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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24
What The Hnrvest IYouId be.

Henry Watterson, of the Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal, foresees the greatest peril to
the country in the event the policies out
lined, if not actually approved, in the Dem
ocratic national platform, should be carried
TO their logical conclusion. Mr.. Watterson
says:
at not only means national reputation
and spoilation, but is an open door to rev.
olution. If the leaders of this movement
could come into power those of them who
have any sense of accountability, any con-
ception of orderly government, would be
quickly swept aside by the wild element be-
hind them. In this way civil war, as fore
shadOwed by the Chicago outbreaks last
year, could be precipitated upon the coun-
try. Then the strong hand of the federal
power was interposed, but if this were
withheld the reign of the mob would be
easy enough"
Commenting on this declaration of the
Kentucky journalist, wheel horse of the
Democracy, and controlling spirit in the
Chicago convention of 1892, the st. Albans
Messenger says:
"Of the 900 odd delegates to the Chicago
convention which declared against federal
interference in local affairs, comparatively
few would advocate in public or private
the right of men to destroy property and
commit murder to redress the wrongs
claimed to have been inflicted by corpora
tion upon other men. Yet this is precisely
what the Chicago platform means, if its
protest against federal interference in local
affairs were made effective.
primarily it is the duty of the munich
pal authorities to guard the lives and prop
erty of the citizens, failing ability in this
direction, recourse may be had to the state
authorities. Failing in that direction the
strong hand of the federal government
may be invoked. But, as in the case of
the Chicago rioters, if a town, city, or state
refuses through its officials to appeal to the
higher power, the policy of the Chicago
platform would give the mob supreme con-
troll. The dangers feared by many from
the adoption of free silver coinage may be
in part imaginary, the fears of sound
money advocates may be exaggerated, but
the evils incident to the approval of or ac-
quiesence in the rule of mobs and riots
are neither imaginary nor exaggerated"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24
The Fight i'm Maine.

Joseph II. Manley, who is chairman of
the Republican state committee of Maine,
as we'll as a member of the national COM
mittee, says: "The campaign in Maine
will be fought more vigorously than any
campaign that has occurred in the state
since 1882. Maine was swept by the green
back heresies in ~, rs, 70 and 80, and
all the old advocates of this doctrine are
again coming to the front, but there can be
no question as to the result. The only
question is how much majority can the
Republicans obtain. We propose to con-
duct the canvass upon the theory tnat we
shall need every vote in the state. We pro-
pose to make this a campaign of education,
and TO reach every voter and see to it that
he is thoroughly instructed in the pending
issues. 1t is not a purely partisan cam
paign. 1t is not a question whether the
Democratic or Republican party shall sue
ceed, but it is a question whether national
honor, the national faith, shall be main
tained, or reputation shall be encouraged
and endorsed
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24
A Gold standard Democratic Ticket to
he Put i'm the Field.

Representatives of the gold standard
Democracy of Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Nebraska
and Ohio met yesterday at the headouar-
ters of the honest money Democracy of
Illinois in the Palmer House at Chicago to
discuss the question of holding another
convention. The delegates, some of whom
were chosen by sound money organizations
in their states, were received by members
of the Illinois executive committee. Gen.
Bragg, who was chairman of the Wisconsin
delegation at Chicago, was chosen to pre-
side over the conference. The unanimous
sentiment of the conference was that an
other Democratic convention should be
called, and this resolution was adopted:
Resolved That it is the sense of this
conference that there should be a national
Democratic convention held; a Democratic
platform enunciated and a Democratic
ticket nominated for the office of president
and vice president of the United States:
said convention to be held not later than
September ?.
w. X. Shelby of Michigan offered the
resolution, and it was unanimously adopted.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24
the Chicago ticket no Democrat can feel
himself bound to his support on the ground
of party regularity.
The Proposed ArbItration Treaty.

