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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-20

BY J. y. Cawaal
Real Estate Agent and Auctoreer
ll06 east Main street.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
The Democratic Majority for Free


As the day set for the gathering CT I
Democratic national convention in Chicago
approaches, two features of the situation
which have been marked throughout the
preliminary canvass become hourly more
striking. The first is the bitterness and
intensity of the fight over free-siver coin
age; the second, the absolute lack of pro-
nounced preference on the part of any con-
siderable number of delegates for any par
ticuar candidate for the presidency. In
both.respects the contrast with the Repub-
lican situation just before the st. Louis
convention is not only interesting but In
structive and cheering The Republican
delegates went to st. Louis with both ques-
tions settled as far as they could be settled
before the formal ballots. They had only
to register the popular will which had al
ready picked out Major Mckinley as stand
ard bearer of the party, and declared with
vigor and clearness in the various state
platforms for the maintenance of the pres
ent gold standard and against the free coin
age Of silver at any ratio without interna-
tional agreement. The convention merely
registered the verdict which had already
been reached by the party at large.
In the case of the Democracy nothing is
settled a week ahead of the convention ex-
cept the fact that the advocates of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver will be in
majority in that body. That fact, however,
while it undoubtedly foreshadows the in
sertion of free-silver plank in the plat
form, by no means assures the selection of
a candidate in sympathy with the silver ell
ement of the party, owing to the require
ment of a two-thirds vote to make a nomi-
nation.
Thirty-three states and territories have
declared specifically for the free and un-
limited coinage of both gold and silver by
the United States, regardless of the action
of other nations; fifteen have declared in
terms more or less positive against such
coinage, and two FLORIDA and the District
of Columbia) have taken neither side In
the controversy. Including Alaska and
allowing two votes each to the territories
and the District of Columbia, the total roll
of delegates in the convention will num-
ber 9O6, of which GOA is two-tEiids. The
SO states and territories which have de-
clared for free-silver represent 562 votes;
the 10 against silver have 334 votes, and
the two dodgers have 10 votes. 1t is prob
| able, however that many delegates from
| the sound money states will vote for free
silver. One of the Massachusetts, delegates
says there are six silver men in the delega-
tion from that state. With all the contests
| decided in favor of silver, as they are likely
to be, and with the silver men true to their
threats to disregard the unit rule, a vote on
| the free coinage question would result in
about 643 for silver and 2S7 against silver.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
Boies,s Reply to vvhayItn1lH

Ex.Gov. Boies of Iowa mas made pub
lie reply to VIM. C. Wiehitney's letter of
last week, which attradscted so much atten-
tiOn. He says in ITArt; MT whitney Is
entirely wrong in - assuming that free silver
Democrats are fa.6rsaking the fundamental
principles of Democracy, or that what he
terms soul Ind money Democrats are de-
,tndi2..6g these principles in their endeavor
to commit their party to gold monomet-
allism. Until the Republican party met
in St. Louis, few days ago, there was
:. never line written in a national platform,
of either of the great parties, that justities
, the claim that the one or the other OF these
parties was committed to that doctrine.
Over and over again the Democratic party,
: in national convention assembled, mas
e mt itself on record in the clearest and
a most comprehensive language possible TO
use in favor of bimetallism, in favor OF the
} restoration of silver to its place in our n,
nancial system as standard money and
never for a moment in the Congress of the
s United States has majority, or anything
/. like a majority of the representatives ol
n that party, wavered in its devotion to the
= principle so clearly enunciated in thu
y party platforms. To assume now that ad-
IS herence to that principle is abandonment
te of an established doctrine of that party II
" to defy history and ignore the most plainl.
~ written of all its declarations OF policy
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03

The fiscal year of the United States gov
ernment closed Tuesday with an excess of
expenditures over receipts of about twenty
five and a half million dollars. Nor is the
outlook for the opening months of the new
fiscal year encouraging. July is usually a
month of heavy expenditures, and this year
large payments on river and harbor i'm
provements, pensions and the sugar bounty
will have to be met. There is no reason
to expect any large increase in receipts, and
the Chicago platform may so disquiet trade
as to produce further dropping off in the
governments income. In treasury circles
the belief prevails that the coming year
will show a considerably greater deficit
than this year. The appropriations are
larger and the revenues are not likely tc
increase materially.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03

