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Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-17
MT. Whitnev Denies Again.

New York, July 16-The following tel egram, which is self-explanatory. was re- ceived by the United Press this evening: 990 Sixth Avenue. New York, July 16. To the United Press, Western Union Building, New York:
 will you be kind enough to correct the statement that desire the indorsemenf by the state organization of the Chicago ticket? There are no possible conditions or circumstances that would induce me to vote for it or assist 1t.
 WILLIAM c. WHITNEY.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-17
ATTRACTSLITTLEATTENTI0N
The "Busness Mems Movement" in Mont gomery Doesn't Alarm the Democrats.
 The Encampment

Montgomery, July 16.-(Specia1.)-D ocrats are paying little or no attention to the excitement that has been attempt ed to be raised here about calling con- vention of the business men of the city to indorse Mir Cleveland. The purpose of the movement is believed to be to repu- diate the action of the national conven- ton in failing to indorse the president and to create an appearance of discord among democrats. The petition is being circulated quietly and none but those who are believed to be certain to sign are being approached. It has been suggested that the organized democrats of the city attend the meeting and by reason of their majority proceed to control the proceedings, but this will probably not be done. The few disaffected will prob- ably be allowed to register their kick and then return to the party, feeling better, 1t is hoped.
 The Encampment
 This has been a delightful day in camp and the boys have done some good, hard field work. The programme of the day has for the first time not been interrupt ed by rain and the practical and social features of the day have been thoroughly satisfactory The sponsors and their maids of honor have almost all honored the camp with their presence today and very charming bevy of young women they are. Birmingham's troops have oc- casion to feel proud of their sponsors and maid of honor. Misses Mamie Pearson and Pattie Ruffner, who are certainly among the most attractive and most ad- mired young women who visit the camp. All of the Birmingham boys are well and hearty and send word to the home folks that they are having a splendid time of it.
 Sad Accident at Clanton.
 A gentleman from Clanton, Ala, re- ports a sad accident there yesterday morning. Mir John Grout and his broth CT, William Grout, were hunting. when the former shot at a crane about 100 feet distant from him with an old-fashioned squirrel rifle. The ball struck the crane in the head, but defiected al an angle of about so degrees and struck Will Grout in the front side of the neck, ranging downward and producing death an hour afterward. The Grouts formerly lived in Montgomery and had many friends
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-17
SENATOR HARRIS
May Not Be Able to Serve on the Executive
 Committee,

Committee.
 Washington, July 16.-The veteran sen ator, Isham G. Harris of Tennessee, who was at one time slated for permanent chairman of the Chicago convention, in- inmates that he is inclined not to serve on the democratic executive committee. He says: "I have been for year very much overworked, and, while feel as deep an interest as ever in the silver movement, am selfishly inclined to take upon myself no more responsibilities at present I shall remain in Washington only four or five days longer and then go home until after our August election. Then I am strongly inclined to go out on my sons ranch in northwestern Tex as and rest for a month or SOL
 Senator Harris thinks Washington will be headquarters for the committee.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-17
committesmen Dine with McKinley.

Canton. O., July J6.-Messrs. J. IT. Man ley, N. P. Scott, Powell Clayton, Cyrus Leland, c. G. Dawes and Henry c. Payne of the republican national execu- tive committee and General Osborne. the secretary of the committed, came to Can ton this evening to call on Major McKin- ley. MT. Hanna did not come owing to the sudden death of his brother-in-la law. The members of the committee who are here dined with Major Mckinley and then discussed with him the plans adopt ed by the committee in executive session at Cleveland
 The deliberations at Cleveland were largely adverted to in consideration of projects for Immediate worK. There win be frequent meetings of the committee during the campaign. The headquarters in New York will be occupied good deal
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-17
Arkansas Populites.

Little Rock. Ark, July 16.--Ex-Auditor of State A. w. Giles of this city was nom- mated for governor today by the state populist convention. The selection of the remainder of the ticket was dispensed with for the present The platform Is reiteration of the Omaha declaration. with the exception that the Arkansas de- mocracy Is denounced and charged with all the evils now affiicting the universe.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-17
Bad Accident at Clinton.
WILL INDoRsE BRYAN.
Indications Point to That Action by u
 Michigan Silver Convention.

