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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-06
4 DAY OF MUCH POLITICS
DEuOCRtTs. REPUBLTCiNs, md
POPULTsIs nom CONTENTIOUS,
,riddlc.of-ihe-Road Men Making Trouble
in the Populistic Camp-sta
Ticket. Nominated.

GRhND RAPIDS MICH. Aug s.
sweltering in temperature that was
fairly torrid, the delegates were SLOW
I'm gathering I'm LOckerby Han Tor the
Republican state Convention this morn-s
ing. Coatless and perspiring men plying
fans and swabbing with handkcrchicfs
came In slowly to the music Of the band.
outside the heat was oppressive but in
side the hall IL was boiling. debilitating
and irritating.
Chairman Ferry. OF the state Central
Committee called the convention TO or-
der. After prayer had been offered, he
introduced Victor VI. Gore. Of Benton
HarbOr. the Temporary chairman.
The usual committees were then APP
pointed. The contestng Pingree dele
cation from the Seventh district was adj
mittcd 10 the floor.
Congressman Smith made a hot speech
in defence OF the Republican House of
Representatives and HIS scoring OF the ST.
Louis silver bolters for refusing 20 pass
the Dingley bin was greeted with en-
thusiastc applause.
Ex-senator Patton spoke briefly. lie
said he never felt proudcr Of the Ropub-
lican party than he did In this campaign,
because it had stOOd for IT'S historic
traditions for honest money and the coun-
try's credit The hope Of the country
was embodied I'm that party
4 motion 10 adjourn until 1880 o'clock
was adopted on rising vote amid great
confusion.
The evening session opened with the
report of the Committee on Credentials.
submitting "a report that the Bliss dele
gates from -. Clair cOunfv he given
seats I'm the convention /1his was "a
blow 10 the Pingreeites. which meant
"a loss OF - delegates.
An hour was given 10 debate ON the
report, and then ballot was taken.
The report was adopted hy a large
majority. the Pingree followers not maxi
ing any determined opposition.
The platform endorses and accepts the
81. Louis Republican platform and can
ahates and denOunces the Chicago plat
form.
speeches for nomination Of candidates
for Governor was the next order Of busi-
ness, and James O'Donneil. Of Jackson.
\. II. Bliss OF Saginaw: H. A. Connant.
of Monroe: u. j.. Aitken OF Flint. a. W.
Wheeler. Of Manistce. and Mayor II. 5.
Pingrce, OF Detroit. were placed in nOmi-
nation
Tho platform was adopted 1t fol-
lows tho lines laid down by the Rcpub-
lican platform adopted az ST. Louis
.Ten-minute nominating speeches We're
then i'm order for Governor. The follow
Ing were placed I'm nomination.
Robert LaFollctte. Charles D. Esta-
brook. Eugene $. Elliott Bieutenant-GOv-
ernor Emil Baens, Ira B. Bradford. and
Major Schoheld.
After tho conclusion Of the nominating
speeches the ST. Clair county delegation
matter was brought before the cOnyou-
tion again. on motion TO substitute the
minority report admitting the delegates
OF both factions ana giving each q half
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rHh DIIHoyD mArcH rAInURE.
Financial Help From the East VIII Pull
Them Through.

