEMOCRATS.
John c. Black Nominated for Governor of
Illinois.

The gold standard Democrats OF Illinois
nominated the following state ticket: For
governor, John c. Black; leutenant-gover-
nor, Chester A. Babcock secretary OF state,
Charles 5. Wiley: auditor, =. T. Bruck; trea-
surer, Edward Ridgely; attorney general
William ). FOrman; trustee OF state uniyer-
slty, ;. IL. Bubey, c. T.. Babcock and
August Niehaus.
The convention WAS bitterly against GOV.
Altgeld and the Chicago platform, and 1t had
no hesitancy In declaring its position. The
platform omitted any reference to Gov Alt
geld, although Monday night IL was the in
tentiOn to allude 10 him in terms more or
less pointed. lie was denounced by many
OF the speakers. however, and President
Cleyeland's name was cheered every time II
was mentioned.
The platform has but little to say regard
Ing silver, but was uncompromising ia its
declaration for the gold standard. The plat
form demanded "the retirement OF the Unit
ed states government from the banking bust
ness and gradual redemption and cancel
lation Of the United States and treasury
notes" The Republican convention at ST.
Louis was denounced as being In the control
OF intriguing attorneys OF favorite inter-
ests. and the Chicago convention was de-
clared 10 have been dominated by "agitators,
sectionalists and demagogues. " The ''shame-
iul demand for debOsed dollar" OF the
latter convention was denounced unsparing-
ly. One plank Of the platform lauded Presi-
dent Cleveland and another declared uncom-
promisingly In favor OF the constitutional in-
dependence OF the United States supreme
court. The platform was adopted unani-
mOusly aud all the nominations were made
by acclamation, there being no contest In any
instance. The convention selected delegates
10 the indianapolis convention and chose
national electors-at-large rs well.
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NEW YORK NOMINATIONS.
Congressman Black Heads the Republican
State Ticket.

Congressman Frank $. Black. OF Troy, was
nominated for Governor by the Republican
state convention at Saratoga on the fourth
ballot. The third ballot, which was without
result showed these figures: Aldridge. 2i2,
Fish, 1lg Wadsworth, AZ: Black, I5i; Baxter
81; Saxton, l6; Roberts, 3s; Ellsworth, 0;
Fassett, o. Odell, 80.
As the fourth ballot proceeded II was seen
that Mr.. Black would be nominated. When
New York was called, Edward Lauterbach
arose amid great cheering and east the total
l3I votes for Black. The vote Of New York
gave Black majority OF the total vote, and
gave him the nomination. The official result
was; Votes cast, 75S: Black G7S; Fish, G,
Aldridge II.
The nomination was made unanimous AMI
Mr.. Black made brief speech of thanks.
Timothy Z. Woodruff, of Brooklyn, was
nominated for Lieutenant Governor on the
first ballot over Titus Sheard and Nevada n.
Stranahan. Irving q. Nann was unanimous
ly nominated for judge OF the Court OF APP
peals. and the convention adjourned.
Frank :. Black is II resident Of Troy and
was born In Limington, York county. Me.
March \, 1858, being the son Of Jacob and
Charlotte u. Black. He was reared Oh n
farm and edhcated in the district schools and
at Lebanon academy. West Lebanon. Me-,
from which he graduated in 1871. He then
entered Dartmouth college, graduating In
1879. He edited the Johnstown IN. Y.)
journal for short time, and then removed
TO Troy, where he studied law and was u
newspaper reporter lie was admitted TO
the bar In 1879. and since that time has fol-
lowed his profession IN Troy. His first pub
lie Office was that OF member of the National
House OF Representatives In the fiity-fourth
Congress from the Niuteenth New York dis
trict. 90 which he was elected in 1894 he
having received 20.95 votes, against 1854
votes for Charles ID. Haines. Democrat. and
595 votes for Adam y. Myers. Prohibitionist
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-03
SMALLPOX AND FEVER.
Ravages OF the Diseases as Reported by
ConsulS in Cuba.

