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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-05

Free Silver.
NEW YORK. July 4-As the Tammany
Society's celebration Of Independence Day
the following letter of regret from Presi-
dent Cleveland was read:
Executive Mansion,
Washington, June %, 1886.
To Hon. John c. Sheehan:
Dear Sir:-I regret that I am unable 10
accept the courteous invitation l have re-
ceived 10 attend the celebration by ths
Tamany Society of the one hundred and
twentieth anniversary of American inde-
pendence.
The situation that confronts the country
and the Democratic party at this time in
vests with unusual impressiveness this
commemmoration of our beginning as a
nation. When, as appropriate to the oc-
casion. our stupendous advancement is re-
called. the fact should not be overlooked
that our progress has not been by chance,
but is the result of wise observance of the
monetary laws that control national
health and vigor and while we contemplate
with pride the commanding place we oc-
cupy among the nations of the earth, we
should not forget that this has been gain
ed only through a jealous preservation of
financial soundness and a careful mainte-
mace of unsupported public credit
The high and firm finacial ground which
we have thus far been able 10 hold should
not be abandoned in the pursuit Of policy
never attempted without national injury
and whose bright promise of individual
benefit has never been fulfilled.
If there rs anything in present conditions
that impeaches experience and indicates
that We can safely change our present
high financial standard for the free, unlim-
tied and independent coinage of silver, this
should he made plainly APPARENT before such
radical departure finds a place in party
creed.
The tremendous consequences Of mis-
take in dealing with the financial question
now pressed upon us as Democrats should
constantly make US thoughtful and solicit
Gus. l am confident therefore that the
voice of the Tamancy Society. always po-
tent in party council, will not fail 20 be
heard in warning and protest on an occa-
sion which especially inspires patriotism.
and at a time when the feiicitations Of our
people appropriate TO Independence Day
are mingled with appreh, asion.
Yours very truly
GROVIs2 CLEVELAND.
Letters were also read from Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson, Secretaries Olney and
Smith, Judge w r. Peckham, Chauncey
F. Black. Senators Hin and Villas. eX-Sec-
retary Don NJ. Dickinson, Ex-Governor
George Hoadley of Ohio, John E. Russell
! of Massachusetts, and others.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-05
NOTICE TO NEWS AGENTS.

THE REGISTER will publish elaborate
and graphic reports of the Democratic
National Convention at Chicago during
this week.
News agents shonld order extra copies
ut once.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-05

cblcgeo July y ls ssti4ed 49,. ss :
as .,..ll amy .a'ls orrr name senator Hill fof
'LI..,. OOlililI -, o5,.rnln. It Is also ascf.-
IeinpgIatg az. tbo l.ger men Will not -
talneu .'.t 15,n srd uilI probably voc N
cept Mt. mn ..afr-,an OF their own
a temporary e--''
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-05
CANNON CRACKER ACCIDENT.

Special to the Register.
MARIETTA. o., July 4.-Henry Savage
United States government lock keeper
here. lost three fingers from his left hand
and an eye to-uight by prematurely ex-
ploded cannon cracker.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-05
THAT GOLD DEMONSTRATION,
At the Auditorium Last Night
Amounted to But Little,

The Silver Forces, and Delegates
Especially, Were Not There, and
the Audience Was Made Up
Chiefly Of the Gold Standard
Element Of Chicago--Many Ladies
Graced the Occasion With Their
Presence-Only One Outbreak by
the Silver People.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-05
MARYLAND NEGRO LYNCREI|
He Was Suspected Of Having Cor
mitted a BrutaliMurder,

But There was No Substantial .
dence Against Him = The N
Broke Down the Door of !
Sherif's Home, and Took the +,
Keys-The Victim Protested
Innocence to the Last-SecC
Maryland Lyrching in a ]
Days.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-05
A LETTER FP1ly,>sssl >ssslE[ltLAND.
He Offers Som, Advice to the Demo-
cratic Party in a Message

Of Regret Sent to the Tammany
Fourth Of July Celebration-Tre-
mendous Consequences Of Mis-
take on the Financial Question,
Referred to-Urges that Tamma-
ny Use It's Influence Against
Free Silver.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-05
NJ GOLD MEN ARE HERETICS,
Tie Argument Now Advanced BY the
SilvariteS.

