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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25
THE PoPULIsT CONVENTION.

L
The populist convention at st. Louis
last night adopted platform, and then
proceeded to the nomination of a can.
didate for Vice President before decid-
ing on candidate for President.
The democratic managers consulted
after it became evident that Sewall
could not be nominated, and MIR. Bryan
was communicated with by telegraph.
They decided that Mr.. Bryan could
not be disloyal to his running mate
and word was sent to the leading
Bryan managers in the convention that
he would not accept nomination un-
less Sewall was also nominated. Mr..
Bryan also telegraphed that he would
not accept unless Mr.. Sewall was NOM
mated.
The convention for five hours last
night listened to nominating speeches
in profound ignorance of this fact.
Tom Watson, of Georgia; Congressman
Skinner, of North Carolina; Mimms, of
Tennessee; Burkitt. of Mississippi, and
Mann Page, OF Virginia, were nomi-
mated.
Tom Watson, of Georgia, was nomi-
mated at 1910 this morning, for vice.
president on the populist ticket, and a
few minutes later the convention ad-
journed until o'clock.
The voting for vice.president began
at 1910 a. M. The roll was completed
at 1925. Then Mr.. Burkitt, of Missis-
sippi, took the stand to withdraw his
name, and to ask his friends to change
their votes to other candidates. Mr..
Mimms, of Tennessee, next took the
stand and asked his friends to cast their
votes for Watson, adding: Il release
them from all obligations to me-"
Then changing of votes began, and
the delegates almost tumbled over one
another to change their votes to Wat
son, who soon had enough to insure
nomination, although the whole pro.
ceedings were so irregularly conducted
that the clerks could not make record.
Finally Texas changed lob to Watson
and settled it.
Motion was made to suspend the
rules and make Mr...Watson the unani-
nous choice Of the convention. AS
soon as this had been done the lights
went out. This threw damper on the
usual circus parade which had all been
arranged for.
The hall remained in almost total
darkness except for candles which the
reporters supplied. The band struck up
and the sergeant-at-arms implored the
great audience not to be stampeded. A
din rose out of the darkness and the
chairman vainly shouted, Come to
order!n'
At16 minutes to o'clock the electric
lights burned again.
The chair announced that MIR. Wat
son had been declared the unanimous
nominee for vice. president.
Gen. Weaver again tried to get the
convention to adjourn, but was cried
down. The chairman announced that
the next order of business was the Sc
lection ola national committee.
The convention refused to accept
that, and the chair retorted: "That's
your order of business, anyhow" He
put the motion to adjourn and declared
it carried, and at 1850 a. m. the con-
vention adjourned until 8 o'clock this
morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25
THE FREIGHT WAR.

The Bay Line has temporarily with
drawn its new passenger service from
Baltimore to Richmond. For the pres,
ent the steamer Castor will run on the
route, carrying freight only.
President Hoffman, of the Bay Line,
said yesterday that this action had been
taken owing to inability to secure a
satisfactory steamer at present for
passenger traffic. The Virginia, with
which the new line was started, is
undergoing repairs at Newport News,
necessitated by the damage she received
in running aground in the James river
Saturday of last week. 1t is expected
that these repairs will be completed in
about week, when the Virginia will
resume her regular schedule between
Baltimore and Richmond.
The establishment of the new Rich
mond Line was the first move IN the
war of rates instituted by the Bay Line
and the Seaboard Air Line against the
York River Line and the Southern
Railroad. .
To-day Vice-president ST. John will
20 to Baltimore to confer with Presl-
dent Hoffman, ofthe Seaboard, relative
to the retaliatory action of the Southern
States Freight Association in cutting
rates on Thursday.
1t is likely that the Southern Passen-
ger Association, comprising nearly all
the roads in the freight association,
will ioin in the fight. The Associated
Railways of Virginia and the Carolinas,
including the Coast Line and the South
ern Railway, may also take hand in
the territory over which their Jurisdic-
ton extends.
The general decentralization of rates
which. would ensue from such vigorous
cutting might involve associations
adjacent to the Southern. 1t is consid-
cred possible that the wholesale slaugh-
ter of rates may so divert traffic and
encroach on the business of the South
western and the Central Associations as
to cause them to enter the war to pro-
tect their interests.
Even the powerful Joint Traffic Asso-
citation. with its great trunk lines like
the Baltimore and Ohio, the Penusyl-
vania and the Chesapeake and Ohio,
may be affected and be forced to take
summary means to check the war.
President st. John, of the Seaboard Ar
Line, has announced the intention of his
company to continue its fight against
the Southern Railway and intimated
that an appeal would be made to Inter-
state Commerce Commission as TO Ger,
tain matters. He said: "Our determi-
nation to secure our rights may cause
the rate war to last for 310nths and
possibly for years, but we selieve the
shippers and the peoplf ell support
U.s."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25
Raging Mountain Torrent.

