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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-23
Our Financial Plank.

Editor Morning News: In an editorial,
appearing in your daily of Saturday, July
IS, you give "a short answer 10 a request
for "the complete meaning Of the free
and unlimited coinage of both silver and
gold at the present legal ratio of 1s to /,
as 1t appears in the democratic platform
adopted at Chicago" Short answers are
proverbially unsatisfactory. of course;
but this one OF yours is so incomplete
that it does you an injustice, and, as
your paper Is a great and influential one,
may lead good democrats into error. You
ignore these words of the request. "as it
appears in the democratic platform adopt
asked to define the financial plank of the
democratic platform.
A definition OF the term, free and UNI
limited 16 to l." Is a very different thing
from a definition Of the financial plank Of
the great party which we support. Sound
money men" took part in the convention,
and their views have not been ignored
in framing the financial plank Certain
safeguards have been thrown around free
coinage And, that even a hasty reader
may not err, the very paragraph a part
of which you construe contains two of
the most important of these safeguards
to wit: % we demand that the standard
silver dollar shall be a full tender equal
~ with gold for all debts, public and
private, and % we favor such legislation
as viii prevent for the future the demone-
tizauon of any kind of legal tender money
by private contract"
In constituting any part Of the financial
plank we must construe It in the light OF
the whole paragraph, and not only that.
but OF the whole plank; and not only that
but of the whole letter and spirit of the
entire platform. Nothing short OF this IS
either reasonable or just.
II you VIII pardon me, l will state a few
points which strike me as necessary to be
considered. The platform seeks to estab-
lish olmetallismr 1t repud3ates the single
gold standard, which no party now advo-
Gates. 1t points out the fact that gold has
appreciated, and whys 1t explains that
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-23


Hon. r. w. Davis, candidate for con-
gress, spoke at Kissimmee Monday.
S. w. Gary OF wellborn Is urged by his
friends 10 enter the race for the Office
of tax assessor.
Captain w. L. Brack Of Kissimmee. an
nounces himself as a candidate for the
legislature. subject TO the democratic
primaries He favors free silver.
The republicans of MEANWHILE have
formed a Mckinley club, with S. M. Co
burn president and Rev. C. F. Long Sec
rotary. Nearly one hundred persons
Joined.
John dcDyre and r. L. Denneheld have
been elected to the city council from the
First ward OF Fernandina, and George
Hopkins and G. A. Latham from the
third ward.
Judge Raney and Hon. w. S. Jennings.
two OF the candidates for presidential
electors, and Hon. Robert w. Davis. can.
didate for congress, addressed the demo-
Gratis OF Orlando last night.
Part of the primaries in Citrus county
will have to be held again, owing to the
law of majorities. The sheriff and SUI
perintendent of public instruction failed
of a majority, although both had plu-
ralities.
The Times-Courier Of Mariana states
that the channel of the Chattahoochee
river is a seething mass of drift. logs.
brush, trees, lumber, shingles, and pieces
or old bridges, and boat wood in an end
less quantity.
A Bryan and Sewah Democratic Club
was organized at Fernandina Tuesday.
w. A. Hall was elected president, f. @.
Monet, vice president and Frank w. Sim
mons, secretary and treasurer. A large
number Of names was enrolled.
Seventy-two million pounds of wafer
melons is what the railroad and fruit men
estimate will be raised in Florida this year.
says the Avon Park Idea, This Is
equivalent TO 100000 melons; which, if
placed end to end, would make a chain of
watermelons S52 miles long.
The falls at the Miami river is a sight
that it pays to see. as the water is very
high and large volume OF water comes
over, says the Tropical Sun OF West Palm
Beach. Then the water at the month ~
the river IS sweet and Mt to drink The
current is so strong that the ozone IA kes
two and one-half hours to make the trim
OF TOUR miles, where she used to make Il
in hah hour.
The County Republican Convention was
held at Kssimmee Monday. A full ticket
was nominated, as follows: Captain Clay
Johnson for representative; w L. Van
1Juzer, for clerk; NJ II. Porter, for county
Judge; II. l.. Makison, for collectors.
John Pherigo, for assessor; Dave Bass
Ior sherln; DR.. I. NJ Lewis for superin-
tendent Of instruction; and Andrew Art
man for treasurer.
Contractor T. n. smith win close down
his log-pulling camps on the ocklawaha
river the last OF this month, to remain
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-23
THE HARRIS SHOOTING.
Another Version of the Unfortunate
Amir.


