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The advocate., 1896-05-20
shawnee Agalnst OYermYsr.

The Shawnee county Democrat con
vention met at Topeka Saturday. Ex-
Senator Martin was unanimously
indorsed for delegate. at-large to the Ma
tionsl convention. A motion to simi-
larly indorse David Overmyer was
defeated by vote of 46 to 16. The con-
vention was q very lively one. Ex-Post-
master Thomas made bitter speech Of
considerable length in which he de-
nounced Overmyer's Democracy and
charged him with being bolter and be-
longing at some time in his life to every
political party In existence. AS the con-
vention was adjourned Overmyer
mounted a platform and made q speech
in defense Of his political career. Early
in the convention an irate delegate shook
his fist at the Chairman. The fight was
between the crowd that is always ready
to assist the Republicans and those who
regard the Republican party as the COM
mon enemy Of mankind. The latter
were in control
The advocate., 1896-05-20

didate. would not run on free silver
platform" AS Editor Kohlsaat is slated
for place in McKinley's Cabinet, there
should be no question that he knows what
he is talking about.
Commander.in-chief Walker Of the q,
A. r. has issued the following order: 1.-THE
country is entering upon a season Of pOlit-
ical excitement, when partisans will try to
exert every influence for their friends.
Such action Is violation Of our rules and
regulations, aud, II permitted to go unre-
buked, is liable to breed dissensions In our
ranks. The good Of our order demands
that 1t be discontinued"
Southern Mercury: "There are some
Populists who view with suspicion every
new man who joins the party, and espe-
Cially If he is an able man. How can the
party ever do the people any good II 1t
doesn't grove We ought to make every
convert we can, and wrest the government
from the control Of the ring Democrats.
We have no time to quarrel or bicker
among ourselves, for there is herculean
work to be DONE"
The following is the platform adopted by
the Montana Republican convention. 1--WE
reiterate our faith in and devotion to the
great Republican principles of bimetallism,
protection and reciprocity, announcing as
our understanding of bimetallism the free
and unlimited coinage of both gold and sill.
yer at ratio Of 16 to 1 Independently by
the United States. We maintain that these
cardinal principles Of Republican faith
should be the first consideration of the
Congress Of the United States, and that
ample legislation be enacted upon these
subjects" The delegates were given no
instructions.
The following is the Missouri Republican
finance plank: 1--WE are firm and emphatic
In our demand for honest money. We be-
lieVe that our money should not be inferior
to the money of the most enlightened ma
tlons Of the earth. We are unalterably
opposed to any scheme that threatens 10
debase or depreciate our currency. We
favor the use of silver as currency, but TO
the extent only and under such regulS-
tions that It's parity with the pres
ent gold standard can be maintained;
aud In consequence we are opposed 10 the
free, unlimited and independent coinage Of
silver at ratio of16 to / :"
The following from the call Of Chair
man Ashby Of the Texas Populist commit
tee will interest readers: "At our last
State convention 1t was provided that our
Platform committee should consist Of one
member from each Congressional district,
10 be elected by said Congressional dis.
tricts throughout the State In 1895; that
said committee should meet at the place for
holding the State convention three days
before the sitting Of the said body; there
fore, by virtue of the said action, / hereby
order the Congressional conventions Of the
Peoples party Of the State Of Texas TO
elect member Of the Platform committee
when they meet in their respective conven-
lions, said committee to be ready to con-
Vene on August 5, 1896 at the place for
holding our State convention, due notice Of
which will be given the publ ="
Shawnee Against 0VermyeF.
The advocate., 1896-05-20
NOTES AND COMMENT.