Vermont has had a peculiar interest in
most of the campaigns in national politics.
The parents of President Hayes went from
this county to Ohio; President Garfield
taught penmanship in North Pownal when
he was a college student at Williams;
President Arthur was native of Fairfield
and was principal of the academy at Pow
nal in which Garfield was a teacher; Vice
President Morton first saw the light of day
at Shoreham; Whitelaw Reids mother
lived in Ryegate before her marriage.
There is no proof as yet that Mckinley or
Hobart or their ancestors were Vermont
ers, but Marcus Aurelius Hanna, the as
tute manager of McKinley's campaign, is
proud to boast that his native town is Sud-
bury, in Addison county.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03

concern at New Castle is the largest in the
world, the output being 10000 boxes an
nually. There was turned out in Penn
sylvania last year total product of fin
ished tin and tin plate of 104,37 6,366
pounds, the aggregate value of which was
4,237, ,s10.42. The total amount paid in
wages was S1,349, ,64S.90. The report
states, in refutation of the claim that a
high tariff on tin plate would make the
price of tin so high that the consum er
could not afford to buy it, that tin plate
and the articles made therefrom are SELL
ing today for less money than when the
Mckinley law went into effect.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
The Dilemma of sound Money Demo-
Gratis.


What position will the sound money del
egates take in case the Democratic national
convention declares in favor of the free
coinage of silver at a ratio Of 10 to l, an d
the nomination of candidate with this
policy? Will they eat crow when they
catch it, will they support the Republican
nominee, will they sulk in their tents, or
will they bolt and put up candidate of
their own? These are the questions of
the day in all political circles. Ex-Secreta-
ry Whitney says publicly that if the Chi
cago convention pronounces for free silver
the result will be the disruption of the
Democratic party. Allen McDermott, one
of the leading Democrats of New Jersey,
and delegate to Chicago, asserts that if
the party endorses free coinage it should
be the duty of every loyal citizen to give
his unremitting efforts to defeat the nom =
inees of the convention. He atfirms that
"When any political convention nails to
the mast of the Democratic ship the black
flag of piracy-when platform is adopted
that puts a premium on dishonesty-it
will be the duty of those who are true to
the principles of Jeffersonian Democracy to
repudiate the candidates nominated by that
convention"
1t would be more than dish of Gro W
for the sound money Democrats to support
a free silver platform and free silver can
didate; it would be nothing less than
shame, after their declarations that free
silver would destroy our credit and reduce
us to silver monometallism. William E.
Whitney, William E.!Russell and others,
who stand for what is best in Democracy,
can hardly be expected to wear the silver
yoke. 1t is noticeable that all of the men
most prominently mentioned as the proba-
BILE choice of the Chicago convention are
free 'silverites. "Silver Dollar" Bland OF
Missouri appears to have the strongest
support, but others who have followers are
Boies of Iowa, Matthews of Indiana, Ste
venson of Illinois, Mclean of Ohio, Pen
noyer of Oregon and Blackburn of Ken
lucky. The names of eastern Democrats
are seldom heard in the West. The South
and the West are in the saddle and they
intend to ride the Democratic nag to perdi
tion, if necessary, in order to overthrow
| the gold standard.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03

Major McKinley's address to the COM
mittee appointed at the Republican ma
tional convention to notify him of his
nomination as a presidential candidate
befitted the man and the occasion. "The
platform" says Major Mckinley, "has my
unqualified approval. 1t is matter of
qualification to me, as am sure it must be
to you and Republicans everywhere, and to
all our people, that the expressions of its
declaration of principles are so direct,
clear and emphatic. They are too plain
and pointed to leave any chance for doubt
or question as to their purport and mean
ing" Major Mckinley speaks in no uncer-
tain tones in favor of a protective and
revenue producing tariff and also in favor
of reciprocity. On these questions he is
sure of the support of the entire Republi'
Ncan party.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03

of Senator Jones of Arkansas as the chair
man of the national committee to succeed
William F. Harrity of Pennsylvania. SEN
ator Jones says there will be no trouble in
framing a silver plank. "There can be
neither equivocation nor evasion in an out
and-out declaration for free and unlimited
coinage" Gov. Stone of Missouri insists
that Bland cannot be kept out of the nomi-
nation. Sixteen to one, he says, means
Bland; Bland means 16 to /; both mean
free silver, and that is the issue of the day.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03

