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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-24
Indiana Democrats.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June A.-The
democratic State convention met here
to-day. Governor Matthews will con.
troll the organization, and 1t Is altogeth-
er probable that free silver will win.
District conventions were held through
out the State yesterday and to the sur
prise Of everybody the sound money
people were able to control the tenth
district and put a sound money man on
the resolutions committee as well as
two sound money men on the Chicago
delegation.
The convention has proven the larg-
est and one of the most exciting the
party has ever had in this State. While
it was well understood that the free
silver people had an overwhelming ma
iority the sound money men put up sur
prisingly solid front. a SOM eHhat bitter
feeling had been developed by the hot
struggle for supremacy in Marion
county Indianapolis and by the fact
that the gold men had succeeded by
strategy in capturing the committee on
and turning down ]. G.
Shanklin and B. F. Shiyely, whom the
silver people had fixed upon for dele
gates at large, and recommending in
their stead G. Y. Menzies, a gold man,
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Hon. John Goode. has been appoint
ed receiver for the First National Bank
at Bedford.
The closing exercises of the Virginia
Agricultural College, at Blacksburg,
were largely attended yesterday.
w. W. Tribbett, for many years one
of the most prominent figures in Rich
mond's wholesale trade, died yester-
day.
The n-year.old son of Zachariah
Efford, of Northumberland county, was
drowned Saturday while bathing in
Coan river.
Consul General Lees brother, Capt.
Dan M. Lee, of Stafford county. who is
in constant correspondence with his
brother, denies emphatically that Gen.
Lee has written the private letter con-
corning Cuban affairs reported in the
morning papers.
Governor Lowndes, of Maryland, has
written to Governor O'Ferrall, asking
that the three Maryland crabbers, cap
tured by Virginia police, be released.
The boat seized by Marylanders in
Virginia waters has been returned to
Accomac county.
The County Court OF Page yesterday
oyerruled the motion for a new trial for
Albin N. Kibler, who was tried at the
May term of the court for the murder
of his uncle, Willis d. KILLER, and found
guilty of murder in the first degree. An
appeal will be taken.
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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
New York Democrats.

SARATOGA, N. Y, June 24.-The
town assumed convention aspect this
morning. Ex-Secretary Whitney, SEN
ator Hill and ex Gov. Flower have each
declared that the situation is not so bad
as it has been painted. They express
confidence of victory for sound money
at Chicago, and declare their belief that
q financial plank can be worked so that
it will hold the gold standard democrats
of the East, and all western democrats
who favor bimetallism. The free silver
detection, they claim, will be no great
er than the republican party has suffer-
ed. The exact wording of the plank
which will be presented for adoption
here will not be divulged until the COM
mittee on resolutions has been appoint
ed and acted upon it. Unless changes
are made in committee it will declare
most emphatically for international BIZ
metallism. The party will pledge It's
efforts to bring that about at the earliest
possible day. That declaration, it is
believed, should satisfy the silver demo-
Gratis of the West, and should not alien
ate the sound money men of the East,
az it is only more emphatic declara-
ton of what both democratic and re-
publican parties have stood for in sew
eral campaigns.
Following the bimetallic declaration
will be an assurance that the present
gold standard will be maintained until
International agreement to recognize
both metals.
Mr.. Whitney and Senator Hill be-
lieve such plank will win at Chicago
and will prevent split in the party
after the convention.
The Cuban plank which was drawn
up by Congressman William Sulzer and
submitted to Senator Hill and other
leaders last night will not go in the
platform. As it is proposed to endorse
the Cleveland administration strong
Cuban plank might not be considered
consistent. Therefore the Cuban ques-
tioE will be treated by separate resolu,
ton to be presented by MIR. Sulzer after
the platform is adopted.
Delegates from the various congress
sional districts got together late last
night and this forenoon and selected
district delegates and alternates to go
to Chicago.
Chairman James w. Hinckley called
the convention to order at 1920 p. m.
He presented the name of John Boyd
Thacher, of Albany, for temporary
chairman. Mr.. Thacher was elected
without opposition and made speech.
When Senator Hill, Mr.. Whitney
and ex-Gov. Flower appeared they
were heartily applauded.
After the appointment of committees
on credentials, resolutions and perma-
nent organization the convention took
a recess until 3 o'clock.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVLTIES.

