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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30

DETROIT, Mich, April 29-.Afiter a
tremendous amount of lobbying through
out the morning. the Democratic state
convention was called to order at 1245
o'clock this afternoon.
Alfred J. Murphy, of Detroit, tempo
rary chairman, said:
If politics means good government, and
good government means the faithful per-
Torrance of public duty and the keeping
of party pledges to the people, there is
no page in the open book of the two adj
ministratiou of President Cleveland but
proves the
PURITY OF HIS POLITICS.:
the patriotism of his government and
the wisdom of his party.
Conservative in the adoption Of new
policies, but recognized as pillar OF
strength in the furtheranCe of pblicieS
once adopted his present administration,
by a single act, achieved more for his
country than addition Of territory pr the
triumph of pardsanship could BRING For
in his Venezuelan message he served
notice for all time to come upon THE ma
tons that the supremacy of this gtvern-
ment upon this western hemisphere VIII
be maintained in the face OF power. pelf
and the plague of war. BY that single
act, the perpetuity of the western re-
public is assured while time shall last.
1T is a matter of common sham9, he
QfCldTGQ,
with the crime of Linton the littl3. 1t
will not do to quote this pill of bsgotry
with the
SUGAR OF SHAME PATRIOTISM.
1t will not do to save the country. from
going to the dogs through the cablls Of
secret, oath-bound promoters of religious
strife. 1t will not do to try to blind the
eyes of the American people by throwing
the dust of hatred in them. But beg
to suggest that it will do to adopt q con-
stitutional amendment prohibiting hinder
penalty of forfeiture of suffrage, member
ship in any secret, oath-bound political
body. In the maintenance of religious
liberty and the complete
SEPARATION OF CHURCH fAND
STATE.
the Democratic party has ever stood and
shall stand
BY a large majority the convention
voted to refer all resolutions to the reso-
luton committee without debate.
The roll of congressional districts was
called aIsd each delegation nomihated
members of the committee on credeatials,
order of business and resolutions.
The convention then adjourned ,untn
2:30. and the committees were called into
session Immediately.
1t was 4 o'clock before the commit
were ready to report and the conven-
ton resumed business. The chief ICON
tentions had been in the committee on
IeSOIullOHS WHICH S-Oou 1OI S.uuu
money to for free silver. The gold
men carried the plan of procedure by
a vote of 424 to 366 and the COMMUTE
report was adopted. The choice of the
district caucuses for national conNen-
ton delegates were then confirmed and
the convention proceeded with nominal
tion of delegates at large.
Elliot G. Stevenson, Thomas Al 2.
Weadock, Robert E. BIacker and Heter
White were chosen delegates.
The platform adopted commfnds
Cleveland's administration especially as
to its foreign policy. and urges all to
the Cubans
The money plank is for the gold
standard. An additional resolution Lon-
dennis the A. P. A. and similar sbcie-
ties.
At SLY p. m. the convention adjourn
ed sine die.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30
REMOVAL OF TINE oR,EEs.

WASHINGTON, April 2s.-The senate
committee on foreign relations today
took favorable action on Senator Car
tiers proposed amendment to the gen
eral deficiency bill, providing for an
appropriation for the removal of the
Cree Indians from Montana. The
amendment provides that the Indians
be taken to the Canada border by the
army and be delivered to the Canadian
authorities. Secretary Olney urged i'm
mediate removal of the Indians, saying
the Canadian authorities had agreed
twice to accept the refugees and the
proffer might not be made third time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30
THOUSANDS HOMELESS.
Generous strntton.

COLORADO, SPRINGS, Colo, April
29.-W. S. Stratton, owner of the
famous Independence mine, chartered
a special train and. with a party of
friends, left for Cripple Creek this
evening. 1t is understood that he will
contribute literally to aid the suffer-
ers. A mass meeting will be held at
the Coliseum here tomorrow morning
to formulate measures of relief.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30
A Strong Petition.

