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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-08
AT NEW LONDON, CONN.
NO rart OF the Country Excluded
from the Benefits or nimct.,,;s,

n stand had been erected at tho
soldiers and sailors monument nd.
Jnccnt to the railway station, and from
this Mr.. Bryan made an address nm
hour long to an audience Of about 2 0OO
people. He was hecrcd FREQUENTLY
and asked several questions by peoplo
in the crowd: Ho said:
MIR. Chairman, Ladies and Gcntlo-
mcn--I am informed that am sncaL ?.
ing today in the county in which
Lyman Trumbull was born. When 7
went to Chicago as law student 7
found a place in his Office, and fo,,
nearly two years was associated with
him as q student is associated with an
instructor. And it is one OF the friend
ships which | prizo, because the ac-
quaiEtancc formed then grew into at-
tachmcnt, and when he was called
from earth no ono mOurned his depar-
turc more sincerely than |. am glad
to stand, therefore, among the people
among whom he was born, because in
his life believe that he gave evidence
OF ability, of courage and of patriotism
those thrco characteristics which
combine to earn for man tho love and
gratitude Of his countrymen.
Today | leave Connecticut, | have
been through the several New England
States, and only one, believe, I have
not been able TO visit | came to Now
England to preach the cause and de.
lend The principles for which [ stand
at this timo. (Appianse.) camc be-
cause there is no part Of this country
Where those who advocate free coinage
"re unwilling to present their cause.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-08
FROM AL rATS TO JAIL,
Kills His Swcctheart's Uncle and i'm
al Hour 1Iarrics the Girl

One Of the most dcplorable aud SEN
Sational tragedies that ever occurred in.
west tennessee was enacted at SOmer-
viiio Tuesday night when j. II. Win
frey, Jr., shot and killed Peter ID.
Crawford, and within an hour married
Crawford's niece.
1t seems that Winfrpy was an old
sweetheart of Miss Sallie Weathcrley's,
but recently she became engaged to
Louis Burton OF Somerville. Mr.. Bur
ton called on her Tuesday night and
was discussing their marriage, which
was to occur October 9th, whom Win
frey was announced and entered the
parlor. Burton left in u few minutes,
complaining OF Il severe headache.
iie had not been gone long when Nj ISIS
Weatherly entered her mothers room
ana kissed her gOOdby, saying she had
decided to marry Winfrey and was
going away with him at once.
Mrs. Weathcrly attempted to per-
suaue her not to do SO. and failing in
this called Crawford, who was out in the
yard, talking to IL negro. Craw ford
came and Intercepted them at the
gate and it is presumed attempted to
keep the couple from running on
Wlnlrey resisted and pulling his pistol
SHOT Crawford twice, both balls going
through the heart killing him in.
stantly.
Winfrey and Miss Weathcrly both
jumped into Winfrey's buggy and
drove to Somcrville, where they were
married by Rev. =. G. Throgmorton
Winlrey WAS arrested soon after tn,
marriage by Sheriff Boswell. He of
Tered no resistance, saying he had sho
Crawford in self-defense, while Craw
ford was beating him. Winfrcys fac,
and head are badly bruised, substan
tiating his statement.
Crawl ford, the dead man, was bray,
Old Confederate soldier. He belonged
to the One Hundred and Fifty -fourtl
regiment of Tennessee volunteers
| Chatham's brigade. Winfrey is well
known young man Of good family.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-08

One Of the chief causes OF tho turn
ing Of the tide Of gold from Europe
INTO this country recently has been the
phenomenal European demand for
American cotton. The reserves of the
british and Continental mills pot
almost to tho lowest figures on record
last season, something like 1000, 600
bales less than in the previous wear.
and it is TO replenish these exhausted
mill stocks that the fleet of tramu
steamers as we'll as the swifter and
stanchcr craft OF the regular transat.
,antic lines, is now loading at Amori.
can ports with cotton for Europe. Tho
cxtcntand Importance Of the movement
can be seen by glancing at tho figures
up to date as compared with the shin.
mcnts two years ago, the rccoru- -ur.an,
ing year OF cotton expectation. wher
the great volume of 6,72G.OOO bale,
went abroad out Of an American cror
Of 5000, 900 bales. Last season. nwint
to the higher price. the foreipnor,
took az little OF our cotton as the,
could get along with. Even undoi
these circumstances they had carried
away about 100000 bales when tn,
season closed.
Tho only way by which the devi
can manage to carry on business is b,
making sin attractive.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-08

