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question. 1t was now felt and believed
that the bimetall;sm now established oy
law was not only the fixed rule IN the
United States, but was growing to be the
rule in all the silver States, in South
America and Mexico.
Teller said that the Minneapolis conven-
ton would never have entertained such
definition OF bimetallism as the Senator
from Ohio. 1t would be laughed out
The Senator could not put the Republican
party on that kind of bimetallism.
| Everybody knew that the people could
not get along without subsidiary silver
| coin. To define that as bimetallism was
playing on the American people what
might be called, in common parlance, q
"bunko game" Teller said he would read
an article on the question from the New
York Evening Post, "a paper which had
never said kind word for silver"
Nor anybody else," Hawley prompted
at is said to be owned by British cap
ital, "T eller added, "and understand that
is the truth of nearly all the great metro.
politan dailies."
In the further course of his speech. de.
Eyered in very exciting manner, Teller
exclaimed that the only thing that would
bring prosperity and progress to the
country and would silence the discomfort
of the people, which was shown by Re-
publican success one year. a Dem ocratic
success the next year and Populist sue
cess the third year, was honest, sound
money, made up of the two metals.
This parliamentary storm was sue
ceeded by dead calm, in which the
Cuban belligerency resolution floated for
an hour or two without making any per-
ceptible progress. Allen (Pop.) of Ne
braska offered substitute for the pending
Cuban resolution. 1t authorizes and re-
quests the President to issue a proclama-
ton recognizing the independence of the
republic of Cuba. He asked that the reso-
luton lie on the table.
Allen referred to the vote yesterday on
taking up the tariff bill and the state
ments made by Morrill, (R.) of Vermont
and others that the tariff bill was dead
and stated that while he did not believe in
the policy set forth in that bill yet if the
Republicans could unite upon it and would
couple with it an amendment providing
for the free coinage of silver-not substi-
tute-the Populist party in the Senate
would help pass it. The Populists in the
Senate now said to the protectionist Re-
publicans, "We will swallow your measure
of taxation Ghe House tariff bilD, which
is nauseating, which is unjust, If you give
to the people of the country more sound
money with which to pay the increased
taxation"
He said that the Populist votes, added
~ ha fnr H.
Senate, would carry the House tariff bill
by a majority OF five, and the Populist
Senators would give their votes for it if
the Republican Senators would vote for
the addition to it OF free-coinage substi-
tute. He introduced and sent to the
clerks desk bill in that form.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
OF INTEREST TO THE COAST.
Pensions for Californians-A Ne,c Post
Office Eatr bIiahed.

Pensions for Catifornians-A Ne,o Post
office Established.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 26.-A
postotfice was to-day established at La
costa, San Diego County, Cal. Lewis K.
Marshall was appointed Postmaster.
Representative Johnson introduced q
bill to increase the pension of William S.
Peters of California.
Pensions for Californlans - Original
(twenty years. service): Richard Hayes,
Vallejo; Joseph Chilson, Fallbrook
Lemuel c. Kincaid, Encinitas; William
Henry Kane, San Francisco; John S.
Soule, Orland. Original widows: Lilly NJ.
Martin, Yuba City; Henrietta Howe,
Stockton; Allie Hudson, Fresno; Mary
Moulton (mother), Los Angeles; Mary A.
Sprague, Sacramento.
Washington-Original: Robert B. Gran.
dali. Olympia. Restoration and additiona |;
Russell W. Rocksen (deceased), North
Yakima. Original widow: Mary E. Rock,
North Yakima
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
IN THE HOUSE.
Arguments in the Pan Horn Tarsney
Election Contest.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 26.-All
but the first hour of a long days session
in the House was devoted to the discussion
of the Van Horn-Tarsney contested elec-
ton case from Missouri. 1t was announced
by Johnson, in charge, that vote would
be taken tomorrow. Tarsney made the
opening speech in his own behalf, advo-
eating the adoption of the recommends
ton of the minority. or that the case be re-
opened and the ballots in certain disputed
precincts in Kansas City recounted.
Messrs. Parker (R.) of New Jersey and
Powers (R.) of Vermont also supported
the minority report. Burton (R.) of Mis-
souri, advocated the majority report IN
seating Tarsney CD, but the latter had
not ceased his remarks when the House,
at $50, adjourned.
Powers was interrogated by Johnson as
to whether or not he had read the evil
dence in the case. Replying that he had
read some of it, Johnson asked, How
much?''
81 have read enough to know that you
and the majority of the committee are all
astraY in the way you are proceeding. You
have stopped just short of the facts in the
case" [Appiause.l
He urged upon the Republicans of the
House the necessity of avoiding making a
precedent that should return to plague
them.
Senate amendments to the bill extend
ing the time in which the Government
may enter suit to annul land patents
issued under railroad, wagonroad and
canal grants, were concurred in by an aye
and noe vote-155 to 93
The resignation of Representative
Cowen O.) of Maryland as mem ber of
the Committee on Banking and Currency
was announced by Speaker Reed.
Loud (R.) of California, chairman of the
Committee on Postoffices and Postroads,
reported the postal appropriation bill for
the year ending June 80, 1897.
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REAR-ADMIRAL FYFFE DEAD.
He Served on the Blockade Fleet During the
War, and Later Commanded the
Mou0cOcY