The efforts of the United States and
Great Britain to agree upon a general ar
bttration treaty for the settlement of all
controversies through the establishment of
a permanent tribunal, as well as the prog
ress of diplomatic negotiations towards
solving the Venezuelan problem, are set
forth in thirteen communications made
public by the state department last Satur-
day. Little substantial progress towards
general arbitration treaty is disclosed by
the documents, but basis is indicated up
on which divergent views may be harmo-
nzed. The essential point of difference is
that what Lord Salisbury, the English
prime minister, proposes is not scheme
of arbitration which really arbitrates. His
proposal is, in substance, that
Amy question Of international law, ter
rltorial rights or claims or groups of claims
involving the sum of more than e100, 900,
shall be submitted to arbitration, but II
either nation protests that the award is err
roneous the case shall be reviewed by a
court composed of three of the Judges of
the supreme court Of Great Britain and.
three of the judges of the supreme court
of the United States; and if the said court
shall determine after hearing the case, by
a ma jorig ot less than five to one. that
the said iss been rightly determined.
the award sh4 md and be final; but in
default of such rmination it shall not
be valid.
Mr. Olney' prop, .Ai in reply is that all
such subjec or claims shall be submitted
to arbitration, with the provision that the
Congress of the United States or the Par
lament of Great Britain may withhold the
case from arbitration if it lside.s the ma
tional honor to be involve Once sub
mitted the decision must be final if con-
CURED in by all the arbitrator. If con-
CURED in by majority only, eit, par
may raise protest, in which caseps> a |
is made for a high court to take up the
matter and carry it to final determination. /
There is no doubt that Mr. Olney is right |
in insisting that the treaty, if finally made,
shall provide for final determination Of the /
questions submitted under it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24
Bryan as a BOIter.

William ]. Bryan, the head of the free
clare that he would bolt his party ticket
unless his views were complied with that
sound-money Democrats are freed from
compunction, on party grounds, in refusing
to support the Chicago ticket. One of Mr..
Bryan's favorite passages in the last two
years appears to have been his excited dec
laration OF his resolve TO bolt the Demo
cratic ticket if the platform did not insist
upon the free coinage of silver. At Jack
son, Miss, June H. 1895, he said: $50
help me God, l will die in my tracks be-
fore support" the action of Democratic
national convention which did not declare
for free silver at the ratio of 16 to l. At
Birmingham, Ala, in the same year, he
averred that nothing in heaven above, on
the earth below, or in hell beneath could
make me support a gold-standard candi-
date on a gold-standard platform" Proba-
bly, he used the same or similar expressions
frequently in his many other free silver
speeches.
No longer ago than the 18th of last
March he spoke on bimetalliSm at Mt.
Vernon, ILL.,, and press despatch gives
this account of what he said:
"To their surprise he took occasion to
say that he was not a Democrat. He an
nounced his intention to be at the Chicago
convention, and said that his support of
the nominees of that convention was con-
tingent upon its adopting a free silver
coinage platform, and mo power in heaven
or he'll, he said, could induce him to vote
for that nominee on other than free sill
yer PLATFORM
With a record like this from the head of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24
Waiting for the President to Speak.

A Washington despatch says: Specula-
tion as to the administrations course in
the present Democratic crisis, is not sup
pressed by the studied silence which per-
vades the official circles. Cabinet Of
fcers are in doubt as to the Pres
idents course, and feel restrained
from speaking clearly, until Mr.. Cleveland
gives an intimation of his wishes. Those
who know his feelings best assert that he
is so disgusted with the Democratic per-
formance at Chicago that he is almost un-
willing to give any attention to the subject
whatever, and is letting the campaign
drift along in its own way. 1t is known
that he is fully confident that Mckinley
will be elected, and on that account per-
haps feels less necessity for taking an ag-
gressi7e stand, at the opening of the cam
paign, than he otherwise would. Secre-
tary LamoI 'eclines to speak for publi-
cation on IL lird ticket proposal, and
the other members of the cabinet take the
view that the President should speak first
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24
Country First, Party Anervxard.

