TLANS HT THPUMSTS l‘hey May Join the Democrats Under Certain Conditions. FREE SILVER IS THE ISSUE. A Sensational Rumor From Indianapolis. Miller’s Interview and Quay’s Pro- posed Visit to McKinley—New Mampshire's Democrats. CHICAGO, May 21. —A special from In- dianapolis says: The Populists of Indiana make the an- nouncement that within the last ten days on understanding has been reached Where- by the Populists of every state in the Union are to accept the platform and can- didate of the Chicago convention in case both are fer free silver. Leading Populists, who do not care to have their names used at this time, say it is altogether likely that their party will be a thing of the past by Aug. 1 In accordance with the negotiations which began several months ago the Pop- ulist national convention and the conven- tion of the national silver party have been called to meet in St. Louis on the same day, July 22, two weeks after the meeting of the Democratic national convention in Chicago. The leading Democratic advocates of free silver throughout the country have been quietly informed that if the Chicago convention adopts a free silver plank and nominates a candidate who will pledge himself to sign a free coinage bill. if one comes to him from congress, the action of the convention will be indorsed by the two St. Louis conventions and the obituary of the Populist party and the national free silver party written. ' The Populist leaders here are in receipt of a circular letter from the silver party, which says in part: “If by any chance real Democracy should triumph at Chicago and a candidate he named whose record justifies the confi- dence of the believers in monetary reform, that candidate will be taken at St. Louis Without any quibbling. ” Emissaries “Vest and South. In order that the Populist party might be in better condition to be received into the Democratic free silver fold representa- tives of the party have been traveling thrOugh the west and south for six weeks, insisting that the state conventions be postponed until after the Democratic na- tional convention and the convention in July shall have been held and asking, too, that the Populists make up their minds to abandon all the “isms” that have stamped. the party and stand for the free coinage of silver as the pro-eminent issue. It is announced that in all directions the plans suggested are being carried out. In many states there have been confer< ences between the leading free silver Dem~ ocrats, representatives of the national sil- ver party and the Populists. It leaked out here that last Saturday afternoon there was a meeting Of representatives of Indi- ana free silver Democrats, Populists and national silver party men. The represent- atives of the Populists announced in the meeting that the state convention had been postponed until August in order that the party might have the action of the Chicago convention before it before pro- ceeding to arrange for the campaign. The word of the Populist leaders was pledged that the Populists will abandon their organization in the state if the Dem- ocratic convention declares for free silver and sends to Chicago a solid delegation for free silver. The Miller and Quay Sensations. NEW YORK, May 21.—The Republican managers at the Fifth Avenue hotel were agitated today over two political events of yesterday—the announcement that Sena- tor Quay was to visit Major McKinley and the interview with Warner Miller, which was sent out by‘ George E. Mat- thews, editor of the Buffalo Express and the head Of the McKinley league in this state. Chairman Hackett offered explana— tions of both events. “As to that Warner Miller interview, ” he said, “I believe it is not genuine. It does not sound. like Mr. Miller, and I ex- pect him to repudiate it if he has not done so already. The editorial columns of the Buffalo Express of last night gave proof that Mr. Miller did not authorize the pub- lication of the interview.” Mr. Hackett then showed the following extract from an editorial in The Express: “For his own sake, it is to be regretted that Warner Miller was so long in discov- ering that he had a backbone, and that he lost it so soon again.” “That looks,” continued Mr. Hackett, “as if Mr. Miller had already denied the interview. ’ ’ The Miller interview, if it proves to be genuine, is pref y sure to give rise to a bitter war against Platt even before the Republican national convention is held. After declaring that Platt’s attacks on McKinley were outrageous and unjust Mr.. Miller in his interview explains his statement of last week by saying: “I did not and do not intend that Mr. Platt shall pose as the absolute head of the delegation and say that he can and will deliver it un- broken to any candidate he may select. He cannot deliver the delegation; he cannot deliver me. I want that made clear. I made that statement on last Friday' be- cause I thought that it was time for me to rise up and let this man know that he could not deliver what he was promising, and that he has not a solid delegation back of him. When he starts an infamous attack on an able and