lASG WEEK.
The Ferris wheel is again in operation
at Chicago.
A home for the aged has been opened at
Des Moines
The New York Democrat convention will
be held June "a.
The Kentucky Populist convention will
be held June 20 at Paducah.
The Russian thistle has invaded Chicago
and is spreading through Illinois.
The supreme council Of the A. P. A. was
in session at Washington last week.
An equestrian statute of Gen. Hancock
was unveiled at Washington May 10.
A cyclone did great deal of damage in
the vicinity of Elkhorn, Neb., May IL.
The Populists of California have nomi-
mated j. Il. Gilbert of Fresno for Governor.
The four female delegates to the M. E.
conference were finally admitted by de.
cisiVe vote.
A disastrous cyclone was reported near
Sherman, Tex, May Is, Over 100 deaths
are reported.
The free silver men have carried ma.
jority of the Iowa Democrat county conven-
tions so far held.
The Republican City Treasurer of Omaha
has been found guilty of embeZzling $105,-
600 of city funds.
E. Rosewater of the Omaha Bee and ex-
Congressman w. J. Bryan debated the sill
yer question May Is.
A disastrous earthquake is reported in
Ecuador. Several cities were badly dam
aged and one was destroyed.
Cornelius Bliss, a New York million
aire, is the latest suggestion for the Re-
publican nomination for Vice President.
Seventeen years ago Levi P. Morton
made gold standard speech in Congress
Of which he was member at that time.
1t is stated that all but three members of
the Republican National committee are IA
vorable to Speaker Reed for Vice Presi-
dent.
The sound money Democrats Of Iowa
threaten to bolt the Democrat State con-
vention because it will declare for free
silver.
A. H. Buchanan OF Douglas county, Mo,
who was delegate to the late Democratic
convention in that State, has become
Populist.
A trial has just ended in Colorado in
which woman sat on the jury for the first
time in the history Of the State. The jury
disagreed.
The President has appointed ex-Con-
gresham Tsrsney Of Kansas City as Asso-
ciate Justice Of the Supreme court Of
Oklahoma.
Wyoming Republicans declared in their
platform that the tariff was the issue be-
fore the people, and instructed for McKin-
ley for President.
Chancey |. Filley and Maj. William
Warner were elected as delegates-at-large
from Missouri to the Republican National
convention by acclamation.
The Wisconsin Prohibition convention
showed tie on the silver question, but the
resolution favoring silver was adopted with
the aid Of the Chairman's vote.
The Iowa State treasury, which has
been under the control of the Republicans
for years, is empty and it is very apt TO
stay that way for two years at least.
One Of our exchanges hits it when it says
that the parrot that talks too much is not
as bad as some men. The parrot does not
hunt you up and compel you to listen.
The advocate., 1896-05-20

Florence, draws a regular salary Of $40, 600
a year from the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany for naming the cars turned out by the
works.
A riot was narrowly sverted in the Mis-
souri, Republican convention. The trouble
grew out Of the efforts of contesting dele
cations to secure admission to the opera
house.
Congressman Goodwin, who is the Popu-
list candidate for Governor Of Alabama,
has challenged Johnson, the Republican
nominee, to joint debate in every county in
the State.
The Arkansas Democrat, the leading
Democrat paper Of Arkansas and the oldest
west of the Mississippi, has become free
silver paper. It has lately advocated the
gold standard.
The men who paid McKinley's debts
when he became bankrupt a few years
ago are the men who are managing his
present campaign. Have they some scheme
to get their money bsck3
Governor Matthews of Indiana, who is
spoken Of for the Democratic nomination
for President, has written letter in which
he declares for the restoration of silver to
the place held prior to 1873
The Peoples party committee Of Ken
lucky has issued an address in which both
old parties are severely arrsigned, and all
persons who favor monetary reform are in
vited to join the Populist party.
The Delaware Republican State cOnven-
tion ended with row in which a large
number of delegates withdrew from the
convention. Another convention was held
and the result is two sets Of delegates.
The owners Of the New York Voice, the
national Prohibition organ, have deposed
E. j. Wheeler, who has been the editor for
many years, because he Is a silver man.
The management is thoroughly committed
to the gold standard.
The Populist City Central committee of
ST. Louis has declared against making
silver the one issue Of the campaign and
demands the enactment into the st. Louis
platform Of all the fundamental principles
at Omaha
A New York man who had been out OF
work and without food for several days
stole four loaves Of bread and was promptly
arrested. When he was taken before the
magistrate he pleaded guilty. The court
told him he had done wrong but discharged
him, and as he did 30 he placed bank note
in his hand.
E. S. Wilson, editor Of the Ironton % }
Register, and who held State appoint
ment under Mckinley when he was Gov
ernor, says: "When the St. Louis con-
vention resolves against free coinage at l6
to l, independent of international agree
ment, no man will more sincerely and un-
agree to 1t than Mai. McKln-
ley"
James G. Blaine in Congress February z,
1878: 81 believe gold and silver coin to be
the money OF the constitution the
money of the American people anterior TO
the constitution, money with which the
organic law Of the republic recognized as
Of It's own existence. No
power was conferred on Congress TO de-
clare that either metal should not be
Tennessee Populist: "The most absent
minded man is not the man who hunts for
his pipe when 1t is between his teeth nor
the man who threw his hat out Of a window
and tried to hang his cigar on peg, nor
even the man who put his umbrella 10 bed
and stood up In the corner, but the man
vUantad fraa ailvar and vOtod an old
The advocate., 1896-05-20

Youths Companion tprice S1.75)
with the ADVOCATE, both one year for
G2.&.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
NETWORK CITY.