Sanitary Inspector Caminero reports 10
the Marine hospital service from Santiago de
Cuba. that for the week ended August 10,
there were lO7 deaths registered there. OF
this number q Were from smallpox aud u
from yellow fever. Smallpox, he says, il
gradually decreasing. and 10y the end OF sep
tember will probably be- over for want OF
new material. Yellow fever. on the con-
tEary, Is increasing daily, and the cases gem
orally end fatally.
DR.. Burgess reports from Havana that
there j. yellow fever among the spanish
troops In that city. and everywhere they 60
Consular Agent Mason reports l3l deaths In
GuantnmO during the month 0f July. OF
these i3 were from smallpox and 10 from
yellow fever. This record does not include
the deaths among the troops, which the au-
thorities do not furnish.
Under date OF August II, the United States
consul az CariinAs reports that during the
week ended August l5 there were 20 case,
Of yell0w fever and death tEercfrcm in
that city The United states consul at Glen
iugOs reports "a deaths from yellow fever
and ~ deaths from smallpox ia Cieniugos
during the week ending August l6.
The United States sanitary Inspector AZ
Havana reports that there were % deaths in
that city from yellow fever. during the week
ended August 20. The United States consul
at MatauLts reports tina, during the week
ended August ~. there were Ia Matanzas ~
deaths from yellow fever He states that
yellow fever IL confined 10 the Spanish
troops. No case. ia the harbOr
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-03
coxEY LED FUsroYIsTs.
Ohio Populists Successfully Treated With

bAc EOUulloI5s
The populist State convention at Spring.
field, o., after agreeing on fusion at the end
OF three hours debate Wednesday night.
was called to order Thursday morning at 8
to hear further reports of committees and
nominate a state ticket. The terms OF fusion
were an allowance Of FIVE presidential elec-
tors and the two vacancies on the Demo-
cratic ticket. supreme Judge and dairy and
food commissioner
Coxey was chairman Of the Populist COM
mittee to confer with the Democrats AMI was
the leader In making fight for fusion. AS
the Populists had $4,000 votes last fall in
Ohio the campaign this fall on account of
fusion promises to be interesting. There are
the usual number OF kickers of course, but
they are minority.
The matter OF carrying out fusion was on
the motion OF Tom Beed, Of Marysville,
amended by Mr.. Tuckerman, OF Cleveland
ana referred 10 the populist state executive
committee. Just sl25 was placed In districts
TO conduct the campaign. The resolutions
committee reported In favor OF endorsing the
Omaha-St Louis-lsg5-Ohio platforms. II
reported against bonding cities without the
consent OF the people and denounced the
Rogers 50-year franchise bill.
Some little soreness was manifested over
fusion. Charles Martin. of 1iflln, secretary
Of the convention, withdrew from the hall
and announced he would join the socialists
labor party For supreme judge the follow
ing nominations were made: Judge j. ~.
Tuttle, OF GAINESVILLE, by Tom Reed, of
Marysville; j. 4. Hostetter, OF Canal Dover
by o. Whitcombe; Allen Cook, of Canton. by
Gen. CoXey; Judge STARK, Of Cleveland, by
Peter Witt. OF Cleveland. Tuttle led on the
nrst ballot, with Stark second.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-03
RUSSIAN MINISTER DEAD.
Demise of Prince LObanoff. .Restovsky on the
Way TO Kieff