Lorillard Kip died at the residence OF
his father, Col. Lawrence Kip, in New
York, shortly after noon to-day.
The Reading Company this morning
issued circular in New York advanc-
ing the price of all sizes of anthracite
coal IS cents per ton at tide water
points. This advance takes effect at
once. The New York companies will
follow.
/ The Fourth North Carolina district
democratic convention held at Raleigh,
N. c., to-day nominated Edward w.
Pau for Congress by reclamation, and
by a rising vote the Second district
democratic convention held at Colds
boro, renominated F. A. Woodward for
Congress on the first ballot. Both Pau
aud Woodward are pronounced free
silver men.
The trial of actor James B. Gentry
for the murder of his sweetheart, Mar
garet W. Drysdale, the actress, who
was known professionally as Madge
Yorke, was resumed in Philadelphia
this morning before Judge Yerkes.
The court room was crowded The
aged mother of the prisoner sat near
her son. The father and mother of the
victim. Mr.. and Mrs. Drysdale, were
seated with the commonwealth wit
nesses.
Rebecca Sutton, housekeeper at lifts
hotel at Hampton, N. j., shot and killed her
lover this morning after quarrel. She then
shot herself and is expected to die. The
name Of Mrs. Sutton's lover was Martin Reed
Mrs Sutton is so years of age, while the man
was27. Mrs Sutton arose early this morn.
ing and prepared breakfast for Reed. After
breakfast they qusrreled. Mrs Sutton then
drew a revolver and killed Reed They had
spent the night together in the hotel, aud it
is said that Jealousy was the cause of the
Quarrel, the woman resenting attentions
shown to Reed.
At Tacoma, Wash, yesterday, the populists
named uninstructed delegates to the national
conventions; refused to recognize Teller OF
fusion, or invite the disaffected of other par
ties to join them.
The lawn party to have been held to night
at the corner of Prince and Patrick streets
has been postponed on account OF the threat
ening weather.
A little child of Motorman Smith was lost
last night for some time and after causing its
parents much alarm WAS found in the tunnel.
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The Ohio Democrats.

COLUMBUS, o., June 24.-Delay in
reaching an agreement in the resolu
tons committee delayed the opening o.
the democratic State convention till
1870 this morning. Chairman Small,
ley, in calling the convention to order,
made no speech, simply reading the
list of temporary officers selected by
the State committee. Upon assuming
the duties of tempory chairman, w. A.
Taylor made a speech.
At the conclusion of Col. Taylor's
speech delegate secured the floor and
expressed his qualification at the disap-
prevail expressed by the convention of
Grover Cleveland, whom he character
lied as the Benedict Arnold" of the
democratic party. He was Kissed down
at that point and the report of the COM
mittee on rules was then called for.
The committee on permanent organi-
cation presented its report, which was
adopted without amendment, and q
committee sent to escort the chairman,
General A. J. Warner, to the hall.
In taking the chair as permanent
chairman General Warner made a
short speech. His only criticism of the
present national administration was in
that it had created an enormous debt in
a time of peace. The report of the Gre.
dentials committee seating the silver
faction delegates in Stark county, the
only place where there was contest,
was adopted without opposition.
The overwhelming vote by which the
report of the committee on rules was
adopted showed that any opposition
from the gold delegates would be fu.
tile. The only thing they objected to
was the rule sending all resolutions to
the resolutions committee, thus shut
ting off debate practically when the re-
port of the resolutions committee came
in.
The platform opposes the single gold
standard and demands an immediate
return to the constitutional money of
gold and silver by the restoration by
this government, independent of other
nations; for the unrestricted coinage OF
both silver and gold at the ratio of 16
to I, and upon the terms of exact
equality existing prior to 1878, such
silver coin to be a full legal tender
equally with gold coin for all debts
and dues, public and private; that the
delegates to the national convention be
instructed to use all honorable means
to secure the adoption of the princi-
pies contained in the foregoing by the
national democratic convention. and to
vote only for candidates for President
and Vice President who are known to
be in full accord Herewith; and to ac-
complish these ends to cast the votes
from the State of Ohio as unit, as a
majority may determine. The plat
form as reported by the majority of the
was adopted by the follow.
ing vote: Yeas, 542; nays, 1913.
The following names were presented
for delegates at-large to Chicago: AL.
len W. Thurman, E. B. Finley, John
W. Bookwalter, l.. E. Holden, John
W. Conville, John r. Mclean and
Charles P. Salem. |
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ONE OF THE reasons Northern gold
democrats allege as sufficient to induce
those of the South to support the Presi-
dents currency ideas, is that he has
been friendly to the Southern States, as
evinced by the many offices he has
given to Southern men. AS Mr.. Cleve-
land was both nominated and elected
by the votes of the South, he would
have been monster of ingratitude II
he had not given some Of the many
Offices at his disposal to the people OF
this section; but compared with the
number he has given the North the ex-
h,bit is by no means large. And then,
800, in selecting his benefciaries in the
South, he has consulted, rather his own
individual preferences, than those OF
the Southern people. A return of
their reason is the only thing that will
induce the vast majority of the South
ern democrats to endorse Mr.. Cleye-
lands wise currency ideas, but there
seems to be no probability of that until
after next falls election.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-24
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE %, 1896.