Dales Min, Ca, July 22.-Editor Morn
ing News: 1 wish to correct the state
ment in the News of Tuesday, June q.
in reference to the shooting of c. 1.
Harris. The statement is anything but
correct. The shooting occurred at the
place mentioned. I will give you c. L.
Harris own statement. He says he was
on friendly terms with his nephew, and
was only passing the place of John Har-
ris, and asked him to go with him to his
buggy. He had some nice cider and want
ed him to drink some with him In fact
about two weeks ago, the housekeeper
of S. G. Harris went over to John Harris.
and, as he didn't care to have her at
his place, asked her to leave his prem
Uses, and c. L. Harris asked John why
he ran her Off. Was he mad with him ?
Perhaps some one had given him some
incorrect news concerning him &c. L. Har-
ris)? At this John said II it was trouble
wanted, and began shooting him. The
first ball passed through his left arm.
entering his chest near his heart He &C.
i. Harris) fell to the ground and begged
John not to shoot him any more that
he was already killed, but John Harris
and from the way the balls ranged shows
that he was down and John Harris was
shooting at his head. The statement that
8. IL. Harris shot at him twice before
John shot is untrue. Several parties
searched c. l.. Harris person and all
round where he was shot, and found no
pistol G. L. Harris gave his dying state
mentl under oath, that he had no pistol
and had not carried one n day at any
time in his life. The parties were on
good terms and had even been so up to
inc shooting H. L. Harris
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-23
FOR BEAUFORT AND BLUFFTON

Steamer GOV. Stafford will leave Savan.
nan Ior Beaufort, Port Royal Naval Station
ana way landings at $50 a NJ MONDAYS Wed
heSuays ana Fridays, returning same day.
Steamer STAR viii leave Blufton daily (ex.
cept sunday aus am; returning. leave Savan.
nan OF o pm Telephone $50
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-23
MEADOWS FOR SENATOR.
Democrats OF the sixteenth. Dis
trfct Make the Nomination.

swaipsooro, Ca, July ga very en-
thusiastio democratic convention was held
here to-day, and resulted in the nornino-
ton of j.. W.viMeadows, for senator from
the sixteenth district and G. NJ. BrinsoD
for representative. Harmony prevailed
County officers were also nominated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-23
AMoxG THE PoPULsTs.
senator stewart says "nen Are He
ing Bought in 81. Louis.

senator stewart says ",len Are He
ing Bought I'm 81. Louis.
ST. Louis Special IN New York Tribune
''Wil you take any part IN the conven-
tion here7" was question addressed 70
Senator Stewart o. Nevada BY Chicago
newspaper man
Where old you come from. young
Ean?' demalded the slver-bearded
statesman and editor OF The silver
Knighth "Wnl take any part7 T. Is 70 be
hoped I viii. That g. what came here
for am delegate 20 both oonven-
lions"
AIr. Stewart stieks 20 what he sad Just
AFTER the nomination % Bryan az Chica-
go. He believes the populists VIII indprse
him, and will not listen 20 any argument
in favor OF separate ticket. he SAYS IL
would be an awful mistake Tor the silver
forces OF the country 90 divide. when, as
ne insists. there Is a. great chance 20 "ee-
reat Mckinley and and the plltocrais.
Why don't you get out and md what
Mark Hanna's agents are DOING he saw
agely remarked IN conclusion. Men are
being bought every hour. II you want
sensations you can ind them
Cyclone" Davis big hat was seen
above the heads Of the crowd that had
gathered In the Lndell corridor this after
noon, looking not unlike an umbrella that
mad anchored 20 a friendly lamp-p0st IN
a gale. He was saying vitriotlc things
about the popuiists who favor indorsing
Bryan and stopping even and anon 70 e1-
plain that personally he had nothing 10
say against the democratic candidates.
What he particularly objected to was that
IT the popuiists are swallowed bag and
baggage by the democratic party the
Bourbon Brigadiers win lord Il over US
populists in the south more than ever.
They don't think we are ANYBODY now,
and IL we indOrse their candidate we VIII
get swallowed sure He had a handful OF
letters which he waved over his head 10
accentuate what he said. and finally he
read one OF them 10 was from W. W.
Nelms, prosecuting attorney Of William
son county, Texas. II was as follows:
Dear Jim: For Gods sake don't indOrse
Bryan. Our people are firm, confident
and enthusiastic; don't betray their trust.
Don't try to force as back into the demo-
cratic party. We won't 60" This means
bolt n the convention indorses Bryan.
Col. Davis explained that he had hatful
Of letters from members Of the party all
over the south. and that they We're all TO
the same erect. Wen never surrender"
he declared.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-23

