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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-03
ONE DAY CONVENTION.
Plan Mapped Out by the Advo.
Gates of Silver.
INTERVIEW WITH JOHN p. ALTGELD

The Governor Says a Short Convention at
Chicago Ii Imperative for the Good of
the silver Cause-Does Not Want To Be
Either Temporary or Permanent Chair
man Ante q convention Gossip at Chica-
go-The Political Field.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, July 3.-If the free
silver leaders have their way the Chicago
convention will be in session but one day
They intend To make vigorous effort To
carry this idea into effect and that Is one
reason why they are so determined to
have free silver man for temporary
chairman. They want "a man who will
expedite business in manner that will
meet their approval Governor Aitgcld
returned To Springfield from Chicago
Thursday and 1t was he who said the free
silver men wanted "A ono.day convention.
The governor expects TO return To Chicago
Sunday and remain till after the conven'
tion. In conversation with a representa-
tive of the Associated Press Governor
Altgeld said the advance guard of free
silver men at Chicago were of one mind,
and that was that short convention was
imperative To the good of the cause.
WIN Control the Convention.
I'VE will have control of the conven-
tion, he said, "and il Is, we think, to our
best interests To wind up the business OF
the convention in one day. The single
gold standard men will of course fight
for delay. Ii Is tn their interest to spar
FOR wind, as the sporting men would say.
They have no hope of controlling the con-
vention, but IL is their desire tn procrasti-
nate. They want To divert the platform
from straight l6 to silver basis to some
sort of muddled compromise. Were
we To let the convention remain in session
several days they might do this. Wall
street and the Standard oil interests have
an influence that Is far reaching and pow
erful. But the free silver men are in the
majority and will run the convention.
They will never permit the small minor
ity TO dicate terms.
Doomed by Gold hug Papers.
As to the position of temporary or per
manent chairman the governor said he
did not want either. 1T was what might
be called clever politics" he continued,
''for the gold bug papers to boom me for
the honor They knew il would tend To
arouse a spirit of jealousy among the De
mocracy Ii would give Shem chance to
say was hogging everything and giving
no one else u chance. don't want to be
chairman for two reasons A man who
presides over body of this kind il he is
honest and fair is merely figurehead
III he We're dishonest, he might abuse his
power-to the advantage or disadvantage Of
one side or the other Then IL Will re-
quire good deal of hard work to preside
properly over the convention. think |
can be of more service to the party on the
floor My whole desire is TO see silver
win | want To see n free silver ticket
with II free silver platform For myself,
| want nothing
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-03

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis July 3 Coroner
Houson has decided that the headless
body found az Brule Is not that Of Will
lam French, who disappeared from Mar
shnlltown la
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-03
Charged with Boodiinr.

SIOUX CITY la, July 3 s-Aldormin II
II johnson was removed from Office
Monday night by the unanimous vote of
the council. after "A trial lasting three
days He was charged with boodling He
will fight the case I'm the courts
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-03

WINNIPEG Man. July 3.-Hanlan, of
Toronto aud h,ckuctt, of Rat PoNage.
rowed a single ~c,,ll race on Lake of the
Woods coursr ter $500 side. Hanlan was
an easy winner by ak lengths Time
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-03
American Horse win. IN England.

LONDON, July AT the second days
meeting at Newmarket Enoch Wishard :
American horse. George Il ke,cham won
the Plantation stakes from fourteen start
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-03

DEApwooD. : ID. Jaly 3.-In the Dark
Horse mine. in Bald mountain district. "a
two-fout vein VI ore WAS struck Wedncs-
Hay TINT NJ says - 3Do "A ton.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-03

1T pETERsBuRo, July 3-The Novosti
announces that Russia has obtained ab-o-
Lutte freedom Of trade in northern China
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-03

CHICAGO. July 3.-The western roads
have agreed To n rate of one fare for the
round trip for the POpulist convention to
be held in St. Louis, July -
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-03

In tho very prelude. II the bold plan ad-
vocated by the western men be adopted
this will be the result
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-22
ST1MTER 8 G. WEDNESDAY, JULY %. 1896.

