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Hallway rramc.

Halfway rramc.
WHEELING. W. Va. July s5.-Fridsv.
for the second time in three DAYS. the
northern and eastern counties OF West
Virginia were visited 10y n terrific rain
storm. The downpour began about
two o'clock Friday morning and con-
tinu9l nearly twelve hours. with hard
ly moments intcrmission. In this
county the rainfall for the day was
i1o inch, making the total for the
week thus far about a.. so inches.
The storm was heaviest in Ohio.
Marshall, Wetzell and Tyler counties.
and in Belmont and Monroe counties.
Ohio
Neither the Baltimore & Ohio main
line nor the Ohio River railroad had
trains either in or out of Wheel
ing Friday, and the prospects Fri
day night are that It will be Sat
urday night or Sunday before either
line is open. All baltimore and Ohio
trains from the west are from eight to
twelve hours late, and upon arriving
here are sent on east by way of Pitts
burgh and Cumberland. This leaves
the baltimore and Ohio with its south.
western connection and all eastern con-
nections cut of entirely
The chief trouble is an immense
landslide near Bolton. but the whole
line for miles is washed out or covered
with debris, while culverts and trestles
are washed away. The Ohio River road.
for the eighth time in two months. COM
pletely tied up by an enormous land
slide at Baresville. where half a mile
of track is destroyed. Work trains can
not reach this point on account of
smaller landslides and washouts on
both sides At the narrows between
here and Moundsville the track is COW
cred ten feet deep for quarter of "A
mile
AT Sistersville the rain has been
falling steadily for three DAYS. The
Ohio river is rising rapidly, and low
lands are inundated, while the small
streams are raging torrents, carving
everything before them, bridges. crops
and oil rigs. The damage in the oil
field will be over Sl0O. 900, lines being
broken, derricks washed away. and
tanks overturned.
Stacks of hay and wheat are floating
out, and whole fields of corn have been
swept away. There are four land
slides between Sistersville and Coch-
ransville. and four Ohio River railroad
trains are locked in just above Sisters
Vile.
Tyler county will lose $50, 900 on small
bridges. A telegram says the Fair
mount, Morgantown and Pittsburgh
railroad is washed away at n dozen
places, and that all efforts at running
trains have been given up till the road
can be completely overhauled. In
places every semblance of the roadbed
is gone.
telegram from Piedmont says the
river there is higher than for years, and
is still rising, threatening To flood the
town.
The West Virginia Central and Cum
berland II Baltimore roads are suffer-
ing from dozens of washouts and land
slides No trains are running on either
road
No definite estimate of the total dam
age can be made, but it will reach into
the millions
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VOTES FOR Mckinley.
oid-rtpe Democrats Who Repudtats
bryan and silver.


