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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-27
NONE hut SILVER MEN.
Matthews Will Not De Allowed te
Name Chicago Delegates.

Matthews Will Not be Allowed 10
Name Chicago Delegates.
Not satisfied with putting in new State
committee yesterday. the free-silver Demo-
Gratis took the bit in their teeth and
adopted a resolution that none but silver
men should go to Chicago as delegates. 1t
had been the understanding that Governor
Matthews should have the selection Of the
delegates, and this puts him in rather
embarrassing position. Out Of thirty men
who will compose the delegation he had
chosen only seven sound-money men, but
these he had already asked to go and 1t
will be delicate matter for him TO handle.
These fated seven are S. p. Sheerin, OF Lo-
gansport. secretary Of the national COM
mittee; j. G. Williams. OF Terre Haute;
Hugh Daugherty, Of Bluffton; Harry Smith,
Of Hartford City; w. Z. English. of this
city; August Koerner, of Jasper county. and
j. Z. Murdoch, of Lafayette. OF these Eng
lish is probably the only one that will pull
through. Mr.. Sheerin was in town yester-
went to Governor Matthews and told him
that he understood the situation and would
not stand as a candidate for delegate at
large. 1t Is to be presumed that Matthews
felt much relieved, and If the others will
only 90 likewise, he will feel like singing
a hymn. Mr.. Sheerin was loath to talk about
1t last night, when seen by a Journal re-
"All there is to it." he ssid. 'fs that Gov
ernor Matthews had invited me to be can
didate for delegate at large and / consented,
though preferred not 10 go in this capacity
on account of being SO busy at the conven-
committee. 7 discovered that there was
some opposition TO me, not of a personal
nature. but on account of the disposition on
the part of the free-silver people to send
none bu. silver men to Chicago, and told
Governor Matthews that preferred not to
make the race"
The other three delegates at large Sc
Iected by Governor Matthews are Senators
voorhees, and Turpie and Major Menzes
Voorhees, and Turpie are pronounced silver
men and MenzIes. while not believer in
free coinage, is one of those who thinks
that maybe the Democrats can catch few
stray votes by falling into line with the
Populists and VIII vote for free silver
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And Scores of Others Suffering from
Dangerous Injuries.

And Scores OF others Suffering from
Dangerous Injuries.
DETROIT. Mich, May GA revised list
of the people killed by the tornado In Mich
igan last night places the number at forty
one. Some points have not yet reported
and the death roll may be increased. Scores
OF people were injured. some of whom will
die. The dead. SO far as learned. are:
At Ortonville-Mrs. William Mitchell and
two smal children: Abram Quick. wife and
aged sixty-three; p. F. wilkins, Mrs. Jorsia n
Johnson, John c. Porritt, Mrs. Louis Por-
William Kitchen, Mrs. I. G. Eaton, Edward
Fifeld.
eighty-two; Mrs. L. A. wolverton, aged
sixty-fve; Mrs. Emily Eaton, aged seventy
five; Mrs. William Dawson, Miss Ida Davi-
son, aged eleven: Jessie May Fifield aged
five; Charles Ffheld's seven-year-old daugh-
ter; EDDIE Howe aged six; Nellie Howe,
At North Oxford-Andrew Pettibone. Mrs.
Crane, Crane, infant son Of Frank
At Thomas-Charles Hicks, aged fifty-slx.
Elroy Hicks, aged thirteen.
At Thornvilie-Mack Smiley. Joseph Smi-
ley, Mrs. Thomas Bennett.
At Metamora-Thomas Bishop, -. q
man who was visiting there.
At Fairgrove-Joseph Malburg.
At Mungers StatioI-lon Edwards
FOLLOWING Is uSt Oh the most seriously in
jured:
At Ortonville-Joseph Pritt. rib fractured
and bone driven into lung, Will die; oscar
Granger, cash on head, oislocated shoulder
and cnest badly injured. not expected to live
Mrs. Abram Quick, injured internally, recoy-
cry doubtful; Henry Quick, ola fnan. oadly
bruised: William Mitchell. skull fractured
recovery doubtful; Henry c. Ladamboy in
ternaily injured; Elmer Laiamboy. bruised
by falling tinibers; William Kitchen. hand
crushed; sylvester Wells. shoulder ana back
injured; Louis Porritt. cut about head ana
face; Il. e. Eaton. injured internally; Arthur
Woodruff, leg broken; r. Kent's ten-year-old
son. leg broken.
At Oakwood-George Fifield, leg broken
and scalp baby torn: Kate Dawson. badly
bruised: Wesley Dawson, internally injured
Mrs. Nelson Copeland. badly bruised: Har.
vey Francis. rib broken and injured inter
naily.
At North Oxford-Oscar Slate, leg broken
Mrs. Pettibone. seriously injured about head
Mrs. Frank Laidlaw. internally injured: Mr.
and Mrs. Eessey, cut and bruised; baby Slate
leg partially crushed: Miss Arneid, cut anf
bruised; Archie Mathiscn. spine and hip:
injured.
At Thomas-Mrs. Sidney Copeman, basl,
bruised about head and body and internally
injured, recovery doubtful; NJ. /. Kidder arm
broken; man employed BY DR.. Suitur, arm
broken and torn: VIII Carr. back and arms
injured; George Hibble. Les crushed; VIII
! Althouse. ribs broken; Nyron A. Johnson
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FOURTEEN PEOPLE DROWNED.
Ferry Boat Capsixed mt the Month oi
the Ohio River.