Every day brings additions to the long
list of prominent Democrats from all parts
of the country who refuse TO support the
free-silver ticket. In New York CITY the
list includes men like ex-Secretary Whit
ney, ex-Gov. Flower, ex-Mayors Grace and
Grant. Frederick R. Condert, and ex-Re-
corder Smvth. Gen. David E. Sickles, a
lifelong Democrat, joi Is his name to the
boilers in letter in which he says:
You and l, and our comrades, are not
accustomed to use blank cartridges in the
presence of an enemy; therefore, | don't
propose to throw away my vote on any
third candidate. Nor are we in the habit
of Withholding our fire when assailed:
therefore, l don't mean to stay home and
not vote at all. l shall give patriotic
vote 10 my comrade, Major Mckinley, be-
lieving that in so doing l am repeating
what l did in "a, when as war Demo
crat, l voted for Lincoln and the Union.'
Randolph Barton of Baltimore, one of
the most prominent lawyers of that city,
and the head of the Democratic electoral
ticke: of Maryland, has withdrawn his
name from the ticket. In his letter doing
this he writes:
sit might be possible for me to dismiss
the resolution aimed at the supreme court
and President Cleveland and the civil serv-
ice law as mere generalities intended to
sooth the spleen of such men as Tillman
and Altgeld, but to the dangerous error of
the money resolution l find it impossible
to reconcile myself. l can think of no
class of our people, from the day laborer
to the capitalist, who will not suffer disas-
trously by the delusion that imitation brings
prosperity"
A list has been printed of 165 Demo
cratic papers which had bolted up to the
beginning of this week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24

The Young Mems Republican club of
Lincoln, .Neb. he home of the Democratic
candidate for president, has sent to Major
Mckinley a message of congratulation and
support containing these words: ave have
been in battle array in this state against
populism until fighting 'vagaries such as the
Chicago platform has become an accus-
toned thing. Situated as we are, in the
disputed territory, we welcome the con-
hict." The letter also says that the club
is stronger in membership and influence
than ever before during the nine years of
its existence, that the nomination of Mr.
Bryan, citizen of Lincoln, by the Demo-
Gratis will only make the organization more
Jealous and determined, that the county
will cast an immense majority for the Re-
publican ticket, and that the state and ma
ton are safe. Senator Thurston of Ne
braska expresses the belief that the state
IN and will be carried for Mckinley.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24
Venezuela's Brief Knocks the Bottom
Ont of the EnpIish Case

Venezuela's brief in the boundary dis
pute, performed by Counsel E. j. Storrow
of Boston, and presented to the Venezuelan
commission as well as to Il British consul
on Monday, is the most important paper
that has SC far appeared in the case. For
the first time true divisional line in ac-
cordance with the evidence is laid down,
and Lord SalisbIry's contention as to set
Elements is shown to be mere diplomatic
bubble, utterly unsupportable by law or
fact. Mr.. Storrow demonstrates that there
never has been any British sovereignty in
the disputed territory; that the DutEh nev-
er gained the slightest foo.hold in TIE Ori-
noco basin, and, therefore, never trans-
ferred what did not exist to Great Britain,
and caps his strong arguments by demon
strating that the Schomburgk lie as held
by Lord Salisbury was forgery, parpetrat-
ed by the English government twenty years
after Schomburgk's death. If this position
can be maintained it destroys completely
the British contention as originally estaf-
lished. 1t does not follow necessarily that
Lord Salisbury has wilfully distorted facts
to make out his case. but it does look as
though in the colonial Office or somewhere
else records and surveys had been doctored
to meet a particular emergency, and as
though the prime minister had not been as
careful as he ought to have been in verify
ing the authority upon which his far-reach-
ing demands were made.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24

1t is said to be the present intention of
ex'Gov. Mckinley not to appear as
speaker in the campaign. 1t better CON-
ports with the dignity of the presidential
office that he should not do so, undoubt-
edly, but it is true, nevertheless, that
speech or two from him in Vermont would
do for his election what the Vermont con-
vention did for his nomination. 1t would
give the national campaign an irresistible
impulse and make assurance doubly sure
in November.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24