d.
rDauence They Expected TO
-~--1e Gold Men Find Them
[,-ssOunumbered, ScOrned, and
c,4s5-The Silver Men Express
- u animation to Run the
C-~-.-s31 and to Run it in Their
49, way. and are Able TO Do 1t.
a.y THE distracting din
l Of July celebration but
-e confusion and chaos in
Storm center to-day.
corridors were choked with
7ersp.ri2g crowds and vocal
aendous wrang!ing; the head
of the various candidates
with delegates and boomers;
ous conferences between silver
and gold leaders occurred in Sc
ambers Of the hotels and though
mDaign bands aud shou-ers have
ALl.fcA IA AN4Nr' -+-~
V.mh Convention is in possession OF
city. ,.,- .
t5e convention umbles on like a
m. frothiug and sw.riing with its
a5ols ana el.ss 90 lis destiny,
bu. one sure scaL II is rush
V-b q force and npasuiy that
tfng can check nor TURN aside TO a
silver declaration.
That is certain
For the res. al is insNricable confu-
son. The sold men trained their guns
the enemy to-day bu, they might as
.- have been sloc,ed with paper wads.
The discharges made ccsiderabole noise,
. le.r effect was as harmless ana
r-4 as hopeless as firing TOY pistols
B.. sr armored battle ship.
3r. Whitney, who entered Chicago
sr- years ago with aughty step to
.. .le opposition to Cleveland as
lie leadership of the gold forces.
Although the laure,s of his cd victory
SID cling 10 him. he is no cOnQuering
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-05

Mr. G. scbaepf, the OPT -. l5og,0
MI, made The folIowir Z oDss--'..-
uIus7',s Cruz. 80 The leather yesf "
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Pennsylyan.1.
C ner1lly i.l
showers on %
westerly winds.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-05
A MONSTER Gas WE'LL

said 10 Dc the Largest EF'f "II'''' - - ;
virginia. Comes IN at Wiiliamsto"n'
Special 10 the Register.
PARKERsBCRG. ". va jay - ~
port comes here to-nishr aa' one oi tnt
largest e,s wells ever struck 90 ihis siata
was drilled in on the Cl'-... eNi '''u''
at WHlamstown. Tho f.ir or ,n' s-,1p-
INK sas can Dee heard for gerai miles,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-05

NEW YORK. July 4.-As the Tammauy
Society's celebration Of Independence Day
the following letter of regret from Presi-
dent Cleveland was read:
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Johnson & Co., of Spuyten
Duyvil, N. Y, have invented a six
inch solid shot that carries dismay In
to the camp of the armor plate max
ers. The 10 inch Harveylzed arm.
or plate is the best made in the
world, yet six inch one hundred
pound Johnson shot not only pen
etrated 1t, but also passed through
IL inches of oak and three plates
7 16 inch thick and was finally
found buried 8 feet in the sand
In this connection the Scientific
American says:: *The St. Louis and
the st. Paul are designed to carry
a battery of inch guns, and if the
guns were to be of the wire wound
pattern, and the ammunition In.
Guided smokeless powder and a GER.
tain humber of rounds of johnson
shot, these cruisers would have
three -fourths of the armor plate
now ahoat at their mercy"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

The Review of Reviews for De-
cember publishes a fac-simile re-
production of President Clevelaud's
famous telegram to Indianapolis IN
September last forbidding consid-
Grafton of his name as candidate
for denomination. This message
has been generally misquoted by
the press. 1t is worded as follows:
"My Judgment and personal inclina.
ton are so unalterabIy opposed to
your suggestion that l cannot for a
moment entertain it, The .ele-
gram was addressed to the Hon.
Daniel G. Griffin, chairman of the
New York delegation. The Res
view presents the original autograph
as a 'foot-note to history"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