Ferry boat SuPshze0 NJ tne noutn oi
the Ohio River.
CAIRO, ILL.,, May ga hurricane and
cloudburst struck this city at $50 this
morning. Fourteen lives were lost by the
sinking OF the steamer Katharine, used as
ferry boat. 1t was caught at the mouth
of the Ohio and capsized. The following
were drowned:
Charles Gilhofer. Cairo: Daniel Hayes.
Cairo: William Shannon and baby, Birds
tenhouse, Cairo; Mr.. and Miss Stanley,
Wickliffe KY: Richard Thurman. a printer
Cairo; William Shannon and baby, Birds
Point; Mrs. Mary Jones, Jackson, Tenn. !;
Lewis Hall, colored, Cairo; Asbury Alex
ander. colored, Wyckliffe,. Ky; George
Davis, colored, Cairo; Miss Orr. Birds
Point.
The saved were: Joseph Curry. Capt.
John Hacker. clerk A. r.. Pavey, engineer
MCGEE, all Of Cairo; DR.. Orr. Birds Point;
Mr.. Richardson and an unknown man.
The storm came up very suddenly from
started from Cairo and was still in the Ohio
warning and the boat turned over when the
squall first struck her. The captain and the
clerk were both at the wheel and were
blown out of the pilot house into the water
and the boat turned over on them. They
happened to be so far away that as she
came over they caught the guard and pulled
out from beneath her. or those in the cabin
only DR.. Orr and Joseph Curry got out and
they were badly hurt. The doors OF the
cabin were shut when the disaster came,
imprisoning the inmates.
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Split i'm Madison County.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


ANDERSON. Ind, May 26.-The sound
money Democrats Of Madison county are
making a desperate effort to head off the
free-silver policy to which the party was
committed by the township conventions held
throughout the county last Saturday. The
free-silver men worked their plans SO quietly
that their delegates were successful in al
most all the precincts of the county. Since
that time there has been unusual activity
among the old-time leaders. Capt w. K
Myers, OF Indianapolis. who is regarded as
a Moses by the Madison county Democracy,
has been summoned here and has spent two
days with j. j. Nctterv:,le. Chairman Geo.
Beebe. Postmaster ID. j. Cr.ttenberger and
a few others who are opposed TO silver
These men have been holding hourly ses-
ssons and suInmoning henchmen from all
parts Of the county TO. their caucuses. Judge
Ellison has pronounced in favor OF the free
silver policy, as announced Dy the conven-
ton, and the letter OF Governor Matthews
to j. r. Brunt, of this city. 1t now looks
as IL the party here would be hopeless,y
split on this question. despite the efforts OF
Myers and his friends.
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Twenty-seven Perished.

DUBUQUE, Ia. May 26.-Passengers from
North McGregor report the bodies of seven
town people having been recovered; also
those of six canvasmen attached to Kirk
hart & Ryan's circus. The canvasmen had
entered box car preparatory to accompany
ing their show to Winona and they were
caught in the car when the storm came.
The names cannot be had yet The most
conservative estimates place the loss of life
at North McGregor at twenty-seven.
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Royal Arcanum omcer..