Bishop Grant took a very hopeful vie''
of the future of the colored men before tn
New England conference of the Africai
Methodist church at Norwalk, Conn, Sun
day. "The negro race has gone in 81,
years." he said, "where it took Rome 40G
years to CO. God took Israel and gave it a
country, but when we were freed we were
thrown loose among those who owned us,
without home, but now 100000 homes
have been established and $1,000 teachers
raised up to put our race on an educational
plane" He concluded by saying that there
was only one man in front of the black
man and that was the white man.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
Asks for a Correction

The Phoenix has received a
ton from DR.. G. D. Whent of
takes exceptions to this tstat'
by the correspondent of that
eral Putneyites aside from i
attended the county conventiC
all duly pleased at DR.. Foster
securing the nomination fo
DR.. Wheat writes: ''Of the hv'
not delegates, who attended
convention, four were opp
nomination of Geo. S. Foster
derstood that the Putney de
unanimous for DR.. Foster, BIT
not delegates who were OPT
think that they were misrep
Phoenix cheerfully publishes
statement.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
Why Uncle Toms Cabin was Successful.
From the New York Tribune.l

The book did what every book must do
that would have such success-it touched
the human heart. The spirit of universal m,
humanity pervaded it. And another spiritks
pervaded and pervades it, too, as all the
world has long felt and must one day. if it
does not already admit That att Is tho srHHgems Hce emn
and triumphant spirit rictured mic red; men "a and in
stitutions as they were' Every cnaracIel racer
in il is an accnra 4 type of thousands VINO
W W Iere .ailiar ~ 20 I 'ast generation. Every
incidel4s - it has\ innumerable coun-
terparts 1T mayA always be pleasant
to confess this, but\ confession is true
. one. Moreover, and his is fact too often
overlooked, the book has most conspi :
uous air of impartiality. In contains nd
S special pleading, except for humanity
r against barbarism. Written by New
! England Abolitionist, it contains not one
word against the South as such. Its bit
Z terests taunts and most biting sarcasm
: are pended upon the North itself. Tn
r hardness of Miss Ophelia's heart is madq
: as evident as that of Marie st. Clair's, ana
t the humane Shelby is pictured with no less
9 pains and zest than the brutalized Legree
- This fidelity to truth, in both intention
!, and execution, is the crowning merit
: the book and doubtless the chief secret o
e its marvellous success. 1t makes the bool
e. and the work it wrought its author
J, worthest memorial.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
Acco,,S ,;,,s;,..,.a : ,s-fewg~bich comes fro

AccosSi.::sssll :sslist II < 20 osfews~hich comes from
SirsS by way of Havana, tSpanish gov
ernment has arranged to borT from the
Rothschilds the sum of $50, 900, Qto carry
on the war in Cuba. But the sam6uthor-
ity declares that the annual expeGs OF
the war are 100000, 900, so that them
borrowed will be used up in ten wee
Neither the troops in Cuba nor the Hawaii
merchants have been paid what is du'
them from the government for so long
time that it is probable the s2O,OOO,OV
would be exhausted in paying just debts
but no such extravagant procedure ap
pears to be contemplated. 1t is plain
however, that Spain is nearly at the EN-
of her resources, and, if the Cubans kee
up their policy of annoyance without risk
ing a decisive battle, the end cannot b
far off. Spain will have to give up tn
struggle through sheer financial inabilit
to carry it on.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
FREE LECTURE,
On Health, Happiness and
Beauty of Women"

