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The times., 1897-07-20

cisely the same way the Sherman" note
is subject to the suspicion of being care
fully conceived device To open the way
for European interference in certain mat
tiers of American domestic aud foreign
policy
II remains a question whether the ele
ments and influences that controlled the
clereland-oiney Administration, and equal
iy control the Hanna Administration, are
not at heart as much opposed TO Hawaiian
annexation as they areto Neutrality-suspicious.
OF Cuba or to biinetallism. In fact, it is
safe to say that they are bitterly antag-
onistic to all three Yet they can see
without much effort that universal Ameri-
can sentiment viii accomplish all these
things, and sweep out of the way any com
blnation obstructing, unless the gold and
bond syndicates, the trusts and monopolies
means of aritration treaties. or by direct
foreign interference.
Rather than permit the natural prin-
ciples and convictions of the American
people TO have sway-principles and con-
yietions that would free Cuba, build and
defend the Nicaragua Canal against the
che world, annex Hawaii, and restore
the national money OF the Constitu ton
the syndicated monetary, monopolistic and
foreign powers represented by the Hanna
Administration would rather that co.
alition OF European governments should
step in and finally stop our progress as
az Independent nation
We have had Evidences quite sufficient
and conclusive that the combination now
IN the saddle would turn the country over
TO dismount them and restore the con-
ditions Of popular prosperity that would
ensue upon a vigorous, fearless Ameri
can policy md national bimetallism From
this point of view incidents like the
Sherman note areto be carefully W atched
They are not the conceptions OF fools, W hat
ever else their authors may be considered
They seem to move in the line of double
and dark purpose. They ring with de
fianoe to Europe for immediate effect
upon elections, and they furnish Great
Britain and the Continent with excuses
TO get together and to arrange with our
present masters understandings in con-
temptation OF future American political
eventualties
They may not Indicate the purpose OF
treason, but they should be read between
the lines and criticised exactly as If they
d1d
The times., 1897-07-20
BRADLEY PARDONS DENNING.
Declare He Was q Hero, Not n
Murderer.

Frankfort, KY, July le.-Gov. BRADLEY
tonight made public statement announc.
ing why he had granted pardon to George
Denning, the negro who was convicted re-
Gently and sentenced to seven years in jail
for shooting Jody Conn, who with mob
had come to his house at midnight and
ordered him to leave. Denning was guarded
by soldiers during his trial at Franklin. The
governor says:
In day or two after the killing Den
ning's house was burned No Indictment
was ever returned against any member
Of the band. or against any one who burned
the house, and the grand jury indicted
Denning mainly upon the evidence. of self
confessed outlaws The conviction Is
easily accounted for His conviction was
procured almost entirely on the evidence
of his would-be sssassins.
This poor and friendless man. surround
ed by his wife and six children, was or
dered, without warrant Of law, TO leave
his home, after which he was fired on
and wounded. He defended himself as
every man had right to do. lie did no
more than any other man should and would
do Instead of convict s gaTb he is en-
titled not only to acquittal, bu to the ad
niration OF every citizen who loves good
government ana desires perps suation Of
free institutions.
TOO long have mobs disgraced the fair
name OF Kentucky, and, while am gov
ernor OF this Commonwealth, no man, how
ever obscure and friendless, shall be pun
ished for killing member Of a mob who
seeks to take his life or drive him from
his home"
The times., 1897-07-20
DIR. TALMAGE TO RETURN.
His Resignation From the First
Presbyterian Church Denied.