WHEN Mr.. WHITNEY shall appear al
the national democratic convention and
advise the Kentucky delegates to aban-
don their OWL, and adopt the Presidents
more correct ideas on the currency
ouestion-"for the good of the party,
he will prob bly, be reminded OF the fact
that, judged by the Presidents own
course in Kentucky last fall, the good
of the party is ofvery little consequence
to him. and that the like conclusion is
derived from his course in Maryland at
the same time, and in New York the
wear before. If the administration
were like any of its democratic prede-
cessors, its influence would have Sc
cured the support of its party for any
policv it might have adopted, but its
WAYS have been such that its chief sup
porters now are its political enemies,
the party that elected it, opposing it.,
even when it is right, for, wrong as it
NAV be, human nature induces many
people to antagonize even what they
believe is right, when it is advocated
by those whom they have cause to
doubt and dislike, and human nature,
evil as it is, can not be changed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-24

THE Confederate reunion at Rich
mond that will commence next Tues
dav promises to be an imposing affair,
and will be attended by ex-Confeder-
ates not only from all parts of the late
Confederate States, but from many 9TH
err portions of the country in which
those who once wore the gray now re-
side. The perpetuation of memories OF
internecine war is not conducive to the
welfare of tie country, but as it is
practiced in the North, it would be IN
natural if it were not in the South. A
pleasant contract between the reunions
of x-Confsderates and those of eX'
federal soldiers is afforded by the fac'
that while none of those who take part
in the former draw pensions from the
government, nearly all who take part
IN the latter, do. Nor is it unpleasant
for ex-Conlederates to know that there
are, even now, nearly twice as many
pensioners as there were soldiers In
the Confederate army, from the com
1nencement of the war between the
States until its close.
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FOREIGN NcMS.