Bryan and silver.
Toledo. O.-rhe majority OF NE lea6-
ing democrats of this conEres-
sional district repudiate bcth
platform and nominees of the
Chicago convention. and many uf
them come out openly for Mckinley
Among the most prominent may be
named the following;
w. j. Colburn. delegate to the ma
tioanl democratic convention four years
ago: II shall vote for Mckinley"
Henry w. Ashley. general manager
Ann Arbor railway, lifelong demo-
crat: Il shall cast my vote for McKin-
ley and Hobart and sound money"
l.. Franc, for 20 years n democrat,
comes out for Mckinley. Also there may
lie named among those who express
themselves against the platform. and
nearly all in favor of the republican
ticket:
II. Reeve Kelsey, large merchant and
for 30 years n democrat; Col. 8. c. Rev
nolds, president First national bank;
Judge Harvey Scribner, L. w. Tolerton.
q. Bloch, OF Stern & Bloch, wholesale
merchants; DIR. L. ID. Scheble. Clarence
Armstrong, Wholesale grocer; j. l..
Sost, bicycle manufacturer; +. j, Rev
nolds, commission dealer; Cyrus Kir-
ley, attorney at law; w. s. Brainerd.
Judge Gilbert Harmon. T. w. Childs.
Wholesale shoe dealer; III. j. Spraguc.
president Massilon Bridge company;
George w. Davis, president Second ma
tional bank.
These and hundreds of other demo-
Gratis absolutely repudiate both plat
form and nominees.
Pittsburgh, Pa.-James w. Pat
terson, gas inspector of Allegheny
county, and one of the most prominent
democrats In western Pennsylvania,
joined the boilers and declared himself
against Bryan and silver. He said:
II am done with the democratic party
forever. 1 will not go half way, but will
vote the republican ticket straight,
from president down to the lowest local
office. think II is time for the people
OF this country to throw aside party
nfiiliation and come out and take bold
stand for the country's welfare"
j. j. Brooks, counsel for the Pennsyl-
vania company, came home from Chica-
20. He says he will resign rs an cleo
tor, and will vote for Mckinley. lie does
not like Mckinley, but says this Is not
time for likes and dislilSes. He does
not favor n third ticket, but wants to
fight out on Mckinley or nothing.
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M'KlNLEv STATES THE GRECO
The Republican Nominee Makes Plat,
us Intcntions In the CnmnnIxn.

The Republican Hom,u.~ MARI. p,.,.
HIS fntcntions An the Campaign.
The verdict of the republican leade,
upon the action of the Chicago con,cn
ton was not long delayed. An oppor
tunity was Afforded him to express hi,
views, and he very properly inpFoves
-. In welcoming u Foraker c4ab o:
Cleveland Maj. Mckinley spoke with
great earnestness of the responsibiRt,
imposed upon the patrIctic Poop Of
the country by "rccent events" r.
sponsibihty greater than the civil war
Then the struggle was to preserve tn,
national government, while to-day IL 4,
contest to preserve its honor and cred,
IT. Because of mis- difference men o,
all sections can unite to fight and pre-
vent the reputation of national obi
CATIONS and the debasement of the cur
rcncy.
Proceeding to analyzc the situation
Mr.. Mckinley pointed out that the real
difficulty is not n lack of capital, but
lack of confidence. The employment,
of the idle money I'm the vnults of Amer
lean and English banks would put ever,
man i'm the country Mt work Mt re
mnperative wages, and nothing stand,
In the way of great business re
vival except the threat TO discard tn,
gold standard. Dstrust hangs owe,
the industrial situation, and nothing
will remove Ii SO long as there is danger
OF reputation and currency debase
ment. What we want" said the sound
money candidate, "is safe policy
financial and Industrial, which viii
give courage and confidence To all 70,
when that is done the money now un.
employed because of fear for the future
and lack of confidence will quickly an
pear in the channels of trade"
Finally Mr.. Mckinley gave the brief.
est and best statement of the platform
upon which he stands. "Our creed EN-.
braces an honest dollar. an untarnished
national credit, adequate revenue for
the uses of the government, protection
TO labor and industry, preservation OF
the home market and reciprocity which
will extend our foreign markets"
Here is the keynote of the comma
campaign. There Is no longer any
doubt as TO where the republican can.
didntes stand, and the long and grow.
ing list of boiling newspapers which
are joining the Mckinley column at
tests the soundness OF the republican
position. IL is highly significant that sc
few gold democratic newspapers urp,
the holding of second democratic con.
vention. In their eagerness torepudiat.
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GOLD EXPORTS.
Movement to Check 1t Assuming a
Tangible Shape.