OMAHA, NEBR., Feb. 2e.-Joseph P.
Fyffe, rear-admiral of the United States
navy, retired, died at Pierre, S. D., last
night.
Rear-Admiral Fyffe was born in Ohio on
july 70, 1882. In 1S47 he was attached to
the bomb vessel Stromboli, home squad
ron. In 1S63-65 he served as lieutenant
commander, on the Minnesota, the flag
ship OF the North Atlantic blockade squad
ron, and he took part in the destruction of
the Confederate bIockade-runner Hebe
and two rebel guns on the beach near Fort
Fisher, N. c.. in August, 1863, the destruc-
ton of the bIockade-runner Ranger, the
conflict with the Confederate batteries
near Dutch Gap, and other important en-
gagements. He was commissioned as
commander in 1867, taking charge of the
Centaur and later of the Monocacy. In
1889 he was promoted to commodore. At
the time of his death he was cOmmandant
OF the navy-yard at Boston.
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IN THE HOUSE ooMMIFTEE

Hubbard Says the Profits of the Pacific
Roads Are Enormous.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 26.-Thomas
H. Hubbard, representing the Searles es-
tate, concluded his statement before the
House Comm ittee on Pacific Railroads to-
day. He stated that the profits OF the Pa
citic railroads were enormous. He could
not say what the roads had made, bnt he
did not think any man was living, with
one exception possibly, who could give the
information.
Speaking of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road, he said that it was decided to build
the road long after the American Pacific
roads were completed. When the Can
adian project was undertaken the difficult
ties were we'll known; yet the Dominion
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
SAMUEL EDISON DEAD.
Passing of the Inee9itos's Father at t
Ane of hiaaef1x- Tan0.

Passing of the Irrento''s Father at the
Age of Ninety Tsco.
NORWALK, OHIO, Feb. 26.-Samuel
Edison, father of Thomas A. Edison, the
inventor, died here to-day aged 90 years.
Samuel Edison was born in Nova Scotia
on August II. 1904. and had lived at Milan,
Ohio, and Port Huron, MINI, a greater
part of his life. It was at Milan that his
son Thomas was born. Mr.. Edison
stopped here for a visit with his niece,
Mrs. w. A. Poyer. while en- route to Fort
Myers, Fla, the winter home of his son.
The burial will probably occur at Port
Huron, Mich. Thomas A. Edison is ex-
pected here tomorrow and until his ar
rival no definite arrangements will be
made.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
BREAKS ALL RECORDS.
Professor Rowiand's Muhipfex Printing TEL
egraph Can Transmit $4,000 Words
Over One Wire in an Hour.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. 26.-A Tribune
special from Baltimore says: Professor
II. A. Rowland of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, after nearly a years labor, has been
successful in perfecting remarkable in
Vention for transmitting kilograms written
upon typewriter at the place of sending
and reproduced in typewriter form at the
receiving point.
In addition to the typewriter part Of the
invention, Professor Rowland, with his
new machine, can send over the same wire
five or six different messages at the same
time In one direction, which, in duplex,
makes ten or twelve messages which can
be transmitted on the same wire at the
same time. Thus, with five operators at
each end of the line, 300 words q minute
can be transmitted.
DR.. Rowland is assured that no sucn in.
Ventlon has ever been patented. He has
used synchronous device in his inven-
ton, and in the mechanical arrangement
OF the typewriter he has used but eight
signals, the letters being produced by
combinations. The current of electricity
transmitting the message can be reIayed.
and IN this manner the invention can be
operated for great distance.
In finished form the instrument will be
as convenient, and as easily operated as
the ordinary telegraphic apparatus. Pro-
fessor Rowland calls his invention the
'Multlplex Printing Telegraph"
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
CLEYELAND TO PRESIDE.
The President WdH Conduct a Presby.
teTEdn Mass Meeting.