splendid Republic- an, half the delegates of this state will support Major McKinley at St. Louis. All that can be done will not whip them back. ” Other Republican managers at the ho- tel echoed Mr. Hackett’s assertion that the Miller interview was not genuine. They all acknowledged, however, that if it was genuine open and relentless warfare with- in the Republican ranks in this state would be the immediate consequence. The local McKinley boomers say the in- terview is all right and was meant to give' further impetus to the movement which is designed not only to insure the nomina- tion of McKinley, but also to release Platt’s hold on the state and drive him out of politics. The boomers believe that McKinley will be nominated and elected, and that, with the aid of the federal pat- ronage he will give them, they can gain control of the party machinery. Already they are talking about establishing a “provisional state committee” to direct the campaign inithis state if McKinley is nominated. That scheme was discussed , at a meeting offlthe McKinley men at the State club, but: no final action was taken. Quay’s Visit to Canton. F-i'T‘Mr. Hackett’s explanation of Senator Quay’s visit to McKinley was as follows: “The fact that McKinley invited Mr. Quay to come_ to see him is another -Arlvertiee in the GAZETTE. , “g . _ Indication that he is by no means as sure of the nomination as his fellow- ers appear to be. If he Were sure, why should he be calling in Senator Quay? It is all nonsense to say that Quay is going over to McKinley. His name will be pre- sented to the national convention as Penn- sylvania’ s candidate for the presidency.” This explanation did not give much comfort to the Platt men who gathered at the hotel. They seemed to share the gen- eral belief that Quay has decided to make terms with McKinley. The politicians discussed Quay’s attitude since the presi- dential contest began and pointed out the fact that he, unlike Platt, had carefully avoided abusing McKinley. He announced his Opposition to the Ohio candidate, but be has never done anything that would prevent his making terms with McKinley without self humiliation. Candidate Bland Talks. ST. LOUIS, May 21.—Ex-Congressman Richard P. Bland spoke confidently today of the outlook as regards a free coinage. “The people, ” he said, “are tired of bonds. and free coinage offers them the only le- gitlmate relief. The administration policy means more bonds. The Republican par- ty’s return to power means more taxation. It must be either bonds or taxation, and the people ‘are taxed almost to death al— , ready. For this reason the free coinage of silver, which is the only safeguard against the continuance of hard times, is being demanded more and more every day. I am'satisfied that two-thirds of the people of this country want free coinage. “I notice," he continued, “there is seri- ous trouble in the Republican ranks. McKinley’s managers are just finding out that, despite all their efforts to keep it down, the money question is the one ab~ sorblng question of the day. If the gold standard is adopted as part of the St. Louis platform by the Republican party, you will see a big revolt among the Re- publicans, even of this state. There are indications of this already. His adherence to gold proved fatal to the aspirations of Speaker Reed of Maine. He knew in the last congress that, while he might keep in touch with New York and the east by voting for gold bonds, he Would forfeit all his chances in the west. Had he been a western man, and in line with the west on the financial question, his great ability would have made him the presidential nominee. As it is, his antisilver views have made his selection out of the ques- tion, and he has lost much of his influ- ence.” Of his own presidential candidacy Mr. Bland declined to speak. Louisiana's Senatorial Fight. BATON ROUGE, La., May 21.—The two houses of the legislature balloted separately for a United States senator to succeed Sen- ator N. C. Blanchard. It resulted as fol- lows: Blanchard, 48; Walter C. Denegre, 30; Captain J. N. Pharr, 30; Congressman Andrew Price, 3; Judge Blackman, 3; Judge S. D. McEnery, 5; C. E. Fenner, 1. Necessary for a choice, 65. There are 13-1 votes in the legislature, and 128 were cast. The prospects are that there will be a long and bitter struggle. New Hampshire Democrats. CONCORD, N. H., May 21.-—-The Demo- cratic state convention, in its platform to« day, declared for a gold standard, indorsed President Cleveland’s administration, up- held the Monroe doctrine and advocated a tariff for revenue only. The following delegates at large were elected: Hon. Frank Jones of Portsmouth, Hon. W. Al- van W. Suloway of Franklin, Hon. Irving W. Drew of Lancaster and Colonel Charles A. Sinclair of Portsmouth. South Dakota For Silver. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., May 21.—The state Democratic convention in Aberdeen will be overwhelmingly in favor. of free silver. The delegates slated for Chicago are Judge Garland, J. M. Woods, Colonel W. R. Steele, S. Ross, E. W. Miller and True Child. Asleep For Twenty-four Days. NEW YORK, May 21.