Lansing. Mich. July 16.-The state free siIver convention will be held here today and all Indications point to the indorse. ment of the democratic nominees for president and vice president.
The record-union., 1896-06-26
Senator Tillman the Principal Speaker
of the Evening.
Threatens to Bolt the Democratic
Party if the Chicago Convention
Does Not Declare i'm Favor of Free
COinage-The Colorado Silver Party
fleets i'm State Convention and In
dOrseS Teller for President.

NEW YORK, June 25.-The silver
mass meeting at Cooper Union filled
the large auditorium and all the avail
able standing room. The audience was
enthusiastic. Senator Benjamin r.
prominent place on the platform and
was cheered Justify when he entered
the auditorium.
George +. Keeney, organizer of the
American silver organization, presid-
ed. He said that the object of the meet
ing was to adopt resolutions favoring
the free coinage of silver and urging the
adoption of free silver by the Chicago
Convention.
Hon. Alexander Delmar was intro
duced as a recognized authority the
world over on the money question He
made a lengthy speech, in which he
said that the capitalists were not con-
tent with the high rates of interest,
pay in gold, of which they had monop-
ely The country needed a medium of
exchange. Gold would not do, because
it would flow out of the country. Silver
and greenbacks would do, because they
would stay here. Fifty per cent. of the
business of the country, the speaker
said, is done by note, thus proving that
there is not sufficient money, counting
both gold and silver, to do the business
of the country
1t took several minutes for the vast
crowd in the auditorium to get through
cheering when Senator Tillman was
introduced
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LYNCHING PROBABLE.
Southern rlinnesctans Trying to
Ayenge the Murder of a Sheriff.

ST. PAUL, June 25.-Infuriated citi-
Zens of Southern Minnesota are trying
tonight to lynch the two tramps who
yesterday killed Sheriff Rodgers of Nc
Leod County. A posse of twenty-five
men chased the desperadoes all day
and caught them in a swamp five miles
west of Arlington this evening AS soon
as the news spread mobS began to move
forward from Glencoe, New Auburn,
Green Isle and Hutchinson. The prison.
ers were hastily taken to Glencoe. This
saved them for a time at least, but the
Governor was wired that the Deputy
Sheriff in charge at Glencoe could not
prevent lynching. All the militia COM
panieS of that part of the State were
taking their regular summer outing in
Lake City, and were unavailable Gov
ernor Clough therefore ordered out
Company G, First Regiment, stationed
in st. Paul, and that company left st.
Paul for Glencoe at 1910. 1t will arrive
there at l O'Clock, but the news from
The record-union., 1896-06-26
The Missionary Charged With the
Murder of an Armenian,
Also With Having Given the Signal
for the Attack by the Armenians
Upon the MosIems in Bitlis-Letter
From Miss Clara Barton Relative
to the Red Cross Relief Work in
Armenia.