tertan MHss- Meeting.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. 26.-President
Cleveland will visit New York next Tues
day evening for the express purpose of
presiding at the mass-meeting of Presby-
terians to bs held in the interest of home
missions at Carnegie Hall. Mr.. Cleveland
will come up in company with DR.. Tai
mage, who will also speak at the meeting.
For several years, owing to the hard
times and increasing demands made upon
1T, the Board of Home Missions of the
Presbyterian Church has fallen behind in
its funds. Strenuous efforts are now being
made to awaken the people to the under
standing that true patriotism can best be
exhibited by attention to spiritual wants
of their countrymen. A collection will be
taken up Tuesday night.
Applications for tickets of admission to
the meeting have been received by the
committee from all over the East. Locally
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the demand is many thousands in excess
or the capacity of the building. The
poxes have been sold. The platform will
be occupied by the ministers of the
presbytery and their invited guests and
the church erection board. The paraquet
snd dress circle will be reserved for the
ofncers OF the Presbyterian denomination
ana their wives. Admission will be by
ticket only.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
WILL RUSH FOR HOMES.
Settlers AiDniting the Opening of q Got
ernmcnt Grant.

Settlers AiCGiting the Opening of Gor-
ernnscnt Grant.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Feb. 26.-The 22,-
600 acres of land in O'Brien County re.
Gently restored to the Federal domain from
the Sioux City and st. Paul land grant,
will be opened tomorrow, and tonight
there are over 1000 people here who want
to enter pieces of it. Th s.are camping
around the Federal building, in which the
land Office is located, the alleys on two
sides being impossible, and the streets are
almost as badly crowded in the vicinity OF
the building.
The "sooners' are not all from O'Brien
County. They come from all over Iowa
and from three or four other States. There
Will be a number of filings for every piece
of land, and some fine legal points will
have to be determined, 1t will take two
or three days, in all probability, to receive
all the applications.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
TREE GETS THE VERDICT.
Decision Rendered in the GARFIELD Parh
Racetrack Case.

Decision Rendered im the GARFIELD Park
Racetrdck Case.
CHICAGO, I'LL, Feb. 26.-After long
and closely contested trial a jury in Judge
Burke's court this morning returned a
verdict awarding ex-Judge Lam bert Tree,
former Minister to Belgium, $3S, ,320 dam
ages against Michael G. Mcdonald, known
in gam bling and turf circles ot the coun-
try as "Mike" Mcdonald.
The action grew out of the renting OF
the Garfield Park Racetrack, owned by
Judge Tree, to the Garfield Park Club.
rent, and the point on which the defense
rested to win was that the ex- Minister
knew that the law against gam bling was
being violated on his property and there
fore had no right to recover having rented
the track for gambling purposes. Judge
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
PETITION TO BLACKBURN.
Sound Money" Mem Demand HI
VithdrasUdI From the Race.

"t""""s HTot "eo <sdce'
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 26-There
were 134 members present in joint as
embly this morning. They voted as fol-
lows: Blackburn 62, Hunter 81, scattering
II. No choice.
A petition asking Senator Blackburn to
withdraw from the Senatorial race was
drawn up by the "sound money" men to-
night. and will probably be presented to
him tomorrow. At the last moment sew
eral ''sound money" men "kicked out OF
the traces" and refused to sign the Pc
tition.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
Naval Increase Adrocated.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 26.-The
sub-compittee of the House Naval Affairs
Committee recommends six new battle
ships and fifteen torpedo-boats, 1000 ad-
dItional enlisted men and $3.50. 600 to begin
the work OF building auxiliary guns for
vessels under subvention.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
Oppose tho Ce,.s,.re.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 26.-Dins-
more OF Arkansas reported to the House
to-day the views of the minority of the
members of the Foreign Affairs Committee
on the resolutions censuring ambassador
Bayard. The report states that the minor.
lty respectfully dissent from the views of
the jority and submit that the resoIu.
tons ought not to pass.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
ATTITUDE TOWARD CUBA.
IUo Resolutions to Be Submitted to the
House Committee To-Day.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 26.-At to-
morrow's meeting of the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs, the principal matter
under discussion will relate to the attitude
to be assumed by this Government toward
the Cuban insurgents. It is understood
that at that meeting the subcommittee to
whom the Cuban correspondence was re-
ferred, will report two resolutions, one
favoring a recognition by this Government
another more pacific in character, but
looking ultimately to that end.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
zi,nmern.ap IN Ne,, Yors