—-Moritz Pront’s cataleptic sleep was unbroken today. He had begun the twenty-fourth day of his comatose condition and showed little signs of awakening. His body was, how- ever, less rigid than it had been. This fact led Dr. J. Halpern, his attending hospital physician at Beth Israel, to believe that the spell would not last much longer. Lowell’s Estate For a. Public Park. BOSTON, May 21.—An appeal is to be is- sued tO Massachusetts schools for contri- butions toward purchasing the James Russell Lowell estate in Cam bridge for a public park. There has been some talk of selling the property for house lots, but strong protest was made, and time will be given to the committee in which to raise the money. Driving Out Gamblers. KANSAS CITY, May 21. —- A crusade against all forms of gambling bids fair to drive the “profession” from the city. As a result of action by the board of police commissioners the police are closing up poolroomsr “dynamite” bucket shops, crap and other games. Mayor Jones says he will drive every gambler out of busi- ness. Antiioxine Treatment In St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, May 21.——The city board Of health has made public the result of an official inquiry into the results of the treatment of diphtheria with antitoxine. The report covers 326 cases, of Which only 15 were fatal. This is a percentage of 4.6, whereas the percentage of deaths in cases not treated with antitoxine was 60. Lake Coal Shippers at W'ar. PITTSBURG, May 21.—-The absence of an agreement between lake coal shippers has resulted in the cutting of rates. It is announced that the F. L. Robbins com- pany is shipping from Pittsburg free on board at lakes at the rate of $1.80. West Virginia shippers are giving a $1.70 rate and the Ohio people $1. 60. Turner and Dnnlop “fill Fight. LONDON, May 21.—William Turner and William Dunlop, the men whose extradi‘ lion has been granted on the charge of be- ing implicated in the robbery of $60,000 worth of jeWelry from Mr. I. Townsend Burden of New York in December last, have, 1t is said, decided to contest their extradition. Fraker‘Case Continued. RICHMOND, Mo. , May 21,—Judge Broad- us upheld three of the five indictments agalndt Dr. F. W. Fraker, the alleged in- surance swindler, but held that the venue should be made in Clay couhty. The state at once took an appeal to the supreme court and the cases Were continued. Gales on the British Coast. LONDON, May 21. —Violent gales have prevailed along all the coasts, and the shipping at Hull has suffered consider: ably. A large vessel was driven ashore near Port Patrick, Scotland. It is feared there has been great loss of life. Advertise in the Gazn'r'rr. A MYSTERIOUS ROADBED.’ Phenomenon Not Accounted For on a North Carolina Railway. While a. representative was on his rounds the other day 1n search of items be met Capt. T. D. Meares, general agent of the Seaboard Air Line, and put the usual query of newspaperdom: “What’s the news?” ’ “Not a thing,” he replied, “unless you want to make an item of a mystery on the Seaboard Air Line that up to date has not been solved. ” Capt.1Mea,res then went on to say that between the 40 and 55 miles posts on the Carolina Central railroad there is a piece of track for a. distance of nearly six miles that presents a. singular con- dition that so in amounts to an inex- plicable mystery. All trains going and coming, go to grinding and start a terri- ble squeaking when they get on this six miles of track. The noise comes from not only one car, but every locomotive, every coach and every car of whatever kind sets up a grinding as if turning a curve. The noise is. something like the "Screeching of an ox cart that has no grease on it, and it is made by every truck in a. train. The track is perfect- ly straight, and, as there is no curve at all, the cause of the grinding and squeaking has mystified the railroad people. Every effort has been made to ascer- tain the cause of the difficulty. The 109 comotives have been examined, the coaches and cars have been scrutinized, every cross-tie and every rail has been inspected, every joint has been looked at, and every foot Of the track has been regauged, but no explanation could be found. The section master has almost crawled over' the six miles on his knees in search of the can-so; the road master has tried his best- to ferret out the mat- ter, and the superintendent has been over the track and inspected it—‘all of them making repeated efforts time and again to find out what is the matter—- but they have given it up as a bad job. They have not only not been able to discover the cause of the noise, but have been unable to discover any theory to explain the mystery. It IS one of the railroad mysteries of the age, and has been going on for? years. During that time the cross-ties and rails have been replaced several times with new ones, but without ef- fect. Who can explain the mystery. -— Wilmington Messenger. .p. Mistaken Appreciation. An instance of 1111s: when appreciation is told of the painter Constable. He was one day leaving the Royal academy, where