While the ''middle Of the ROAD meeting
was in progress an amusing character OF
St. Louis. known as Umbrella" Bohan-
non, made n diversion or the outside
which came near breaking 10 up. This in
divdual is a mildly crazy telegraph op-
orator, who advocates the single tax
theory and the wiping out of plutocracy
from the face Of the land. He carries an
umbrella from which the cover has been
carefully removed This he holds aloft
while expounding his sentiments. The
coverless umbrella typihes the sham and
mockery of government protection 10 the
poor. He made q great hit by declaring
that II the populist convention indorsed
Bryan and the Chicago resolutions ne
would at once announce himself as a pop
ulist candidate for President with the
Lords Prayer as his platform. Bohannon
Is good speaker. as well as a great pop
ulist, and as II is impossible to subdue
him, he Is likely 70 cut a figure in the
coming weeks proceedings.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-23
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN RAGRAPHs.

Half of the stOckholders Of the
Chattahoochee National Bank Of
Columbus Refuses 10 Pay the As
scssment Against Them-Col. ARM
strong Of Rome Critically III.
James VI. smith Talks About the
Convict Lease system.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-23
for Infants and Children.

sCastoria ESQ wen adapted % children that
Treoommend it as superior to any prescription
known TO me-" IL A ARcHER, ". D.,
IL So. oxford St, Brooklyn, n. z.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-23

-Milan's monument to King Victor EN-
manuel was unveiled on June "a. the thir-
ty-seventh anniversary of the battle OF
san MARITIME, where king Victor command
ed In person.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-23
POLITICS IN THE STATE.
Candidates in the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy.

pnper Talk on Party Policy.
Lincoln county democrats will meet in
convention to-day to appoint delegates
to the Tenth congressional convention.
]. B. Chastain has entered the Legislative
race in Union county. ]. " Lance has
also announced for the legislature. An
other entry is DR.. Chastain.
A big Bryan, ratification meeting will
be held in Macon soon. Hon. Hal Lewis
Of Greene, who placed the Nebraskan in
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-23

Cornelius Vanderbilt receives hundreds
of letters every day, most of which are
answered by his secretary, but about 6ftv
OF which he must look after himself.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL

Some OF the improvements Provided
for Continuing contract System.
WASHINGTON, March lS.-It is ex-
pected that the river and harbor bill
will be reported to the house within Q
few days. The first est mate of the
bill was about $l2, 600, 0OC, but it is now
estimated that the bill will not Of itself
appropriate more than $40, 900, 600. but
will put o large number of projects
under the continuing contract sys-
tenn. The contract for the Mississippi
river improvement is about to ex.
pire and it is quite likely to
be renewed, as is that for the Missouri
river, where the work is not yet com-
pleted. In addition to this, it is prob
able q number of other projects will be
added to the bill, and contracts author
lied, even if but for a small amount
for beginning the work. Is carried in
the bill, which is now being prepared.
Among those who will no doubt be in
cluded in the measure are contracts TO-:
the Improvement of Boston harbor I'M
der the plan proposed by the engineers;
the improvement Of Duluth (Minn.)
harbor, to make it available for vessels
drawing 20 feet of water, at a cost of
about s., 800, 900. These are only a
few of the most important provisions.
which are to be put under the contin-
nous contract system. with provision
for expend lures yearly as the sums
may be needed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18