MORRISON, Col, July 25.-At eight
o'clock last night great wave of wa
ter, ten feet high, came tearing down
the narrow canyon of Bear Creek, car
rying everything before it. Some is to
20 lives are known to be lost. Hun
dreds of persons, however, were camp
ing along the creek and it is impossible
to say how many were lost. There was
a very heavy storm up the canyon
just before the great wave came down,
but nobody considered it dangerous. 1t
proved, however, to have been great
cloudburst and when the wave came
down the canyon it found everybody
unprepared.
DENVER, COL, July 25.-This morn
ing a terrible state of affairs is revealed
at Morrison, Golden, Central City and
other points in Colorado where last
nights storm ragged fercest. Dead
bodies horribly mangled are discovered,
and at 8 o'clock thirty dead had been
recovered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Chairman Mark Hanna and Major
Mckinley held conference yesterday
and it was decided to let the executive
committee of the republican national
committee run the campaign to suit
themselves, without the aid of an ad-
visory committee.
Over three hundred people, made up
of delegates to the eighth national con-
vention of the window glass workers,
called on Major Mckinley at Canton,
Ohio. to day. The spokesman, in adj
dressing the Major, voiced the senti-
ment of the assembly by announcing
that the laboring classes of the country
favored the restoration of the McKin-
ley tariff law. The Major made few
remarks to the delegation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25

IN VIEW of the plain and indisputable
facts that save only and except for the
assistance rendered the South by the
silver republican 9. S. Senators,
the infamous force bill would have be-
come law, and that the silver leaders,
knowing as the did that popular feeling
was in their favor, willingly allowed
the democratic party, then without
hope, to take the thunder they had
forged and use it to advance it's own
purpose, the few Southern democrats
who assign free silver as the cause Of
their opposition to the Chicago ticket,
afford, to their non-admiring fell
low citizens, monumental evidences e.
monstrous ingratitEde.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25

THE BoLTERs call the democrats
''populsts, anarchists and communists"
but that the populists, anarchists and
communists don't think the democrats
are any kith or kin of theirs,is proved by
the way their national convention has
treated them. That the democrats have
received such treatment is lucky for
them, as the endorsement of their ticket
by such a body as that referred to
would have tended in no small degree
to drive from its support many people
who are in favor of free silver, but who
dread the vagaries of such men as COM
posed the populist convention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25

Me: MCKINLEY, in his latest speech,
confined himself almost entirely to the
subject of education, dwelling upon the
Importance thereof, collegiate as well
as free school, and in respect of the
latter going almost as far as ex-senator
Blair, of New Hampshire, whose light
was etfectually extinguished by his in
cessant and persistent advocacy OF
them. AS the ratio of criminals to
population in this country has advanc-
ed at the same pace with education,
many wise people think reduction in
the tax for education might be condu-
Give to reduction in the crime rate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25

A WASHINGTON city judge was so
provoked at the verdict of a Jury YES
terday by which negro, against whom
the proof was positive and direct was
acquitted, that he discharged it along
with the prisoner. But the travesty
upon justice played by modern juries is
only another evidence of the deteriora
ton that has taken place in the char
acter of the people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25