SAVANNAH. Ca, May 2C.-Al, OF the old
officers but two CT the Supreme Council of
the Royal Arcanusn have been elected with
York city. was elected Chairman OF the
committee on council work. succeeding
Charles b. Cox. OF Missouri. and j. w. Fer
nand, OF Chicago was elected chairman OF
board Of trustees defeating Robert Van
zands. also OF Chicago.
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silverises and Pops. Fuse.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

SpeFial 10 the indianapolis Journal.
JEFBERSONVILIE1 Ind, May 26.-The
silverites and Pcpulists held a meeting in
this city last night and took steps toward
establishing permanent organsxation
They are 10 have war1 and precinct ort-an-
izations and delegates were selected to the
convention TO be held az New Albany next
Thursday. when an Organization Of the
Third district Is to be effected.
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MIDDLESBOROUGH. Ky, May 2s.-The
Waits steel plant has been ordered by cable
from London 10 start ar once. This Is the
only basic plant In the South and the larx-
est in the United States. Six hundred men
are employed
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REGULAR COMMITTEE TODAY.
Chairman Holt Calls n 1Ieeting-To
ssCussss Nox<v,o--.

sCuSs" Matthews.
The regular" Democratic State commit
tee has been called by Chairman Holt to
meet at the Grand Hotel to-day. TO discuss
various things, and to ''cuss" Matthews and
the whole free-silver crowd. 1t is safe to
say that the committee will not. at this
session, formulate another letter booming
the Matthews presidential candidacy The
committee will have to decide whether il
will fight for its rights or LAY down" and
be tramp.ed over by the silver crowd.
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ST. LOUIS. No.. May z6.-At a meeting
at which We're present representatives OF
the fifteen largest German singing societies
% St. Louis IL has been decided not 10 take
part IN the national Sangerfest In Pittsburg
on June s This action is the result OF the
refusal or various railroads 10 make bet
as result at least 100 singers will not at
tend.
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bargain purse Half Price
sweep judging by the
the bargan-wise folks
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-08
"A MISERABLE SHAM, TRICK AND
 TRAVESTY."

A few years ago no man was stronger,
 more uncompromising advocate of the
 free coinage of silver than John M. Palm-
 CT, the candidate of the Indianapolis con-
 vention of political cadavers. Long be-
 fore he was elected by populists' votes to
 the United States senate he was a. ram-
 pant free, silver man, and he secured his
 election to that office in 1890 by pledging
 himself to vote for the remonetization of silver and It's restoration to all the rights and privileges it possessed prior to 1873. In 1878 he was the owner of the State Register. a newspaper published in Illi- nois. and it's columns were burdened with arguments and demands for free coinage. The following clipping from that jour
 nal may give the boltocrats who helped
 nominate him and who propose voting for
 him-just to defeat the candidate of the
 democratic party--the political jimjams;
 but it shows what kind of "sound money"
 man they are supporting:
 There is not 8 man anywhere who op- poses the coinage of silver who does not
 insist that congress has the right to issue legal tender paper at pleasure, or who does not rest assufed that congress has the right to farm out the privilege of supplying the people with currency through DanklnS corporations. Demo- | crats, the fight for the silver dollar is more than forty years old! We won it | once against the national banks under l the lead of Old Hickory, and, by his bones, we'll win it again"-Senator l Palmer in State Register, January 20, l 1878.
 Scratch an opponent of the coinage of | silver and you will find g. supporter of l the national bank system; and you won't be obliged to scratch very hard."-Sena- ] tor Palmer in State Register, January 20,
 1878.
 | Tt is all very well to abuse the friends l of the silver dollar as infationists, | thieves, repudiator and all that sort of
 thing. but really the friends of the gold l dollar ought to pay the same attention | to the members of the convention who 1 framed the United States constitution and who made the silver dollar The unit 1 and standard of value in this country."- Senator Palmer in State Register, Janu-
 ary "A. 1878.
 If there Is any dollar more honest than the silver dollar of 371A grains (of pure 1 silveD it has not been discovered in the | century or more that the nation has ex- l isted If there can be any such thing as | dishonest dollar, that miserable sham, trick and travesty of a cQin-a gold dol- iar-exactly fills that designation" ."-Sen- ator Palmer In State Register, February, 1Q7Q
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-08
FIFTH HOO-HOO ANNUAL
Nashville, Tenn., September 9, 10, Ii and i2, 1896.-Ex-Gow Bob Taylor to De-
 liver the Address of Welcome.