= Secretary Hoke Smiths paper, the At
lanta Journal, has finally gone clean over
to the support of the Chicago ticket. The
journal made strong fight before the
convention against a free-silver declara-
tion, but with the declaration once made
the compulsion of being on the side of
party regularity was too strong to be re-
sisted. The question is what Mr.. Cleve-
land thinks about this action from one of
his cabinet family.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24

The gold reserve having again fallen be-
low $1OO,OOO,O 900, and Withdrawals be-
ing constantly made for export, a move
ment was started early this week by lead
ing New York bankers to have the banks
of that city part with a portion of their
store of gold to keep the reserve intact.
From s15,OOO,OOO to s2O,OOO,OOO was
pledged for this purpose. The banks of
Boston and Philadelphia will also assist if
necessary. Following this action meet
ing of bankers was held Wednesday to de-
wise means to stop gold exports until the
scare over the Chicago platform subsidies,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24
sewairs Nomination an Absurdity.
[From the St. Albans Messenger

t- 49, ~ -''''i9 NiN990HhVAI
Gen. Arthur Sewall of Maine, candidate
for the vice presidency on the Populistic-
Anarchistic ticket, wants to have new
state convention called in Maine, because
he thinks it is absurd to have the state
platform pronounce for gold and the ma
tional platform declare for silver coinage.
Perhaps it is, but it is not nearly as ridicu-
lous as the nomination of a bloated bond
holder, a multi-millionaire, director of a
railroad and other corporations, and presi-
dent of national bank, upon platform
demanding the abolition of national banks,
denouncing trusts and monopolies, favor
ing an income tax, and declaring in favor
of the overthrow of the constitution regard
ing the federal judiciary.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24

1t is welcome news which comes from
Maine that Thomas B. Reed will not ad-
here TO his purpose, originally announced,
to retire to private life at the close of his
present term in Congress, but that he will
stand for denomination from the first
Maine district. This means his reelec-
tion, as matter of course, and that he
will be the speaker of the both Congress,
where his power and influence will be sec
ond to that of no man in the country in
behalf of the good name and fame of the
United States, and to restore prosperity to
its people. Mr.. Reed will go upon the
stump and work actively for the success
of the Republican ticket.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24

Ex-President Harrison is reported as
saying that he will enter into the work of
the campaign and will make several
speeches in behalf OF the Republican tick
ct, at points where the managers may
think he is most needed. Gen. Harrison
will devote himself mainly to the silver
question, for the discussion of which he is
equipped as few men in the country are.
And the words of none will carry greater
weight.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24
windham County Nominations.

William c. Whitney's declaration
against the free-silver ticket is sufficiently
explicit; There are no possible conditions
or circumstances that would induce me to
vote for it or assist it,"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24
BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY, JULY "a 1896.

and until the returns from cotton and 9TH
er crop exports turn the tide of exchange
in favor of this country.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24

For Presidential Electors.
MARSH o. PERKINS. Of Windsor.
l.. BART CROSS. Of Montpelier.
HENR1 {. BATES, OF St. Johnshury.
FRANK D. WHITE. Of Rutland.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-24

HAMILTON, NJ. ID.
Office and Residence, No. "a North Main
set Hours until A. NJ; to 2;90 and
~ evening to 7;30; Sundays, to SPIN.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-16
chinatown IS To
Be FUMIGATED.
The Board of Health Has
Taken the Matter Up
in Earnest.
DOCTORS ARE KORRIFED.
Fire and Police Departments
and Chinese Consul to
Cooperate.
MANY DISEASED DAIRY COWS.
More Than Half of the Swiss.Alpine
Milk Ranch Herd Ale to BE
Killed.
MANY DISEASED DAIRY COWS.