The biennial corporation election was
held at Harrisonburg on Thursday and
brought out the largest vote ever poll
ed in the history of the town. Col. O.
B. Roller. republican candidate for
mayor, defeated D. NJ. Switzer, demo.
cratic incumbent, by majority of IS
and A. B. Snyder, democrat, had ma,
jority of one vote for recorder over VIM
A. Slater, the republican incumbent.
The republicans control the new council,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25

Mr.. PORTER, like Mr.. Mckinley,
though the whole country is discussing
the currency question, says that ques-
ton is of comparatively no account,
will cut no figure in the present CAM
paign, and that a higher tariff is what
the people want more than any thing
else. Yes, there are men who can see
fly on barn door, but not the barn
itself.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25
A CITY Inundated.

SPRINGFIELD, O., July 25.-It has
been raining almost continuously for
the past three days in this section and
as result the entire east end was last
night inundated and hundreds of houses
were under water. All railroad traffic
stopped and people were moved from
their houses in boats. So far as learn.
ed no lives were lost. The waters have
commenced to recede and all danger
now is passed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25
The Ticket Headed by Boltcr.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, July 25.-E1- Con-
gresham Sowden has addressed let
ter to the democratic State chairman
referring TO the fact that William NJ.
Singerly's name is still at the head of
the democratic presidential electoral
ticket, while he is personally in open
rebellion against it. and asks as to the
course to be pursued by the party in
this State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25

WHEN some people said, months ago,
that Mr.. Cleveland would not only
break up the democratic party, but the
whole country, others, not as keen OBJ
servers, laughed at them, and called
them pessimists. But the depressed
and dissatisfied condition of the people
and the disorganized state of the polit-
ical parties prove that the prophets of
evil were not as foolish as some less
wise men supposed them to be.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25

THE votes of the populists in the
Northwest are effective, can change
the political complexion of those
States, and most all Of them will be for
Bryan. Those of the South, however,
are ineffective, as this section must, for
its own security, remain solid. so that
the fact that most of the latter are
against Bryan will make little or no
difference as far as the result of the
election is concerned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25
Flood Indicated.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 25.-Heavy
rains have fallen in western Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia and the rivers
have risen rapidly, especially the Mo-
nogshela. Conditions indicate a sud-
den food at Pittsburg, the river pro.
badly going considerably above danger
line tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25

JUST AS might naturally have been
expected, Mr.. Whitney's unique propo-
sitiou that the republicans abandon high
protective tariff and the other princi-
pies of their party, in order to give the
democratic boilers an opportunity to
vote for Mr.. Mckinley without stultify-
ing themselves, has been scornfully re-
jected, and he has been practically in
formed that he can vote the republican
ticket or not, as it may please him to do.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25
NEWS OF THE DAY.


Mr.. Perry Belmont, of New York,
promises his support to the gold demo-
cratic nominees.
Some one broke into the dog pound
in Baltimore last night and turned
loose forty-two dogs.
The democrats of Washington are
making preparations to give Mr.. Bryan
big reception on his arrival there.
Bishop A. A. Curtis, who resigned
from the diocese OF Wilmington, has
been appointed to the titular see of
Echino.
1t is stated that the letter,
signed by VIM. c. Whitney, which was
published, was the mental work of MIR.
Cleveland.
Two explosions of sewer gas at the
18th street side of the Treasury build
ing in Washington last night blew up
the pavement there and shook the
building.
In row at a campaign meeting at
Florence, S. c., yesterday, Governar
Evans and Judge Joseph H. Earle, a
candidate for United States Senator,
exchanged blows.
Mary, the eldest daughter of Charles
Dickens, died on Thursday in England.
This, following so closely upon the
death of Charles Dickens, jr., has cast
a great gloom over English literary cir
Giles.
John Rech, on trial for the murder Of
his wife, Bessie, last March, was last
night at Mays Landing, n. j., convicted
of murder in the second degree and
was sentenced to twenty years in the
State prison.
1t is said that an effort will be made
by the republicans of New York to
prevent the democrats from securing
Madison Square Garden, where it is
proposed that Mr.. Bryan shall be noti-
fed of his nomination for President.
The wedding of Cornelius Vanderbilt,
jr., and Miss Grace Wilson, and the
wedding of Harry Payne Whitney and
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt will take
place very soon. The dates will be
fixed as soon as Cornelius Vanderbilt,
ST., has recovered his health.
Chairman Hanna, of the republican
executive committee, announced yes
terday that no advisory campaign COM
mittee would be appointed. The re-
publican national campaign will be
opened at Omaha August 5. Senator
Sherman will stump the west.
Wesley Grove camp, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, near
Dorseys station, Md, on the Washing
ton branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, was formally opened for the
season last night with a religious SER
1 vice conducted by presiding elder ]. S.
Hutchinson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25

