davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
An American in Hands of
 SpaniardS.
Letters to the Newspapers
 Caused 1t.
Tortured and Threatened-A.mcs Driven to Suicide-A Non
 Ster Petition.

KEY WEST, Fla, July 31.-Ad- vices received from Havana state that the Spanish authorities are persecut- ing Owen Melton, the young American confined in the Cabanas, because of letters, it is claimed, he furnished newspapers in the United States re- garding the brutal treatment of pris- oners.
 Last week Melton was summoned before General Olivera, governor of the Cabanas, and questioned in regard to letter which appeared in an Ameri- can paper, a marked copy of which was sent to General Olivera by the Span ish minister at Washington. Melton evaded the questions and Olivera be- came furious. He ordered the guards | to bind Melton, and then the prisoner | was thrown to the floor. Olivera then paced the room, hurling epithets at the prostrate man and threatening to have him shot. Not knowing to what lengths the Spaniard's rage might lead to, Melton finally denied that he had written the letter and agreed to write a disclaimer.
 The prisoner was then unbound and wrote the disclaimer, stating, at OE- vera's suggestion, that the prisoners were we'll treated.
 Since the occurrence Melton has been treated with great indignity. He is constantly watched by a guard and leper has been placed in his cell
 It is said Melton believes the Span iard hopes to drive him to suicide or to commit some act which will give 1 the guard an excuse for shooting him.
 A monster petition was sent from here to Secretary Olney, demanding that this government secure Melton's release or an amelioration of his con- dition.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
STEEL SECRET.
Company Formed to Manufacture
 Steel Using Secret Process.

KANSAS CITY, July 31.-Mr. Ma than Schee and party of associates from Iowa have purchased the plant of the old Kansas City steel and iron works at Argentine and formed a new company to manufacture steel goods from a secret process, owned by them. They own and will manufacture a patent car coupler, using their new process steel for the goods. Their se- cret process enables them to make the finest steel for wrought iron, giving a wonderful product. A blade from it will cut the hardest wood and shave with the same edge equal to a razor. Their lathe tool has been tested and pronounced more than equal to the finest imported steel.
 The company is composed of J. R. Cline, the discoverer of the process, Mir. Since, large property owner; S. H. Springer, inventor of the car coupler and H. D. Shackleford of Des Moines, manager of years experience. They propose to go to work at once and put the goods on the market.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
WORK STOPPED.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
 Reducing Expenses.

PHILADELPHIA, July s1.-Because of the general depression in business the Pennsylvania Railroad company has decided to stop all work on it's line wherever possible in order to re duce expenses. It was ordered that all contemplated improvements should be laid aside for the present
 One of the vice presidents of the company said today that the reason for stopping work was the fact that financial troubles and business de pression exists all over the country. He said the experience of other cor porations leads to the belief that if the company decided to float bonds in order to continue improvements it would be difficult to do so except at a sacrifice,
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
SAD WAS HIS LOT.
Only Few Days of Married Bliss,
 Then Misery.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., July 3l.- A few weeks ago The Citizen an- nounced the marriage of Sol. A. Metz gar of this city. to Miss Bessie Kelly, q blushing young lady of Santa Fe, the nuptial knot being tied at the city building by his honor. Justice, Craw- ford. A case was in progress when MT. Metzgar, with his prospective wife, ap peared, and they asked to be united in wedlock. The wheels of justice were stopped, and in the presence ot several lawyers and crowded court room of liigants and mpathizers, the judge tied the knot "let no man put asun. der." Today, different state of affairs exist, and Sol.. the young husband, ad. vertises that he will not be responsible for any debts contracted by his blush. ing bride of few weeks, Bessie K Metzgar.
 Such is married life, to some, in the free and easy far-west.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
ENTHUSIASTIC DELEGATION.
Mckinley Visited-The Tariff Issue
 Above All Others.