One of the greatest and most progress i've mystic orders is that of Hoo-Hoo, which, translated by one of the chosen few. means big black cat, or. If spoken of in tho plural. the playful kittens.
 This organization is made up chiefly of lumbermen, but the bars have been let down to a few noble scribes of the news paper fraternity, as we'll as dealers in saw mill machinery. Alabama furnishes about 100 of the innocent kittens, of which number Birmingham, as usual, where there is anything good to be had, has her quota, among whom are the fol- lowing: r. l.. Barrett, s. G. Clark. Col. Louis V. Clark, H. J. Davis, M. F. Cor man, c. I. Graves, Jr., Harry Hawkins. J. w. Hawkins, Sol Jacobs, Harry c. Jones. Sibley P. King, Henry Key Mill ner, w. H. Moore, l.. Sevier, A. H. Simms and T. F. Steele.
 This delegation will visit the fifth an- nual," either in person or by proxy, at Nashville this morning and tonight. They will be joined here by number of the faithful followers of Great Hoo-Hoo from the green gardens of Texas and the piney woods of Mississippi and other states, as railroads have conceded rates Of one fare for the round trip.
 The following programme has been fur nished:
 Wednesday, 0:O9 A. M, September 0.
 Annual call to order in Watkins hall.
 Address of welcome by Ex-Gov. Bob" Taylor.
 Appointment of committees, etc.
 Leave at 12 noon on special train for the celebrated Belle Meade stock farm, the home of Gen. w. H. Jackson. where an old-time southern barbecued dinner, with the usual southern accomplishments, will be served. Visit the deer park and the celebrated horses, and the dairy farm. Return to the. city about 5 p. m.
 Big Hoo-Hoo parade and concatenation at state capitol at 909 D. m.
 Thursday, 300 A. M., September 10.
 Annual call to order and business re- stunned during the forenoon.
 At 3:30 D. m. special electric cars will leave for visit to the grounds of the Tennessee Centennial and International exposition and tour of the city.
 At night a promenade concert st the state capitol.
 Friday, 0:Oo A. M, September II.
 All day, if necessary, to the finishing up of the business of the annual, electing officers, etc.
 At s:O9 p. m. embalming of the snark by the occupants of the chamber of hor- rOrS."
 Saturday, September 12.
 Leave 9:O9 a. m. for free trip to Lookout mountain, Tennessee, or journey to the great Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, return ing to Nashville Sunday afternoon.
 There will be large number of ladies, r wives, daughters and sweethearts, ac- companying the members of the order in their pilgrimage to Nashville, and spe- cial arrangements hay been made by the ladies of that city for their comfort and pleasure wbIle the husbands and broth CTS are solving the bootjack problem on the roof and having "meow" of time with the little purr-blinds in the turn-up patch.
 A good time is in store for the visitors.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-08

WE NEED MONEY AT ONCE, AND GAN ONLY HOPE FOR HELP FROM THE PLAIN PEOPLE.
 WE ASK ONLY FOR THE NECES- SARY MEANS TO CONDUCT A vIG- OROUS AND AGGRESSIVE CAM SUMS, NO MATTER HOW HUMBLE THE CONTRIBUTOR, LET THE FRIENDS OF LIBERTY AND MA TIONAL. HONOR CONTRIBUTE ALL THEY CAN TO THE GOOD CAUSE. TO THE OVERLOOKING TREASURY OF THE MONEY POWER WE WILL OPPOSE THE ACCUMULATED OF FERINGS OF THE MASSES, FIGHT ING TO BE FREE, AND ASK THE RULER OF THE UNIVERSE FOR HIS BLESSING"
 These are not idle words. We are sure they will not fall on deaf ears.
 The people-the plain people of Ala bama-who are the supporters of the cause of humanity always will, in our opinion, respond to the call of Chairman Jones.
 The State Herald will receive and re- ceipt for contributions under the above call, from 10 cents up, and forward same to the proper authorities.
 Every patriotic democrat in alabama can give small amount and not miss it.
 Remember this is a contest for free dom.
 Bear in mind that if we fail the future of our little ones is blighted.
 Every democratic mother in Alabama, when she tucks her little ones away to- night and asks the blessings of God upon them, should remember to ask her hus- band whether or not he has contributed his mite towards preserving to them the precious privilege of being free Ameri- can citizens.
 There is no longer any room to doubt that if Mckinley and the money power wins in this contest we are raising our children to be mere hewers of wood and drawers of water
 If Bryan wins they will be free men; if Mckinley, serfs.
 Send your contribution to the State Herald or call at the office and hand it in, and you will be properly receipted for same, which will be forwarded to Chair man Jones promptly. Remember the time is short, and the campaign commit tee needs the money.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-08
SHOULD BE CAREFUL REGARDING
 TERMS.

