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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-27
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED.

Tue Democratic rarty Of North C@"-
olina in convention assembled III ltal'
eigh, \. c., on this day, May 2ith, lS9S.
do hereby approve, indorse and muiy
the last Democrat National and State
platform, and pledge our earnest support
to the principles therein expressed
We denounce the Republican parry for
the passage of the Dingley tariff blll,
which has increased the burdens of tax
alton upon our consumers and given the
trusts and monOpolists greater power t.
rob the people
Believing that under our present meth
ods Of Federal taxation that more than
three-quarters of our national revenues
are paid by people owning less than one
quarter of the property of the country
we protest against such inequality and
Injustice, and in order to remedy, to
some extent this great wrong, we favor
an income tax, and favor all constitu-
tional methods to sustain it.
We dcnounce the Republican party for
its defeat of the Teller resolutions de-
clarng our national bonds payable in sill
YER ms well as gold, and denOunce it for
its determined purpose of more thorough
lv fastening the single gold standard
upon our people. and for it's avowed hos
tility to the free and unlimited coinage
of silver. as well rs gold, at the ratio
of rs to / into full legal tender money.
We denounce the Republican party for
it's determination to issue bonds at this
time. and we denOunce the Republican
war tax bill which lately passed the
House Of Representatives as unjust, un-
equal in its burdens. unnecessary and
vexatious. and we demand that the sill
yer scignorage he coined: that an in
come tax be levied, and that the
Secretary of the Treasury be author
lied to issue the necessary amount OF
full legal tender greenbackS. or United
States Treasury notes in order to meet
the expenses of the war with Spain and
to supply the revenue deficit under the
DiRgey bill.
While we dcplore the war with Spain
we pledge our earnest support to tho
Government in all honorable ways to
effect n speedy and successful c0nclu-
sion of hostilities.
We favor union Of the silve?
forces of the country in the Congression-
al elections. and cordially invite an
voters. without regard to past political
affiliations. to unite with us in support
ing our candidates for Congress who fa-
vor the free coinage of silver, thus Civ
ing practical force and effect to the re-
commendation of our Democratic Ma
tionaI chairman. Hon. James X. Jones,
and TO the Congressional committee.
That we admire and commend with
ont stint the great and gallant fight
made by Hon William J. Bryan in the
last National campaign for the success
Of our party and the principles of our
platform:
We denounce the scandal eXtrava-
eonce. incompetency and corruption Of
the present RcpubicamState administra-
tion.
we denouncc all enaetments Of the
last two Legislatures by which cities
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CONVENTION NOTES.