CHICAGO. Aug. 5.-Tho Moore Bros.
expect from the East such financial help
that win enable them TO pull through
the Diamond Match-New York Biscuit Co.
crisis iu their business career and allow
the opening of the stock Exchange ln q
few days. Judge Moore brought back
with him from the East to-day certain
assurances and promises of eastern bank
ers. ON which he bases the hopes OF the
firm for assistance TO a large amount
iu caring for the Match stock
President Jameson said this morning
that the exchange would open as soon as
the Moore stocks could be taken care OF.
When william H. Moore arrived from
New York to-day he went into Immediate
consultation with his lawyers and bank
ing friends to prepare the report 70 the
special stock Exchange Committee con-
sl~tiug OF Messrs. Armour, zoe, Day. anu
Jameson Thore gentlemen. together
with the Mcssrs. Moore Will then en-
dcavor 20 make am arrangement with local
banks and capitalists tnat have been TAX
ing loans on Match stocks that the lend
ors will take the Moore lines of Match
and BisCut at "a price-pr0na'l ly dt
i1O for Match and - for Biscuit. They
Will also probably form "a syndicate of
eastern bankers and capitalists, which
viii support the local market for the
stocks at the price for which the Moore
lines are taken over.
New York expressed much surprise that
"a concern making the pretensions of the
Chicago stock Exchange should close up.
thereby destroying the local market for
securities. merely because two specu-
lat0rs handling a single line Of stocks
failed TO respond TO margin calls.
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WOMiN CTCIfSy FELLED a TRAMP.
The Kunian Had seized Mrs. iIedden and
Her Companion ON n Lonely Road.

DOVER, n j.. Aug. Airs. Hedden,
wife Of Or. Hedden and formerly Miss
Iangstroth, Of Newark. and Mrs. OIL
weller, OF Orange, who have for several
years occupied cottages at Mount Tabor.
sti rted from that place yesterday after
room on their wheels toward Denvllle.
Both are good riders, and frequently en-
Joy "a spin along the good roads leading
through the pretty. level landscapes be
tween Mount Tabor and Rockaway. Den
willie is on the road 20 Rockaway, a short
distance from Mount Tabor. q.
They passed through Denville and were
riding through "A strip Of woodland about
half way between that town am Rock
away when a tramp sprang from behind "A
tree seized Mrs Heddens bicycle by the
handle bars and brought it TO "A sudden
stop. Mrs Ohiweiler riding behind at
a lively clip. was unable TO stop. and ran
into Mrs Hedden. throwing them both
violently 10 the ground.
With string Of oathS escaping from
his mouth the tramp seized Mrs. Ohiwciler
around the waist and attempted TO drag
her into the woods. She is not lnrge
woman. and he would have accomplished
his purpose but for the prompt action
OF her companion.
FELLED WITH \ STONE.
Mrs. Heddon Is a powerful woman and
very plucky. Picking mp a large stone,
which would have given some men 'rou-
bic to handle. she hurled it AT the man,
striking him fun in the face. The fellow
az once loosened his hold on Mrs OIL
weller. and, with blood streaming down
his face. staggered 10 the side Of the
road and into the dense woods Ihen
both women began 10 SCREAM for help.
The tramp who stopped when the women
screamed. regarded them FOR a momeu;
ana then plunged into the woods an l
dlsappeared.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-06
VIII Buy Whcar nj One Dollar

NILES MICH. Aug. 4.-The buchanan
Milling Company Announces that 4, Will
pay 90 every farmer who sells wheat
in lots of five hundred bushels or over
one MeNicau dollar per bushcl. The
manager cxplai0s Vat the company would
take small lots OF wheat on the same
basis. were So not for the expense and
trouble Of shipping Mexican dollars in
small amounts. II whcat-holders viii
club together and sell I'm lots of one
thousand bushels. the company will make
tho seller a present Of two good Amer-
can dollars FOR each 1000 bushels delivered
% it. The Mexican dollar contains more
silver than the American dollar. and for
the farmer 10 realize 81 per bushel for his
wheat an that is necessary 10 DO. IL IL
claimed As 10 store the Mexican dollars
until free silver wins should that event
come. and then get them coined by the
Government. The offer Is being taken
UP by many farmers In Benicn county.
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again Denies His Populistic Interview.
VIII Not Reply to Watson.