A writer in the Cincinnati Enquirer has the following to say in a recent issue of that journal regarding the terms fre- the financial question: E
 Ut seems to me that in all the discus sion of the money question that not enough attention is given to the terms used; for instance, the terms standard of values, intrinsic values, are terms that should never be used. There can be no standard of values never was any. Val ues never stand The term measure of values seems to me to be correct, as all values are liable to monetary change; for instance, if there Is but little money and very much in demand, money5 will be dear. If, on the contrary, there. is an abundance of money and not so much money wanted, money will be cheap. The law of supply and demand. applying here as 1t does everywhere, but the use of the word standard helps to destroys this, idea of supply and demand as applied to money, and should never be used. So many grains of gold and so many grains of silver are the measures of value, but these measures are subject to change in value.
 Again, intrinsic value carries to the average mind something akin to a divin- ity in coin. No one can give you satis- factory definition of it. It should never be used, as nothing on the globe has any intrinsic commercial value. It has use value. 1t Is only the use that gives gold and silver value. If never used it would have no commercial value. If 1t has an intrinsic value. 1t is intrinsic chemical or medicinal value. Then the use of the word standard helps to confound in comparison with things that arc stand ards, as the yardstick and pound weight. That Is. they confound the absolute with
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-08
AN UNEXPECTED HONOR.
Hon. John W. Tomlinson Appointed on thd. Democratic National Advisory Committee.
 In Distinguished Company.

The press dispatches on Saturday an4 nounced that John W. Tomlinson of Ala- bama had been appointed on the demo- cratic national advisory committee by Chairman James K. Jones. MT. Tomlin- son yesterday received official notice o6 his appointment. The honor was unex4 pected.
 Chairman Jones on the same day ap- pointed on the advisory committea George Fred Williams of Massachusetts and Alexander Troup of Connecticut.
 The national democratic campaign committee. IS now completed, with head- quarters at Chicago Auditorium annex). is as follows: Daniel Campau of De- troit, Mich chairman of the democratia campaign committee, which is composed of the following: D. J. Campau, Detroit1 John R. Mclean Cincinnati; William J. Stone, Jefferson, Mo-; Clark Howell, Att lanta, Ga.; J. G. Johnson, Peabody Ks.! Thomas Gahan, Chicago; William A. Clark, Helena, Mont; James Kerr, Clear- field, Pa: Frank Hosford, secretary.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-08
COMPLIED WITH ORDERS.

The New York World is not satisfied with the platform adopted by the self constituted convention which assembled in Indianapolis last week. One ground of objection alleged by the World is the failure to declare for international bimet- allism. On tho very day the platform was made, says the World, a leading English statesman proclaimed through the columns of the World that such an agreement is entirely within the range of possibilities. Another ground of ob- jection mentioned by the World Is the fact that the platform does not talk hard and loud enough against trusts and com pines.
 The World does the convention of po- litical "stlffs" an injustice when 1t as- sumes to crlticise them for not declaring for international bimetallism and talk ing hard against trusts and combines. The members of that body were sent to Indianapolis by the agents of the inter- national gold trusts and the trusts and combines, and to have accepted free passes and feed bills and then declared for something that the furnishers of these luxuries are opposed to would have been base ingratitude.
 The powers behind the Indianapolis meeting are opposed to bimetallism of any kind on any terms or at any time, either now or hereafter. They are also favorable to trusts and combines They want those now in existence to go on in business and they want to see as many others formed as is necessary to absorb and destroy all opportunities for individ- ual effort. and mako of the American people renters and employees of trusts combines and corporations, rather than home owners and independent workers for livelihood.
 If the World or any other journal ad- mits disappointment at thu platform promulgated by the meeting of cadavers at Indianapolis it confcsses to a degree of ignorance Of political affairs utterly unpardnnable.
 The Indianapolis meeting did exactly what wa expected il to do In regard tc the pla form made and just what it wa. given feed, transportation and orders tc go there and do. It could not declare either for bimetallism or against trusts and combines. It was not sent there for that purpose.