Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-08-01

12:31-McIver closes. Conventio
rises and gives him three cheers.
12:37-Convention adjourned until
p. m.
! A motion to proceed with the nom
nation OF president carried.
CINCINNATI, July 23--Early this morn
ing six shots were heard at the residenc
of William T. Wiley, ladies tailor sn
furrier, on West Fifth street. Mrs
Wiley was found bleeding from elk bulle
Wounds and her husband unconsciou
| with bullet hole in the right temple
| The woman died on the way to the hos
pital. Wiley's wound was superficial
the ball elancing off the skull. Tn;
couple after frequent qusrrels separated
| but began living together again sbou
three months ago. Wiley says his wifi,
| shot him. He then seized the weapon
ard tired at her.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, July 24-When tn,
convention convened IN the evening
nominations for vice-president were de
clsred in order. Watson OF Georgia VA
nominated on the first ballot and the no
minstiou made unanimous.
The platform agreed upon by the sill
yer committee of the populist commit
tee on platform. after lengthy pream-
BILE, reaffirming allegiance to the prinoi
pies declared by the founders OF the
government, and declaring that pstrio-
tic action is the supreme duty of the
hour, takes up first the matter OF fins
ance.
The platform demands a national cur
rency issued by the government only,
full legal tender for all debts, public or
private, without the use of banking cor
porstions. 1t demands the free and
unlimited colnsge of silver and gold at
the ratio of Is to /, without the consent
of foreign nations; demands that the
volume OF circulating medium be speedi-
ly increased; denounces the sale OF
bonds and demands law prohibiting
the sale of bonds without an act of con-
gress; demands that the government use
its own option as to the kind of money
with which bonds shall be paid and de-
nounoes the present and preceding sd-
ministartions for surrendering this op-
ton; demands q graduated income tax
and the establish ment Of postal savings
banks. Under the head Of lands, that
legislation be such that every prudent
and industrious man may be able to own
bis home aud no land be monopolized
by speculation; demands the lawful re-
clamation of all railroad lands not ac-
tuslly needed by the railroads for their
own use; holds that direct legislation
shall obtain and all important laws pro-
posed b. local, ststs or national legisla-
lures, be- submitted to direct vote of
the people; holds that the government
should own and operate the railroads
and denounces Infamous refuudinR
schemes. The government should own
and operate telegraph lines. Itdemands
the uomina ration OF Bryan and Sewell.
CAPETowN, Africa, July 25-The house
assembly has unanimously adopted the
report to select a committee on the su b.
ject of the Jameson raid on Johannes
burg. The report finds that Cecil
Rhodes, who at the time was premier of
the Cape Town colony, was fully &C.
qusinted with the preparations for the
raid, and Alfred Belt, director of the
British South Africa company, DIR.
Jameson and DR.. Rutherford Harris,
also director of the British South
African company, were active promoters
of the raid. In closing the committee
gays they are forced to the conclusion
that the conduct OF Rhodes was not con-
sistent with his duty as premier of the
Cape Colony.
ST.. Louie, Mo-, July 24.-After q
stormy session OF nearly two hours the
committee OF the populist |
and silver conventions adj burned with
but having reached any agreement. |
The committe was appointed from the |
,wo conventions to zee il mutual un-
could not be reached re-
yarding platform and presidential
The meeting was presided |
,ver by G. w. Baker of California, for
he silver people and w. W. Erwin of
Minnesota for the populists. 1t was
moved that subcommittee OF five on
'ach side should be appointed to draft
esolutIens regarding the principles of
ZACH party. After confused meeting
q which every body wanted to speak at
nee, the following resolution was
.dopted:
Resolved, that 1T is the sense of the
Conference committee that q union OF
II forces including the peoples party.
liver men and free silver democrats
nd republicans is expedient and should
70 effected at once for the purpose of
ohievinR victory for the advancement
I free silver in November.
When this was adopted the conference
djourned. 1t was said by Mr.. Baker
hat there were so many different views,
hat the requirements of the two parties
'ere so widely apart in some points
hat mutual platform could not be
rawn up.
DENVER, July 25-A tremendous
sinstorm swept over the city this after
DON, doing great damage.
PITTsBURG, July 25-The greatest OF
u aoods In the Monongshels valley