Two famous personages now before
the public furnish subjects for sketches
in the April Number OF Godey's Maya
zine. One OF these is George Francis
Train. the "most eccentric man in the
world" whom ellison Willets has inter-
viewed in his favorite corner in Madison
Square. New York City. The citizen
talks in his characteristic strain and
with his usual sallies OF wit and sarcasm,
and the reader is left, as the author
says, to judge for himself to what extent
the citizens eccentr,city has developed.
The other public character is Chimmie
Fsdden whose home is on the Bowery
and whose friends are every where. Mr..
e. W. Townsend has dramatized Chin.
mic, and Beaumont Fletcher gives a
good idea Of the play: in a profusely
illustrated article.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18

Secretary Marley OF the republican
national committee figures out that up
to date TIA delegates have been elected
to the national convention and OF this
number Mckinley has 81; Reed. Sc;
Allison, Cullom, 10; Norton, 5; Quay,
&c. and there are "a that
are contested. In these figures
Mr.. Manley evidently forgot to
place the Iowa delegation of twenty six
Wednesday, as the district con
ventions were all held at the time Of
the state convention. The Allison men
that their candidate has six dele
gates in Texas, four in Louisiana, and
four IN Georgia, to make a total of forty
already elected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18
The theater hat has become q subje

The theater hat has become q subject
OF legislation in Ohio. A member of the
legislature who had become weary Of
paying for admission to theatrical per-
formances and witnessing nothing but
millinery displays has introduced a bill
filming women who wear hats in any place
OF amusement. II this legislator gets
his bill through he will deserve being
made president Of the United States.
just think OF it. Austria and Ger
many, and that Q Italy too, will sup
port Great Britain's new policy IN Egyp*.
These four nations will come pretty near
holding France and Russia level in the
Euopean checker. board game.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18

The officers of the South Dakota In
migration association now have their
map, pamphlets and other advertising
matter ready for distribution in tue
eastern states and are about to begin a
vigorous onslaught upon the incoming
tide OF immigrants f.om the far east.
So far the officers have had to put up all
the money for the cost OF the adyertis-
ing matter and just whether the counties
will get any OF it to send out Is a conun-
drum.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18

Mining Review: Not including the
Alaska Treadwell mills, Load, South
Dakota, holds the honor of having with
in the city limits the largest quartz null
on the Western Hemisphere, if not in
the world. The Star mill is now drop
ping 200 stamps with a crus hing capacity
of 500 tons per day; 24,GOO 0 u per
month, or 28s,OOO tons for the year.
With such an enormous consumption of
ore the question may we'll be asked, what
that city in the course OF fifty years?
We might say, with truth, that they will.
probably be in the Red Creek.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18
WILL NOT FORCE PAYMENT.

Rumor OF = British Fleet For vene-
zuela Discred ted.
NEW YORK. March lS.-A World dis
patch from Wash ngton says: Minis
ter Andrade says that he has no news
confirmatory of The Worlds dispatch
from Caracas indicating the belief
there that England will attempt to
follow the Corinto precedent in collect
ing her claim against Venezuela on
account of the Yuruan affair. In off,
cial circles here the suggestion 10 not
credited. In fact, it is understood that
England and Venezuela have about
come to An amicable agreement respect
ing this claim, and that it will be set
tied through ordinary diplomatic chan
nela
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18
Verdict for Breach Of Contract.

HELENA, Mon, March IL. daniel p.
Workman, a contractor, got a verdict
for $l5, 900 against the Montana Cen.
trail railway. the damages resulting
from the cancelling of a contract to
arch the lining of the Wicks tunnel.
The company claimed he was not using
due energy in pushing the work. He
claimed his operations were retarded by
failure to provide him with train serv-
ice agreed upon. .
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18

GRAND FORKS, N. D.. March ia
freight wreck on the Great Northern at
Orvilla derslled Ave cars Of copper and
bullion. A broken journal was the
cause. Nineteen ars were daddy dam
aged. The wreck caused . blockade Of
~ hours. a.I
Will Stick to the Gold Standard.
LONDON, March 1S.-It is stated that
the government will support tho
Whitley bimetallic motion, but with
the qualification that the government
does not intend to depart in the slight
est degree from the gold standard.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18
Moody county goes to Huron for pa,

Moody county goes to Huron for Pet
tigrew and Mckinley, Lawrence county
for Mckinley, Pennington uni~nstructed
but for sound money and Judge Garden
er for congress; Dawson county about
equally divided between Mckinley and
Allisoa, Potter county for Mckinley,
Yssksoa CITY elected sound money dele.
gates 10 its county convention and a dis.
patch from that city says that Bon
Homaa. Hutchinson. Clay, Union. Han
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18
FORTY PERSONS KILLED.
British Steamer Matadi Wrecked by an
ExD!OS ON.