ONSTANTINOPLE, June 1O.-tCor-
respondence of the United Press )-1 eS-
terday the Porte communicated to the
American Legation the report received
by them from the Governor OF BltllS
regarding Mr. Knapp. This Governor
charges Mr.. Knapp, among other things,
with having given the signal for the
attack by the Armenians upon the Mos
lens. This signal was the ringing OF
the church bell (Be it remembered that
not a single Moslem was killed during
the BitliS maSsacre.)
Mr.. Knapp is further said to have
murdered a certain Armenian, or paid
men to do it. According to the report
he aided in carrying off a Moslem girl,
was an organizer and leader of a revo-
lutionary party, and was in communi-
cation with a certain Hampartsouin,
we'll known in connection with the AS
SCUM massacre, and so on.
The whole report covers two full
pages. The document seemed to imply
that it was expected that the American
Legation would deal with such a dan
gerOuS character
Mr.. Knapp will remain in Constanti-
nople, and is eager to have the charges
brought forward and investigated His
family arrived here from Bitlis yester-
day, having come by the northern route.
Adyices from Sasseun state that an
outbreak occurred there last week be-
tween Greeks and Turks, in which ten
Greeks were killed.
Ihose Philo-Turks who were so much
interested in the continued able efforts
the distressed in Asia Minor by forming
a relief commission under the Presi-
dency Of the Sultan may be interested in
the report published this week. When
this commission was formed last win
ter there was great blast of triumph.
1t met two or three times a week. and a.
full report of each sitting appeared in
the official journal. Two weeks were
spent in drawing up regulations and
appointing clerks. Two weeks more
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Senator Tillman began by paying his
respects to the newspapers. He said
that the night would give an opportuni-
ty to show the members of the audience
that the newspapers We're unconscion-
able falsifiers. The owners of the news
papers, he said, were prostitutes of
journalism, and not a paper in New
York would dare print his speech in
full
Coming to the money question, the
Senator said: IF the Chicago Conven-
does not give us Democracy and return
10 the faith of Washington and JEFF
fefson, L will have nothing to do with it
atterward- The money question is up
and has got to be settled It is as i'm
portant as was the slavery question.
ard If enough of you can get together
to reverse the verdict of the two Million
are conventions you will deserve the
thanks of the whole country"
Senator Tillman referred to the mon
eyed men of the past as thimbIe-rig-
gers, and repeated his assertion that
Cleveland was a tool of Wall street.
The Senator called on all those who ha d
handled gold within year to hold I'D
their hands. Half a dozen hands were
raised. Then he called on those who
had not handled gold coin to raise their
hands Possibly a thousand went up.
Then, where has the gold gomez,
asked Senator Tillman. you have not
handled it. although $3.50, 900 O0O or
$500 600 600 in Government bonds were
sold on Manhattan Island"
The Senator said that if he were ON
the Senate committee investigating the
recent bond sale he would ask Presi-
dent Cleveland why he made the pri-
vate contract to sell bonds at 1O41b
per cent. when they We're selling on
the public market at 1T.
The Senator then talked about 1rnem-
ployed labor, which he said was a lever
by which those employed were ground
down to low wages. You see on your
own street car lines he continued.
cars labeled u. S. Mail Those cars
do not carry any mail They are on
there so the car lines can claim the pro-
lection of United States troops in case
of a strike"
Senator Tillman characterized John
sherman OF Ohio as the high priest of
Mannnon and the joint owner with
hanna of William Mckinley.
All OF you who are going to vote for
gold, hold up your hands," concluded
the Senator. Five hands were held up.
All who are going 20 vote for silver re-
gardless of party, hold up your hands" {"
over half the audience raised their
hands.
Clarence Ladd-Davis read resolutions,
which were adopted by acclamation.
They demand the Incorporation in the
platform of the National Democracy
OF the following:
"First-That the mints of the United
States shall be reopened to equally un-
restricted coinage of gold and silver
into unlimited legal tender money of
the United States; the gold to issue in
the present standard of gold coins. and
the silver to issue in the present stand
ard of silver dollars.
"(B)-Depositors Of the gold and sill
yer at the mint to receive, if they prefer
in lieu of coin at the coming value. coin
of the United States. which shall be
redeemed on demand in gold or silver
The record-union., 1896-06-26
RAILWAY BUILDING.
Nearly Eight Hundred Miles of Road
Constructed This Year.

CHICAGO, June 25.-The Railway
Age" in its next issue will publish sta
tistics showing that during the first six
months of this year TSS miles of new
railroad have been built in twenty
states and Territories on sixty-three
lines. This is an increase of about ,
Ter cent. more than for the first six
months of 1895, and AZ per cent. more
than for the same period of 1894. Lou
isiana shows the greatest new mileage
1U4-California being next with 9O
miles. rack-laying is now in progress
on 120 roads, and the Indications are
that 1000 miles of new road Will be
constructed for the entire year.
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were spent in selecting the colors ana
kinds of tickets to be issued. Ihen
changes were made in its organization,
and less was heard of it. Eight weeks
ago everything was ready, ana the
journals announced that donors names
would be published, and those who gave
$40 or over were to receive a decoration.
Last Saturdays paper published the re-
port up to the present. The commission
had collected $3.50 for the relief of the
poor and $3.50 to rebuild destroyed
Mosques (Not a single Mosque had
been touched during the massacres.)
This report excited ridicufe among the
Moslems themselves. Those VINO had
published the report were severely rep
rimanded, and yesterdays papers re
ported that donations from the Ministers
and the Sultan had brought the totals
up TO 81 900 for the relief of the SUI
ferers and 81, 400 for rebuilding Mos
uues. OF this sum the Sultan gave $40.
This is the last Of this commission.
LETTER FROM MISS BARTON.
WASHINGTON, June 2o.-Miss Clara
Barton, who has charge of the Red
Cross relief work in Armenia. writes an
interesting letter TO friend in this city
under date of Constantinople, June 10Th,
in which she says in part:
I'VE hear either by letter or dispatch
nearly every day from one or the other
of our ex-patients in the interior. and
the news they send is always good. A
dispatch from DR. Hubbell ait Arabkir
states that the fevers are disappearing
day by day, which means that he has
f,,1
close a field of conta gious fevers that
gave 100 cases a day for treatment at
the time of his taking it up. Mr.. Wood
thinks that 1000 oxen are needed in
the forty northern villages of Harpool
We hope to be able to double this num-
Der. to make ready for the fall sowing
of grain and the vegetables needed for
next winter.
I am glad to report that no obstruc-
ftions are placed in the way of our men,
and they are regarded with favor and
respect by all parties and persons with
whom they come in contact The Gov
ernment here has neglected no oppontun-
ity of doing any favor which has been
asked of ii, both kindly and promptly
CAUSE OF GLADSTONE'S SILENCE.
LONDON, June 25.-The Chronicle
will Tomorrow publish a letter from Mr.
Gladstone on the question of the Ar
menians in which he says: Nobody
uses language half strong enough
against the Sultan and his agents To
describe their guilt is beyond all
bounds, and the language ought to go
beyond all bounds. My choice is be-
tween far out-heroding everybody by
absolute silence, for my language alb
stractly might plausibly be ascribed to
temper whereas it would be perfectly
The record-union., 1896-06-26
Carlisle Denies the Report,