VIII Not Reply To watson.
NEW YORK. August 5.-There were
signs OF excitement around Democratic
headquarters at the Hotel BartholM this
morning over the expected arrival OF Sem
ator James IS. Jones. OF Arkansas. the
chairman or tho Democratic National COM
mitteo.
senator Jones arrived I'm the city at Q
O'Clock this morning and was met at
the station by Treasurer William l.. ST.
John. The two men drove to the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. where Senator Jones cn-
gagged room.
Senator Jones. when seen a little later
by reporter stated that the object Of
his visit TO New York was simply 10
make arrangements for the big notification
meeting AZ Madison Squar Garden.
Senator Jones again denied the state
mont ropubHshcd this morning that he
had said I'm an interview that Bryan would
not accept the pOpulistic nomination, and
that the Southern populists would go with
the negroes. where they belong.
When asked IL he would reply % the
letter Of Thomas Watson, P0pulis. can-
dldate for President published this
morning. Senator Jones said he would
not. as the communication was based ON
an erroneous supposiuon.
senator Jones also stated that in al
probability Governor stone. Of Missouri.
would deliver the notification address. and
that ne himself would likely call the meet
inc 10 order. The senator expected 10 de-
mart for Washington again this afternoon.
when he had completed his talk with
Treasurer st. John.
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Peterson. Of DuVai, Makes "a very sensa-
ti0nal Speech.

OCALA. FLA, Aug. 5-The Populist
State convention met at 2 L. NJ. Pro-
fcsscr Borden WAS made chairman and
the various committee appointed. While
waiting for committfes to report. speech
as wore made hy several delegates advo-
eating a middlc-of-the-rOad policy.
They said the Popullsts wculd accept
Er,an n ne would accept Watson. II
not. they favored putting down Bryan
and putiug up Watson. Peterson, Of
Duval made a sensational speech. Tie
said Dulal sent no more delegates be-
cause they did not have the money 20
conr This was because the country
did not have proper money medium.
IIe said he would have bread If honest
labor would buy 10. f not. he would go
for IT with shot gun.
80 country ought 60 exist where will
ing hands could not lind bread. The
existing money system was the cause OF
this terrible state OF affairs. He was
tired ~ hearing thirty years after the
war that 10 was sectional 10 name a
Southern man for President or Vice
President. (Cheors).
lie said If the pOpuists kept growing
during the next four years. as they have
iu the past four they would bust" up
both parties.
At o'clock. committees .not being
ready to report. the O. invention adjourned
until tomorrow. There are about two
hundred delegates On attendance and a
large majority are "Mlddle-of-the-Road-
Crr.
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They Nominate "a state Ticket and Adjourn
Over.

ONtis
HASTINGS NEB, Aug 1.-The Popu-
list state Convention was held here to-
day. Governor Holdomb was nominated
by acciamati0n. und Err suspension Of the
rules. John B. Harr OF Nemah county
was nominated by 4 Ia stltion for Lieu
tcnant-GoyemOr. Go rnor HolcOmb was
escorted 10 the pia 0rm and spoke for
half an hour his l,rrch beng on State
issues.
Upon the convention being informed that
q committee from the Democratic State
Central Committee was I'm the city, ask
ing for a conference with a like cam
mittce from the convention. it-Was moved
that a committce OF fourteen be appoint
ed and that further business be suspended
until the committee reported and the re-
port was acted upon.
An adjournment was taken until L. NJ.
HASTINGS. NEB. Aug. J.-The conyen-
fion re-assemhlod at $3.50 =. VI. The COM
mttco appointed 90 confer with a com
mittcC from the Democrats reported that
the Democrats asked that the nomna-
ti0n OF candidate for Treasurer and At
tOrncy-General Doe left vacant. The re-
port was made without recommendation.
After am hours discussion, q. J. Smythc
chairman OF the Democratic State Gem
Withdrawing tho demand for representa-
zion upon the state ticket
Mr. W. J. Porter received a majority
Of votes cast and Wag declared the nom
inee of the convention for Secretary of
state
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PRICE TWO CENTS.
CONFERENCE ATCHESTER
ANNUAL MEETING or VEST RICH
aOyD DISTRICT METHODISTA
Opening Sermon by Rev. Dr. Tudor o.
Centenary Church--Tw P"stofsA
Charges Represented.