WASHINGTON, April 29-The petit
ton to President Kruger for the par
don of John Hays Hammond, which
was started by Senator Stewart yester-
day, and was signed by Vice President
Stevenson and every member of the
senate present, was circulated in the
house today, and many members have
signed it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30
MISSISSIPPI DEnOCRATS.
They Favor Free Coinage of Silver
and Say SO to the Delegates.

and Say SO to the Delegates.
JACKSON, Miss, April 29.-Ex-Con-
gresham Muldrow was chosen TEMPO
rary chairman of the Democratic state
garding the selection of the executive
committee the convention took a recess
until p. M After the recess the plat
form committee submitted a resolution
as the platform of the party in Missis-
sippi, favoring the free coinage of sill
yer and instructing the delegates to
the national Democratic convention to
vobe for no man for president or vice
president who is not fully and unequiv-
ocally in favor of that principle,
A resolution instructing the delegates
to Chicago to present the name of Hon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30

E. G. Wafthall for the vice presidency
was adopted
A, ]. McLaurin, H. D. Money, E. c.
Waithall, ]. 2. George and R. H. Henry
were elected delegates at large. The
i've are to cast the four votes to which
the state is entitled. At 1850 p. M the
convention adjourned sine die.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30
GOLDBUGS TO
THE VERY CORE.
White Metal Has No Friends
Among Illinois Republicans.
EACH MOVE SHOWS IT.
j. b. TANNER is NAMED FOR Gov
ERNOR.

w. A. Northcutt Selected for Lieu
tenant-Governor- as to
Whether or Not the Delegates to
the National Convention Shall Go
Instructed viii be Made Today,
and 1t Promises to be a Battle
RoyaI-"Proud Record of the G. o.
p" on Finance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30
Sentence Commuted.

WASHINGTON, April Secretary
Olney today received cablegram from
Consul General Knight at Capetown
stating he had been informed officially
that the death sentence of John Hays
Hammond had been conmuted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30
TWO HuNDRED DEAD

SHANGHAI April ga collision oc-
Cured ait Woosung Thursday morning
between the steamers New Chwang and
Onwo. The latter sank and over 200
persons, mostly Chinese, were drowned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, April 29.-It has
not yet been decided whether the dele
gates at large to represent Illinois at
the national convention will be In
etructed.
The state convention met at high
noon today, nominated John R. Tanner
for governor, w. A Northcott for
lieutenant governor and then ad-
journed until o'clock tomorrow. This
was done in accordance with the plan
mapped out by the so-called machine.
Never before in the history of the
state has the attendance ait a state
convention been as large as was that
of today.
FULLY TWO THOUSAND
people gathered N the great dome
building at the state fair grounds to
watch the proceedings Of the conven-
'tion, and when Chairman T. N. Jamie
son, of the state central committee,
called the assemblage to order at noon,
there was scarcely standing room in
any part of the house. Neither the
delegates nor the spectators were given
TO the customary habit Of cheering and
shouting. Once or twice applause was
INDUCED in upon the arrival of some
distinguished citizen Of the state, but
there was nothing like disorder or wild
enthusiasm.
According to the programme now
prepared, the convention, upon as
. sembling tomorrow, will begin by
nominating a secretary of state, then
am auditor, a treasurer and attorney
general. And then, according to the
agreement between the machine lead
ers and the Mckinley men, the resolu-
ton instr1ating the national delegates
at large TO support a candidate at the
national convention, at st. Louis will
be acted upon. From
THE PRESENT OUTLOOK,
there will probably be a very lively
discussion over the question. But it
cannot last long, as each side will be
limited Ito thirty minutes discussion.
Then the matter will be put to vote,
and if the followers of Major Mckinley
have the strength they will instruct
Illinois delegates at large to support
him at st. Louis The friends of Sena-
tor Shelby NJ. Cullom will Go all in
'sheir power to prevent instruction for
Mckinley. Tonight, both sides are on
the alert. The leaders are in consu1ta-
Iton with their lieutenants. preparing
for the final battle tomorrow. The ma
chime men and delegates friendly to
Mr.. Cullom say they are confident of
victory, and on the other hand. the
Mckinley men say they are equally
hopeful. No man. not even the leaders
themselves, can predict with any de-
gree of certainty what the result will
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30
WANT MCKINLEY.