President r. M. Leavell, press
ldent of the State Teachers Assoc
;iation Of Mississippi, makes the
folio wing announcement:
"In view of the fact that the
meeting of the Southern Education
al Association will occur in Mobile,
Ala, during the approaching Christ
mas holidays, and OF tue further
fact that many Of the teachers of
Mississippi will desire to attend the
session OF that body, ii IS deemed
advisable to postpone the meeting
of the Mississippi State Teachers
Association, which, according to
appointment, would take place in
Jackson about the same time.
"a business session of the asso-
citation will be held in connection
with the meeting Of the Southern
Educational Association 10 Mobile,
at which tlme 3 date and
place will be selected for a
subsequent meeting and provision;
made for carrying out the pro-
gramme which has been arranged
This action has been taken aft
er full consultation with the prop.
er authorities, and it is hoped that
it will meet the approval of all con
oerned.'
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

A Jackson special of the 4th to
the Times-Democrat says: "Judge
5. Ii. Terrall, circuit Judge of the
Second Judicial Circuit, who has
recently been appointed for the
long tenn, to succeed Chief Justice
Cooper, to-day rendered his resig-
nation, to take effect on May l,
1897. The Governor at once ap-
pointed Hon. T. A. Woods, Sen
ator from Clarke and Jasper. to
succeed him. Senator Woods is
one OF the ablest lawyers of the dis
trict, and the appointment is high.
ly proper one IN every respect"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

A German inventor has hit upon
some thing which may break up
the cobbler's trade entirely. By
spreading upon the leather soles
of boots and shoes a composition
made of glue and ground quartz he
has produced sole that is at once
very flexible and practically indess
6Suctible.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Tue Times.Democrat scheme for
supplying the poor children of New
Orleans with toys, etc., for Christ
mas, is working like a charm.
During aud after the holidays
thousands of poor children of that
city will, on Bonded Knee, say:
God bless the Times. Democrat
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

The Crescent Insurance Company,
which has been IN business in New
Orleans since 1S49, has discontin,
ued. Its business has been turned
over to the Hartford Fire Insurance
Company.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Harry Winters, white, aged 7
years, and Claiborne Grow, Colored.
aged 8 years, stole two horses and
rode them 70 miles TO Birmingham,
Ala, and tried to sell them. They
are the youngest horse thieves on
record in Alabama.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

The largest block of granite ever
quarried in Vermont is for the
Moriarty monument in New Or
leans. The block is Is feet square,
8 feet thick and weighs oyer so
tons, A special car is being built
for its transportation.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

The work of constructing the
Mobile Jackson and Kansas City
Railroad is in active progress few
miles out from Mobile. One hun
dred and fifty hands are at work,
and employment at 81 per day will
be given to all who apply.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Tive desperadoes terrorized the
citizens of Brooksville. Miss, one
night last week, fatally shot the
night Waterman, looted store,
robbed the NJ. q o. office, and es.
capped.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

The New York World says that
the battleship Texas is unfit tor SER
vice, will probably be put out OF
commission and undergo extensive
Eerarions.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Mrs. Frances N. Sorcho, of Bal,
timore, Md, is said to be the only
woman diver in the world. La CONS
pany with her husband she has
worked for several years at deep
sea diving, collecting rare shells
and other curiosties of the ocean
for northern universities.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Norfolk, Va, and Columbia, S. C.,
were ice and blizzard bound sever.
al days last week. There has
been immense loss and damage to
property.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

The Clncinn ati Chamber of Com.
merce will petition congress to cre-
ate new Cabinet position, that of
commerce and of manufactures, to
be presided over by a secretary.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Hon. Luther Manship, of Jack
son, who is member of the legis-
lature, made his debut on the pub
llc platform as an entertainer on
the night of the 3rd. Mr.. Manship's
admirers predict that in time he
will rank with such men as Leland
Powers and sol. Smith Russell.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Mrs. u. d. V. Leonard and VIM.
ID. Leonard, her son, of Washings
ton, have presented to the State OF
Mississippi magnificent portrait
Of Justice l., Q. G. Lamar. The
portrait has been hung in the State
Library.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Postmaster McEIroy, OF Nerd.
ian, has been deposed, and Capt.
w. w. George has taken charge of
the office. There Is no shortage
in the cash.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Charcoal thread, which is used
as i!aments for incandescent lamps,
is the most expensive product in
the world. 1t Is said to be worth
$4,000 per pound.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Col. L. r. Stockdale will be one
of the associate justices of the SUI
preme court from now until May
10th, next.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