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. 26.-The
most. prominent racing cyclist of the
decade, A. A. Zimmerman, bobbed up in
downtown wheeling circles yesterday,
fresh from Australia. He reached here on
Monday, but his presence was NOT known
to his friends until yesterday, when, ac-
companied by Harry Wheeler he showed
his sun Drowned face Oh Broadway, The
great rider looks to be in good health.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
Inrestment sohen.es Are Lotteries.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. 26.-Attor-
ney-General Harmon to-day submitted TO
Postm aster- General Wilson a decision to
the effect that the numerous bond and in
vestment schemes conducted throughout
the country are lotteries, and not entitled
to the privileges of the mails.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
Hsnhuniated bu Gas.

NEWCASTLE, Pa, Feb. 26. = When
Watchman O'Neil at the Rainev Berger
furnace opened the Office door this morn.
ing he found superintendent Thompson
iEisensible and Mrs. Frank Carlisle, whose
husband is electrician at the vire-nail
works, lying dead on the floor. Superin-
tendent Thompson, who is married man,
was taken home and may not recover. 1t
Is supposed that they were asphy4iated by
gas,
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
81 " HIS DEAD VIFHS SHADE
1hen an attendant at a Spiritual Seance
Committed Suicide,

MUNCIE, IND, Feb. 26.-Joseph A.
Brown, prominent citizen in the real
estate and insurance business and ex-citv
clerk, was found dead in his Office by his
son this morning, having committed sui
eide by shooting himself through the head
Brown attended a spiritual seance last
Fight and believed he had spoken to his
former wife. This is believed to have
had something to do with his suicide. He
leaves large estate to his second wife. It
IS also alleged that he was behind $4,000 in
has accounts with the insurance CON panies.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27

Tree however, swore he was ignorant of
betting on the races there.
Mcdonald will be sued for $25, 900 more
rent due from the defunct club under the
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
ynotcstor, In H,,noor,,

BUDA PESTH, HUNGARY, Feb. o.
Heavy snowstorms are prevailing through
out Hungary, in many districts blocking
railways and causing a suspension of
traffic.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
GOEBEt WINS A SKIRM|SH

Continued from First Page.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-08-01
Women to Work for Bryan.

st. Louis, July, ga number OF
st. Louis women, actively interested
in the PRONUNCIATION of democratic
principles, formed the National Wo.
mans Bryan and Sewall Club yester
day.
A meeting of the club will be held
next Wednesday evening for the pur,
pose of charging the organization
and making it national in character
as we'll as in name. A telegram OF
congratulation was sent last night by
the new club to woman's Bryan
club in New York city, together with
an invitation to the New York women
to come into the national organiza
ton. 1t is the expectation of the pro-
motors of the club that it will soon
have branches in every State in the
Union. The object of the club is to
do all in their power to secure the
election of Bryan and Sewa1. Each
local organization is to have set OF
local officers and each State is to have
State President and Vice Presi-
dent.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-08-01

The time of holding the next an
nual county fair, on the grounds near
Keller, commences in less than a
month from this date, and in recur-
ring to the fact the query, to those
interested in its success, naturally
suggests itself, will it be up to the
standard of last year. 1t ought to be
better because we have more at our
command to place on exhibition in
the agricultural department., the
principal one, than at any time in the
history of the organization. 1t will
be better if the same attention is
paid to that department as last year.
This department success, we have
little occasion to fear for the exhibits
In others. The ladies department
usually is up to the standard. and
the advices are, that the others will
be this year, especially the horse de-
partment. Surely the farmers will
not allow the one which should be
most interesting to them, to be lack
ing, because of a dearth of exhibits,
with so many at hand as they now
have of the best quality. Success in
that department means successful
fair. Will the farmers furnish the
exhibits which contributed so largely
to the success of the fair last year.
and which will make it so this year :?
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-08-01