The Board Of Health has decided, from
its inspection of Chinatown a few days
ago, that that quarter is in need of
thorough and immediate cleaning and
fumigatioE if the public health is to be
preserved and the danger of some terrible
epidemic entirely obyiated.
The quarter was in better condition
when the members of the board visited
it than it ever was before or since, owing
to the fact that an inspection was ex-
pected, but even at that the officials saw
enough to horrify them and produce a
feeling OF fear Tor the public safety.
The matter came up at a meeting of the
board yesterday and DR.. Lovelace made a
strong plea for the immediate attention of
the board. He stated that it would re-
qulre the cooperation of the police and
fire departments as we'll as the Chinese
Consul to make the cleaning thorough
and asked permission of the board to adj
dress them on the subject. He was author
lied to send the following communica-
ton:
SAN Francisco, July Is, 1896.
Dennis SultirdR Esq, Chief Of the Fire Depart
meTt, San Francisco, CdL.-DEAR SIR: The Board
of Health of this City desires the cooperation
of the Police and Fire Departments in the
abatement OF the nuisance in "Chinatown,"
so called, that at this season OF the year
threatens to engender contagious diseases, and
with this view desires q Conference at the
Office of the Board of Health in the New City
Hall with yourself, the Chief of Police and the
Chinese Consul at the earliest opportunity.
Yours very truly, A. S. LovELACE, MD,
Health officer.
Copies were sent to the Chief OF Police
and Chinese Consul and a conference will
be held at an early date. He was also
authorized to send the following COM
munication to the Spring Valley Water
Company:
SAN FRANCISCO, July IA. 1896.
To the Board Of Directors Of the Spring Valley
Water C0mpGay-DEAR SIRs: The summer
season, as you know. is the period when there
is the greatest danger to the residents of this
City from diseases originating in the foul con-
dition of our sewers.
There are few points in such sewers spe-
cially apt to breed such contagious and cpl
demic diseases, and as the Board of Health
has no appropriation for flushing sewers, and
as the citizens are now suffering from long
continued financial and business depres sion,
and the situation is one in which those inter
ested in the City's welfare should aid our
efforts TO safeguard the public health, we have
made bold to ask OF your company contri-
button of water sufficient for this purpose dur
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-16
ASKS A BIG REDUCTION.
The Market-Street Railway SAYS
Its Assessment Is Too
High.
The Board of Equalization Is Asked
to Cut Off Over Three
Millions.

The Market-street Railway Company
sent protest to the Board of Equalization
yesterday against the valuation placed on
its property by the Assessor. Mr.. Siebe
placed valuation of $4.245, 700 on the
holdings of the corporation, of which
81, 500 900 was on its franchise and $1,745,-
700 on personal property, including the
road itself. The petition asks that the
assessment be reduced by $3,06l, 800, and is
in part as follows:
Your petitioner AYERS that the valuation
fixed by said Assessor, nearly $4,000 per
mile, is excessive and out of proportion TO the
cash value OF said property, as ii is under our
statutes made and provided, inasmuch as your
petitioner owns the iron ties and fastenings
only of said railways having title to the
roadway and roadbed, which are on and part
of the public streets and the property of the
City and County of San Francisco. The cash
value OF said property on the first Monday OF
March last did not exceed the following
amounts, to wit: 81 1900 miles of single
track. operated by electric railway, $511, 800
twelve miles not ope- ated by electric railway,
$780, 900; 80 25-100 miles, operated by cable
railway, $552,500.
The franchise is claimed by the COM
pany to be OF nominal value and to be
covered by the valuation placed on the
personal property ofthe corporation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-16
Receiver Cox Appeals.

Richard T. Cox. receiver of the First Ma
tional Bank of Arlington, Or, FLED writ OF
error in the Circuit Court OF Appeals yester-
day in the action against j. L. Robinson
brought in the District Court of Washington
to recover So, 1888 %, and which was decided
in the latter's favor. 1t seems that prior to
the failure of the Arlington bank it secured
Judgment against one N. Cecil of Gillian
County, Or, for the amount named above.
Robinson stepped in and assumed the debt,
thus releasing Cecils property. Shortly after
this the bank went under, and the receiver
brought suit to recover the amount named in
the old Cecil claim, and for which Robinson
had become RESPONSE BILE. The latter offset .the
claim OF the bank by one against it, and in
the District Court of Washington won out,
Receiver Cox now files writ of error, al.
leging first insufficiency OF evidence to justify
the verdict and, second, that the verdict is
against the law.