There is ~ citizen residing ncar
ltobinson Creek, KY, who has O. dog
VINO actually catches fish and supplies
his masters family with them. The
dog viii dive under tho ledges of rocks
and bring out catfish that will weigh
from two to five pounds. When suck-
crs are shoaling he has boon known TO
eaten from twenty to tlirty q day. The
dog Is q common cur.
There is no American boy, however
poor however humble, orphan though
nc may be, that, If he have a clear
hcad, q true heart, strong arm, NAV
NOT rise through all the grades oi
society and become the. crown, the
glory, the pillar of tho State.
~ niles q mans walk corrcsponds
WIN hls TX, his influence for good is
not likely to be great
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-08

I1lE DROUGHT IN TEXAS.-The At
lanta journal has interviewed DR.. j.
6arVey Moore, who has lately returned
from an extended tour in the South west,
and he says there is only one section
out there where good crops have been
made and that is from Helena, Ark,
up to southern Missouri. There the
iand Will make from half a bale to IL
pale OF cotton to the acre, and from
tairty-ive to seventy-fvs bushels of
wheat to the acre.
n the famous black lands of Texas,
where the finest crops in the world are
produced, everything is almost failure.
BOth cotton and corn are shorter there
Chan they have been for many years.
NO rain has fallen there since the 1st
OF May, and in some sections there has
been no rain since April. This drought
Is being felt more severely from Dallas
through to Waco and down to Calves
ton. In the central part of southern
Texas crops arc better than at any
other point In the State, but that is
saying little for it.
-, DR.. Moore says tho people out in
Texas say this is tho worst season OF
drought they have experienced since
1860. Much OF the cotton that was
planted in April has never como up,
the seed having laid in tho ground to
parch all through tho summer, there
being not enough moisture to gcrmi-
nate them. In some places where the
cotton came up the plant has mover
come to maturity, and stands shriveled
in the fields.
Corn, which is always very fine in
Texas, Is almost total failure 1h.S
year, and IN many places the fields .-rc
illed with little, half lf-grown stalk,
that have dried up in the summer SUI.
and rustic mournfully in the wind that
sweeps across the barron waste usually
illlcd with vigorous corn stalks, loaded
down with the golden grain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-03
no BE A CLOSE FIGHT NOW
In the Third District, Kirkpatrick and
RidgelY the Candidates

Hugh P. Farelly was nominated for
state senator from the Thirteenth SEN
atOrial district, composed of Wilson
and NeoshO counties, by the Democrat
ic and POpulist senatorial conventions
which met at Thayer, Kansas, yester-
day.
FareIly has imagined for some time
that he was running for congress IN
the Third congressional district, hay-
ing been nominated early in the year
before any definite plans for fusion
had been made or were probable.
By the action Of the conventions in
nominating Farelly for senator, the
race for congress in the Third district
is now left between z. r. Ridgely, the
Populist nominee, who will now re
ceive the support of the Democrats,
and S. s. kirkpatrick, the present con-
gresham, who has been renominated
by the Repub bHcanS.
Negotiations for a fusion have been
pending between the. POpulists and
Democrats for some time and a confer
ence was held last week which was re-
ported at the time, to have ended un-
satisfactorily to both parties.
After the conference adjourned, the
POpulists claimed they could carry the
district against Kirkpatrick without
any Democratic help As the Demo
cratic candidate only got about 5000
votes out of a total of about As, 900 in
the district the last time and there
was chance of getting a Democrat in
the legislature in case fusion could
carry the senatorial district, the Dem
Ocratic leaders used their efforts to
persuade Farelly to withdraw.
The action of the Thayer conventions
yesterday is the result of the persua-
sion on the part of the Democratic
leaders, and a desire on part of the
Populists to have the field left clear for
RidgeIy.
A member of the Republican commit
tee from the Third district said a few
days ago to a friend that the poll of
the district showed that Kirkpatrick
would fall a little short of election at
the present time if a fusion could be
effected which would hold the entire
vote of the opposition. He said fur
ther that Kirkpatrick was making a
winning campaign and that the com
mittee thought when the election was
held Kirkpatrick would be elected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-03