CHESTER. VA, Aug. 5.--Spcciai'-in
west Richmond District Conference con-
vo,ed at chester this morning. Rev.
Paul Whitehead. ID. d., pfesiuihs '"'''
I'm the chair. There were twenty P"o-
toral charges represented by ten rave,
linz preachers, four local preachers anu
rineteen delegates. There were o"''
four charges not represented.
After conference had been opened ths
hours for meeting were fsed as ioiiows'
Meet at $3.50 A. NJ; adjourn al noon ioI
preaching; meet again at L. ~
dinner; adjourn at VIII.
r. y. Potts, OF Park-Plaec chu'0n'
Richmond. was elected secretafs' ",'a
L n Latham assistant. Rev. W. H.
.Iudkins was appointed 10 take the p'"'e
of Rev. Dr. Young on the Distr'ct pos'"
Renorts from the various charges were
called for and the following respohueu'
VIZ: Centenary. Park-Placo, Aspury' bal-
ton Heights. Hanover, Ashiaha S'aeo"'
Ashland circuit. and Caroline.
1ho hour of Y having arrived. the con-
ference adjourned to hear sermon "
Rev. DR.. Tudor, OF Centenary chut'h'
who selected for his text the nrst snap
ter of st. John and frst verse me WIZ"
was God ." After the sermon conference
adjourned for dinner.
AT the. afternoon session religious ser
vices were conducted by Rev. +. Burton.
The minutes of the morning session were
read aud approved. Several committees
were announced by the CHAIR. Receiy-
ing Of reports from the charges was con-
tinued. and .he following reported; KING
william. Goochland. West Goochland.
Chesterfield. West Chesterfield. cay
Street I.aurel-Street. and Highland Park.
Rev. T.. A. Rowe. president OF Bowling
Green Female Seminary came before
the conference and urged the merits OF
his school Af'er hearing DR.. Rowe. the
conference adjourned.
The church at Chester IS admiralty
suited for the holding of the conference
there inasmuch as both the trains from
Petersburg and Kichmond stop at that
station.
The conference meets at Chester this
year for tho second consecutive session.
which Is seldom the case. The confer
cnce will be in session again tomorrow
and Friday.
Some OF tho Methodist ministers OF
Petersburg will attend.
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After Long Wrnngle They Nominate n
state Ticket.

PARKERSBURG. W. VA, Aug. g.
The Populst convention met here at 10
A. NJ. selected It's committees and ad-
journod until clock. who; il re-
convened. one Of the first propositions be
fore the convention was a resolution giving
the State Executive Committee plenary
power 10 act I'm au cases, tho same as II
The convention was in session. The resolu-
tions started the worst wrangie ever seen
in any convention ln this state. II was
finally Withdrawn. out was re-intr0duced
and carried boy snap Judgment.
After the selection OF six electors the
convention. by vote OF counties recon-
mendcd Hon. /. G.. Cralphsnyder one of
the probable Democratic nominees for
Governor. TO the Democrats who will meet
at Wheeling on the 18th. After wrangling
for fully three hours. the convention ad-
jOumed until 1890 l.. NJ.
At this evening sessi,.r-after a long
debate. the following State officers were
nominated. Auditor. II. g.. Miller. Of
Huntington: Treasurer, T. o. Onnor OF
Barbour. Attorney General. I. II. Lynch.
OF Spencer. Superintendent a Schools. II.
L. Martin. Of Summers county: Supreme
Judge. A. W. Corlett or Braxton.
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WEATHER FORECAST.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. 5.-Weath-
er forecast for Virginia and North Caro-
lima:
Fair and continued warm weather
Thursday. southern winds.
There are some indications of showers
and cooler weather by Friday.
South Carolina-Fair. easterly 10 south
erly winds.
The barometer has fallen slowly over
the Lake region, the Middle Atlantic
States, the Ohio and lower Mississippi
valley; the bare meter continues high
or the South Atlantic coast. has been
warmer to-day throughout the Middle
Atlantic State. the interior OF the South
ern States and over the lower AXE re-
gion and Ohio valley.
IL has been cooler In Eastern and North
ern New England and over Wisconsin.
Iowa, Nebraska and Kensas. Tempera-
lures ranging from - degrees To ~ de-
grees prevailed from the Middle Atlantic
coast westward TO Mississippi.
Generally fair and warm weather will
continue from the Middle and South At
lantic coast westward TO the Mississippi.
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MISSOURI DEMOCRATS.
They Nominate "a Governor and Labor
over IIis Lieutenant.