The Prohibition campaign in the
First district was opened last Mon
day, at Accomac c. H., by Mr.. VIM.
II. Bundick, district elector, in a
chaste, persuasive and eloquent
speech of about half an hour. TWAS
q first class temperance speech, that
had an attentive hearing, and was
literally praised both for the matter
it contained and its happy delivery.
His utterances, so far as they related
to temperance, were heartily ap-
proved, but not sufficiently convinc-
ing, we believe, to induce his hearers
composed mostly OF democrats, that
it was their duty in this hour of their
country's peril to desert the nominees
of their party to vote for a man for
President, who in late speech ac-
knowledged that he was the leader
of forlorn hope, without any pros
pect of winning in the presidential
contest.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-08-01
The Silver Convention.

st. Louis. July 25.-The real bust
ness of the silver convention, which
has heretofore been occupied in kill
ing time by speechmaking, was
brought to an issue at yesterday af-
ternoon's session, the final one. AT
$50 D. H., Chairman st. John raped
for order and introduced the Rev.
Mr.. Hagerty, who made the opening
prayer. At the conclusion of the IN
vocation CIV. Baker was called upon
for report from the committee ap-
pointed TO confer with Populists. He
said that the time was too short to
reach a satisfactory conclusion.
There were not more than one hun
dred men in the conference and only
two hours in which to discuss the
methods to be pursued. He read the
resolution which was adopted at the
conference, as follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this conference committee that a
union of all the forces, including the
Peoples party, silver men and free
silver Democrats, is expedient and
should be effected at once for the
purpose of achieving victory for the
advancement of free silver in Novem-
ber.n
A motion to adopt the platform
was made. Mr.. Hess, of Illinois, OBJ
jected, and wordy wrangle followed.
It ended in the adoption of the plat
form.
Mr.. Page, of Nebraska, moved that
the convention proceed to the nomi-
nation of presidential candidate. 1t
prevailed. General Warner said it
would be necessary to nominate a
candidate, rather than indolse, in
order to avoid some of the peculiar
titles of state ballot laws.
E. E. Little, of Kansas, nominated
William j. Bryan, of Nebraska.
There were number of other
speeches seconding the nomination,
and then Bryan was named by accla
nation, there being a scene of in
tense enthusiasm following the vote.
The same program was gone
through in the nomination of Sewall
for vice president. The same en-
thusiasm was manifested when the
prearranged program had been an
nounced, and then the silver conven-
ton adjourned sine die.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-08-01

No charge is so foolish and so ut
terly without foundation, as that
made by the enemies of the demo
cratic party, that Mr.. Bryan repre-
sents the anarchistic and socialistie
sentiment of the country. Republi-
cans make it, knowing it to be will
fully false, and the charge comes
with less grace even from goldbug
democrats. In the hopeless minority
in which they were at the Chicago
Convention, and are in the country
to-day, the term would be more prop
erly applied to them. Anarchy is
more likely to be the outcome OF
their broken pledges to the demo
cratic party and their rule and ruin
policy, than anything which the
representative of the great majority
of the democratic party could do
The vile calumny, smirching, as it is
intended to do, the reputation Of the
majority OF the greatest convention
ever held in the country, falls by its
own weight Nothing more is needed
in REPUTATION of the charge than the
article below from the paper pub
lished by Mr.. Bryan in regard
to the anarchists of Chicago, who
were not permitted to hold me-
mortal exercises over the graves
of their comrades who were ex-
ecuted for participating in the
Haymarket riots:
For seven years it has been their
custom to hold exercises of this char
acter in Waldheim Cemetery, where
the remains of their misguided friends
are buried; but which the directors
of the cemetery this year refused tc
permit. 1t seems harsh to prohibit q
tribute by the living to its beloved
dead, but in this case the action OF
the directors was iustifiable. These
annual gatherings have not been
those OF genuine mourning, but the
participants have used the place and
occasion to teach their doctrines and
to stir up an animosity against the
law and its officers.
Anarchy has no place in this
country, either in the busy walks OF
life or in the quiet city of the dead
Anarchy is an enemy to peace, to So
ciety, land to happiness. 1t is not TO be
tolerated in any country. Much less
has it any cause for existence OIL
liberation in this country, and its
friends and 6eyOfpeS cannot uSe the
sacredness of the grave as means
for spreading their unwholesome doe
trines and to stir up new strife
against the law that accords to even
the teachers of arson and assassina-
ton fair and impartial trial before
a jury Of their peers"