Evening School No. II has been enlarged and a
senior department added to it. In consequence,
girls over sixteen years old may now obtain adj
mission by making application between the hours
of I and 9l5 p. m. until Monday November 3.
Glasses In the following subjects will be formed:
English composition, reading, drawing, pennah-
ship arithmetic bookkeeping. photography pit
mans SYSTEM, sewing. and English to foreigners.
Among the passengers who arrived yesterday
afternoon on the steamship Hivel from Rrcmen
and Southampton, were Peter Hand OF Chicago;
Colonel w Winthrop. l.. S. A: DR. Walter Vessel
hoeft of Boston: Charles f. Harman. Colonel X. L.
Hughes and Mrs J. Pierpont Morgan.
Mr. Glyn. OF Glyn. Mills Curre Co. the London
banking firm. who Is in New-York, was yesterday
taken through the Clearing Rouse ny Willlam
Sherer, the manager
DR. Senner 1.-The Commissioner Of immigration.
has discharged four Of the Ellis Island employees
for infractons of tho rules. He said that the dis
charge had no connection with the investiga ton
made of the recent scandal the island. hut was
made with the idea of impressing upon the em
ploycs tho fact that the rules must he obeyed.
Those discharged are Matron Hines. Night Clerk
Flynn. Waterman ]. O'Neil and one other man.
The first regular business meeting of tho Ma
tionai Society Of New England Women will be held
at the Waldorf at 2.3o p. m. to-day.
Justice MacIean OF tho Supreme Court yester-
dav signed the remttitrrs on the appeals Of In
snector Mel cTaughn, In which the Court OF APP
meals revoracs the decisio, OF the lower court.
This action makes the judgment of the Court Of APP
meals the judgment of the lower court. and is a
formal proceeding.
Detective Fogarty started for Chicago yesterday
with requision papers to bring back g. L.
.ronakvan OF this city who Is wanted for getting
s2o0 worth Of jewelry from q Broadway ieweller on
q worthless check. Fogarty went to Chicago for
Tonakvan carly last week. but could not get him,
ss he had been released on habeas corpus proceed
ings.
lanes q Rrcn. thirty-fve years old. NJ No. 223
Fast Seventv-sixth-st. a conductor on the Third
ave ca BILE road sending signal for repair
wagon AT Park Row and James-st. yesterday
morning when he was knocked down by cable
car and had his back and chest crushed He was
taken 10 HUDSON Street Hospital
The New York Academy Of Sciences will meet
Vcvorbcr . AT 8 D. m. in Hamilton Hail. Columbia
University Papers will be read on several sub
jects.
The fourth general meeting Of the Society or
Naval Architects and Marine Engineers will be
hold November 10 and 13 at No. 12 West Thirty
orst-st on the second day there Will he dinner
at Demonico's at which Secretary Herbert is 10 be
a gues'.
captain David Wilson. secretary Of the commit
tee appointed by the National Guard Assoca ton.
State of New York. cheerfuv acknowledges the
following additional subscriptions for the monu-
mont to be erected the late Major-General Jo-
eah Porter: Previously acknowledged. S5l5: ID Sep
arate COMPANY tAuburn, 500; Company a, 10th
battalion albany Zouaves). $50. and Brgadier-
General George d. Sanford. SO: total, s72o.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
WHITE PLAINS.

The annual meeting of the Westchester county
Historical Society was held in the drand jury
room at the Court House. Yesterday morning
president James Wood of Bedford in the chair.
There was good attendance and after transact
ing the usual routine business, the following ols
6cers were elected for The year: President, JarltS
Wood: secretary J. 6 Lockwood: treasurer Will
lam NJ Duboise; librarian, w. A. Woodworth -,
Resolutions were adopted tributes TO Inc
memory OF Josiah s Mitchell who was one OF IN.
charter members Of the society ana who dled Iast
Noyember and TO Monmouth G. Hart. treasurer OF
The society Both died in White Plains.
After the business meeting: the society nad 'lS
annual dinner at which the Rev. w. :. Coney. or
East Chester gave an address upon Fne
IJessians i'm West Chester" In the court room. at
2 O'clock an address delivered by Fordhanl
Morris OF New York City: His subject was = ne
Iaoroigh Town of West Chester II was Vaua-
HE contribution TO the historical documents or the
snc,etv and was listened 10 by a large and ap-
preciative audience.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
cTATCN ISLAND H4PPENINGS.