CANTON, O., July 31.-Perhaps the most enthusiastic delegation that has yet come to Canton arrived here from Knoxville, a suburb of Pittsburg, this afternoon. They had travelled 100 miles in heat and storm, but were en- thusiastic with bands and banners upon their arrival Their spokesman, John P. .Everhard, president of the Mckinley and Hobart club, and who is also the president of the glass work CTS union, acted as spokesman In his remarks he put the tariff issue above all others.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
DRUNKARDS' WIVES.

KANSAS CITY, Kan, July 31.- Mrs. Fannie Mosier of Kansas City, Kan, entertained crowd of people at Eleventh and Main streets Saturday night with a talk on temperance She is doing practical temperance work by organizing the wives of drunkards into unions for the reformation of husbands. She is of medium stature, with traces of sorrow on her face, while around her waist she wears a belt on which appears in gilt letters, "The saloon must go.'
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01

he will take up his duties as mem Der of the Venezuelan commission, stopped in this city for few hours today. To a reporter Judge Brewer said that Venezuela had filed the last of her evidence some time ago and when England filed the supplement to her blue-bo which was already in evidence, she also would have the last of her testimony in. He believed that the commission could file its re- port by November l.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
LEASE LEASED.
Will Deliver a Series of Lectures, Pol
 iticS Tabooed.

MINNEAPOLIS, July 31.-Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease when in the city on her way to the St. Louis convention, said
 q will forsake politics the first of August. I have been engaged by a New York lyceum bureau to deliver a series of lectures on literary subjects, and it is part of the contract that all politics shall be tabooed. I expect to keep my contract in that respect
 Concerning silver and the presiden- tial fight Mrs. Lease spoke in her usual fearless manner.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
WOLC0TP HAS SOLVED IT The Silver Question Is
 Most Vital. The United States Can Do It
 All Alone.
Bimetalism Cannot Come Out of the tumble and Folly Chicago
 Platform.

DENVER, July 31.-Ever since the Colorado delegates, led by Senator Teller, walked out of the Republican National convention, Senator Edward O. Wolcott has consistently refused to be interviewed in regard to his posi- tion in this campaign. Tonight he is sued the following address, giving his reasons for supporting Mckinley for president:
 ssTo the Voters of the State of Colo
 rado:
 "The people of Colorado are entitled to know at such juncture as this the views of their representatives at Wash ington The silver question is most vital International bimetallism on the former ratio would of course be the most desirable method of restoring silver as a money metal, because dis turbance of values which might follow the inauguration of free coinage by the United States alone would be avoided, and the question as to the exportation or hoarding of gold would be eliminated. In my opinion, how ever, the United States could alone, under wise and conservative guidance, such guidance as should deserve and receive the confidence of all classes of our people, open its hints to the un limited coinage of silver and success fully maintain that metal at parity with gold at ratio of 16 to 1 inde- pendently of other nations of the world.
 "The financial plank of the National Republican platform is, in my opin- fo members of the party who believe as I believe, will struggle earnestly and hopefully for a full and complete rec ognition by the Republican party of the humane principle of bimetallism, animated by the belief that the party which on every other great question involving the human. freedom and the welfare of mankind: has stood for all that was uplifting and ennobling, will yet realize that a continuance of the gold standard means only further i'm poverishment and suffering.
 "The platform contains, however, a most important statement, pledging the party to the furtherance of bi- metallism by international agreement. To the good faith of this pledge the history of the party on other questions requires fullest credence. The over shadowing importance of the silver question makes it certain to my mind that every effort will be earnestly made by the Republican party to se- cure to this country the blessing of bimetallism, and it is my sincere con- viction that silver will again he re- stored to it's place as a money metal at the old ratio, and that when this restoration comes it will be accomp- lished through the action and efforts of the Republican party.
 I Except on the money question no man in Colorado, who believes in the l protection of American labor, and American industries, and who loves his country, can read the platform without hearty approval, and no man doubts that Major Mckinley will
 bring to his high office every quality needed by the president of this great people.
 Free coinage will never come, in my opinion, out of the tumble and folly of the Chicago platform, nor will it be heralded by the cap and bells of Pop ulism.''
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
ARRESTED FOR BIGAMY.