4 dispatch from KieG says that Prince
Lobanon-Rostoysky, Russian minister OF
l0rgign affairs, died suddenly while travelling
from Hiena TO that place. Prince LobanofY-
Rostoysky was in the company OF the car a.
the time of his death and hts demise was
wholly without warning.
Beside his political work Prince Lobanofr-
EOstoysky devoted his leisure hours 10 the
study and 10 the writing OF works on Russian
history The tour which he had planned to
take with the czar through tho countries Of
Western Europe was expected 20 be far
reaching In results as 10 the settlement OF
the eastern question.
Francis Joseph paid Prince Lobanoff-
Rostoysky the highest hOnOrs during the re-
cent visit Of the czar TO Vienna and his death
AZ the present junctnre II regarded as most
dramatic and important event, upsetting as Il
does all possibilities Of conferences between
the foreign ministers Of the great powers
and compelling the car 70 change the plans
concerning his tOurthrough Germany France
and England.
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wARsHIP SENT TO TURKEY.
The Sultan Will Be Made to Pay Indemnity
TO This Government

academy training ship Bancroft to go to Con-
stantinople. As she carries only four guns
she can pass into the Bosphorus, as the inter-
diction OF the Turkish government applies
only TO vessels having more than six guns.
IL Is believed in nav, i circles that the ord =
ers sending the Bancroft to Constantinople
constitute the first step In the administration
program to compel Turkey 20 respect the
peremptory demand for $1,000 indemnity
made last November Tor the destruction OF
the American college and other property at
Harpoot. and similar demand for tho burn
ing OF the college ut Marash. 1t is believed
this will be enforced before the close OF the
present year, even II it is necessary to detach
all the bntteships and big cruisers from Ad-
miral Bunce's fleet for the purpose
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-03
TRADE REVIEW.
Failures Fave Been Very Heavy.
page OF Work Continuss

II. q. Dun a Co.'S weekly review q, =.
says; Clearinghouse certificates ha,,
been issued, but instead gold is 49,.
hither largely on the swiftest s.o.'
about $40, 200, 900 being already on N. I
Higher lending rates bring IL, notwthy''
ing foreign events which disturb =.
markets and growing confidence I.
monetary future OF the country helm.
abilities In failures for three week. = Y
August 20 were $20, 932. .2S5. against -
36G last year and ss,2li 40 in 1924 ''Aa
The stoppage OF works also contlnuo.
Guiding among other iron concerns ~ u
nois steel plant at Hammond, Ind ssi-
Lake Side Nail works there. Disrunu.
the tin plate association results ~
ability OF many concerns TO 20 on =.
wages demanded and will presuinaii14
followed by the stoppagc OF some -.
Iron works are getting very light nev I7
ness, many contracts having been ds,es
until after the election" and there 4 = !
tie doing that quotations are almost S..'
nal. Gray forge has sold at 80 2j nj p,l
burg but II is said that speculative purs-s'
amounting to 10000 tons OF pig have 80
ed the Chicago market.
Coke production at Connellsville da,...
10000 tons last week, further decrea.a ~
expected. Anthracite has aguin beer J,
vanced % cents.
No gain is seen In the demand for ~.
goods. Cotton shows n stronger tone ,,il
a few qualities slightly better prices. In, 4
change has been in selling from store =,
out disposition to order ahead Of sp,..
wants.
Speculation IN products caused an al,,..
OF l.o2c In wheat. but 10y THURSDAY /. =.
been lost only TO rise again and close Al -.
" the top Heavy western receipts eost,,
low as prices are
Bradstrect's review say: Changes In -
market values for the asst week have =, y
whole, been unimportant. The specu.ss
has been OF the most strictly profe.g \
Kind. Commission houses have done 4, 4
appearances virtually nothing and he l,,
operators waited, though at the end Of II
week there was an appearance Of coys-,I
which could only mean that the bic u
did not like the situation. and chat some
least, among the more prominent ca.
spectators were inclined to take tbe Il
side OF the market for turn. Eur5ro u
not been a factor In any true sense. / II
alternate selling and buying from tha, o,,
ter summarizes its operations in our nas.
The whole speculative situation In fact \,
cd on the action OF money and exchanre N
on the large importations Of gold whehirJ
followed the break in foreign exchange =,
This and other things would seem 10 b Il
sponsible for the improved tone Of the q
market and tho decidedly more cbssI
feeling which is now asserting Itself In ~
ulatiye quarters.
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THE TURKS DEFEATED
The Lost so Killed and AZ Wounded in a
Battle with Christians