His Resignation From the First
Presbyteriau Church Denied.
The rumor circulated some time aSothat
the Rev. DR. Dewitt Talmage, pastor OF
the First Presbyterian Church, had severed
his connection with that congregation, was
given new life yesterday by the additional
statement that the Rev. DR.. Byron sunder-
land, now in charge OF the church, had
recently announced that Dr Talinaee
would not return to take charge after
his SUNNI er vacation.
An inquiry last evening among those IN
position to know failed 10 elicit the sheht-
est confirmation. And as matter uf TACT
all that could he learned on the subject
tends to show that it is withoutfoHndatioii'
Coupled with the statement that Dt. Tai
mage would not return 10 the church as
pastor was the ruinor that his pasi0Iate
had created great dissension among
the congregation. and Iefened TO the al
legged falling off in the membership as i
just cause of comp laint. AS result. 1t
is stated that the church is worse off finan.
ciauy than even before. and that for some
months before leaving Dr. Taimage did
| not receive his salary
All these matters were referred to proIni-
nent members OF the congregation. each
one OF whom denied most emphaticaiiy
that they had the slightest foundation.
So far as the salary question is concerned,
they stated that, according TO the terms
under which DR.. TaImage accepted the
pastOrate Of the church, no such claim
| could be made
Mr.. Alfred Lockhart. one Of the elders
of the church, " hen the matter was re-
ferred to. him stated most positively that
| so far as he knew there was not a par
tiele of truth IN the rumor. In addition
TO this, be said there was feeling among
the congregation that DR.. TaImage would
return to his charge after his vacation,
and. so far as dissension is concerned,
he is positive that the congregation adj
mires the doctor very much, and would
regret very greatly his severing his connec-
ton with the church
Mt Gabriel F. JohnstOne. the leader
OF the choir, was also very emphatic in
! his denial or the report Mr. johnston S
connection with the ch DIR, he said, puts
him in close touch with all the moving
! spirits OF the congregation, and he IS sure
! that If such thing was contemplated he
| would have known OF IL. He was also
| on most intimate terms with DR. Tai
| mage and visited him at his home often
| and for this reason also he feels sure
| tnat If the doctor contemplated resigning
| the pastorate OF the church he would
| be aware OF the fact.
| Mr.. Johnston was present at the last
| meeting OF the ministers, which DR.. Tai
| mage attended about a fortnight before
! he left the city, and at that session there
was not the slightest intimatiOn that ne in
tended severing his connection with the
| church.
| Several other members OF the church were
seen, but none OF them had heard it even
! rumored that DR.. Talmage intended re-
signing his position or that there was dis
| sension en.ong the congregation.
| Or. Sunderlandis out OF the cjtyaad could
not be seen, but other ministers said the
| report was surprise TO them.
The times., 1897-07-20
The Tariff scandal .

Isany person whatever has been in doubt
as To the true character of the tariff
bill, and particularly as TO the infamy Of
the sugar schedule Included in it, that
doubt must have been effectually dis
PEELED by the developments Of yesterday
For days the public has been treated to
reports from the Conference Committee,
tending TO show that the adamantine
honesty of Thomas B. Reed and the prs-
tine purity Of lis character were standing
out against the mountainous malignity Of
the Senate sugar deal; and finally on
Saturday it was assured 70 us that he
had won the tight in every essential par
ticulaT, ard that, with a, very slight
change, the Hcuse rates would prevail.
That tIis was not true the history Of
the New York stock market yesterday
is good enough evidence. II il were not
also plain, from the text of the bill as
finally reported 70 the House, that the
latter practically had surrendered to the
Ecnate-that is, TO Hanna and Haveineyer
Sugar shares closed Saturday at 1873 "a
On yesterday they jumped as high as
lz4l-2
The trust victory is disclosed in the Ian
guage of the bin Sugars above No. 10.
Dutch standard. and all sugars which have
been through any process OF refining are
taxed l.95 cents a pound. That was the
Senate rate. IL is absolutely pTohibitve
as TO the German sugars which heretofore
have been imported and sold in competi-
tion with the product Of TIE Sugar Trust
since it taxes sugars that have been re-
fined in part or in any sense equally with
the highest grade Of refined sugars. With
the ling duty provided 10 Offset
the sugar export bounty paid by the Ger
man goverrrent, the present schedule viii
give the Trust absolute control of the
American market.
At this moment it is not worth while
10 pass in review all the other iniquties
OF the most gigantic and pestiientisls scheme
Vi phi5bN AAAe-Ai lDJDClA Shtl prAi O ScS
In the annals of the ma ton. Compared with
1t the CIedit AlobIier scandal was a record
Of pious legislative self-denial and humble
honesty. BY the side Of it the de Golyer
episode was virtue, and the record Of the
Tweed ring in New York one of upright and
holy devotion TO putty and economy.
what excuse the authors, managers anl
generally the perpetrators of this nstional
outrage can find 10 give 10 their con
sciences or their constituents is something
past conception. Eitherit must lie followed
by a wave Of fpopularcondemnation tha VIII
drive them all into the sea OF political
and moral opprobium and outlawry, OF
it win mark the beginning of the end of
government for the benefit OF the people in
the United States.
The times., 1897-07-20
If Gold We're Plenty.