peared on the stage at exactly II
O'Clock, the hour to which the conven-
ton adjourned and was given a round
of applause.
When General Buckner of Kentucky
entered the convention rose to it's feet
and gave him three cheers The en-
thusiasm created by his entrance had
not subsided before the crowd caught
sight of the striking head and shoulders
of Colonel Breckenridge as he elbowed
his way to his seat in the Kentucky
delegation. Immediately cries OF
"Breckinridge Breckinridge,'' came
from all parts of the hall The gal
leries rose en- masse and craned their
necks to catch a glimpse of the silver
tOngued orator. from the Blue Grass
state But amid the cheers, applause
and cries, sharp, sibilant Kisses could
be heard.
Colonel Breckinridge bowed pro
foundly in acknowledgment of the
compliment paid him. Several times
the cries and cheers for the Kentuckian
were renewed Each time the Kisses
grew louder and more ominOus.
By this time every seat in the hall
was occupied and the galleries were
crowded. Fully 1900 people were in
the hall.
At 11:38 Permanent Chairman Caffery
called the convention to order. There
was no prayer. Senator Cafery in
formed the convention that the COM
rnittee on resolutions was not ready to
report and begged its patient indul-
gence for a few minutes. He had hard
" finished the sentence before a thous-
and voices shouted for Breckenridge
The galleries and delegates Joined in
the call Many of the latter jumped
on their chairs and yelled For fully
a minute this roar for Kentucky's fam
ous orator came from all quarters of
the hall. It was noticeab BILE, however,
that many remained silent while the
demonstration was going on and here
and there went up a hiss With one or
two exceptions New York sat silent.
Mr.. breckenridge, in the front row of
the delegates, did not move. No sign
came from the stage. chairman car, car
ferv spoke no word as he stood with
his gavel in hand.
But the cheers went on, and at last
Colonel Breckinridge arose. He seemed
to hesitate, but was pushed along to-
ward the stage. He stepped upon the
raised platform before the stage on
which the press benches were located
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-03
LED BY THE MODOCS.
Kansas Veterans March Behind Them
at St. PauI-The Tivincr FLAG

Kansas veterans March Behind Them
at St. Paul-The Living Flag.
St. Paul, Sept. 3.-The living flag was
the feature of the day with the c. A R
yesterday. 1t most appealed to the
marching vets, and many touching
scenes were witnessed in front of the
mammoth chorus. The children had
been thoroughly trained by Prof c.
H. COngdOn of the city schools and were
quick to respond to his every signal
AS the head of each department arrived
the strains of their mingled voices
could be heard above the music of the
bands in patriotic greeting, as they sang
some Of the many songs they had pre-
pared. And the old soldiers, as they
came past the corner and saw the great
chorus, beautifully representing 'Old
Glory quickly dOffed their hats and
waved them in the air as they shout
ed their appreciation, paying little heed
to the tears that Streamed down their
careworn cheeks.
Then the old soldiers would take up
the song the children had started and
the heavy voices of the men mingled
with the fresh young voices of the chill
dren, thrilled as never before This
was repeated time and again, the chill
dren never firing of singing, and as
they waved their handkerchiefs and
moved back and forth the effect of the
waving flag was perfect. Again the
hats came off and the old veterans
shouted again and again over the pa
triotism shown by their children's chill
dren.
The incidents of the parade were
many and varied. The broad sweep
of Summit avenue gave many chances
for marching qualities to be shown, and
many a post drew cheer after cheer
as it turned corner in perfect align
ment and with sOldierly steps moved
on down the wide avenue.
Following after the famous Columbia
post of Chicago came the same "Old
Abe" that led them with his shrill
scream in so many battles, and the
stuffed eagle was cheered as Justify as
in the old encampments, when the war
riOr bird had seemed to know just what
if all meant. After Minnesota, Wis
consin reported the most men in line
Iowa. Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky,
the Dakotas. Missouri, Kansas and IN
diana had big representations But of
course Minnesota led in the number in
line. its division taking up more than
one-sixth of the entire parade South
Dakota's veterans carried each a mann
while North Dakota went them one bet
ter nv carving long cOrnstalks, green
from the field, wrapped with wheat
rTbe Louisiana colOred veterans bore
sticks on the ends of which were car
ried punches of wool ard cotton Ihe
s11nfOwer was the badge Of the Kansas
deDartnent and each post carried
b4nch of them as they tramped along
after the stirring songs OF Ine AooocS
If TODelxa FlOrida'S insignia was an
| alligator carried in front OF the COM
ma9d Massachusetts drew applause
| All along the line, and little Vermont
| was cheered as loudly as the lafSesl oe-
nartment in the parade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-03
WORKING WITH WICHITA.
Jim Simpson Trying to Get the Two
Factions Together.