Ninety-fve per cent of those who have
gone to Cuba to fight to preserve the
honor and liberties of their country are
Democrats. Clement Manly
The salvation OF North Carolina
must come from the white people. R
b. Glenn
1T is important-a necesSity-thnt the
Democratic party return to power in
North Carolina. C. NJ. Cook.
Ignorance and selfshness cannot rule
wisely or well."-B r. Grady.
"Ir the prodgal son returns, / am
willing TO Kill the fatted calf. put
ring on his finger and new garment
on him. hut | want him to arise first
and return to his father. | will never
consent TO feed with him on the husks
of the swine e"-Covington.
"Thc sentiment of the people of North
Carolina is for silver and Bryan-there
has been no change in sentiment The
people who followed Bryan in 1896 are
ready and willing to follow him again.
DR.. Is. +. Dixon.
"They are coming, brother Abraham.
from the mountains to the sea and broth
or Kitchin | welcome you. Lee S.
Oyerman.
IF we go forth as we did in 1876. with
enthusiasm kindled by our dead heroes,
we will be successful Gov. Thos. J.
Jarvis.
Il ann ready to do anything | can to
rsccue the State from the domination of
the black race. Thomas W. Mason.
1T is our duty to onvince our Populist
friends that they can gain nothing by
wallowing in the middle of the road and
drinking swill out of whichever trough
their bills fall into first. Capt. W. H.
Kitchin.
Il hope to see the day when our
women can walk the highway, with
their virtue protected by the law."-E. c.
Beddinglield.
"If YOU want anything just name it,"
said n voice as Captain Kitchin was
speaking.
Il prefer ten thousand times and ten
thousand times over the old carpet-bag
scalawag Republican government of 30
years ago, than the present Popuist
negro government in Eastern North Car
olina. Captain Kitchin
Il hope TO see North Carolina have
governor who can forget his petty spite
and represent his race.'-E G. Bedding
field.
From half past twelve o'clock until
nine o'clock last night the convention
waited for the report of the platform
Continued on Second Page)
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tended as a rebuke to any one, it was
ont of order for it was Democracy to
allow every man to have the freedom
of his own individual views without
questioning his motives.
Mr.. h. t. Aycock stated that he liked
Greensboro. he had been there many
times, but he had never seen great
amount of victuals there.
Judge Bynum desired to state that the
Guilford county delegation meant no re-
Election on Raleigh, Wake county or any
other place.
Continuing he stated that in making the
motion to call the next convention at
Greensboro he did not intend the slight
est reflection on the good people of RAJ
eigh.
After some further debate a motion
was made to adjourn until s o'clock, and
the motion prevailed.
NIGHT SESSION.
The convention reconvened at S;3C
o'clock and Chairman Cooke stated that
the first question before the convention
was the question on the motion that was
preceding when the convention took 4
recess.
Mr. f. H. Busbee announced chat
while he concurred in much that
had been said about the hotel accommo-
dations and the rain that had disturbed
the deliberations Of the convention, he
hardly thought that the convention haC
the right to take this question out oil
the hands of the State Democratic eXecu
tie committee. He knew that any re
flection on Democracy of Wake had nC
place in Il Democratic convention. None
were ever more loyal and none fough
harder for Democratic success than the
Democrats of Wake county.
Mr.. Pen Wood, of Randolph, declared
that reflections upon the capital city oi
North Carolina, it's Democracy or its no
tells was uncalled for and unjust and un
wise He moved to lay the whole matter
on the table, but afterwards on the re
quest Of Judge Bynum, of Greensboro
he withdrew the motion and on Judge
Bynum's motion the matter was referred
TO the State Democratic executive com
mittee.
While the convention was waiting fo1
the platform committee, Mr.. Il. w. POI
was called for. He declined to make ;
speech, but suggested that mas
much as Hon. Chas. Il. Aycocl
had been compelled by reason of i'll
ness to return to his home in Goldsboro
he suggested that the convention send it
greeting and sympathies to him at hi
home in Goldsboro II was suggested
that the name of Hon. G. Il. Watson b
added and the motion was passed
Buxton. Spruill, Mason, Wood, Skin
ns.r, Raily, Douglass and others wer
persistently called for but there seemed +
be at this hour no inclination to speak
Mr. ID. A. Coyington was finally Ill
duced to arise. ''Sit down." said a voice
Il shant do it, said Mr.. Covington
I'VE have been sitting here too lon
now.
AT II minutes after 8 o'clock the com
mittee on platform came into the hal
and made its report.
The report was submitted by Hon. 1
J. Jarvis. He first read the platform
adopted by the committee as follows:
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Democracy determined to win, that will
win. Let us gather our forces together" :"
lie named as temporary chairman Col
onel Julian S. Carr of Durham, who, rs
he approached the stand, was met with
a storm of applause.
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"If the pr0digal son returns. / am
willing TO Kill the fatted calf, put
ring on his finger and new garment
on him. hut | want him to arise first
and return to his father. | will never
consent TO feed with him on the husks
of the swine. -Covington.
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ut is important-a necesSity-that the
Democratic party return to power in
North Carolina. C. Nj. Cook.
The herald., 1898-08-29
A MOSCOW MONUMENT
Unveiled to the Late Gear, "The De
liverer''

liverer"
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 2S-Today,
upon the occasion of the unwilling at Mos
cow of a monument to Gar Alexander II,
grandfather of the present car, Emperor
Nicholas issued an ukase referring to the
event and eulogizing the deeds of the de-
ceased. notably the liberation of the peas
ants from bondage, which earned him the
name Of "the Deliverer" In the mouth of a
grateful people. The ukase concludes:
wishing to seal more firmly the memory
Of &his historical deed. we have resolved to
make hereditary the wearing and possession
Of the medals he conferred upon his CO.
operators as a sign Of his gracious acknowl-
edgment Of their labors."
The car sent to M. Constantine Pobiedo-
nostoff, procurator general of the holy sy-
nod, the decoration Of tho Order of St. An
drew, together with an imperial rescript
reminding him that he, OF all the close CO.
operators with the deceased monarch, alone
remains in possession of the chief office of
the administrative department then In
trusted to him.
Emperor Nicholas unveiled the monument
this afternoon in the presence of the car
ina, the queen Of the Hellenes, the cabinet
ministers, the German and Austrian am
bassadors, populations from all the land
and naval forces of Russia and the Austrian
Uhlan regiment.
The herald., 1898-08-29