IN THE earlier and better days of the
country the prominent men of South
Carolina were noted for the dignity
and politeness of their department, but
now their candidates for the o. S. Sen
ate quarrel and fight with each other
like GROCERY toughs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25

ALL GOVERNMENTS, supported by I'M
restricted suffrage, are on their way to
destruction, via internecine troubles,
disorders and bloodshed, and will get
there sooner or later. From present
indications this one will not be an ex-
ception to the rule.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25

Mr.. Henry w. Gall, of New York,
was deputed to speak for Maine. He
spoke of the proposed marriage between
populsm and democracy, and declared
that he knew just and lawful i'm
pediment to it and exclaimed that,
in the name of the commonwealth,
he forbade the banns Qaughter).
He was proceeding to oppose the
name of Bryan when Senator Allen
called the attention of the Maine dele
CATION that it was understood to second
Mr.. Bryan's nomination. MIR. Field, OF
Virginia, declared angrily that this
gentleman was abusing the confidence
of the convention and was not popu-
list at all Mr.. Call went on with his
speech, denounced the gag law and
protested against the nomination of a
man who had openly repudiated the &C
lion of the convention yesterday. Zap
plause.) He then nominated Mr.. S. +.
Norton, of Chicago.
Mr.. f. Gerry Brown Of Mass, said
it was either a fight for Mr.. Bryan or q
fight for hell and damnation in this
country. Fall in then, on one side or
the other and damned will be ne who
first cried hold, enough. Choose We this
day, whom We shall serve. He second
ed the nomination of Bryan.
Mr.. Edward S. Greece, of Michigan
seconded the nomination of Mr.. Bryan.
Ignatius Donnelly was put in nomi-
nation but declined.
Nominating speeches were being
made amid the singing of songs when
this report closed.
BRYAN NOMINATED.
ST. LOUIS. July 25.-On the call of
the States Bryan Was nominated on the
first ballot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25

The NATIONAL convention of the
free silver party has endorsed the Chi
cage ticket and will strengthen that
ticket to the extent of thousands of
votes, The members of that convention
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25

The rate war between the Southern
Railway and the Seaboard Air Line
will probably precipitate heavy cuts by
other southern lines and bring about
memorable conflict.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25

had no part nor lot in the populist con.
vention, and were as much opposed to
the latter's vagaries as the democrats
are
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25

BAsEBALL.-The games played by #
National League baseball clubs yestco.ay rt
suited as follows: Baltimore 9, St Logs,
forfeited Brooklyn 9, Chicago , Wa t-
ton s, Louisville Cincinnati Boston t
Cleveland Philadelphia rain; Pittsbus-S@
Vorl- rain
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25
CAIENONE q. LEE,
l.. NJ. BLACKBOARD.
K. NJ. SLAUGHTER, NJ. D..
I A C.ZEEnyE
l.. A. CAZENOVE.