waiting Quite number of lovely
floral tributes had either been sent or
brought down, and but for the terrific
rain storm there would have been many
more.
In the passenger coach Of the special
were Governor Evans. his mother Miss
Mary Evans. B. R. Tillman, Jr.,
Miss Lorna Tillman, both of whom had
been away from home, the former at
Abbeville; Mr.. j. W. Bunch and wife
U. x. Gunter, Gen John Gary Watts
and few others.
The train left soon after 10 o'clock.
This morning many of the State Off
cials will 60 over to Trenton to attend
the funeral. The intermens will be
made in High View, the Til!man
family burying ground, at noon to-day.
Miss. Tiliman was just 20 years.
He. life differed not from tnat Of scores
of young ladies. She bad graduated
at Winthrop college and Hollins iusti-
tuition and was ready to 60 into society.
It vas the intention of her family that
she should make her debut into Wash
ington society next winter where, by her
brightness and beauty, she would have
won many friends. 1t is a severe blow
to her family and expressions Of SYM
pathv are heard from everyone.
There is rather a striking coincid-
eace in connection with the death of Miss
Tillmau. She was the daughter of a
United States senator aud vas carried
bone iu special train over the Char
lolle Columbia and Augusta railroad.
The last funeral train which run over
this road was when Miss Elise Butler.
daughter Of Senator NJ c. Butler, was
taken hone. These two young ladies
we're both daughters of United States
senators, both died in the mountains,
and both were carried to their homes in
Edge6ed county over the same railroad.
The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-22

Something should be said in the
Democratic platform copdemniDg the
swarming Of of6ce-seekers around the
President as soon as be is elected.
Mr.. Cleveland votes had hardly been
counted before those greedy for places
began to press their claims on him.
The pressure was so great that he
could not find time to consider ques-
tious relating to his future policy, the
selection of bis cabinet land the arrang-
ing of his private business, preparatory
to bis assuming the duties Of President.
Finally he was forced to issue an ad-
dress insisting that he vas to be let
alone so that be could attend to the
public business. he had just warned
the Democrats that they must not COD
strue their victory to be license to
divide the spoils. If the silver candi.
date is elected. We have no doubt that
the rush for Offices will be ever greater
and some precaution should be take at
once to prevent the scramble. The
growing belief that as soon as new
element is put in power it gives the
right to pluuder, is the very strongest
argument in favor of the civil service
reform, which Mr.. Cleveland has been
vigorously pushing. AS mapy Offices
as possible should be taken from the
appoiutive list. aud added to the compet-
tive list. This policy would not only
save the President time to devote to
his public duties. but it would have
the wholesome effect of removing. to a
great extent, the Offices from the control
of political parties.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-22
Massachusetts Favorite Son
Dies Suddenly in Canada.

St. Adelaide De Pabos, Que July
lex Governor VIM. E. Russell of
Massachusetts arrived here from Bos-
ton and pitched his tent for few
days. fishing. He was accompanied
by his brother and Francis Peabody.
They all retired early last night, the
governor apparently in good health
and spirits. Upon his companions
trying to arouse him this morning
they discovered that he was dead.
Death must have resulted from
heart disease.
The position of tie body and the
expression on the dead mans face
showed that bis death was painless.
After an inquest this afternoon the
remains will be taken at once to- his
home in Boston.
The Hon William Eustis Russell
was born in Cambridge, Mass, in
1851. He was educated in the pub
lie schools and in Harvard college,
where he graduated in 1878. He
then began the study Of lew under
his fathers direction and took
course of three years in the Boston
University Law school, He was ad-
mitted to the Suffolk bar in the April
term of 1880.
Mr.. Russell was only % years of
age, when in 1885 he was elected
mayor of his native city, having al
ready served as a councilman and
alderman. In 1888 he was nomina-
ted for governor, but was defeated
by Ames. 1t was in this year that
Mr.. Russell gave evidence of his
gifts as stump speaker He worked
and talked necessarily, going about
from one place to another.
He was renominated for governor
in 1889 This time his competitor
was Governor Bracket. Mr.. Russll
at the end of vigorous campaign
reduced the plurality of bis opponent
from 29, 900 to 6.775. Next year,
on his third trial, be was elected by
plurality Of 5000.
In his inaugural message he sug-
gested many reforms in State mana
cement, but few of them became
operative owing to hostile legisla-
ture and a hostile council Russell
was reelected governor of his State
twice. He retired al the end of his
third term and resumed the practice
of law.
Russell's name was mentioned by
his admirers in New England as one
which would look we'll at the head
of the Democratic national ticket.
At the Jefferson celebration in
Monticello, Va, early this year, the
ex-governor made strong declara-
ton in favor of honest money. He
was associated with Senator Hill and
ex-Secretary Whitney in the contest
over the platform at the recent Chi
cago convention.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-22
Will Silver Win.
An English Authority Admits
That it Will Give Us the
Markets of the World.