LONDON, June 24.-Hon. Thomas +.
Bayard, United States Ambassador.
was the recipient to day of the degree
of D. c. L., which was conferred upon
him by Oxford University at Oxford,
in the presence of q large and distin-
guished company of guests.
LONDON, June PA dispatch from
Cairo states that cholera has become
prevalent at Wady Halfa, in upper
Egypt.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, June 24.-Adyices
received mere from Van, Asia Minor,
say that in the outbreak which occur
red there on Monday 400 Armeniaus
were killed, and that the trouble was
renewed yesterday. 1t is claimed that
agents of the porte were paid to pro
woke a demonstration on the part Of
the Armenians which might serve rs &
pretext for a general slaughter Of Gins
tians.
QUEENSTOWN, June 24.-Tbe four
members of the crew of the Norwegian
bnrk Alexander Lawrence, who died
while the vessel was on the voyage
from Java, were victims of ber beri
and the six sailors who are now on the
sick list are suffering from the same
disease.
BERLIN, June 24.-Li Hung Chang.
the Chinese viceroy, who is visiting
Germany on his way home from Mos
COW, will pay visit to Prince Bis
marck at FREDERICKSBURG tomorrow.
MADRID, June 24.-Thc Senate IS still dc.
batting the questions of the relations between
Spain and the United States, in thecoHHo
of the discussion of which, OH Monday Ff..
Comas demanded that the protocol OF 81
with the United States be abfogaied. J no
minister of war denies the statement thai 10
is the intention of tho war Office 20 cl'l out
tho second reserve for service III Cgp4.
LISBON, June 24-The government h's
granted TO the government OF Grgat Bnttn
permission to land troops at BerH 10 tAe
Portuguese South African possessions Tor me
purpose of marching them into Maia1e.cina
to qucll the Matabcle uprising.
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Corbctt and sharkcy.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June 2l-At
the Mechanics Pavilion tonight, james
]. Corbett, the champion pugiIst, aud
Tom Shsrkey, the ex-sailor, viii meet
in four round contest, the decision 10
be given to the man Tho makes the best
showing. Corbett will receive fifty per
cent. of the gross receipts, win or lose.
In order to get share of the money
Sharkey will have to best the champion
or fight him to draw on points. Cor
bett has worked down to Us ponnds
and is in excellent condition. anarKey,
weighs $50 pounds, is in fine lettIe ana
will undoubtedly set the champion
lively pace. He has never been De
feated and many believe that CoIoet'
will not succeed in putting him out i IN
so short time. More than io'VV3
tickets of admission have been sold ana
Corbett's share of the receipts Will eA'
coed $4,000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-24
NEWS OF THE DAY.

AT the request of the Pope Cardinal
Satolli has consented to remain in this
country several months longer.
Miss Bessie German, daughter Olsen
ator German, and Mr.. Wilton Lambert
will be married in Washington this
evening.
The Spanish government has decid-
ed to send one hundred thousand
troops to Cuba before the close of the
present year.
Mr.. Hobart was not surprised at his
nomination for Vice President. He
says his nomination was arranged TOR
by Mark Hanna months ago.
1t is said that Richmond will not be
as lavishly decorated on the occasion OF
the approaching Confederate reunion as
it has been on some other similar &C.
cssions.
The Imperial Council of the Mystic
Shrine in session at Cleveland, Ohio,
yesterday elected Mr.. Harrison Ding
man, of Washington, as imperial po-
tentate of the order.
Treasury officials are expecting the
gold reserve to go below the one hum
dred million mark this week. The ac-
tual amount of the reserve yesterday
was S102, 221 ,907.G3.
The general elections for the Domin-
ion parliament took place throughout
the Dominion of Canada yesterday.
The result is the complete overthrow OF
the conservative government led by Sir
Charles Turner.
Irwin L. Ford, colored, will be hanged
in Washington Friday between the
hours of 10 o'clock in the morning and
l o'clock in the afternoon. The death
watch was placed on the condemned
man at 6 o'clock last night.
In New York last night the jury in
the case of Mrs. Mary Almont Living
ston Fleming, charged with having
poisoned her mother, Mrs. Bliss, re-
turned verdict of not guilty and she
was discharged from custody.
At Grand Rapids, Mich, yesterday,
Rev. c. E. Lee, pastor of the Second
Baptist Church, was found guilty of
improper liberties with female mem
bers OF his congregation, and deposed
from the ministry. Rev. Lee is the in
ventor of the individual communion
cup, for which he has patent.
Negotiations are in progress between
the British ambassador and the Vene-
zuelan minister in Washington looking
to settlement of the Uruan incident
and also of the boundary question. 1t
is reported in London that the British
government will take decided measures
in regard to the arrest by Venezuelans
of Mr.. Harrison, the crown surveyor OF
British Guiana.
The Suburban Handicap, run at
Sheepshead Bay yesterday, was won
by August Belmont's five:year.old
colt Henry of Navarro by one length in
2.O7. Clifford ruled an odds-on favor
lite at to 5, while Henry of Navarro
was quoted at from s to 5 to to l, clos
ing at the latter price. The Common
er, western colt, finished second, at .
to for the place. Clifford was third.
The Commoner was in the lead at the
half, at the three-quarters and mile,
from which point Henry of Navarro
took the lead. Clifford was third at
the mile, and never held better posi-
ton in the race.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-24
SENATOR DANIEL.