DIR. II. c. Flower of Boston to Visit
Vermont.
Dr. R. c. Flower will deliver his new lecture on
Health, Happiness and Beauty Of Women at
the following places on dates named at times Civ
en-;
Bennington, VT, Bennington opera house. We'd
nesday night, July s, at s p. NJ.
Waterbury, Vt, Opera house, Monday night
July lS, at S Pm
st. Albans Vt, waugh's Opera house, Tuesday
night, July II, at s:15 pm.
Brattleboro, Vt, City hall, Thursday afternoon,
July IS, at 1 P. NJ.
This lecture is free and is said to be one of the
finest lectures ever delivered on the American
platform. DR.. Flower as an orator. for pathos,
eloquence poetry and wit has superior. The
doctor can be consulted professionally at the fol-
lowing places on dates named:
Bennington, VT, Putnam House, Thursday July
Rutland, Vt, The Berwick, Friday, July 10.
-Burling.CT y. EsT ,ifeSss G..Se as1tA,
July H.
) Montpelier, Vt, Pavilion hotel Monday. July l3,
Waterbury, Vt, Waterbury hotel, Tuesday
July a.
ST. Adams, Ct, welden hotel, Wednesday,
July Is.
Brattleboro. Vt, Brooks House. Thursday and
] Friday, July 10 and Il,
Bellows Falls, Vt, Towne's hotel, Saturday
July IS.
Newport. Vt, Memphremagog House, Monday
! July 90
St. Johnsbury, Vt, st. Johnsbury House, Tues
day, July 2i.
= White .ver Junction, VT, Junction Hous'
wedn, y, July p
DR. ower has Furthermore arranged to denv
or his sw free lecture entitled Triumph OF Wo
: men Glory of Man, +" at the following place
: on al named and at times given:
Be VS. Fails, Vt, Opera house, Friday night
D July Il, SPIN
t. Ner rt, Vt, Lanes Opera house, Sunday al
q. tern N, July 10, at4P.N.
R. White River JupE D. VT, Gates Opera house
e. Wednesday nigt Iy p, at Pm.
% 1t is claimed " DR.. Flowers friends that
oI can diagnose any disease Of any person withou
u asking the patient question, and that he is tn
oe only living physician who can scientifically do
without making mistake.
The Boston Globe says I'm the treatment
cancer, consumption, tumor. heart ana merry
s. troubles, DR.. R. c. Flower has no equal in III
world :" The Boston Traveller says, There is n
OF experiment in DR.. r. c. Flowers practice. Alb
i'd as he is to tell any one his disease without askn
a question, he is not likely to doctor his patient
e- for the wrong disease" The New York Tribur
r. saws, "Dr. r. c. Flower of Boston is the hiRhe
ie authority on chronic diseases and enjoys the lar
ed est practice of any living physician"
OF Our readers will see that this visit OF DR.. r.
u Flo er to Vermont will enable the sick TO consu
be him close totheir homes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
Fruit Cans at WiICuS'S.

To thinos Fruit cans and vases. OF course
now that a large variety Of other goods
, recently received by us, but those two
! are the special articles that we wish to
at Won in lust now. In fruit cans we have
IS Improved, which is and always mas @ peen
Critic and doubtless always will be, and then
t . have the lightning kind. You know those
J Quickly and nicely. Both kinds are good.
"a for Yourself. II Is better to buy some
nd put up fruit than to buy and pay. other
for doing what you can do yourself. NO
poison Snd an 5rI tbs yUS yssss ssn %e tSey
: I'd for us from across the ocean and are
L,fuily pretty and will surely please you
miss seeing the full assortment before
have had their choice. Are they cheap
-estion. s.. WILCOX, Greenfield, Mass,
lttleboro, Vt
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
n,,,,1ss1nNEns, NOTICE.

ESTATE OF HORAT' L. FELTON,;
s. onors SIe bie Probate Court fc he district of
minister, COMMISSIONS to eiye, examine
Hst @ the estate of Horatio L. FELTON,, late OF ia;
"a, in said district, deceased, ana satni also an
nv months from the 22d day of June being
ed by said court for that purpose, we 40
' fore hereby give notice that we will attend
business Of our said appointment at the
|, ica Savings bank in Jamaica village, in
jistrict on the fourth Tuesday of July and
Ter. next, from 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, until
ock p. NJ, on each of said days -.
ed at Jamaica, Vt, this SOth day OF June
ia 1895. ,, e,,rnu,,5
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
s1nNERS, NOTICE.