he had been busy with his col- leagues of the hanging committee in ar- ranging the pictures for the exhibition, and at the door he met Sam, the porter, who had been helping with the mechan- ical part of the work. ‘ They had just been moving into place one. Of Constable’s own landscapes, painted in his characteristic manner and full of the spots. of light which he was accustomed to introduce into his pictures. “W’ell, Mr. Constable, sir,” said Sam, “that’s a. picture Of yours, sir! Wonderful, sir!” “Glad you approve of it, Sam,” said the artist, feeling in his pocket for a shilling wherewith to encourage Sam’s taste. _ “Wonderful, sir!” repeated the man. “I never see snow painted so natural in my life! ”—San Francisco Argonaut. , Germs in the Air. There is a widespread impression that diseases are sometimes scattered broad- cast by germs borne by the wind. Prof. Cleveland Abbe combats this View, and asserts that epidemics spread along the lines of travel, and that experiments show that few disease germs are able to retain their vitality when freely ex- posed in the air and in the sunshine, as they must be if carried far in the atmos- phere.——Youth’s Companion. ITCHING SKIN DISEASES RELIEVED BY ONE APPLICATION OF @ticura Sraanr Conn Tansmm.—Warm baths with Germans SOAP, gentle applications of CUTIOURA (ointment), and mild doses of com. com Rnsonvnnr, greatest of humor cures. Sold throughout the world. Price, Conceal. 50c. Son, 25c. Rssonvrsr, 501:. an ad 01 Porna Dauo All) Calm. Conn. Sole Pro 11.. Boston a-Mo' Cure Itching p8 Shannen-see,” mailed nee. WILL —*—0 That you can save money by buying your, Meats and Fish at F. W. SMITH’S, 55 Main Street. Everything First Class. OPEN EVENINGS. Launch For Sale. The fast Steam Launch MINNETTA will be Sold for less than its value, if applied for at -°“°°‘ s. B. WILSON. , >92 WALL Smear. ,_ . A Good Furnished Kitchen Ins on. NEW YORK OFFIGE, 442 BROADWAY. his Adver isement 01 acting business. CASH BUSINESS, SMALL EXPENSE, It, will be a Guide and 511.51.01.74": est Price List on Reliable Dry Goods and Kitchen Furnish-1' .. ingsthat any House in this broad land can Show. ' We will not take the CREDIT of being able to do this, but will ac. cord it to you, who have joined us in our great Co-operative Plan of trans- ti DIVIDING TI‘IE PROF I S With OurSCustomers, is a “Combination that no power can conquer. While Porcelain Plates, 'Warranted not to craze, cents each Large Size Vegetable Dish, 10 5e... Plallers, Dhina shape, Light weight, cents 10 each Pinf Pitchers, Warranted not to craze, cents 10 each Table Tumblers, can each Wine Decanters, With stopple, - cents each 2 Quart Glace Pitcher, 14 Mdddflfik’S Reiyrhléous WARE, 130 piece set, $17.95 l Silexo. the new scouring soap for glass, crockery, knives, pots, tin- Ware, painted work and metal of all kinds, 4c 5. cake. Knife Boxes, partitioned maple Knife Boxes, 9c, Wash Boards, solid zinc wash boards lilo. Sink Brushes, large size and bound, 3c. Dish Mops, large size and long han- dled, 2c, Towel Rack, 3 armed oak towel rack 9c. Shoe Brushes, all bristle, with daub- er, l95. ADusting Bruzhes, all bristle, with white edge, l5c. Floor Mops, braided cotton mops, - - lDo. Carpet Tacks, i 1b. papers, 39. Plate Mirror, 16x23. 59c. Willow Clothes Baskets, 59c, Brooms, parlor brooms, Mo, Large size. sheet-iron Dripping Pan, IDc. Six quart covered Pail, [41}, Four quart tin Suds Dipper, 93, Cycle Flour Sifters, with crank, I00. Graduating Quart Measures, 5c, Patent Cake Pans, with slide, 4c, Large size tin Wash Basins, 53. TWO quart Coffee Pot, log. One gallon Glass Oil Cans, 25D. _ Sad Irons. with patent handle, nick- eled plated, 81¢ a set. Window Screens, 25 to 399, Screen Doors, 81c, Four burner Oil Stoves, $.68, Tea Kettles, for oil stoves, I00. Gasoline Stoves, $6.50 to 22.98. Oil Stoves, from 399 .to 8.98, Watering Pots, m to 39¢, ' Feather Dusters, Me to 59¢, toffee Dups and Saucers, Warranted not to craze, cents a set, I 2 ps Preserve Dishes, Warranted not to craze, cents » each Table Bowls, cents each Large size Toilel Pitchers, Warranted not to _ craze, . ' cents each Large size Fruil Dishes, Cut glass pattern, » . cents 19 each Wafer Bollles, Cut glass pattern, cents U a each Porcelain Dinner Sol, 112 pieces, nicely decorated, $7.98 Decorated Toilel Sol, ID ps. $1.98 Separate Skirts—‘4 Shirt Waists 1 IN IUR POPULAR BLDAK ROOM. $2. 25, $3 50. $3. 75, $4. 50, $5 50, $6. 50, $6. 75, $7.50 Capes and JacketSA-I‘ 52. 95, 53. 55, 4. 55, 55. oo, 55. 55, $5.15, 55. 49, 51. 59- 395, 495, 590, 15c, 95c, SI. 25, L49, I. 15, I. 98, 2. 25, 2.50, 2.15. Ladies’ and Children’s Suits- _ 51. 25, I. 49, I. 15, 2. 25, 4. 95, 5. 55, 1. 5o, 5. 55, ID. 55, 14.55. \. TH :BUSIUN SIUH ' We shall give as a Souvenir al this Sale 5 Beautiful Dabinel Photograph of some of the Famous lien and Women of its World, lo every purchaser of 25 cenls worth. Cm. Main and Wall 38." Reliable Store "and Well- Supplied I I ' I to Furnishltr Dining Table - » ' I. ' ‘ Those/7?.» Promotes Assume I ‘ T Happiness.- ”Happiness.- ,_ a, 1.
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