JEFFERSON CITY. MO. Aug. 5.-Fif-
teen hundred del ga,es, alternates. and
spectators were assembled in the hall OF
the House of Representatives, when Chair
man Sam b. Cook called the Democratic
State Convention 90 order at few min
utcs past noon to-day
The convention nominated the Hon Lon
v. Stevens. present State Treasurer for
Governor by acclamation. The real bat
tie OF the cOnvontiOn-the nomination for
ant-GOvernOr-next came up. The
names Of judge BOlie. OF Franklin coun-
ty aud Hon John Lee and Lieutenant
Governor OMcara both OF 81. Louis.
were preserved. Much speech-making
preceded tho first ballot. When the sec
ond ballot was called OMearas name
was dropped At =. NJ. the second
ballot was i'm progress amid much con-
fusion When half the counties wore
called. II was apparent that Judge Bolie
would win. and Lees followers fought
for dime. The convention viii likely
last until daylight.
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E4NSIS POPULISTS.
They Meet in Great Di'comf'ft- Flint
Anticipated.

Anticipated.
ABELNE. KAS., Aug. J.-Ihe People $
Marty state convention was callet 10
1rd,r al ii o'clock to-day IN a 10" shei
rarked TO the nimsy walls with sMei-
ferlnq mass OF humanity.
\Vifh scarcely any ventilation, tne alt
in tho rude room became unutaiaple ana
unbreathablc before Chaliuih bISluvn-
,hai. of the state committee sliu'h Ais
first blow with The saNtA
In acrerlapce With an agreement Ell
tered into between the can lldates Tor
%, ernor last night, Judge A. ". DunlsOn
was elected tCml Orury chairman.
The usual committees Were appointed
and a recess was taken unti = clock.
when the convention reasscmnied Tor
thc afternoon session the temporary or
gaDizatiOn was made permanent. lAc
convention appointed conference COM
mittee OF fourteen members 10 meet the
.omuittee appointed 10y TIE htr.t cratic
.~onYHntion al hutchinson yesterday 10 de-
eide upon a plan Tor iusloh Ot tne TWO
II was agreed that as soon as the
..orference committee reached agreement
and submitted report, that an electoral
ticket was al once TO DO nominated in
accordance with u.
The Committee on Resolutions an
.,ounced that IL was not ready 10 re-
port. Tho convention proceeded 20 nomi-
nato a candidate for Governor on as
semblage FOR tho evening session. The
fret ballot resulted as follows:
Ex-COngressman W. 4. Harris 2lS -.
FIX Governor L. -. Lewelling $50. state
Senator H. =. King. l22 IL. State Sena-
tor j. y. Lceiy So: j. W Geo. Camp
bell Of I.alette county. 10: George NJ
Munger. of Greenwood county. o.
ARiLNE. kAS. Aug 5-Harris. 9n2.
Ieweiling. l]2. King '08; Leody. gG:
Campbell. II Munger. -.
A dispatch receivci here from Hutch
inson states that the Democratic dele
gates there tonight adopted resolution
declaring their intention 10 stand solid
" by Bryan and Sewall regardless OF
the action of the Populisis.
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Trying still 10 secure Better Quarters for
the Competitor Prisoners.