British Steamer Matadi Wrecked by an
Exp!os on.
LONDON, March Is. - The British
steamer Matadi, which sailed from
Sierra Leona ON Feb. 5, has been to-
tally destroyed at Bona, by an explo-
sion Of gunpowder. Bona is on the
Congo river, only about so miles from
its mouth. Twenty-Five Of the Matadi's
crew, , passengers and IL native labor.
ers were killed. Sixteen of the crew
escaped without serious injury. The
Matadi had on board 10 tons of
gunpowder, a quantity which sufi-
ciently accounts for the disastrous eff
fects of the explosion. The mails and
specie which were on board were saved.
The victims of the accident were asleep
at the time of the disaster.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18

Sioux Falls Press, II: II Judge
Edgerton doesn't return before May /,
the April term Of the United States
court will go over. Judge Thomas was
not designated to preside at this term of
court in Sioux Falls, and therefore Will
not be here. When he was named to
hold court in this state, it was under
stood Judge Edgerton would return in
time to hold the April session in this
cify
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18

Sioux FALLS. S. D., March 1S.-Dep-
uty United States Marshall Bray Of
Lead City, SD is in receipt of a letter
from Jesse Williams OF New Ulm,
Mimi, in which the latter confesses
to the murder of Robert Nichols, a
half. breed Sioux soldier, who was sup
posed to have shot himself at Fl. Meade
Jan. II, 1894 Williams claims Nichols
had shot twice at him before he fired
in self defense.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18
KILLED TWO SHOSHONES.

indians Murdered ny White Men In
Northern wyom ng.
BILLINGS, Mon. March 1S.-News
has reached here of the killing of two
Indians belonging to the Shoshone
tribe, in Northern Wyoming by three
white men. who murdered the Indians
and then stole their horses. The muir
derers escaped into Montana and sold
the horses. They are being pursued by
Un. TED States Marshall McDermott of
Wyoming.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18
Recognizing the Reaction.

NEW YORK, March ia dispatch
to The Herald from Madrid, says: All
the Spanish newspapers are unani-
mously recognizing the reaction against
jingoism, which has taken place in the
United States senate. 1t is felt now
that all danger Of hostilities is over,
unless some unforeseen incident should
occur.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18
Mrs. Lease for Attorney General.

Topeka, Kan. March 18.-The Kan
a Agitator. a Populist paper published
at Garrett, declares for Mrs. Mary E.
Lease for attorney general Of Kansas.
The Agitator says that Mrs. Lease has
the courage of her convictions and
would faithfully execute all laws ON
the statute books.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18

The First National Bank of Mitchell,
8. D., has complied with all the require
ments Of the comptroller Of the currency
and permission will be given within a
few days for it to resume business.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18
n utteriDgs OF . gtrfka.

SEATTLE, Wash. March lS.-There
are mutterings Of a strike on the Great
Northern, in consequence Of the cut in
salaries announced a few days ago, as
effective from March 1. Employees say
II the cut is made applicable to train.
men the road will be tied mp tight a. u
drum. The telegraph operators. espe.
caallv. are incensed at the reduction.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18

son and Lincoln counties will all oppose
free silver delegates to st. LOUIS. Pierre,
Hand, Kingsbury, Brown, Clark and the
crater portion Of the northern part OF
the state are for Mckinley, so that on
the whole it looks as if the state conven-
ton must necessarily 60 Mckinley.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18

LONDON, March l8.-The feature Of
the derby betting has been the appear.
ance In the lists Of the hackers Of Mr..
Richard Cookers Montauk. He was
backed to win 90, 900 u odds Of 80 to l.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-03-18

IVt"F HFFIT Ut NFfF-AIFT, UFN.
10 addition to the above number Of delegates
"acs unorganized county will be entitled to one
delegate in eace ofthe conventions.
Dated at Waterfowl, =. d., this 10th day OF
February, 1896.
by order of the State Central ommitt
A.. JOHNSON. Chairman.
LEE SLOWER. Secretary.