ENTERED AT THE POST OFFICE AT
POPLARVILLE, MISS, AS SEC-
OND CLASS MAIL MATTER.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Six hundred persons were pois-
oned at Milwaukee, Wis, from eat
ing bakers bread containing ARISEN.
10. 1t is thought some of them will
die.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Chas. r. Crisp. aged 26 years,
son of the late Hon. Charles F.
Crisp, will 60 to congress from
Georgia to fill his fathers unex-
pired term.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

A. j. KeetOn, an old merchant
OF Toomsuba, 10 miles east of Me-
ridlan, was recently attached to
the amount of $4,000. He will
fight the case in court.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

On January 11th the presidential
electors will meet aud choose a
president and vice president Of the
United States. Candidate Bryan
will hot be In it.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

A fire on rchoupItoulas street
New Orleans, Saturday morning,
destroyed the j. g. Morris building
and several other ADJ dining stores.
Loss about $780, 900.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Col. E. Fl. Raworth, for many
years superintendent of the Vicks.
burg and Meridian Railroad, died
at his home in Vicksburg on the 9th
inst.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

at Port Gibson, on the 9th, Jas.
u. Allen sold III bales of his eel
ebrated cotton at ID cents per
pound net.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Birmingham, Ala, Is now ship
ping large quantities of iron to Eng
land, India and many other for-
elgn points.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Schirah Blanton, aged IL years,
recently died at Moultrie, Ga, from
the effects of excessive cigarette
smoking.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

According TO carefully collected
statistics there are 24O,OOO. 900
Catholics IN the world.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Hon. D. NJ. Miller, CT Copiah Co.,
one OF the electors, has been
chosen as messenger to bear the
votes of this state to ashinqton,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

A million cocoanuts were i'm
ported through New Orleans during
the month of November.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Joseph James Cheesman, pres
ident of the Republic of Liberia. is
dead.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

LIE New Orleans market is be-
ing flooded with silver coin from
the Central American Republics.
Victims cannot realize half their
face value.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Hon. Niagara Falls, a member
OF the board of supervisors of
Jones county, died on the End inst.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Mrs. Frank johnson. who was
principal OF the Brandon Female
College for thirty years, died last
week,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

A recent fire at Bradford, Eng
land, burned out about forty firms.
Loss estimated at 81 800, 900.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10
Hon. David B. Hill, of New YolK,
still says: II am a Democrat"

Hon. Joseph F. Johnston was in
augurated governor of Alabama on
the LIST inst.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Old Aunt Mary Marks, Span
ish Carib, died at Houston, Texas,
on the Ord, aged 119 years.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT
POPLARVILLE, MISS.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

Thursday, Dec. 10, 1896.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

DIR. Humphreys HOMEOPATHIC MANUAL
OF DISEASES MAILED FREE.
Small bottles Of pleasant pellets, at the vest
pocket. Sold by druggists, or sent prepaid upon
receipt Of price, % cents, except Nos q, and Sc
cine Company Ill William st., New York.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

ONE DOLLAR IN ADVANCE
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-12-10

SPLEASE PAY PEl''
PROMPTLY.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-08

$4,000. as it is claimed. there must have
been $1,000 people present, for there
were but comparatively few vacant
chairs, not nearly SO many as at St.
Louis the first day. Wearied by the
long debate certainly one-third and
possibly one half Of this vast audience
left while Senator Daniel was speaking.
The noise and confusion seemed to be-
come contagious, and half Of the alter
mates. many of the delegates and many
Of the newspaper men also retired,
making hustle and confusion, which was
only increased by the police endeavor-
Ing to restore order. But Daniels
speech was designed for a campaign
document, and it was not important
that the audience should have heard
1T. Certainly they did not. He read
from manuscript, and, while he is a
good orator, this very much marred his
effort. heard him in that celebrated
all-night session In Chicago four years
ago, which resulted in the nomination
of Cleveland. The rain was pouring in
torrents, and the roof of the temporary
wigwam SO leaky that the chairman had
to hold an umbrella over his head,
while friends kindly performed the
same office for the orators while they
spoke. 1t was about o'clock in the
morning when Senator Daniel came
upon the platform and delivered a far
more entertaining speech than that Of
to-day. 1t was extemporatneous,
fiery. and impassioned. It was a phil
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-08