The Por; Richmond Board OF Trustees was last
evening enjoined by the Thomas syndicate from re-
voIjng the Richmond Terrace franchise
The plant OF the Electric Power Company at 81
George will be sold receivers sale on Saturday
A chapel and three dormitores are being buili al
ST. NicnaeTs Convent. Green Ridge.
TIE Junior Christian Endesvor Union oi Richmohd
County mas elected the following officers: President.
Mrs William II. Rice; VICE president. Miss Annie
IorChwout; secretary. Miss NJ. L. Erwin, treasurer.
Miss Ella Parsons.
1he Sea View Club. OF New Dorp has arranged a
series of bmonthly balls. which VIII continue un'ii
Lent ,, 49,. r,at,t
ZION PARK auditorium on Tuesday, ana made ne
tl.publican sound-money meeting one OF the great
est gatherings ever seen within building ~ IN"
coiIniy Ernest r. Seeheusen chairman Of the
,reefng Franklin Bartlett made an address on the
National ISSUE and declared tnat he utterly re-
n,,dja;e6 Tamnany and ts Tiger with 'ts leaders.
,yha are for gold in July ami silver in October lie
was followed by Police Commissioner Roosevelt.
Mr. Roosevelt Illustrated ne hufnor OF the situation
Nv declaring that four years ago tie worknsmel
we're ;oid to down the manufacturers. They had
d5ne H. but afraid they had got "r0ugh OF u
IN The four years. Now they were tod TO down ne
eold bug but ne thought they would not make the
same mistake twice. ). Sloat Fasseu followed IN an
addrsss on Bryan AMI his "isms. Which was ire
Quently apDauded
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
COTPT CALENDARS FOR TO-DAY.

Appellate Divtson-supreme courtnReces,
MSSssm and Rschoh jr. JJ--Appeai from judgment Of
Ds,TiSt SInd"u coart S No 49, Epstein VS.: Ficher;
supreme Court Special Term,Part i-Beiore beeKman'
sunysmn cour"specia Term Fart IIBefore Mac
Lean scSS cls Tcrm-Pa, Before Beach
J.-MoonS Nos. I. 3 4 Clear. -. y.,. ra
Isw and fact: Nos 2S a425 1902, ao7i, slss 3isa
sl22 SsS @ sG" 5S S;5 sSi s92 Sia @ S sa ISL. @ Ss AS
sunreme Court-special Term-Part V-Before Andrews
causes to he from Part " for trial. Case un-
snnreme Special TernPa1t VI-Before Law
rence J-No. 20, Heimburg vs. Manhattan Railway.
smoreme Court--specia TermPsrts VI and vIIi-Ad-
'oernSs SUPREME courTria Termrars II and Iv-Ad-
'0eI,r SUPREME ne CourtTrsl Termrart 1lInBefcrs Dysro
Sos io2sa 2267. 322a BIS :s''s t44i' 3a's, 5s''
asia Isle "si , Tr,ai Term"Part v-Before Gegerch.
Tansns 10 he sent Part III for trial Case un-
snnren,e Court-Tria Term.Part Nl.Before Book
,,svs, J-Causes be sent from Fart Ill Tor tria'
Supreme coura TerPart y1IRefCrs ss.o Gd,t a,s
,sss NGs SSso ?ssS s :ss sS sos S. sss ss ss
$3.50 % .nre HTto,ur,Triai Te-Part v1IIBefore setg-
Sup' N Causes 10 from Part VII for trial
Case rpsme @ourt-Triai TermPa-s TX and XI-Ad-
'0s1nSa SUPREME Court TermPar XTBcor. Fred
man T. Causes he sent from Part VII for 'ria Ease
Gssrs Coy. vi a inSa Mdra2s afSs.ss +!
CssH sea;es on cmr"Chamhers BEFORE Arnold s-Estate
q Ksiherne ,s ksns'' psnei Pe,er Erastu p Whtney
FranI echoeniHter. Adelno Thorne Ernst 90 keTnsr %
1870 a.. m; John Huls, paVld 'ch-
'99s, 93ry q TernBetore Van wyck. j.
C"u,, pIr Tcnr, General Term-Adiourrrd sine die
cy ,e II. s 4 s,d , s2 N''az ss slz
oo2 ali a2e ic72. 1923 i2s, t"I 81 ,sse unhnisnea
City cour'Tral Term-fsrts l. III and lV-Ad'o"rned
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
wEsTCHEsTER COUNTY.
YONKERS.