Russia Preparing to Yield All That
England Demands

Russia Preparing to Yield All That
England Demands
LONDON, Aug. 29.-The Daily Mails Pc
king correspondent says:
M. Pavloff, the Russian charge daffaires
in China, who has been appointed Russian
minister to Corea, will be succeeded BY M.
De Giers, who Is at present accredited to
Brazil. M. Pavloff's removal is generally
attributed to Great Britain's sudden change
of policy, the object of which was to i'm
press Russia with the ACCESSIBILITY Of recog-
nzing our paramountcy in the Yang Use
Kiang valley.
The Russian government has been quite
In accord with Great Britain's desire to
limit the matters Of sphere Of influence, but
when on last Thursday 1t was asked per-
manently to respect the integrity Of this
sphere, 1t declined to give any guarantee.
A prompt demonstration on the part of the
British fleet in the Gulf of Pechli was a
ready answer to this equivocation.
Now that Lord Salisbury has given plain
indication of his plan of action, 1t is not i'm
probable that Russia will execute a mas
terly retreat from her present position.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Shang-
hal says 1t Is reported there that the Rus
slams at New Chwang are trying to compe
native owners Of land there to sell their
holdings at absurdly low prices, and that
in consequence of this, the Chinese are on
the verge Of an anti-Russian outbreak The
local mandarins are, so to speak, between
the crossfres Of the Russians and natives
and are helpless.
The herald., 1898-08-29
M'KINLEY'S SUNDAY
A Day of Rest Spent Among His Old
h. Friends

A Day of Rest Spent Among His Old
b.. Friends
SOMERSET, Pa, Aug. 28.-Pres.den,
Mckinley came to Somerset to pass rest
full day and he has certainly accomplished
that purpose.
1t was the mcst delightful season here.
The president rose early and passed an
hour walking about town with his brother
Abner. Here and there he met an old
acquaintance and stopped for a short
talk.
The presidents determination to attend
the morning services at the Methodist
church became known early, and by the
usual time for opening the services every
seat except those reserved for the president
and his party was occupied.
The altar was tas.efully decorated with
white chrysanthemums and vari-colored
lilies.
Mrs. Abner Mckinley and her daughter
Mabel drove to the church in their car
riage and Abner Mckinley and his distin.
guished brother walked.
The presidents wife did not attend
A drive in the country followed the serv.
ices the president and Mrs Mckinley be-
ing accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Abne,
Mckinley.
The president is greatly pleased with his
visit here and regrets that 1t cannot be ex-
tended, but arrangements having been
made for his visit to the militarvcamp al
Montauk Point on Saturday necessita:es
his leaving here tomorrow.
The herald., 1898-08-29
DlGGfRS FROM DAWSON
HETURN WITH THEIR POCKETS
FULL OF DUST
NEW STRIKES ARE REPORTED
Unless Many Men Leave the Region
There Will Be Starvation When
Winter Comes
Associated Press Special wire

SEATTLE, Wash, August 2S.-Ine
steamer Farallon arrived tonight, bringing
seventeen passengers direct from law
lson, some of them having left the interior
as late as August IA.
| Howard Hamilton, who has spent the
following years im the Yukon country
brings out about $4,000 in gold dust. Mr..
Hamilton states 1t will be absolutely
necessary for a large number Of people TO
leave Dawson before the winter sets in or
there will be considerable suffering, as 1t
will be impossible to bring a sufficient
quantity of supplies up the river to feed so
large number as now at Dawson. many
| of whom are short of provisions. IN
speaking of the rush to Forty-Mile Creek.
Mr.. Hamilton says a large number have
left Dawson for that place. and many more
will probably follow. While there are no
rich diggings in the Forty-Mile, as COM
pared with the Klondtke, yet there are
plenty of SIS to $40 diggings which cam be
worked at profit as soon as provisions
can be gotten on the ground. The same
can be said of American river, and hun
dreds of men are rushing to the new town
of Eagle, at the mouth of that stream.
Just before the Farallon left Skaguay
several parties returned from Pine Creek
and report that the strike Is showing UP
las wen as at first reported, and many who
are skeptical were now convinced of its
richness. The rush still continues, and
packers are charging exhorbitant prices
for transporting supplies.
The steamer South Portland arrived here
today, twelve days from st. Michael with
125 passengers. OF these only forty-five
had gold dust. J. A. Walsh of Redlands,
CAL, had the largest sack, which con-
tanned about $4,000. E. ]. Linden and
Bert Floyd. both Of San Francisco, had
about $4,000 each. The total amount Of
dust on the steamer Is estimated at $3.50 900
by the purser.
Major ]. A. Walsh, formerly commits
sioner OF the Yukon, arrived here this
morning from Skaguay on his way to Of
tawa.
Major ]. A. Walsh, ex-commissioner Of
the Yukon district who arriver here from
Dawson today en- route for Ottawa, Cana
da, TO make his official report, estimates
the seasons gold output at $11, 900 900, while
the cleanup for next year will undoubtedly
aggregate $40 1000, 900. He predicts that fur
Their developments in the Yukon will go be-
yond the expectations of everybody Con-
corning the situation at Dawson, Major
Walsh said:
1.-The district In the vicinity of Dawson
Is overpopulated by about 10000 people, and
they must either move out and prospect
new territory or leave the district"
The herald., 1898-08-29
Porto Rico Colony Schemes