movement to Check IL Assuming n
Tangible shape.
NEW YoRK, July 3.-The movement
TO check the exports of gold is assum.
ing tangible shape
The following statement was given
out by Mr.. j. Pierpont Morgan lust be-
fore three o'clock concerning the con-
ference of bankers held al his Office
Wednesday afternoon. An informal
meeting was held w dnesday at the
Office of Messrs. j. J.. Morgan & Co., of
foreign bankers who met to consider
what could be done 20 prevent gold
exports. or any way in their power to
assist in the maintenance Of the gold
reserve. supplemental to the action OF
the banks in putting their gold at the
disposal Of the treasury. The follow
ing committee was appointed 10 whom
the whole subject was referred 20 form
ulate plan:
J. Pierpont Morgan, chairman; John
Crosby Brown, of Brown Bros & Co.;
a. Luttgon, OF August belmont & Co (;
Jacob SchiR, OF Kuhn, Loeb & Co /;
VIM. Solomon, Of Speyer e Co; a.
Maier, Of Lazard Freres, and IT, Ickel-
heimer, Of Heidclbach, Ickelheimcr e.
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GREAT LOSS OF LIFE
And Damage to Property I'm Eastern Ken
lucky Caused by Heavy Rains

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 25-Heavy
rains in eastern Kentucky caused great
loss of life and damage to property
and crops Thursday afternoon and
Thursday night. a colored boy was
drowned at Nepton, and Mrs James
Peyton was drowned near Taylorsville.
The water got in her room, and her
husband took the children to a place
of safety. When he returned for his
wife he could not get in at the door. He
then took his wife out of the window
and started for safety, when he was
struck by pile of drift which loosen
ed his hold on her. He caught her
again and the current carried them
down stream about a mile, when Pey-
ton discovered his wife was dead. In
order to save himself he had TO free
himself of the burden of his dead wife.
He was rescued by hands from the
shore.
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HEAVY RAINS.
Two and Ninety Six Hundredths Inches
Fell nt Columbus, o., Thursdny Night

Two and Ninety-Six Uundredths Inches
Zen Mt Columbus, o., Thursdny Night.
COLUMBUS, o., July 25.-Probably the
heaviest rainfall ever experienced here
fell Thursday night, two and ninety
six hundredths inches. The streets be-
came rivers. flowing ankle deep from
curb TO curb, and street cars ran over
tracks that were several inches under
water. Cellars were filed with water
and sewers chol<ed with the unusual
demands made upon them.
Grove City, six miles south on the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern, is
largely undo water Friday morning.
all streatn that runs through the
village, and is not large enough to be
dignified with a name, Is half mile
wide this morning, and the first floors
of many Of the houses are under water.
boats being used 20 rescue many OF the
OccupaDte
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SENATOR WILLIAM V. ALLEN, NEBRASKA.
Permanent Chairman.

AZ sixteen minutes to one o'clock the cleo
trio lights gave out feeble glimmer again
which slowly increased until flces were dimly
visible The chair announced that Mr. Wat
son had been decl red the unanimous norni-
nee for vice-president Then the electric
lights became once more fairly brilliant. and
the candles were blown out
Cen Weaver again tried to get tho eonvcn-
ton TO adjourn. but was cried down
The chairman announced that the next or
der OF business was the selection Of a national
committee. The convention refused 20 accent
that and the chair retorted. That's your or
der Of business anyhow" He put the motion
10 adjourn ana declared Il carried and az 1870
a m the convention adjourned until o'clock
Saturday morning.
ST LOUIS. July Gas soon as the populist
convention decided 20 nominate the viee.pres-
ident first. Senator Jones wired Mr. Bryan "a L
bis home Ia Lincoln. Neb.. as follows.
ST LOUIS. July - The populists have de-
cided 70 nominate the vice president dtst II
10 Is not Sewall what shall We do / favor
your decliraton In that event
JANIS X JoNEs
Senator Jones within sixteen minutes after
he sent HIS message had the following roplv
handed 70 him In his room az the Pianters'
hotel.
LIScoLN, Neb. July PA agree with you
fully. II Sewall IS not nominated have NV
name Withdrawn. W. J. Bryan
Senator Jones made ~ secret o. the receipt
OF this telegram and II a.g shown 70 num-
Der Of the senator's pers ~ friends and then
sent 20 the convention haA o be read az tho
right time.
Jones said II was manifestly impossible for
Mr. Bryan 70 accept nomination from the
populists upon q ticket which ropudiated HIS
associate
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Gallagher Gets a New Trial.