Whether the GAZETTE or the -four
gentlemen whose signatures are aq-
pended to the above communicate
more correctly represent public -enu-
ment in this part of Virginia, on the mat.
ter referred to, cannot be definitely am
nounced until the day after the elcr,
ton, when it will be, the former is coa-
to the complete and entire sa' =
faction of all good and true member Of
the democratic party.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25
BALTIMORE. July 25.-virginia IS new
60 asked do Century ssh asked.

BALTIMORE, July 25-Flour dull and I'M
changed. Wheat frmer; spot, July and Aug
62a62E4 Sept 62a.a63; steamer No. 2 red
5sa5SA Southern wheat by sample o7a
641, do on grade 6O1ha632; Corn easy !;
spot and July 31a31 Is; Aug 30Fsa3l Sept
31a31A steamer mixed 2914a30; south
ern corn white and yellow 81 lha32. Oats
frmer; No 2 white 24laa25; No 2 miZed
22a23. Rye steady; No 2 nearby 34+aa
30; do. Western 35a35 y. Hay very firm !;
choice timothy SIC asked. Coffee dull at
121ac. Other articles unchanged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25
MONETARY And COMMERCIAL.

New YORK, July 25.-Stocks during the
fl st hour of business were decidedly stronger
and prices moved up 4.a1a 2. per cent. all along
the line The nomination of Tom Watson
for the vice-presidency by the populists was
accepted as meaning that there will be no fu-
sion with the democrats thus reducing the
chances for radical slverites in the national
election. At II o'clock the market was
strong in tone.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25
COURT OF APPEALS.
Didier ct ais. VS., Patteson ct ais. Ar
gued and submitted.

yNTANTED IMMEDlATELY.-An ener-
w getic, hustiing AGENT to take orders
for the Oldest Portrait Copying House in the
South; salary 800 per month, and railroad
expenses Address at once G. E. MARTEL,
New Orleans, La. 1T
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25
List ofUncIaimcd Lctters.

The following is list of the letters r.
naming in tho Alexandria Va po-i..-..
July %.
Persons calling for letters will please J
they are advertised.
Advertised letters not called for within use
.r-o1l.- ,,-;ll ko cont 10 thn LuaG l,.tLI ul---u
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25

Cows FOB SALE.
Several fine MICH COWS for sale. APP.
ply between AMI 6 O'Clock any evening at
the southeast corner OF Payne and Wilkes
streets. jy23 3t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25

Monarch Fire ms 90
Montgomery Geo I
Phoenix Ins Co
Potomac Fire u VI q
rine ms Co
Sack, VIM A
Schfer, Vim j
Wallan, Miss MARY
Washington, Mrs NJ
Wells, Harvey
Whkerson Mis- 4 .'
viii ans. Mss , AM
Wright, Z
c. c. CABIN. P. NJ
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-25
BRYAN NOMINATED.

ST. LOUIS. July 25.-On the call of
the States Bryan Was nominated on the
first ballot.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
0bSiinacy Killed a Tariving village.

Chicago is composed Of one largo
aggregation of buildings and of num-
berless smaller collections, which be.
fore annexation we're denominated in
dependent cities or villages. Some of
these were manufacturing places only,
while others were merely lodging
places for workers in the greater city.
One of these, Cummings, was, six years
ago, most thriving iron mauuIactur.
ing town. Nails, especially, wero
turned out galore.
Then there arose trouble between
the employers and the employed. A
general strike came on, but tho fac.
tories continued to run, although
there were fights of almost daily oc-
currence between the strikers and
those who took their places. Many
werefrightened by the constant menace
to their peace, aud departed for other
places. Soon the employers grew
weary of the strife-perhaps low prices
had somewhat to do with it-and
closed up their shops.
Five years have since passed, and in
all this time the place has been dead
as the ruins OF Ephesus. No sound of
hammer has been heard, no fire of
forge has been kindled. What was
once thrifty and growing commu-
nifty has become inert, pulseless. This,
too, within the decentralization of a
great city of 100000 souls. New
York Press.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-02-27
Glddness Comes

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il in the enjoyment of good health,
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