WICHITA. Kan. July s1.--Alfred W. Baker was arrested in this city to- night on a charge of bigamy. He is 67 years old and was recently married in this city to Mrs Ellen Sillex. He took his wife to Andale, and another wife, who lives there, and from whom he claims to be divorced, had him ar rested. His last marriage was his third matrimonial venture.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
BRYAN RECEPTION.

CHICAGO, July 31.-Active prepa- rations are being made for the recep- tion to w. J. Bryan on the occasion of his visit to Chicago, August and 10. The local silver Democrats will meet on Saturday or Sunday to pre- pare for the reception.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
ELECTION CRANK.
Made Vow and Kept It for Thirty
 Years.

WICHITA, July 31.-Thirty years ago Arthur Smith, now 62 years of age and a leading farmer of Cowley coun- ty, made VOW that he would never cast a ballot for president until a man west of the Mississippi river was the nominee. He has faithfully kept that VOW. Next fall he will vote for Wm J. Bryan. Upon other questions MT Smith has voted regularly.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
THURsTON TO OPEN.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 31.-Cyrus Leland, IT,, chairman of the Republi- can state central committee, wires from Chicago that Senator John M. Thurston has consented to open the Republican campaign in Kansas with an address to the Republican state convention in Topeka on August 12.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
WILL NOT RESIGN.

BATH, Me, July 31.-Mr. Arthur Sewall, the Democratic nominee for vice-pres'dant, was interviewed this afternoon as to the story that he in tended to resign in favor of Tom Watson. He said: "Any man who for a moment entertains such an idea is not worthy of an answer. I do not know whether Mir Bryan will retain place on the Populist ticket"
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01

President Lincoln, arrived here. today in a covered wagon from Goose creek, Idaho, which place she left last Aug ust, driving the entire distance in a wagon, and bringing with her eight head of horses. Her husband died in Idaho, leaving her in strengthened cir cumstances and she is trying to get back to home and friends in West Vir- ginia She is 67 years old.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
KNOCKED HIS BYE OUT.

YOUNGSTOWN, O., July 31.-While watching a game of ball yesterday, Oscar Gflchrist was struck in the eye by foul fly with such force that the eye was knocked into a pulp and fell out of his head. It rolled down over his cheek and fell to the ground.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
KEPT RIGHT ON.

GOODLAND, Kan, July 31.-M. B. Tomblin, former president of the de- funct Sherman county bank, who has been on trial here for receiving money after the bank was in a failing condi- tion, has been convicted on four counts in the district court.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
THE WIND BLEW.

CLEVELAND, July 31.-Much dam age was done by the terrific wind. At Beaulah Park, just east of the city, eight or nine houses were completely destroyed and a large tabernacle blown down. The loss is estimated at $1O0,000. Major Stockman of the lo- cal weather bureau reports that the wind reached a velocity of sixty-four miles an hour.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
OLD WARRIOR DEAD.

BROWNSVILLE, Ky, July 31.- Col. John Dabney Morrison died here today. He was a colonel in the Mex ican war, also a colonel in the late civil war.
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
VENEZUELAN COMMISSION.

The Evidence Nearly All In-Will Re-
 port in November
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01

TOPEKA, July 31.-Associate Jus tice David Brewer, of the supreme court, en route to Washington, where
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01

BRAZIL, Ind, July 91-Mrs. Evans Chase, distant relative of Hon. s. P. Chase, secretary of treasury under
Arizona republican., 1896-08-01
LONE WOMAN.