MUScIE, Ind.s July %. Judge Rooms
rendered his decision on the motion
made for a new trial for Francis Gala
CHER. who was convicted and SEN
fenced 90 - years for murder. Gala
Cher was charged with numbering
Joseph Reed. a young man formerly
from Pittsburgh lie also killed James
DuRan, a glass worker. from Chicago,
on the night Of April 10.
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MIdn,Vbt n,,r,,.,

CfNCINN Ar, July 23.-Kate Wiley
was shot 70 death by her husband,
William Wiley, In their home. at $40
West Fifth street, shortly after mid
night, as n result OF domestic quar-
rel The husband, too, has bullet
wound over his right car, which he
claims was inflicted by his wife and
that IL was after ~ had been shot that
he fired on his wife and killed her.
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MoKInIeY Democrats.

The question now presented 20 the
hundreds OF thousands Of democratic
voters IL very practical one, in which
no considerations OF party tradition or
sentiment should be taken into account.
IL is simply what they can best do TO
make the defeat Of the free-silver tick
ct and the reputation Of the anarchis-
tic platform sure and overwhelming
IL is within their power, Of course, 20
set up n separate ticket Of their own on
good democratic platform. including
q gold plank; or they may simply leave
II TO their followers 20 vote fer the re-
publican candidates. n they choose, OF
refuse TO vote at all. One OF these three
things the sound-money democrats
viii, Of course, have 10 do; and the
only question IL which will contribute
most surely and weiRhtily 20 the tri-
umph Of sOund-money principles. The
general tendency among the rank and
file at the present moment seems 20 be
TO vote for Mckinley and have done
with it.-Providence Journal.
DThe democratic party il the parts
Of economy IN the sense that II T. more
parsimonious In the qse VI truth and
honesty than any othet political organt
fation that has ever etflcd.--st. Isonil
0iohe-u Democrat
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Bryan Said 20 be out OF h.

CmcAoo. July 25.-The Tribune has
a 81. Louis special interview with SEN
ator Allen, Bryan's representative
there, saying: mr.. Bryan's name
will not be presented 20 the convention
Saturday morning ] he Sewall vote
o.4tI,I Il
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Sound Mdner nemncrnrr.

CHICAGO July 24.-The sound money
democratic conference finished its
work Friday, provided for the selection
Of a national committee Of one from
each state In sympathy with the move
ment TO meet Ia indianapolis, August
= to issue formal call for a national
convention and entrusted an executive
committee with the work Of organizing
state MEETINGS.
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CLEVELAND, o.. July 25. - Rain.
which has been falling steadily for j..
hours, has caused the great bicycle pa
radc which was 20 have aiken place
FRIDAY 20 be postponed till Monday.
There were TO have been $1,000 wheel.
men In line
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NEW YORK July 3s.--L. Won II offman
q co. viii snip $4,000 in gold, aud
Heidelbach, IclSelheimcr e. Co. s250. 900.
TO Europe Thursday. Kuhn, Loeb Il
Co will ship $3.50. 900 IN gold Thurs.
day. Lazard Frcres will ship $500. 600
Ia gold 20 Europe Thursday. Total
engaRemcnts thns far. "a. 600 900
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GALLirotia O., July 23.--John
khoads, Of Raycnswood, w. Va. em.
ployei At Hardman's saw mill, had his
clothes caught on the long shaft and
be was wound up Ia The wheel at
was fatally manalod
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the silyer-populist platform they pre-
fer to throw their support on the side
of the gold candidate already In the
field.-ChicaRo Post.
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Brnkeman's Head Cro.bel.