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug 2S.-Barnett
Prusans plan to form Jewish colony for
Porto Rico has been taken up by several
families in other cities. Mr.. Prusan Is
daily in receipt Of letters Of inquiry re-
garding the scheme from every portion Of
the United States and many have signified
a determination to go in. Assistant Sec.
rotary of the Interior Webster Davis has
been written to by the projectors for in
formation as to the character of the cfi-
mate and soil of the island. Should the
land be thrown open to settlement, Mr..
Prusan estimates that at least 500 fam.
lies will at once embark for Porto Rico.
The herald., 1898-08-29
MORE SICK SOLDIERS
BROUGHT TO THE HOSPITALS AT
NEW YORK
MANY TOO WEAK TO WALK
Rapid Running on an Alabama Road
Causes a Wreck-Volunteers
Killed or Injured

Associated Press Special Wire
NEW YORK, August 2S.-The transport
San Marcos, which sailed from Key West
on August 20, arrived this morning with
two batteries Of the First United States ar
tillery, two companies Of the Third Texas
volunteers and the general hospital corps
of engineers. The total number of men
aboard was $40, of which Is are officers.
Sixty of the worst cases were removed
from the San Marcos this afternoon.
Nearly all the men are conwalescents
from the general army hospitals at Key
West and Tampa. Ten were sent to the
New York hospital, one to Governor s
Island and the remainder to Fort Hami-
tom and Fort Wadsworth. Very few Of
the men were able to walk. The scene at
the landing was pathetic in the extreme.
The men could not be transferred on
stretchers, and, clad in pajamas, their
emaciated forms were carried down the
plank.
Private Stephen Easton, Troop X, First
Volunteer cavalry, was the only man
landed at Governors Island, as the field
hospital on the island Is crowded. He is
suffering from melancholia, having lost
his voice and hearing as the result Of a
fever contracted while serving before San
tiago. During the trip to this city his at
tempts to end his life became 80 frequent
and determined that 1t was necessary to
have a guard watch him night and day.
Easton enlisted In the Rough Riders from
New Mexico. He Is of Mexican descent.
| The men are delighted over the fact that
they have arrived in New York They
complain, however, that they have not re-
ceived their pay for two months. There
are number OF men ON board who are
suffering with wounds, but the majority of
them are recovering from malaria.
| The men also complain some Of a lack
of suitable accommodations while on the
ship. In the main, however, the trip
from Key West was without incident.
More Men Mangled
| BIRMINGHAM. Ala, August 2S.-Two
enlisted mem Of the Sixty-ninth New York
volunteers were instantly killed, one IA
tally and four seriously injured in wreck
which occurred on the Louisville and
Nashville near here tonight.
| The Dead
PETER FARLEY, Company G, New
York City.
FRANK GLENNON, quartermaster SER
geant, Company G, nephew of Colonel
Duffy.
| Fatally injured:
| ]. J. MANNING, Company e.
Seriously hurt:
THOMAS SKELLIE. Company e.
HARRY DONOHUE, Company q,
JAMES MEADE, Company e.
| SMITH DORIAN Noun1apv =
The train was carrying the sixth-ninth
to new camp at Huntsville. 1t left Fer
ma mdina. Fla, at o'clock yesterday after
noon three or four hours after the time set
DOR it, departure.
The herald., 1898-08-29
SEVENTH RECT SICK
FIVE VICTIMS OF MEASLES
SWELL THE LIST
Order Issued for the Spending of Sixty
Cents Day to Purchase
Delicacies