MONTPELIER, VT, April 29.-The
Republican state convention today
adopted resolution expressing prefer
ence for Major Mckinley as the presi-
Dental candidate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30
PURITY AND /
PATRIOTISM.
Both of These Virtues Ar
Ascribed to Cleveland;
THE MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS
THEY SEE IN THE PRESIDENT A
PILLAR OF STRENGTH.

He Has Served Notice Upon ALL That
the Supremacy of This Cob
ment Upon the Western Henri
sphere viii be Maintained in the
Face of Power, PeIf and the
Plague of War.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30
PLANS LAID
BY THE CUBANS.
Formed a Conspiracy to Blow Up
a Warship.
WERE ALSO AFTER GOLD.
VESSEL SUPPOSED TO CARRY
VERY LARGE AMOUNT.

Revolutionists Have Long Seen The
Necessity for seizins and Holding
Prominent Seaport Town and
Are Laying Their Plans with That
End in view-How the Spanish
View 1t.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30
FOR MAY II.

DENVER, April 29.-The Arapaihoe
county Republican convention has been
fixed for May IL.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30
Was Probably Incendiary.

DENVER, Colo, April 29.-T. j. Moyn-
ahan. owner of the Portland hotel, in
which the fire at Cripple Creek started
today, called yesterday at the office of
Superintendent Walpole of the State in
surance department in this city, and
made statement which, in the light
OF today's events, is regarded as tending
TO show that the fire was of incendary
origin. Mr.. Moynahan stated that So. 600
insurance was carried on one-half of the
furniture, and that the furniture had cost
but 5000. Mr.. Moynahan came to Dem
YER to have
THE INSURANCE CANCELLED.
He says that an attempt was made
to burn the hotel last Saturday. The
lease of the hotel to Benjamin Brewer
expires May. The hotel cost Mr.. Moyna-
han $500, and the insurance carried on
the building was $1,000.
Mr.. Walpole is Investigating the
charges preferred by. Moynahan. Mr..
Moynahan today stated that he had called
on the underwriters association and
made similar statements to those made
at the insurance commissioners office.
He believes the fire to have been set by
some one in the hotel.
In response TO requests from Cripple
Greek for assistance, received while the
fire was still raging this afternoon, ar
engagements were made to run a special
train from this city carrying hremen,
policemen, fire apparatus and tents
and other supplies for the stricken peo-
pie of Colorado's great gold camp. At
7:3O p. m. President Steele of the
chamber of commerce, received the
following message:
THOUSANDS HOMELESS.
Cripple Greek, p. m. Thousands of
our people are homeless tonight. Can
you have tents sent us? We have
enough bedding. The fire burned it
self out. We have no use for firemen
or policemen. HUGH STEELE,
Mayor"
Accordingly all the tents and cook
ing utensils at the state armory were
procured and sent to Cripple Creek on
'tonigilEt's train. w A. Hover and Sec
rotary Jackson, of the chamber of COM
merce were despatched to the camp
as a committee to ascertain the needs
Of the people in this emergency.
Many business men of Denver also
left for Cripple Greek tonight supplied
with funds and prepared to ameliorate
the distress existing among the home
less people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30

ALLENTOWN, Pa, April 29.-Robert
Emory Pattison was today unanimous
ly and enthusiastically endorsed as
the choice of the Democracy of Penn
sylvania for the presidential nominal
ton at Chicago. The sound money gold
standard platform provided for him to
go before the people upon pledges the
siXty-four delegates chosen today to
earnestly support Mr.. Pattison. Ma
tional Chairman William r. Harrity
achieved
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30
NO DOORS OPEN.

Those who opened their doors to the
homeless on Saturday night found them
selves equally homeless tonight and there
are no doors to open to them. The com
paratively few houses left are all one and
tWo-roomed cabins with now and then one
OF better class. What the town will do
for food tonight is a question. All the
stores, the restaurants, the bakeries are
in ruins and the town is out of bread OF
course food can reach here by tomorrow
from Denver, or Victor, Anaconda and
Gtllett, and succor will come by morning,
but there were many supperless tonight
and not few will sleep with no pillow
put Mother Earth and no covering but
the blue canopy of heaven.
fortunately, the weather is fine, though
slightly chilly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30
ALL WORE BLEEDING.