LoGANsP)rr, Ind. July Daniel
Pratt, Panhandle brakeman. had his
head crushed while coupling cars at 3
p. M Wcdnes lay.
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LouisviILE. Ky, July 25.-Lot Dub
lin, q prominent citizen, died suddenly
near Pilot Book Friday morning, aged
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@. l.. WATsoN, Of Glasgow, the de-
signer Of the three racing yachts, the
ValSyrie, the Brittania and the latest
achievement, the Meteor, is a hard man
60 deal with. No man has designed so
many yachts in n given time, and yet
he has never owned one. SO jcalously
does he guard his new designs that
none were ever known TO have gained
access TO his model-room except Lord
Dunraven and Lord LOnsdale, the lat
ter Of whom represented tho German
emperor during the building and
launching Of the Meteor
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a Nebraska KieE.

Editor OF the Tribune: For Gods
sake don't advertise Bryan as product
Of Nebraska. He is not. lie belongs
20 you, there in Illinois---was born and
raised there, and got his inspiration I'M
der your skies and not ours. Nebraska
is long suffering, and has been long
afflicted, first with the grasshoppers.
then prairie fires and cyclones, then
droughts, crop failures, n populist leg.
islature and panics. Now, just as we
begin 20 see n CLEAN Of sunshine
through the clouds that have been
lowering over us the last six years, 20
have Bryan crammed down our threats
as representative NebTaskan' Is a lie
tic too much. Nebraska is not fot
Bryan. The republican party here
downed him two 20 one when he tried
90 elect n fusion legislature. Even the
administration democrats polled more
votes than the Bryan crowd. DO not.
please, please DO not charge mp Bryan
TO Nsbraska."-Chieago Tribune.
E7The outburst Of contemporaries,
sentiment az Chicago and the practical
alliance between democrats, popalisss
and free silver republicans l,oa made 4
too plain for anyone 20 mistake The fac
that the issue this year Is he raaintc
nance Of the credit Of the nation, ans
that 70 the support Of hat issue u,
republican candidate must Invite ever,
sound money vote Of che land. lrrsspee
tive Of partJ affiliations. ilsahurp
| plapatch
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-22

shin Ia them and injurc their business.
ON motion OF Mr. Davis. n was nhai-s
decided TO recommend to tue tol"'H
that the ordinance be- rejected. ..,,,.,.
GROUNDS AND BUILDING CoMMii-
TIKI
The Council Committee en- GROUNDS AM
buildings held les regular semi NOM.
meeting last evening ia room NO. = Ni
The CITY HAN An the members W.
pr,scnt namely. Mcssis bpps ,v"-''
mani. Briggs Scay, Grimes, 'e'1'
Mountcastic. Rake. King. ana sn',". t.
\ letter was read from J. ". 80 80.
wood. Jr. captain of froop q, flitl No..
mont cavalry. thanking thc comm. w.. ..
for allowing his troop To- nccepH '" st,,e "
cavalry arinory together WIN we p. 90
Horse Guard. TIE letter was lti.lt. ~
tho Ci,y Engineer. with lh'u"O''o''
take proper action. .,,.d from,
A communication was recover ne
air. Andrew Fizzin' In REGARD cL"o,,,.ii
,iacir~ OF electric fans Sd lht 49,. '. w., az
chswher aud comiNittce rooms. a., H.. il'''
ier was referred 20 The oi'y Nha''''''
Tine Council havine adopted p I.se,n-
fion anuropfiating $50 Tor lhc ''.' ,.e
nf lockers In the company room 'i we
Stunrt Horse Guard 90 the caNAlt '' =.
,rD ths Gifv Engineer was ui''D.'' Z"
D.firit hfsc Tor tine work ana aWatn 'l'
..nf,tract fo the lowest ~. ponsinit nin.,
~. ELECTION OF q ianltor TOT the wv"
,,.,,. or-nories was tncn taken up @hu
IN, Tho fv..ifth ballot Mr. ihomas ie'al
MS elected for the position. Ills sa'"' .
g. 80 "A month.
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rariL IcclDrSr ir BIIrnoRE.
one OF Wy. Geo ". vaHdcrbilts Engineers
~uaocated IN Gasoline PIT.