The will Of Hsm.iin J. Andrus was filed YESTERDAY
with Surrogate Sikinan Citations were issueo. NAV"
re.urna bic on November :. at White Plains Inc VIII
IL A short document and mis- wife. Stella a. Ahorus'
was made sole legatee also executrix. win 'haies
F. Corton as executor. The WILL which was IN wv
handwriting Of the dead man. is dateo Md! ~ '
and was witnessed by Miss Christina H. hEu'' o.
Miss J. Valera Ryder. Louis Mcleod the once o'!
formerly employed at tho factory and VINO ""'
brought to Yonkers on Saturday night by the poioe
from Jamaica. Long Island was yesterday u'S
charged He could give no information oi any ,'''-
por,ance in reference 10 the explosion Inc .ee""e
tina, Coroner Miles should hold an inquest al" ~
svch evidence as he has on hand brought our Is sa
ing around The police have certain ihioi''a"o
which they believe will tend 20 solve the mystery anu
this could he heard at the Inquest The coroner
sill at work the case. -
The application 10 revoke the letters OF auhlhs'i"
ton granted to Clara V. Shepard. the "'ao" y.
Charles Deb Shepard. Of New-Rocheiie ""iV' ~
he1n pending since June. completed IN 'he o"'
ropate's Court Yesterday. The Surrogate deeueu ''
Grace Adele Shepard who claimed 10 be a daush,si
o! Charles Deb. Shepard. had no sanVIus III u, err,ej
as there was no proof that Shepard was SNes ILL.,
10 the woman who her mother. INK o"'i"e"''
therefore denied the application .... lat. ,,,ada
Bamlin J. Andrus, according 70 sta ,,ien.s -,
bv representatives OF the three lo'o" HS 4. .ho
panics had his life insured Tor sio"v savu II, 1re
New York Life the Equitable and the M Hr,nai
insrrance companies 6. j. Smith. OF the Mutua @
said /, was not true reported thdt inc CON-
ponlcs would contest the claims on tne siouu ans ans
xiv Andrus died suicide. Said he: NJ. tiul ti "
IS dead. and that settles the I'M tcompanies The
Claims will be paid according to contract
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
TESTING FIREPROOF MATERIAL.

one of a series Of tests Of freproof material Tor
iron and steel structures took place yesterday,
under the supervision OF +. VI. Rutherfurd ana o.
Jennings both of whom are connected with the
Building Department which has absolute charge OF
the tests The test the Roebling system OF
nreproof floors. ceilings and partitions Tne struc-
turc tested WAS built In vacant lot AT the south
west corner of Eighty-second-st. and the Boule-
ward II resembled a large-sized furnace. It's
framework WAS steel and iron and the walls were
brick on the iron beams was placed pile OF
bricks 80 as 10 make the weight a square foot 80
pounds For five hours the structure was subjected
10 the flames \ pyrometer showed that Inc hlsh-
est temperature about 1850 degrees. ana that
the average 1000 degrees. Al the end OF iive
hours the fire WAS put out with water. Tnc pour
ing of water into the building was don. by an
engine company Several thousand persons watched
the test.
Mr. Rutherfurd told a Tribune reporter that no
official report Of The test would be made pubic Tor
time. SO far could be- learned. the beams
did not warp under the intense heat.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
NOI'NT VERNON.

Valentine Hinkelben. seventy-four years Ola o'eu
q. his home No. lS Frankln-ave on Iues'aS
Mr. Hinkleben WAS one OF the oldest residents oi
>,our, Vernon having lived here forty-four years
Burial will take place tomorrow AFTERNOON ."
woodlawn Cemetery. .,.,o,
The new building for the Church OF the Ascehsloni
H;pscopaD nearly completed that II rs cpe nopeu
80 hold the dedication services on the second ouiua
IN November The Brotherhood OF 81: Andrew VIII
hold farewell services in the old church on
night next The new building Is at PARK ana s'olies
ayes and the cornerstone laid on May ns ~ las.
THE church society was incorporated in May lesV pS
81 hand OF worshippers numbering less than MY anu
they have since held services In bnlldhS eIeCtu w
me Swedenborgian Society. The new nulInlne i OF
Gothic design and the materials are native granl's
and colored brick The outside hnish i OF rockIdceu
stone The roof is of slate. with slate lanterned
tower. 100 feet In height. and spire Ihe cnutc1 ~
Ok feet long and SLIP feet wide The interior Is mn
ished In oak with oak pews and other IurnlWe "A
marble altar and reredos. gift Of f. T. Wesiey As
memorial 10 his wife will be ready for placing IN
few weeks. II has been made IN itall. \ rsclolS
mas been built in Park-ave, and adjons the churcn
building. The old church building VIII he uSed as
chapel and Sunday school room. The Rev r NJ >
TAYLOR rector Of the church has been selected 70 az
dress the Church Congress. which meets at NorfoiK'
on November is