The most serious lighting which has been
recorded IN Crete up 20 the present time Oc-
Cured Friday. when the Christians Ia the
mountains organized a strong expedition
against nunDcr u Myslem villages, In the
Herakiion district. A thousand well-armed
Turks left HerakliOn 10 defend their prop
erty. la the pitch battle which followed the
Turks were defeated losing 70 killed aud a.
wounded. The losses Of the Christians were
smaller The Cretans captured al enormous
booty hundreds u rifles and thousands
of sheep aad cattle falling into their possess
ElOn.
The news Oi the reyerses terribly excited
the MOs!em Population Of HeTakilOn. The
MOhammedaEs gathered IN front of the pal
ace VI the gOyerL0r and clamOfed furiously
for arms. The governor refused 10 aoceds
20 their requests but be was poweTless 10 re-
store order He. therefore. telegraphed the
Authorities At Canea warning them Of the
gravity u the situation.
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THOUSANDS WERE KILLED.
The CCnstantinOplo Riots Could Have Been
Prevented

A dispatch TO the London Daily News from
Constantinople says that on Thursday 1t was
estimated that from 5000 20 1000 pesons had
been killed In the riots In the different por-
tions OF the city. All Europeans en- route for
this city have been turned back by the
cordons OF troops occupying the public
places, the wharves and bridges. The whole
thing could De stopped in an hour If the
government desired, but the members OF the
mob pretend to have received permission to
loot burn and destroy the Armenian quart
ers for IA certain period of time. 1t Is feared
that there will be serious trouble in the prov
inces.
A dispatch TO the London Chronicle from
Rome says that private letters Just received
from Constantinople state that the Turkish
government IL on the eve OF being over
thrown and that u provisional government
will be appointed.
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Capt. Burnside and 22 OF the eFes
British tramp steamer Moldaya' TeN
up at sea in three open boats by 'A'
line steamer Circassia, which arrl'S'
York, August %, from Glasgow, w
ava struck an iceberg during ios 4.
M. last Wednesday, the 18th insL,D :
i7.55. longitude 1919. and almoH
ntely filed and sank, giving the efs',
time TO provision the lifeboals ..
them over the side. All hands Wsrs
The Moldaya was bound from VI
Halifax with cargo OF coal. sle u
ed bv the Mercantile shipping W
London, and was OF / All tons fts'
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MORE GOLD COMING,
Nearly $4,000 900 Now on tho Way
From Europe.

The importation OF gold Is assuming
large proportions and, according to foreign
bankers, the influx Is likely to continue for
some time. Thursday morning Lazard
Freres, OF New York, announced that they
New York firms have about $4,000, 600 In
addition II Is reported from Chicago that
concerns there have about completed nego-
tiations for the shipment OF 5000, 200 of the
metal. In all there Is between $4,000, 900
and 10000, 900 bound for this side A re-
port was current in the board that speyer
London for shipment to New York, but this
was denied
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-03
JONES PICKS HIS ADVISERS.
Teller, Du Bois and Butler Three of the Six
Whom He Selects.

Chairman Jones, of the Democratic Nation
al committee, has appointed the advisory
committee OF six from outside OF the Demo-
cratic party to act as his aids in the campaign
They are Senators Teller, OF Colorado, aud
Du Bots, Of Iowa. representing the silver
Republicans: Senator Butler. OF North Caro-
limo. chairman OF the National Popullst COM
mittee and q. 4. Washburn, OF Massachu-
setts, representing the Peoples party; /. n.
Stevens, OF Colorodo, chairman OF the Ma
tlonal Silver party committee and George II.
Keeney, OF California, chief organizer OF the
silver party Senator Jones said these ap-
pointments were"for the purpose of securing
prompt unity and entire harmony among
those various political organizations In the
management OF the campaign"