HAVANA. Aug 5-United States Con-
sul-General Lee has resumed his efforts
20 secure the transfer of the men captured
on the hlibustoring schooner Competitor
90 better quarters than they now occupy
Several of the prisoners are III and have
requested that they be supplied with food
OF better quality than they have here
tofore been given.
The Consul-Generals proposes that the
f1onds OF the prisoners in the United
States DE allowed to contribute funds
with which to procure necessities for the
imprisoned men.
Fulgencino Sanchez Orrihuilla and Pedro
Ofarill were shot al Matanzas to-day.
they having been convicted OK the crimes
OF incendlarism and rebellion.
Colonel Arceses reports hot fight be-
tween his command and a party of 800
insurgents at Cuchilas De Cagunia. near
Baracoa. The battle lasted five hours and
was ended 10y a bayonet charge by the
troops, which resulted I'm the capture OF
the rebels stronghold. The insurgents lost
eight killed and the Spanards three lieu
tenants and nine privates wounded.
General Ochando. chief Of the Captain
Generals stan. will sail for Spain on
Saturday on sick leave.
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JENfs POFCLTSIS.
They Are for Middie-orthe Road Tactics
and No Fusion.

GALVESTON. TEN. Aug. 5.-The Pop
Mist state Convention was called TO or
der this morning by stump" Ashby the
state chairman. The morning was spent
chiefly In speech-making.
Whatever the wishcs q the leaders
may be az regards the fusion scheme.
the leaders will have a hard time carry
ing it through and evidently will do all
they can 10 hold the matter down in the
convention II is very probable that the
Platform Committee Will publish "a very
phenomenal platform tonight and at
the present rete the convention IS going.
il is likely 10 last until Saturday night.
Just before the convention was called
TO order am enthusiastic delegate pa
radcd the hall with the famous Middle
cf-the-Road" haner. This was the sig
nal for wild demonstration lasting se-
veral minutes and showed c0nclusiveiy
that the convention D. in harmony with
their 81. Louis delegation
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~ AMERICAN i1 THETR MEAD
spanish Insurrectiou, which Has Reached
.Grave Proportions. Lead by a New Yorker.

LONDON. August "a dispatch
from Madrid TO the Central
News. represents the tax riots in the
province OF Valencia. as serious Republic
can uprisii ~. The leader of the insUr-
rcctionistH. Bernardo TOuledO. Swas at
ono time "a student Of medicine in New
FORK city. and his brother Is now in COM
mand of 4 band Of insurgents in Cuba.
Among the persons taken into custody
in correction Witr the dat irbances is
one who had In his possession, when ar
rested. "A number Of compromising let
tcrS some from Buenos Ayers and others
from the United States.
stores Of arms have been discovered
In two places, and several arrests have
been made In Madrid, whore eXtraOrdi-
npry precautions have been taken to
prevent an uprising. IL is suspected by
the authorities that cOnspiracles exist in
Corona and SaragOssa.
THE anti Protestant feeling among the
populdce. the dispatch says. is spreading
and is especially strong against Ameri-
cans who are suspected OF promoting the
agitation.
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wEiLnR nNnInons ms BRIBn.


HAVANA. Aug. 5-Captain-General
Wcylor has extended the provisions Of BIS
recently issued decree relative TO seizure
Of nnbustering expeditions so that the
crews of the hlibustering vessels. as we'll
as their captains. shall be exempt from
an responsibility.
Bands of rebels operating i'm the pro-
vince of Matanzas have destroyed by fire
an the buildings on San joaquin and San
Niuccntc estates. Both estates were val
uablc properties Oud the losses are heavy.
Seven rebels lurking IN the suburbs Of
HaNaua az dayhrcak yesterday were sur
prscd by a squad of police. under Captain
CalVo a sharp encounter between the Of
hocrs and the rebels resulted I'm the kill
ing of three of the scouts the others es-
Gaping.