If it should prove TO be true that
not only the klondike, but ali the rivers
OF Alaska, are literally furnished with
oeds of gold, 1t may be taken for granted
that important economic results VIII fol-
low II Il noticeable that American gold
mononetarists affect to think that evi-
dences of an increasing supply of gold
Will render England less willing than ever
TO make concessions in the direction of
sill yer reconciliation. This is arrant
nonsense The fact is that gold will
cease TO be worshiped as the only Simon
pure god OF standards whenever it threat
ems to. become plenty. enough TO main
tain the equity OF deferred payments be-
tween debtor and creditor
We do not dare hope that the supply
of the one metal ever will be sufficient
for that, but If by any possibility it
should become SO, then there would be
an immediate revolution of sentiment.
The money dealers of the world would
desert their fallen idol in a body and
claInor for its decentralization, Just as once
before they We're Oh the point OF doing
when the production of the Californian
and Australian gold fields was at it's
highest.
What the people want, and always have
wanted, is a Volume of money OF ulti-
mate payment ample enough to keep the
exchange value of ali commodities at
level sufficiently high to insure their profit
able production, and TO render Investment
in enterprises OF development, in commerce
and industry, more desirable and productive
than Investments in money. If we had
a supply of gold huge enough to accom-
plish that the problem would be solved
as far as the people were concerned; but,
then, the creditor class at once would be
come dissa tisf!ed and do everything in
their power to have some other scarcer
and dearer standard adopted-some thing
that they could control and corner, as
now they have gold.
The times., 1897-07-20
THE SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Union Pacific Railroad Matter Oc-
cupies the Omen Session.

Union I'acfffc Railroad Matter Oc-
cupies the Open Session.
After the introduction of bill by
Senator Chandler to include the French
spoliation claims in the category of those
to be considered at the next session, the
Senate yesterday went into executive
session.
After the executive session the report
OF the cunferees on the deficiency bill,
they having agreed upon the items re-
lating to the District, which were passed
over, was read
The item OF $4,000 for library for the
Government Printing Office remains in the
bill, together with $4,000 for the new
engine house for that institution
The item OF $3,400 for the Washington
Gas Light Company for alleged extra
lighting was stricken from the bill.
Mr.. Morgan having the floor on the
Union Pacific Railroad resolution, con-
cluded his remarks. He said that
the facts already presented in the
case and especially with reference to
the agreement as to the sale, which he
produced for the first time In the Senate
on Saturday. We're sufficient for the coun-
try to determine the issue upon. Mr.. Nor
gan had no fear OF the peoples judgment,
at least on the showing made for the
suspension of the proceedings for the sale
OF the road under the extraordinary agree
rnent referred to. He thought it time there
should be Vote on the Harris resolution
Mr.. Thurston said that the alleged friends
of the resolution had flibustered against
it for week. There might have been
a vote long ago, except for the long spun
out arguments Before vote was taken
he desired to have a full and free discus
sion. He desired to speak, and SO did
a great many others
Mr.. Stewart said that the resolution
before the Senate was not broad enough
He did not think the present resolution
would lead 10 any practical result. He
resented the dragging of the matter in
politics every year If Mr.. Cleveland
had not acted wisely, Congress could
take up the matter and pass "a bill To
settle the whole question finally.
When Mr. Stewart had concluded his
speech. Mr.. ThurSton suggested the alb
sence OF quoruIn, and the roll was called
A quorum appeared
Mr Thurston addressed the Senate at
the outset, speaking OF those In favor of
| the Harris resolution as filibUsters The
passage OF the resolution meant the loss
OF many millions of dollars Mr. Thnrston
said that the resolution emanated from
first mortgage bondholders, who are en-
deavoring in this way to have their bonds
| paid without ia king any chances on pay
ing any part of the expenses involved in
the reorganization plan"
The times., 1897-07-20
TOO MUCH MoTHER.IN-LAyv.
The Novel Reason Given for Par
doping Prisoner.

Frankfort, KY, July 19.-Gov. Bradley
this evening issued a pardon to Jake
Marks, Of Louisville, sent up for one year
for grand larceny. Prominent citizens OF
Louisville made affidavit that Marks was
O victim of his mother-in-Iaw, who had
been instrumental in trumping up the
charges and securing his conviction, in
order that her daughter might secure q
divorce on the ground that Marks was q
convict In the penitentiary, which of itself
is legal grounds for divorce in this State.
Governor Bradley writes the following
Endorsement on the paper In the case:
This man has an unimpeachable char
acter, until charged in this case. 1t is a
bad case Of mother-in-law. The lady bear
ing that relation to him was the chief
witness against him, and since his con-
viction has induced his wife to sue him
for divorce on the ground of confinement
in the penitentiary. An examination leads
me to seriously doubt his guilt. More
plainly speaking, my opinion is that he is
innocent Pardon granted"
The times., 1897-07-20
TIRED OF THE LAWS DELAY.
DR.. W. L. Ryder Lynched by G
Georgia Mob.