An editorial in the London Com
merce, recognized trade authority,
champion of monorletallism Tor Eng
land aud claiming the largest circu-
lation in the world, has caused con-
siderable talk among business men.
From it the following extract is
taken
Leaving the question of tariffs for
a moment, let US consider what a
bimetallist America will mean for us.
In the first place it will mean an
immediate premium upon United
States exports. The effect of mining
silver at the proposed ratio would in
all probability bring about great
change in manufactures of all kinds.
Wages might rise considerably, but
the experience of other countries
goes to show that they would not
rise in proportion to the advantages
which exporters would derive who
send their goods tc gold country,
to-wit, the United Kingdom. The
manufacturers of the States would
not be quite in the same position Of
vantage as the agricrlturlsts of the
Argentine, nor the exporters in India,
but they would have a sufficient le.
verage over the manufacturers here
to turn the scale in every trade where
now there is no doubt which way
the market trends. In tin plates,
many kinds OF machinery, including
some of the very heaviest, in leather,
and in macy sundry manufactures
where the British producer can with
difficulty hold his own. the effect o1
the change would be decisive. Their
this policy is also to bribe the farmers
American dead meat-live cattle be-
ing prohibited-wheat and all farm
produce suitable for expectation
would come over in greatly augment
ed quantities, for the difference in
the exchange would mean such ar
addition of profit that an immense
stimulus would be given all along
the line. As to silver mining. al
that can be saii is that there would
be a rush. The dimensions of the
movement would depend upon many
I! things impossible to forsee. These
anticipations of what has become
possible, are not be it remembered
based on mere theory We know
already too we'll what to expect
from foreign traders in country
where ailver is the standard currency
India, Japan, Argentenia are all bear.
ing witness to the insidious fact or
British trade of conditions similar
to those now in perspective in the
United States Meantime, we can.
not too soon face the possibilities an6
| realize the true significance of the po
sition as it is.
Among our local business men this
is considered substantial! acknowl
| edgment that free silver coinage al
ratio of Is to l with gold would
give US the markets of the world
both for our manufacturers and oul
agricultural products Cincinnati
Enquirer, June, 1896.
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man who has ever been consistent ;
who served two terms in Congress
without mark to his discredit and
who only failed of re election to his
third from an overproduction OF
CIevelandism He ia not mug
wump, not Populist, but Demo.
crat who gets his principles and
inspirations in party past, before
the cancer of Clevelandism had
poisoned it's blood. The party need
not blush in shame for it's nominee.
It has seIeced as good Democrat
and as true an American as any who
ever bought a bond or owned a
hank
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-22

In going to get a drink stop and think
what bargains in Pianos, Organs and Sewing
Machines are to be had at the Sumter Music
House, in the Masonic Temple building.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-22
Gbe GO Mattbn1alr AMI soatbron.
WEDNESDAY. JULY 20, 1895.
Solid for Bryan.

Topeka, Kans., July 1.-THE
American silver party State commit
tee, composed of over 800 delegates
representing four-6fths Of the coun,
ties in the State yesterday afternoon
elected sixty delegates to the national
silver convention to st. Louis and
instructed them to vote as a unit for
Bryan for President The Repub!i-
cans were in full control of the con-
vention. comparatively few of the
delegates being either Populists or
Democrats.
Of the eleven delegates at large,
all were Republicans up to the time
of the Republican national conven
ton except three Of the forty-nine
district delegates all but fifteen are
Republicans The resolutions COM
mended Senator Teller and his as
sociates for boiling the Republican
national convention, aud instructed
delegates to the national convention
to confer and act with boiling Re-
publicans in aa endeavor to solidify
all free silver forces.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-22
Considering Arbitration.