Chairman J. NJ. Simpson of the Re
publican state central committee has
his hands full just now trying to ad-
just differences at Wichita. He was
down there yesterday as the following
dispatch from there last night shows:
Wichita, Sept 2.-State Chairman
Jim Simpson has been laboring with
the leaders of the two factions into
which Sedgwick county Republicans
are divided today. but it is understood
that there is no prospect of a cOmprO-
mise being effected.
Gen. w. S. COrbett, who is chairman
of the independent Republican county
central committee, will drop the inde-
pendent organization if the other side
will pull off G. NJ. Irwin, the nominee
for representative and give the place to
him. This they refuse to do.
Both factions agree that Jim Simp-
son is a mighty good fellow, but they
refuse to accept his advise.
Chairman Simpson had a long con-
sultation with Corbett Fitzpatrick and
Mayor Cox and although the above tel
egram does not convey the idea that he
was successful in reaching an agree
ment Mr.. Simpson seems to be satisfied
and confident. He said this morning
to a reporter:
''Evrything seems to be going along
all right. I think things are going to
be settled up now and that Sedgwick
county will give the ticket a good plu-
rality this fall"
The fight in Sedgwick arose over the
nomination for clerk of the district
court Mr.. Simpson has made several
trips down there. The time before last
that he was down he tried to induce
Bridgman to withdraw from the race
for clerk. He failed to get Bridgman
off so he tried the Cox faction this
time. When Bridgman heard of the
move to get him to withdraw he came
out in a letter which probably voices
the sentiment of both sides as re-
CARDS interference by the state com
mittee with the fun the boys are hav-
ing in Sedgwick county. Bridgman
said:
I have no ambition in the direction
of state or national appointments; the
only ambition L have politically, is to
succeed myself as clerk, as party prec-
edent has led me to believe was enti-
tied to do; and the convention recog-
nized all the old ticket of two years
ago.
I would not get off to be private sec
retary to Mckinley. I'll be there in
November and have more votes than
any other candidate for clerk, when the
ballots are counted
Jim Simpson will bob uD in Wichita
again in few days with another plan
and it can safely be predicted that the
boys down there will finally have to
get in line whether they want to OF
not.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-03