Columbus. Ga, July 19-wavehy Hall
little town score of miles north OF
here, was the rendezvous of a mob tonight
that met the sheriff's party which had
charge of DR.. ". L. Ryder. the murderer of
Miss Sallie Emma wens.
Ryder was taken from the officers Just
As they were boarding the train, and
struggling and fighting his captors, he was
hurried away in the darkness. A posse was
instantly organized to pursue the mob,
but they returned after a fruitless chase
Ryder was taken back to Talhotton,
where the crime was committed and
swung TO limb.
The immediate cause OF this outbrea L
was the delay of the Law. The second trial
OF the murderer was called at TaIbotton
this morning, and on account OF the Ill
ness of the counsel the case was con
tinucd The people were In no mood to
accept this delay, however.
DR.. Ryder's crime was committed at
Talbotton, Talbot county, on April 15,
1896. and was the story of insane love.
On the night OF that day he shot Miss
Owens, who was visiting the family Of
J. H Mccoy. Miss Owens was seated
on a sofa in the parlor. conversing pleas
antly with Captain Persons, prominent
young man OF the town, when DR.. Ryder
appeared in the doorway, carrying a
double -barreIed shotgun in his hand.
without speaking word and without a
moments hesitation Ryder raised the
gun and deliberately fired at Miss owen.
The young lady fell to the floor. expiring
almost Immediately.
Later Ryder was captured in a pond,
almost up to his neck in W aIer, half a mile
from the scene of the tragedy, where he
had made desperate attempts to end his
own life by making gashes in his throat
and drowning.
The times., 1897-07-20

How much does hot weather cost the
average man? This question cones TO
mind after calm and dispassionate pc
rusal OF the daily papers. There is the
extra laundry bill incurred in the en-
deavOr TO look like a gentleman under
conditions which wilt collars and bathe
the entire person In dust. There is the
cost of ice cream and soda water and mint
juleps and hwei lager, and it is fact
TO be remarked in passing that he
collar of the beer shows no disposition
There Is the extra car fare, and the trip
down river, and the crash suit There
is the DOCTORS bill, which is the natural
sequence of too much watermelon, And
more than all this, there is the effect
on the temper.
How many lawsuits date from some
snappish and iIl-considered remark made
under the provocation Of the thermometer?
How many lawyers and witnesses get
fined for contempt of court because the
judge is mad, and they are mad, and
both sides are iDconsiderate? How many
Customers are driven away by the listiess-
ness OF the clerks, who are half asleep
and all cross? All these are serious ques-
tons, at which statisticians cannot get,
and the ouiy good use OF rejecting on
them is that 1T teaches one to make al
lowances When we are insulted in hot
weather, let US swear at the weather In
stead OF swearing back
The times., 1897-07-20
GUNBOAT'S NARROW ESCAPE.
The CubaDs Had Mine Prepa red
for Its Destruction.

Havana, via Key West. july 19.-The
Spanish gunboat Maria Christina, under
command of Lieut. Crogner, tried to re-
connoiter the River Banes, In the province
of Santiago de Cuba, knowing that sew
eral camps were on its borders. The gun
boat had not assembled the river half a
mile before a sharp fire was opened upon
it by the Cubans from both sides II The
river.
The gunboat answered the fire, but
Lient Crogner fearing torpedoes might
have been planted, stopped his boat and
this order saved him and his men. A
few moments later a terrible dynamite
explosion occurred, but did only slight
damage to the boat, which was at a
distance from the dynamite. Several Span
ish sailors were wounded and two killed
The gunboat then returned to the sea
under fire from the Cubans.
The times., 1897-07-20

The Sunday mass meeting of the Ladies'
National Relief Association in aid of the
Red Cross in Cuba brings to mind the fact
that W hile the Congress and the Executive
are getting ready to fit for summer ease
and pleasure without doing thing to
modify the horrors that cry to humanity
and Godin Cuba, the women OF the National
Capital are true to their colors and to the
cause of mercy. A callous Administration
at least might condescend to help them to
get medicines and hospital supplies to the
island sufferers.
The times., 1897-07-20
NEWS OF TIE WHITE HOUSE.
Many Callers Yesterday, but Few
See the President.