STATE OF JOSIAH R. DAVIDSON;
dersigned hav ing been appointed 6y the
.ble Probate Court for the district OF Mari:
Commissioners. to receive, examine ana
.st ali claims of all persons against the estate
'osish r Davidson late of Wardsboro, in said
lrict' deceased, and all claims exhibited in on
thereto, hereby give notice that we VIII meet
he purpose aforesaid at the late residence OF
) deceased on the Goth day OF August, next next
six months from the 27th day of June A. D;
is the tin +, limited by said court for said
sors to pre- e1t their claims to us for exam
bn and allo nee. ,-., L.. - 1,,,o
d. 1896. ,,r,,-,,,,,,
OF l. NJ NEMELL.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03

The victory of the Liberal party in CSSi
ada means that Wilfred Laurier will be W
next premier. He is fine lawyer, skill y
politician and brilliant orator. AlthouYi
his party is mainly composed of Protef'
ants, he is himself a Catholic, who char l
pions the principle of the supremacy of d I
state over the church, and the policy p
-sectarianism in the management d
the public schools.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03

The fire losses in the United States dur
ing 1895, which have just been published
in interesting detail by the Chronicle, an
insurance journal, reached the enormous
total of Sl42, 11O,2S3. This was more
than 100000 in excess of the losses of
the previous year, and, with the exception
of the years 1891, 1892 and 1898, the de-
struction wrought by fire last year was
greater than that of any year since 1873.
During the 21 years since 1874 the great
est fire loss is chargeable to 1898, when up
wards of S167, 100000 worth of property
was destroyed. OF the total loss inflicted
upon the country by this element la year
about 6 per cent was covered by nsur-
ance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03

The tin plate industry, which was
founded as a result of the Mckinley DILL
is becoming an important business in
Pennsylvania. A report just issued by
the bureau of industrial statistics shows
that there are eleven plants in the state
turning out black tin and 10 that buy
black plates and coat them with tin The
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03

Senator Harris of Tennessee will prob
ably be the permanent chairman of the
Democratic national convention. This is
part of the program of the silver men,
which includes the removal of the national
headquarters to Chicago ant the election
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03

There will be 4j stars in the new Un''eu
States flag which goes into use in the al my
and navy tomorrow. The effect of tMnt M
new arrangement is very beautiful, VIII
six rows of seven and eight stars alternt'' 70
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
ATA # VERMONT, Westminster, s.

ATA IF VERMONT, Westminster, 90
/, By the Probate Court for Sud District.
all persons interested in the estate OF
I ISA TWITCHELL, late OF Jamaica, IN salu
Dict, deceased, dIeetInnei
are hereby notified that t-ls court will de-
unon the allowance of the account OF y; H.
Geld. Administrator upon said estate, and DE,
distribution thereof TO the persons entltie1
lhe session thereof to be held at the inn OF
Taft in Townshend, on the 5th day OF Au-
A, D. 1896 when and where you may be
d in the Uses If you see cause %
-Hs,s- tZINA H. ALLBEE, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03

Garret A. Hobart, the Republican
presidential candidate, went to CAM
Ohio, Wednesday, to have brief cor n'
ence with Major Mckinley.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
AtgaI Nottrfs'

r OF VERMONT, Westminster, SIS.
n By the Probate Court for Said District;
persons interested in the estate OF DAVID
"a Greeting.
are hereby notified that - court will de-
non the allowance of the a ,unt OF o. K.
IA Administrator upon said estate, and de.
istribution thereof 10 the persons entitled
session thereof to be held at the inn OF
Taft in Townshend on the fifth day OF Au-
a. D. 1895, when and where you may De
in : premises, IL you see cause.
57 ZINA H. ALLBEE, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03

Speaker Reed is undecided as to his fu-
ture. His private secretary says that Il
Mr.. Reed again enters politics it will be TO
run for Congress fromfts old district. He
is a comparatively poor man and if he re-
linquishes public life it will be to engage
in law-Iciice in New York. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. ne> has no wish to become
secretary of state for " -eason that the
salary is only $4,000, and the secreNA.!s
expected to do much entertaining. NJ
Reed has already rendered his party Il
greatest servi"j OF any living Republican
and it would u title short of calamity
have him retire from public life.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-07-03
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