London. July 17.-Iu the bouse of
Lords today, LORD Salisbury laid upon
the table of that BODY the papers re-
latiug to the boundary dispute between
Great Britain and Venezuela. Lord
Salisbury, in presenting the documents
said the negotiations between Great
Britain and the United States in regard
to the Venezuela matter were still in
progress. The government be added,
did not believe that the claim made by
Venezuela was suitable subject for ar
bitration, but when the facts in the case
as regarding the past history of Vene-
zuela were fully obtained, be thought
that the diplomatic question involved
could be easily adjusted.
Lord Salisbury stated that concur
rently With the negotiations which we're
iu progress with the United States in
regard to the dispute between Great
Britain and Venezuela, negotiations
were also going on between the British
and American governments contem-
plating the establishment Of scheme
of general arbitration of questions which
mi ghs arise between the two nations.
This. however, he said, was a matter
which required great care aud circum-
spectiou.
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Bradstreet's Blue.

New YORK, July 17.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say: Nearly all gen
eral merchandise markets continue
dull and the volume of business is
smaller than anticipated. Little or
no disposition is shown to engage in
new enterprises, both city and coun
try merchants continuing to purchase
with more than usual conservatism in
view of the unsettled financial out
look and the low range of prices.
Bank clearings amount to 1855, 5,O0O,-
900 for the week, 8 per cent. less
than last week. This is decrease
from the corresponding total,in July,
1895, of I per cent. The more i'm
portant decreases in prices for staples
this week are for iron, steel, petro-
Ieum, cotton, lard and coffee. The
total number of business failures in
the United States this week shows an
unexpected increase-225 compared
with 2l9 last week. When contrast
ed with the corresponding week in
1895 the increase during the past six
business days is Al.
Stock speculation in New York is
dull aud prices are slightly better
after extensive liquidation and bear
selling. The reduction of the treas
ury gold reserve by specie, exports
and gold boarding to below $95,00O,-
900 was effective in creating the de-
cline. Among more favorable feat
ures relatively encouraging report
concerning trade at nine bushes GEN.
tres, together with an Improvement
in quotations for wheat, Indian corn,
oats and pork, and firm or unchanged
prices for wool, sugar, lumber, leather
and print cloths. Baltimore reports
various jobbing lines doing we'll, but
Gas at St. Paul) with a tendency to
defer placing orders until after the
election. Chicago and St. Louis agree
that sales for fall delivery will not
equal the record for 1895.
Rains have improved crop pros
poets in Washington. The week has
been marked at San Francisco by the
nenarture of train load of fruit for
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-22
The Cleanest Place in the
World
Editor Bacon, in Edge6eld Chronicle.