WASHINGTON, June 25.-The state
ment sent out from Kalamazoo. Mich,
giving the substance of an interview
with H. H. Smith, in which he is quoted
as saying that Secretary Carlisle told
him last winter that he Carlisle would
vote for the Republican nominee in case
the Democrats nominated a free silver
man on a free silver platform, is denied
by Secretary Carlisle
The record-union., 1896-06-26
The Losses Will Reach Hundreds of
Thousands of Dollars.
A Severe Wind and Rainstorm, AC-
companied by Sharp Lightning,
Sweeps Over Detroit, Michigan,
Flooding Many Streets and
Creating Havoc Among Shade
Trees All Over the City.

MARIETTA CO.. June PA cloud
burst took place last night which COW
cred a wide area and was the most de-
suuctive ever known here.
Houses were swept away, stock
drowned, and many persons narrowly
escaped drowning.
In some streams the water rose tWen-
ty feet in ten minutes. The flood came
almost as suddenly as the Johnstown
flood.
Crops are ruined on the Little Mus
kingum for twenty miles and on many
small tributaries of the Ohio above
here
The loss will reach hundreds of thou
sands of dollars.
SEVERE STORM AT DETROIT.
DETROIT (Mich.), June 25.-A severe
wind and rain storm, accompanied by
sharp lightning, swept over this city
this city. The storm came out of the
northwest. The wind reached We
locity of forty-eight miles an hour and
created havoc among the shade trees
all over the city. The small parks suf-
fered severely. The rain fell in torrents
for forty minutes, the downpour meas
uring 1.19 inches in that period of time
The sewers were unable to carry off the
deluge of water, and many of the down.
town streets resembled rivers for awhile
The first rainstorm was followed by
others at short intervals, and when
they ceased the precipitation had reach
ed 30 inches.
The street railway companies suffered
severely from lightning, a great number
OF motors being burned out ON the diff
ferent lines. There have been no re-
ports of injuries to persons
The record-union., 1896-06-26
McKinley's Nomination Ratified.

NEW YORK. June 25.-The Repub-
lican Clubs ratified the nominations OF
Mckinley and Hobart tonight at
Carnegie Music Hall. The meeting was
held under the auspices of the Cam
paign Committee of the Republican
Clubs, and the principal speakers were
Boutelle of Maine, General Horace Por-
ter, Mayor Strong and A. S Steele,
Chairman of the Committee on Arrange
The record-union., 1896-06-26

Glencoe at IL 80 indicates that there
Wlll be a lynching before that time.
ST. PAUL, June 26.-At 1870 this
(triday) morning it is learned that the
roilitia company from ST. Paul arrived
at Glencoe on time. and is stationed
ABOUT the Jail. There is no sign of fur
ther trouble tonight
The record-union., 1896-06-26
Certification of Export Beef.

WASHINGTON, June 25.-Secretary
Morton of the Department of Agricul-
ture to-day issued an order postponing
the certification of export beef to March
10, 1897. The Act of Congress contem-
plated having the new regulation put
In force this year, but it was found i'm
possible to establish inspection at all
places.
The record-union., 1896-06-26
Trinity Hall and Yale Crews.