Senator John w. Daniel, a delegate
at large from this State to the demo
cratic national convention at Chicago,
gave out an interview in Richmond
yesterday, in response to repeated ap-
plications for his views. The Senator
said: 81 think that higher tariff taxes
and less money to pay these in will
produce such financial collapse in this
country that those who may vote for
Mckinley will repent it in sackcloth
and ashes, provided he is elected. The
republican ticket represents the gold
monopolists, who are for dearer money
and less money, for the gold standard
means contraction, and it means also
the monopolists, who want higher
prices for their products and prices less
for other peoples products. This scheme
is the scheme of gold, and it will soon
overcome itself. The country, however,
is to be congratulated that we have pull
ed the mask from the so called sound
money men, who had hidden behind
that catchword their plans to destroy
the bimetallism which they have so
long professed."
Replying to question as to what, in
his opinion, the Chicago convention will
do, Senator Daniel continued:
II have no means of knowing, as it is
not accessible to the public, but as q
large majority of the delegates are in
structed and pledged to vote for free
silver coinage and for candidates to
represent that principle it is to be pre-
sumed that they will do so. Mr..
Whitney may be very powerful man, !"
Senator Daniel adds, shut it is not to be
anticipated that honorable men can be
induced by him or any one else to
abandon their principles and betray
their trusts, and know of nothing that
he can accomplish in the way of con-
verting men from their convictions.
The business men of this country, the
taxpayers, the producers and workers,
in contradistinction to the spectators
and jobbers, ARE beginning to understand
thoroughly that the British gold stand.
ard means contraction, bankruptcy,
and an indefinite extension of hard
times. I anticipate that the Chicago
convention will nominate good ticket
and that the people will elect it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-24

THAT THE Emperor OF Austria has
profited by history as well as by the ex.
perience of the age in which he lives, is
proved by the fact that in speech ne
made last week, he said universal suf-
frage has been failure in all countries
where the system has been tried"
There never would have been any war
in this country but for its universal
white suffrage, and since the number OF
its voters has been enlarged by the ad-
dition of many of its women and by
all its negro males, its evils have in
creased and multiplied.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-24

THE FACT that the city gas works
cost more than they came to during the
past year, looks to man up tree as
if it would not be unwise to accept the
proposition, that has been made by
responsible company to save the city tie
expense of those works and enable it to
make satisfactory profit, while sup
olying consumers with gas for one dol
lar a thousand feet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-24
A Big Deficit.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 24.-Sen-
sational exposures in the alleged wreck,
ing of the Citizens Street Railway
Company came yesterday, when the
lawyers issued statement saying the
present management should be called
on at once to account for S7,S13,00 10
stock, bonds, cash and floating debt, of
which, after careful investigation, no
trace can be found.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-24

The V. NJ. I.-Msjor Sanger, U. S.
army, inspector of military posts, Off
cially inspected the Virginia Military
Institute post yesterday. The inspec.
ton was witnessed by large gathering
of old cadets, society girls and others.
The inspection showed the corps to be
under high state of military training.
up to the standard required. The
board of visitors held session at the
residence of Col. S. Houston Letcher,
president of the board. They had as
their guest at dinner, Hon. ]. Randolph
Tucker, dean of the Law School at
Washington and Lee University. Last
night Col. S. Houston Letcher, chair
man of the Alumni Association, tender
ed the Board of Visitors and visiting
alumni reception. The final german
was given last plight, and it was bril-
liant social event. The final ball is set
for Thursday night. There are large
number of society girls present from
distance.
This is alumni-day and the following
is the programme; Battalion, outpost,
and advance guard by United States in
spector. 12m., Salute to alumni by Ca.
Diet battery. 6p. m., Review by alumni;
battalion drill. Up. M, Alumni meet.
ing. 1890 p. M, alumni banquet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-24

THE RESULT of the democratic con-
yentions in several Western States yes
terday ADDS largely to the silver ma
iority in the national democratic con-
veption, and renders still more patent
the certain failure that awaits Mr..
Whitneys mission to Chicago. First
impressions are usually the best, and
Mr.. Whitney will probably regret that
ne changed his mind about going
abroad.