Editor Bacon, in Edge6ed Chronicle.
For macy years we have Ieen look
ing for the cleanest place 10 the world;
and at last have fouud it. 1t is the
house and home of Mr and Mrs. Paul
Hutto, 10 Chinquepin Township, Lex
ingtou County. South Carolina, three
and a half miles from Leesville. 1t
is beautiful farm house-a capa-
oious dwelling house. With all oeces-
sary outhouses, barns, stables aud
sbops-with grapes aud apples and
plums and peaches aDd jessamiues and
roses and geraniums and fuschias.
The farm is a model one. The
stock is fine. The home raised colts
are magnificent The bee hives
staud and the bees work under COM
Portable shelter And the sweet pota-
toes slumber 10 their banks uuder a
loog low roof. The honey very far
surpasses anything We have ever seen
or heard Of. There could not be any
finer 10 heaven. The scupperuong vine
rups over two OF three acreas. and un-
derueasb it. the ground is as clean as
lady's parlor. The floor ofthe smoke
house is always thoroughly damp with
the rich drppings from the fat
bacon and home-cured hams above,
while whole regiments of can
ued goods stand ever oD dress
parade. Throughout the mansion
aud throughout the great white
sauded yard around it. you
could not. if your life depended upon
it, 6od a grain Of dirt or litter as big
as the smallest mustard seed. Aud
what is the secret of all this wonder
ful aud adorable cleanliness ? 1t is
that nc negro is in evidence. There
is no negro "in it. - In the farm .as
we'll as in the orchard. vineyard and
apiary, Mr.. and Mrs Hutto and thei.
handsome, refined aud we'll educated
children reign supreme. There is no
negro to generate ano Pile up ollt.
We spent night with Mr.. and Mrs.
Hutto, and we actually could not
sleep for the cleanliness. It actually
frightened US. And as We played Oh
the beautiful organ iu the parlor. We
feared every moment that Mrs. Hutto
would come in with small tub and
a large hempen cloth and soour us.
We were in company with Mr.. John
Lake. aud we had travelled from Mt.
Ebal church. We both needed scour.
iug. For years past. we have been
realizing what blessed thing it
would be if Southern white people
would learn to DO their own work.
Then sometimes at least. We would
be able to compass perfect cleanliness.
We are going back TO see Mr.. and
Mrs. Husto when scoupperuongs are
ripe, but before we 60 We are going
to have ourselves cleaned with whit.
log. as you clean silver, and rub
bed of with flannel rag and nail
brush.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-22

Ibid you see anything Of a pockt-
book that I dropped somevhere in the
bedroom 1 occupied last night. land
lord?" ANY money in i:?" "About
$500" Yes, sir Here is you:
pocket-book, with the money. The
maid was honest enough TO bring it to
me and l locked it up 10 the safe. y
"Ab. very correct proceeding-very.
I had intended placing the money in
savings bark this morning. where it
would have been drawing 4 per cent.
As reward for your honesty | will say
nothing about the interest for the time
it has been in your possession and you
can make it square with the chamber
maid. There is nothing small about
me when [ run across man who seems
to be trying to do what's right"
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TRAINS GOING NORTH
ally. tDaily except Sunday

*Daily. fDaily except Sunday.
No. So runs through to Charleston, S. c.,
via Central R. e., arriving Manning 6 IS p.
m. Lanes 7 IL NJ, Charleston 8 so p. m.
Trains on Wilmington l. Conway R. r,
leave Chsdbourn 10 40 a. m., srrive at Con-
way IL IS p. NJ, returning lesve Conway at
230 p. m., i rive Chadbourn 5 90 2. M.
leave Chadbourn 35 p. m., arrive at Hub al
6 20 .. M, returning leave Hub 8 80 am,
arri7e at Chadbourn 9.l5 a. m. Daily ex
cept Sunday.
Trains on G. 4 D. R. r. leave Florence
40 m., and 20 m., arrive Darlington
9 20 %, and 9 so a m. leave Darlington
40 10, arrive Cheraw IL 50 m, Wades-
horol 80 m. Returning leave Wadesboro
90 p 10, Cheraw 40 p m, Darlington : 40
N, 6 05 N, arrive Florence Is N so
m. Daily except Sunday. Sunday trains
leave Floyds so N, Darlirgtoo 7 IS g m,
arrive Florence 10 a %. Returning leave
Florence 9 00 %, Darlington 9 80 N,
arrive Foyds 8 SO n. Trains leave Gibson
Is %, Benne,tsville IL N, arrive Dar-
lington 40 N, Sumter 80 nl. Return
ing leave Sumter 80 u, Darlington Is
n, arrive Bsnnettsville 9 06 n, Gibson
9 IS N.
JOHN F. DIVINE, Gen'l Supt.
J. KENLY, Gen'l Manager.
T. M. EMERSON. Traffic Manager
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THE WAICHMAN Alx1 SOUTHRON, JULY 22 1896.

London cargo Of wheat for Aus
tralia and two ships loaded with lun-
Der for Europe. Crop prospects in
Louisiana and in Texas have i'm
proved, particularly with reference to
cotton, and country merchants are
reported encouraged Sales of dry
goods and notions at Atlanta are
about an average, of shoes heavier
than in 1895, and the distribution Of
groceries more active.