Drove All the Way From Idaho in g
 Wagon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-11-08

circumstances, should not be lost sight of in our solicitude for freedom from business interruptions
 Gen. Horace Porter Against Change.
 Gen. Horace Porter is decidedly against any change whatever in the method of holding elections, and is also opposed to any extension of the presi- dents term. He believes, however, that some of the evils of presidential cam paigns, as at present conducted, might be mitigated in some degree, and here is what he has to say:
 'The most effectual way of Freyent- ing much of the interruption and loss of business consequent upon our presi- dential elections would be to hold the national conventions in the latter part of August. The delegates would then represent the opinions of the people at a later period than in June, and the campaign would be limited to two months, which would be quite sufficient after we became accustomed to it.
 "I do not favor the extension of the presidential term. Our forefathers manifested great wisdom in arranging the terms of office among the people who constitute the different branches of the government, making the term of the representatives two years, of the presi- dent four years and of the senators six years. If the presidential term were made longer, the canvass would be much more exciting and more bitter feeling would be engendered on account of the importance of electing a man for so long term, with no means of a change meanwhile except by the process of impeachment. The plan might work very well in the case of a good presi- dent; its effects would be decidedly un- fortunate in the case of a bad one.
 "In European countries the ministry can be changed any day by a vote of want of confidence, but our administra- tion must last during the entire term of the president, and the term of four years commends itself to the judgment of great majority of our people.
 More than once during the campaign just closed the question of relegating the election of president to congress was mooted, and the writer accordingly queried Gen. Porter upon this point. His reply was as follows:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-11-08
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
Is Change + the Method of
 Conducting Them Desirable2
Expressions of Opinions from MT. De- pew, Hon. Thomas l.. James, John GIafiin, Gen. Horace Porter, Rev.
 CoIlger and Others.
[coPYR1eHr. 1896. ]

Presidential elections cost the people of the United States a great deal of money in the matter of direct and legit- innate official expenditures every fourth year. Still larger sums are put forth during the two or three months directly preceding election day in the form of campaign expenses legitimate and otherwise, and the combined amounts thus dissipated are of sufficient mag nitude to be properly termed vast
 These quadriennial outpourings of funds, however, are always accom- panied by great stagnations of business. Sometimes, as during the campaign which eulminated last Tuesday, this amounts to almost paralysis. So em- barrassing, indeed, have become the in- dustrial and commercial losses and in- terruptions of presidential years as to cause serious discussion of the present method of choosing the nations chief executive and the length of the term of presidential service, and the number of thinking men who favor a change is large enough to merit careful eonsid- eraton by the people at large. In the paragraphs that follow are briefly re- ported the words of some well-known men who hold to this view, along with the expressions of some who, on the other hand, believe the present method to be accompanied by advantages that more than counterbalance all its draw backs. All the men interviewed are men of position and standing, and, it will be observed, two or three think the matter of practically no moment what ever.
 Wants Change; Doesn't Expect It.
 Chauncey M. Depew, for instance, favors most emphatically the extension of the presidential term to six years, with constitutional prohibition of the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-11-08
GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS
Senator Jones Says the Lines
 Should Be Made Toll Roads.
VIII Push His Plan This winter-He Ex- plains His Plan for Government Control in an Authorized
 Interview.
rcopyR1eHr. 1896.

As is we'll known, Senator J P. Jones, of Nevada, is an ardent advocate of the ownership of the railroads by the fed eraI government, though he is not wholly in sympathy with the schemes for their actual operation by Uncle Sam. He has, however, formulated a plan of his own, to which he will devote almost his entire energies during the coming session of congress, and the details of this plan, which have not before been made public, become of interest, there fore, to those who disagree with his views, as well as those who are in sym pathy with them.
 q believe that the people of the United States are ready to insist on the government assuming control of the railroads of the country" said Senator Jones to me the other day. ''I am my self heartily in favor of it on general principles, but I do not approve of the plans thus far presented for bringing 1t about Neither do l regard as wise the proposition to have the roads operated by the government, as that would be to place in the hands of few men a dangerous political power that would be a menace to the public
 "How would you have the roads op- erated if not by the government?" I asked.
 By the people," replied Senator Jones. "My plan, which 1 worked out when the agitation for government own ership of the railroads was first advo- cated is to have the government ac- quire the roads by purchase and fore closure of the mortgages and indebted ness overdue, and throw them open to the public as in the case of toll roads.
 "'In the early days out west, when a toll road was built through a section Of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-11-08