Others rushed to their assistance and
before the unfortunates could be dragged
back, the second charge went off and
half dozen other men were added TO the
list. The crowd surged forward and all
were taken away as the flames began to
consume the building. DR.. Liggett and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-30

DR.. Crane of Pixies Peak hospital. took
charge of the injured.
George Griffiths' head was blown nearly
off. and he died in half an hour. The
others, while seriously hurt, may all re-
cover.
THOSE INJURED ARE:
George Younstrom, Georgetown, head
and face badly confused.
A. K. Hinkley, cut on foot.
George Leyden, Georgetown, hands
broken and lacerated, head and face badly
cut.
E. E. Broadway. Nebraska City, head.
face and hands badly cut.
c.. Ragsdale, Washington, Ind. skull
badly fractured, left leg broken.
N. b. Ordway, may die.
over left eye.
J. W. Creiger. Aspen, head and face bad
~ cut hands injured.
Clad Staten, Aspen, seriously bruised.
i. W. Geurber, Kansas City, head badly
J. W. Lynch. Loveland, Colo. arm
blown off
John E. Rose, druggist, arm broken.
Larry Maroney, slightly injured.
E. NJ. Smith, superintendent water
works, face injured
Willis Walker, mining engineer. serious
ly injured.
Dickinson, a carpenter. slightly injured
Lew Cochrane. arm broken.
John Evans, cut on face and head
Chris Coffmer, fireman. severely injured
Captain Tom Sewell, Denver, leg frac-
tured.
Floyd Thompson saw man deliberately
setting fire TO a mass of debris. Thomp-
son pulled his gun and shot the man. His
body was taken to the mogue but could
not be identified. Several arrests were
made of parties who had been heard to
make threats against the remaining por-
lions of the city
In a log house on Carr avenue, George
Wallace lay sick of pneumonia. AS the
flames reached the house Budd Carberry
rushed into rescue the helpless man and
pulled him out, but the excitement proved
too much for Wallace, who died in his
rescurer's arms.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15
UnncccssnrlIN Alarmed.

The New York Sun is very much afraid
that the Venezuelan commission may be
used to improve Mr.. Clevelands pros
poets for another presidential nominal
ton. Its alarm is serious and sincere.
1t devotes an editorial article to warn
ing the commission not to make its re-
port before July next. It has this to
say:
IF in the course Of human events it
should happen that the report of the COM
mssiOners We're to be rendered, let us saw
few weeks or days before the meeting
OF the democratic national convention,
and II the report of the commissioners
We're to serve to renew the tension re-
Gently existing between this government
and Great Britain, and If the possibility
or tmminence of war We're to lend plausi-
bility to cry against swapping horses
While crossing stream, then Mr.. Justice
Brewer and his respectable colleagues
would stand in very ignoble position
before the country and the world"
Cleveland and Pulitzer make life a bur-
den to the Sun, apparently. If Mr.. Cleve-
land should announce that under no cir
cumstances would he be a candidate again
for the presidency. and if Pulitzer should
either reform or get out of the newspaper
business the Sun would be happy.
But why does the Sun trouble itself
about Mr.. Cleveland? There doesn't seem
to be anybody travelling over the coun-
try fixing national convention delegates
for him, as there seems to be for McKin-
ley, Reed, Morton and others. He isn't
asking anybody to try to have him re-
nominated again, and it has been stated
upon pretty good authority that he doesn't
want another nomination. But. whether
he does or not, there is no probability of
his beirg again nominated unless there Is
an overwhelming demand for his nomi-
nation on the part of the people The poll
ticians are not going to let him be re-
nominated again if they can help it. be-
cause they have no use for him, and If
the people insist upon giving him another
nomination the Sun ought not to com
plain, because it believes what the people
do is right
There isn't much likelihood that the
Venezuela commission will help Mr.. Cleve-
land to another nomination. 1t has a
good thing which it will hold on to prob
ably as long as the appropriation lasts.
There isn't any danger it will report in
time to brighten Mr.. Clevelands presi-
dental prospects. Therefore. we dom,
see why the Sun should trouble itself
about Mr.. Cleveland. 1t should let him
alone, and devote all of its spare time n
Mr.. Pulitzer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15
TiIImAn,. THREAT.