A-uENITIE. y. G.. Jan. l9.-Special.-
Anonf half-past o'clock yesterday after
noon Mn paulo. one OF George ". VAN
lrriilts electric engineers was told that
Inc Gasoline tank was empty, and ne
went Gown The gasoline pit which s. about
b.. faot dozen and built underground like a
discern 10 investigate. About 1890 ne was
f.i.nhonod Tor from BlltmOre. and could
MOI be- found Some one said ne had Souc
ID the gasoline pit whereupon he was
searched tor. William Lavaence, the
night engineer volunteered 10 so down
and look for him. and was overcome al
most Immediately upon reaching the bot
tom. Then ono OF his comrades ran down
the ladder with handkefchlet over MS
mouth. ard succeeded iVfastening rope
o. minutes 10 get him Lawrence ous. and
he was unconscious for three hours. They
Immediately put a large force OF hands %
work charging the opening 81 the pt
and laying "a temporary electric line 10 tho
pit from which an ncandescent electric
iignt was lowered. and thus avoided an
explosion. and Were enabled 20 see poor
paule's PROSTATE form. Then one OF the
vorkmen ran down and fastened rope
To- his waist and he was hOsted out. at
ter having been in the pit about three
hours. Hts body was found 10 De totally
lfolcss. Mr. Chas. McNamee. who nap
lid AN ia his power 10 revive MIN. but
without success. He Is supposed 20 have
opened one OF the valves and been over
come before be could escape.
laule was born In Switzerland. was
tWcuty-elsht years old. and leaves a
beautiful young wldow.-Charlcston News
and Courier.
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where they will. destroy what w,
nlease, and have not once been ro"', ,srn
up by the vast army when nao H.
sent over from Spain. they nav nj
,t,n 10 wonder where II VIII All 49,
Spanish residents do not for a moi ..,sns
believe that Gomez can defeat the am az
Of spain. and win the freedom OF 80 49,
but they now realize that ne ca"
"rhev sec that ne has kept his word
and burned their sugar crop; tnat ne na
burned small hamlets, then toW"S, 49, -
now even cities have ocen s,n Nv, rr'yiiroads
the torch. He has decreed tnet rds' vanSi
carving troops win be Destroyer 49,
as the companies had ELMER 10 SH.,s
froous or forfeit their charters my ia -
fallen under the isln. ami are now s,oppe1
amer lorlu. trains. engines. bridges, anu
s'f. ftar-.l... .f44llnE go nitti. ..nu-trn .""'-
sand dollars Plantations wnlcn h".e
doncd the rebels ana nav. n,,,i1,,,s
grind cane nave had tnef uuliliuhS
6urnsd and their costly machinery de-
A. me seaport town OF Cabanas, about
twenty miles west OF Havana. ne' ;...
fncnf OF marines landed the gun-noat
Afarto and with the spanish regulars
etatiorcd there fought the insurgents UNI
der Maceo. who attacked the town from
the church. The cHutct ives Nvi..'.
enl tros. of The marines and soldiers who
escarsed sought refuge pa ritht Inc
rebels took the town The Alfrta heN
several sho,s az The insurgents IN the
towns. hut tho official reports Only give
th. r.b.is' loss as three men. BN taking
rms town the insurgents captured
mort. and had they been able 90 retain 70
would have offered an argument Tor THOR
friends iu the States who are workinA Cor
recognition by Congress
Bu5 without cannon ~ without an
st4ruate tho town. and the little gun-
r,.f Alcrta won the distinction of h1N-
irr tssn the arst of SPANS navy 10 en-
gage the enemy.