The cheers and cries were redoubIed.
Then he moved forward to the stage,
every eye upon him, three thousand
voices cheering. Senator Palmer, sit
ting on the left of the stage, moved to
the rear of Chairman Caffery and
across to the left and met him with
Outstretched hands at the top of the
steps leading to the stage.
Colonel Breckenridge placed his
thumbs in the pockets of his trousers,
swept a glance about the circumfer-
ence of the hall and tossed back his
white hair with a gesture of the head
speak.
Great expectancy awaited his first
words.
MY cauntrymen," he began, and
paused to embrace with a glance all
the delegates to the right and left,
from every section of the imperial re-
public"
He declared that speeches of the night
before marked a crucial period of the
republics history and was first cheer
ed when he paid compliment to
Charlton T. Lewis, the eloquent man
from New Jersey. Thereafter his well
rounded periods provoked a spattering
of handclapping as they rolled in strong
mellow tones from his broad chest.
After the first demonstration which had
fallen upon him the faction of oppOsi-
ton disappeared and the hearing given
him was respectful and enthusiastic
Demonstration followed demonstration
as the rounded periods of his charm
ing oratory flowed out over the con-
ventiOn When he said that it was
charged that the convention was here
to elect Mckinley, and added that the
free silver Democrats had taken the
job out of their hands, the delegates
and galleries went wild. He pointed
out the effect, in Maryland, West Vir-
ginia, Ohio, Missouri , Kentucky and
other states of the attempt of the silver
Democrats to Supplant the teachings
of true Democracy These states had
already passed out of DemOcracy's con-
troll. The silver Democrats had already
given over the country to Republican
rule In the platform adopted at Chi
cagO is not our platform" ;" said he, the
nominees are not ours
He referred to Mr.. Bryan as ''the
young man who was seeking to en-
tighten the world.
The whole of Mr.. Bryan's teachings
he said was for those who had been
unfortunate in life to unite to destroy
| those whose life had been prosperous.
Mr. Bryan, he said, pointed out the
use the ballot as the weapon to equal
| ize that which life had made unequal.
7 protest" he cried, that this is not
Democracy. The Democratic theory is
not that the government should sup
| port the people, but that the people
| should support the government
He denied that the convention was
here to announce declaration of prin-
| ciples and shoot into the air. It was
| here, he said, to nominate candidates
| who would place before the people a
| ticket in contrast with that named at
| Chicago 1t mattered not to him, he
| said who was the candidate. His ref
| erence to Senator Palmer as the noble
soldier and statesman, who was now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-03
BRYAN IN MTCHTGAN.
he Speaks to an Audience of 5000 at
Adrian.

Adrian, Mich, Sept. 3.-Candidate
Bryan left Toledo at 8 o'clock this
morning and arrived here at 8:55. Some
5000 people were awaiting him. He
was escorted to a fiat car by L. H.
Salisbury, who introduced him as the
BLACK Eagle of Nebraska" Mr.. Bryan
said that later in the campaign he ex-
pected to visit Michigan more fully,
because he expected Nichigan's cleo
toraI vote and he wanted to become
better acquainted with the people who
were to help in securing a majority in
the electoral college.
Mr.. Bryan urged citizens to vote
strictly in accordance with their best
convictions, recognizing the RESPONSE
bilities of suffrage. Said he: I ex-
pect to lose the votes of many Demo-
Gratis who believe the gold standard
necessary to the country's welfare. But
if I must lose the Democrats who want
the gold standard to prevail until for
eign nations come to our relief, think
I am entitled to the support of every
citizen of every party who believes that
the Americans are able to turn out their
own salvation"
Mr.. Bryan mounted the rear plat
form of his train as it moved away,
many running behind to shake hands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-03
CLEVELAND DECLINES.
A Formal Dispatch From Him Refus-
ing to be a Candidate.

indianapolis, Ind, Sept 3-Presi-
dent Clevland has sent the following
telegram from Gray Gables, Mass:
To J. D. S. Griffin, Indianapolis, Ind:
My public and personal inclination is
so unaIterabIy opposed that I cannot
for one moment consider the sugges-
ton. (Signed.)
GROVER CLEVELAND.
This is response to a telegrm sent
last night by Mr.. Griffin, chairman of
the New York delegation to the In
dianapolis convention asking Mr..
Cleveland to permit the use of his
name as a candidate for the presi-
dency.
When the absolute declination of
Mr.. Cleveland became known there was
a concerted effort to get Mr.. Palmer to
withdraw his objection and a commit
tee from five states, New York, New
Jersey, Illinois, Michigan and Penn
sylvania waited upon him with such a
request.
He promptly replied in the negative
and assured the committee that under
no consideration, for purely personal
reasons, would he accept the nominal
ton. So the contest narrowed down to
Black and Bragg, with a few dark
horses in the field and some of the New
| York delegates still in favor of Villas,
whose name is not being generally con-
SlQereQ- 1ne LIMOS QeleSaU1On O1Q not
give up all hope of getting Senator Pal
mer to withdraw his objection and at
II o'clock they were in caucus arguing
the matter of forcing upon him the
nomination. During this time Mr. Pal
mer was in his place on the stage and
| said: I will not be a candidate
1t was stated at II o'clock that there
| was a cablegram from Henry Waiter
| son declining to be a candidate, but it's
| location could not be found and the
| chairman of the Kentucky delegation
| professed ignorance of it