Is IL the purpose Of the South Carolina
democracy TO bolt the national democratic
party II the national democratic conven-
tion refuses TO put free silver coinage
plank in the national democratic plat
form2 II it is. the fact should be known
before the South Carolina delegation is
admitted TO the convention. The question
as 10 the purpose Of the South Carolina
democracy is asked because Senator Till
man. in letter to a friend in South
Carolina. is quoted as follows: IF the ma
tional democratic convention does not
adopt a platform TO suit us. and put a
man on It above suspicion as to his 10y
atty, we can then leave the party
This letter was called out by a sugges-
tiOn from a constituent not 10 send del
egates to the Chicago convention from
South Carolina. Senator Tiuman takes
the ground that it would be a fatal blum
der for the South Carolina democracy not
TO send delegates TO the national demo-
cratic convention. He is wise enough TO
see that delegates would be sent to the
Chicago convention from South Carolina.
even though Senator TiIman and his fol
lowers should oppose sending them.
While It is undoubtedly true that Sena-
tor Tillman and his friends control the
democratic party of South Carolina, il
is also true that they DO not control all
the democrats in that state.
But is Senator Tmman playing the part
Of an honest democrat when he advises
taking part in the national democratic
convention and then refusing TO abide by
the conventions action. unless that action
is satisfactory to the Tillmanites? 1t is
about certain that the national democratic
convention will be for sound money by
an overwhelming majority.
That being the case. the straightforward
course of those silverites who do not in
tend to be bound by the conventions ac-
ton would be TO remain away from the
convention. 1t would hardly be practica-
BILE to exact a pledge from all delegates
to abide by the conventions decision, but
the sense Of justice and fairness of those
delegates who propose to bolt if they
should not have their way, ought to be
sufficient to keep them out Of the con-
vention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-15
HnrrIron Mnr sincere.

When Gen. Harrison's letter was pub
lished. announcing that he was not a
candidate for the presidential nominal
ton. there were some comments 10 the
effect that the letter did not take him
out OF the list Of presidential candidates.
because fl did not say that he would I'M
der no circumstances accept the nOmina-
ton. It was even said that the letter in
creased his chances for getting the NOM
nation.
u IS pretty generally agreed now that
these comments were unjust to Gen. Har-
rison. There is no doubt that he intend
ed his friends TO understand that he did
not desire the nomination, and did not
wish his friends TO make any efforts in
his behalf. That his friends understood
him is shown by the fact that no at
tempt is being made to secure delegates
for him to the national republican con-
vention. Unless some unforeseen circum-
stance should arise. making it necessary
in the opinion of the leaders Of his party
that he should be nominated, his name
will not be mentioned in the national re-
publican convention.
II has been stated in the public prints
that Mr.. Cleveland spoke i'm an apprecia-
tive manner of Gen. Harrison's letter
He admired its frankness. agd expressed
the opinion that it was written for no
other purpose than TO remove Gen. Har-
rison's name from the list of names of
presidential candidates.
The question is now being asked wheth-
er Mr. Cleveland will write a similar let
ter. No one of course is in a position to
answer that question. He could hardly
have written such a letter up to this time,
because he has had no excuse for doing
so. 1t is limited. however. that he is likely
to do so, provided he is not a candidate
for denomination in the event that in any
state. delegates chosen to the Chicago
convention should be instructed to sup
port him for the nomination.
Circumstances which would make his
candidacy desired by the leaders of his
party might arise, but that condition of
affairs is so doubtful that it is hardly
worth considering. If he wants to be re-
nominated he has kept the fact so closely
that those nearest to him have not found
It out. 1t is known, beyond a doubt. that
Mrs. Cleveland has had all the white
house experience she wants. and that
she looks forward with anticipations of
pleasure to the time when she will cease
to be the first lady of the land