our allegiance to those great essential prime
ipals of Justice and liberty upon which our
institutions are founded and which the Dem
ocraf1c party has maintained from jefferson n
time to our own; freedom of sneech. free-
dom OF the press freedom sof conscience the
preservation OF personal rights, the equality
OF al! citizens before the law, and the faith
ful observance or constitutional limitations.
SILVER PLANK.
Recognizing that the money question is
paramount to all others at this time we
invite attention to the fact that the federal
constitution names silver and gold together
as the money metals Of the United States,
and that the first coinage law passed ty
congress, under the constitution made the
silver dollar the unit Of value and admitted
gold to free coinage at ratio measured by
the silver dollar unit.
We declare that the act Of 1877, demonetiz-
Ing silver without the knowledge or approval
OF the American people, has resulted in the
appreciation of gold and corresponding fall
in the prices OF commodities produced by the
people; heavy increase in the burden OF
taxation and Of all debts public and private;
the enrichment Of the money lending class
at home and abroad; paralysis Of industry
and impoverishment Of the people
We are unalterably opposed to the single
gold standard. which has locked fast the
prosperity Of an Industrious people in the
paralysis of hard times. Gold monometaI-
fsm is a British policy founded upon British
greed for gain and power, and its general
adoption has brought other nations into finaI-
cial seryitude to London. 1t is not only un-
American, but anti-American, and it can
be fastened upon the United States only by
the sitting Of that indomitable spirit and
love Of liberty which proclaimed our politi-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-08

q
did not propose to allow the galleries to
run the convention. While he was do
ing this Marston arose and, taking
glass of water from the speakers stand,
took a drink amid renewed outbursts Of
applause He then again essayed to
speak while Harrity was trying to keep
order, but again surrendered and took
his second drink with applause wilder
than ever. A third time this was re-
acted with similar results, and then
quiet was finally secured so that he an
nounced that he had succeeded in say
ing all he wanted to and retired after
taking his fourth drink of water. The
suaged his thirst, and, If he had held
the platform ten minutes longer, inter
persing with drinks, the applause would
have torn the building down. Duncan,
Of Texas, and Ladd, of Illinois, followed
on the silver side. The only good point
made was by Ladd, who, paraphrasing
all old recommended ton of a certain
brand of ardent spirits, said: "all Demo-
Gratis are good, but some are better, and
we want to be recognized4as the Demo-
cratic party. Of the United States" APP
parently the only Hill silver man in
the whole convention was j. w. st.
Clair of West Virginia, at least the
~
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-08

shaking his fist violently, while he
grew red in the face, he shouted, sIf
you do we will fight you here; we will
fight you ir. the East; we will fight you
everywhere" AS a peacemaker Waller
cannot be voted a success While all
this was going on the silver men were
getting their second wind. They had
expected to rush their programme right
through without debate, but Chair
man Harrity had so suavely said that
everything must be done with deliber-
alton, following it up by recognizing
gold advocates, that they did not have
the temerity to force the fighting by
compelling g vote. They accordingly
followed up the gold fusilade by one Of
their own in order to show that every
cloud has its silver lining. Thomas.
of Colorado. c. E. Waller, of Ala
bama, and Tarpey, of California, all
followed in favor of Daniel, and then
came John r. Fellows, of New York.
but his effort was less forcible than the
one at the Auditorium Saturday night.
He pleaded, as did Waller, of Connecti-
cut, for mercy, though he styled it
courtesy. but he did not lose his tenn
per and offer to fight His allusion to
Daniels support Of Hill for president
in 1892 wds one of the best points of
the effort. 1t Is hard to have any
protracted entertainment without its
1fTICINrC IrrrcnrT
and this came when Marston. of Louis
ana. took the platform to sustain the
silver cause. Just why he was picked