LONDON, June 25.-The Trinity Hall
crew were out on the Thames this morn
ing, and rowed over half the course at
So at a stroke ranging from 50 down
TO 80. The Yale men were in better
shape this morning. They were out on
the water at IL O'Clock, and rowed for
an hour. Bob Cook expressed himself
as greatly pleased with their work
The record-union., 1896-06-26

cold blooded. am silent only for fear
of doing harm. The European mind
waits plausible excuses to cover its dis
grace. / do not wish to furnish them. =
The Constantinople correspondent OF
the Chronicle" telegraphs that the
Armenian losses during the recent riot
ing at Van are estimated to have been
], 800 killed, while the Turks loss was
2O0. The dispatch adds that the Kurds
are gathering from all directions to
pillage Van.
The record-union., 1896-06-26
Death of Colonel Bracket.

WASHINGTON, June 25.-Colonel a.
G. Bracket, retired, died to-day Colo
mel Bracket was born in New York
and appointed to the army in 1853.
During the late war he was breveted
three times. He retired in 1891, when
Colonel of the Third Cavalry. The in
terment will be at Arlington.
The record-union., 1896-06-26
WindStorm in Iowa.

ATLANTIC Qa), June PA bad
windstor1n struck Atlantic late last
night, blowing down the Anphitheater
and floral hall of the Cass County Fair
Association Farmers will lose heavily,
windmills and outbuildings being lev
eled to the ground. Crops were badly
damaged.
The record-union., 1896-06-26
Zimmerman Sails for Europe.

NEW YORK, June 25.-Gus Zim-
norman, the champion rifle shot, sailed
for Europe to-day. He is going to
shoot match with L. Angehern, the
champion sharpshoOter of Switzerland.
Zimmerman will also compete in an in
ternational shoot at Versailles, France.
At the Union Hill, Scheutzen Park, re-
Gently Zimmerman scored $50 bull s.
eyes in as many shots.
The record-union., 1896-06-26
Drowned Herself and Children.

SAN ANTONIO CTexas), June 25.-
In Comal County, north of here, Mrs
Bierner, wife of a farmer, yesterday
drowned herself and her three children,
aged =, and years, in the Comal
River The bodies were found tied to-
gether with cords. No cause for the act
is known
The record-union., 1896-06-26
In the Hands of a Receiver.

AKRON (O.), June 25.-The Falls Riv-
ct and Machine Company, at Cuyahoga
rails, went into the hands of a receiver
to-day. The company has an indebted
ness of S3I5,OOO, with assets estimated
at S615,OOO. Several notes of the COM
pany have recently gone to protest.
The record-union., 1896-06-26
New Cardinals Receive Their Hats.

ROME, June 25.-The Pope held a
public consistory to-day, at which the
four Prelates who were elevated to the
Cardinalate on June 22d received their
hats. The new Cardinals are Mgrs.
Ferrata, Cretoni, Jacobini and Agli-
ardi, respectively Papal Nuncios at
Paris, Madrid, Lisbon and Vienna.
The record-union., 1896-06-26
A Clerk Short in His Accounts.

INDIANAPOLIS, June 25.-Charles
w. Greene, money order clerk of the
United States Express Company at
this point, failed to report at the office
this morning, and a hurried look at his
accounts by the Superintendent showed
a shortage of about 81 800 The police
have been unable to locate him. Greene
is a man about As years of age, and has
a family.
The record-union., 1896-06-26

WASHINGTON, June 25.-The treas
ury gold reserve at the close of business
to-day was S101, ,9i0,339 The day's
withdrawals We're $119, 400.
The record-union., 1896-06-26
TAUBENECK SILENT.

ST. LOUIS, June 25.-Chairman H.
Z. Taubeneck of the Peoples party de-
clines to say word respecting Senator
PETERS harsh criticism of his course
in putting out the recent Teller circular.
1t is expected that Taubeneck will make
a reply in a few days, in which he will
show that the circular was authorized
by the Executive Committee of the Peo-
pies party.
The record-union., 1896-06-26

SEATTLE (Wash), June 25.-Ahout
100 prominent Republicans of this citv
and county met tonight and reno1nced
thelr allegiance to the party. and COM
mended the action of Senator Teller and
his followers in bolting the st. Louis
convention. Twenty delegates were Sc
iected TO attend the Bimetallic State
Convention at Tacoma on June Both