Many Callers Yesterday. but Few
See the President.
Rain yesterday morning did not prevent
visitors who had axes to grind from going
to the White House. but they had but little
opportunity to work the srindstone.
President Mckinley devoted a small por-
ion of the rcorning TO persons seeking
positions, but the greater portion of IL
to huainess of routine character He is
anxious TO have all the ordinary mat
ters cleared aw ay when Congress adJourns,
to the tariff and other bills he will be
ready TO take vacation at Lake cham
plain
Gen. Woodfoid III a de a farewell visit to
the President during the morning. Unless
sent for. he willnot see the President again
before going to Spain. Gen. Woodford
told Times representative that he Will
sail July 2S for England on the Paris, and
he will require all the Intervening time to
PACK up and arrange the details for his
protracted Stay abroad. He declined To
discuss his instructions as minister TO
Spain by saying stat the newspapers al
ready seemed Ito %haye published them,
and nothing fuEther. could be raid by him
Gen. WoodfoTd went to New York yester-
day afternoons
Sehator Platt and Congressman Alex
ander had talk with the President con'
cernipg some conspiships that they want
for their New York constituents, and
then went to the Capitol
Prof WiIl.sL l.. Moore, chief of the Weather
Bureau, was also caller. He denied To
Times man that he apologized TO the
President for the peculiar weather he
had supplied the country with during the
present year. 1t was noticed, however,
that as soon as he left the President the
rain stopped falling and the sun came
out beautifully.
After Senator Penrose had chat with
the President he Informed Times vepre-
sentative that he believed the nomination
of Terence V Powderly TO be commits
sioner general OF immigration would be
confirmed without much opposition.
He SAID the Senate would act on it too
soon TO give labor organizations much op
portunity to file protests. He thought 1t
rot Improbable that the Senate would act
today on PowdeIIy's nomination.
Ex- Senator Joe Blackburn made a visit
to the Pre- sident. and the unusual incident
created some comment. The ex- Senator ex
planned that his call was purely social
one. When he and Mr.. Mckinley Were
together in the House they became good
friends, although opponents in politics.
Mr.. Mckinley sent word to the news
paper correspondents that the currency
| message would not be sent to Congress to-
day, but did not say when the message
would be sent in.
w Ii Edens, who was a strong candidate
for the office of Commissioner General OF
Immigration, saw Mr.. Mckinley during
| the morning, and 1t is understood that
wnen he left the White House it was
with the assurance that he would be pro
vided for. and, perhaps, receive the com
missioner generaship If Mr. Pow derly
should not be confirmed
The times., 1897-07-20
SPREAD OF THE CoSTAG1oN.
Fever for Quick Wealth Over the
Entire Pacific.

San Francisco, July 10. Despite the
warnings OF the returned YUkon miners
the gold hunting fever or the people in
tine Pacific states is on the inCTe5re- The
entire coast has gone gold mad. '-hs peu-
pie are conyinced that there 1 S plenty Of
gold in the Klondike fields and a. many
as are able 70 are going to make Try
for 1T.
All day long a great procession of men
and some women file In and out Uf the
steamship office seeking particulars about
transport alton and rates II is estimated
that 5000 persons Will start from San
Francisco toward ALASKA about August
l, and many more VIII embark from the
ports of Puget Sound.
Among those who rave already LETT for
Alaska is Joaquin Miller, the poet. His
purpose is not known. Perhaps he is
IuIed ty the promise of fortune. but the
TI.ost probable explanation is that he goes
to get material for an epic.
The returned miners aver that but few
OF the departing prospectors viii reach
the gold fields this year. The means OF
transportation are so crude and slow
that all who have expressed a desire 20
go cannot be accommodated, and that
many OF them viii be stranded in juneau
and other points Even should they get
there, the supply of food which can be
transported before navigation closes viii
be totally inadequate to their wants and
famine would surely result
4 pathetic story Of hsIdships endured by
many miners and the devotion of part
ner was told by one of the returning men
at the Commercial Hotel. He said two of
his friends, both young men, started from
Circle City to prospect. They had Tad luck
and Were returning with sledge when one
fell sick and died His companion packed
the body of his partner on a slCdge and
hauled it more than 500 miles in order
to give it Christian burial.