Special to The Herald.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 2s.-Private
H. Rodinbaugh, Company H, Seventh Cali
fornia, died Of typhoid fever in the division
hospital at the Preside today. Five more
patients were taken today from the Sew
enth regimental hospital to the division
hospital. The cases were diagnosed as
measles by the surgeons of the Seventh,
but there is reason to fear that all will de-
velop into typhoid. The sufferers are:
PRIVATE BENZ. RANSOM, Company I.
PRIVATE F. M. WELLINGTON, Com
pany C.
PRIVATE c. ROHRERA. Company M.
PRIVATE EDWIN MERCER, Com
pany M.
PRIVATE G. A. LAW Company A.
There was total Of 3O5 cases from all
regiments in the division hospital today.
General Miller has issued an order allow
ing per diem of 60 cents to all hospital
patients to be used to buy desired luxuries.
The herald., 1898-08-29
INDEX
TO TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

: Sick list of the Seventh regiment
+ swelled by five sufferers from measles.
Half thousand sick soldiers from
. Florida camps landed at New York:
. soldiers killed in Georgia wreck.
: Havana editors comment on Cuban
. conditions; the question pressing for
. immediate solution is that Of the food
: supply.
. Senior Sagasta talks concerning war
! matters, emphasizing the fact that
. peace has not been signed and peace
negotiations may fall.
Steamers from Dawson bring back
, miners who have struck moderate
. riches; starvation predicted when win
. ter comes.
Secretary Alger explains why he does
. not ask for an investigation OF the adj
, ministration of his department; war
. department officials busy seeking
. grounds on which to base the court
. martial of Major Gen. Miles.
Gar Nicholas of Russia comes to the
. front with a formal request for an In
. ternational conference looking to re-
. lief from the intolerable burden of
. armament poutrance"; with Russia
. taking the lead, other nations of Eu-
. rope are expected to follow.
4 + 4 r. + + f + r + + + + + r + r +
The herald., 1898-08-29
GOV. MATHEWS DEAD
His Last Word an Expression Of Belief
In Jesus


INGALE, Ind, Aug. 2S.-At o'clock this
morning, at the quiet Meharry Homestead,
where he was taken Immediately after his
sudden affliction, Ex-Governor Claude Mat
thews passed away peacefully, surrounded
BY his wife and all the other members Of his
immediate family
There was prayer service, accompanied
by the singing of hymns, at the bedside of
the dying ex-governor.
Mrs. Matthews was very much affected
and stated that she would give anything in
the world If her husband would manifest
by a single word his faith in Jesus.
At o'clock the minister. In the course
of services, asked the dying man II he be-
lieved In Jesus.
The answer. as plainly as any one could
articulate 1t was" Yes"
The three physicians regarded this as
miraculous. as all agreed that the particu-
lar portion of the brain affected by paralysis
was that governing the speech, and that
the ex-governor would probably have never
talked had he lived.
Ii was the only word he spoke after he
was stricken.
He Immediately lapsed into a profound
coma, from which he did not recover before
he passed away at $50 o'clock.
The herald., 1898-08-29
IDAHO FUsIoNIsTs
Democrats and Silver Republicans
Reach an Agreement


Reach an Agreement
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 2S.-After the Silver
Republicans and Democrats yesterday
concluded to fuse leaving the Populists
out because the latter failed to harmon
iZe the two factions, 1t took a long time
to apportion the offices. The combination
ticket nominated is as follows:
For justice of the supreme court-Isaac
N. Sullivan, Silver Republican.
For governor-Frank Steuneberg, Demo-
crat.
For congressman-Edgar Wilson, Silver
Republican.
For attorney generals. H. Hayes, Dem
ocrat.
For secretary of state-Mark Partrie,
Silver Republican.
For auditor-Bartlett Sinclair, Silver
Republican.
For lieutenant governor-Joseph H.
Hutchinson, Silver Republican.
For superintendent of public instruc-
t.on-Miss Permeal French. Democrat.
For treasurer-Lucius c. Rice, Demo-
crat.
For mine inspector-Jay A. Cziezck,
Democrat.
Nothing has developed respecting the
program of the Populists.
The herald., 1898-08-29
A Parade and Review

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. 2s.-Wed-
nesday of this week has been definitely an
nounced for the parade and review of the
Seventh army corps. Forty female nurses
are now in the division hospitals and are
doing excellent work. The national COM
mission. charged with the special duty of
looking into the sanitary conditions of the
camps, typhoid fever, etc., will begin their
work tomorrow.
The herald., 1898-08-29
Kansas Insurance.

TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. Sd. R. Hite,
representing the Connecticut Fire Insur-
ance company, has notified Webb McNall,
state superintendent OF insurance, that
dispositions will be taken In Chicago and
Milwaukee next week In the Injunction
case brought by this insurance company
against McNall. McNall, it is stated. ex-
poets to go to both cities as his own at
torney and will cross-examine the wit
nesses.