the markets by high fpeins. could hire or buy a few cars sn' m ssss zine, and go themselves wifh z and an ss tie or grain to the best n,, ,sn ,'heit us manufacturer could do the aAe1 s 7hs while the pleasure seeker saile s. thhiae every section of the cont iulght Mi every luxury, for what if nost ,,.snt 8f5 to go from New York to San costs ha
 But, would not the peonle 'a9ciseo' own and control the cars p,, .,,s @ho aOs tives, monopolize the traf3a piia s loo0ao ent?" as atrs
 There would be no dana.,
 first, because the skilled ma7 ssa =, ol that rln trains for others when o@oaldna opportunity to conduct ma, oS nadthe table business for themselves. ~ Y Pfoss ond, because the great orpanio @aq' sss, affected in the whole business ~ Vnaass ing freight and passengers u.o,a v cary. appeal to those now in contro, 9la not present system does. There aa' as ihe absolutely free competition. 0ua b'
 "When you come to tbipl, o...
 is really known by the men Y 1rs l'' What the railroads about the actual onsp.9' v ol of the many thousands of miIes l'soa 2. . road which they noniinallv eau. ~ ial. | What can they know of the tinoa 'uslOl'' Z 1les, the dispatehing and runnis, Tssafa, trains, the collection of freight aaS. of delivery at it's various destinationa,9sa ,9a ls
 "All these departments are nndaaa direct supervision of employees sss wE, 9,e the actual work of carrying on fbaIsq @Is uo ness of the roads. 9es'
 'If my plan is adopted the comu carriers of this country win be tba,a.l ,aa''l who actually do the work, and Is ~ would take a personal pride in m.l',.o %n0 ali classes Of transportation as safs M s expeditions, as cheap and as comfosi a able as possible.
 ''It would be the duty of the eovsn ment to maintain the integrity of s.s, ~ various roadbeds and bridges reo.,a less of the profits paid by any line. 2, there would be free and open compes. tion, legislation would not be neeqss.,- toinduce theadoption of decent and sais systems of lighting, heating and braEe, on trains: and there would be an oD1 to the working of men beyond theirep. duranee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-11-08

Tt would be most inexpedient to have the president elected by congress. It would be better to go to the other ex- treme and have him elected directly by the people. The excitement and tur- moil of political campaign in this country do not go to such extremes as in some other countries. No matter how large the meetings or the parades, they are almost always conducted peaceably. Our people are noted for their good nature and common sense, and can generally be trusted to partici- pate in active political campaigns with out resorting to violence"
 Educational Value of Campaign.
 Rev Robert Collyer is not at all in favor of a change. He believes the edu- eational value of presidential cam paign is so great to the people that we can we'll afford to pause in our regular pursuits and attend to it.
 .,In political campaign like the one just closed" he said, ''when discussion is heated, everyone goes to school. We are all reused up and we all listen, and we all learn, and we all think.
 .I know that business men would like less agitation and longer periods of calm. They would like to be doing business all the time. But in time of political turmoil like that of 1896, great questions come up for serious thought which would never be discussed with the same eagerness otherwise; that's what I like about it.
 Agitation is not bad. As the Scotch dominic said: You can't even make butter without agitation Go on and agitate. The disturbance to business is a secondary matter with me, com pared with the educational value of campaign. I like to see people waking mp to the discussion of moral issues I like to see such a grand awakening of public interest as we have had this year-the greatest think since the anti-slavery times.
 "A longer presidential term would subordinate citizenship to business. It would defer school time six years or seven years or eight years. so that men might make money. do not believe in any proposition that congress, and not the people, should elect president"
 Clcyeland's Former Partner Undecided.
 Francis Lynde Stetson, once Presi- dent Gleveland's law partner and now