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Show CAMERON THEIR CHOICE If tha National Convention Refuses a Silver Han They Will Appeal to the Democrats If That Falla They Will Seek to Hold the Balance of Power In the Electoral College. to Nominate special to the Dally News from Washington West, era silver Republicans havesays: outlined an Interesting programme to be. pursued in the next National convention. Today a Western Republican of National .prominence, who arrived in Washington two days ago, disclosed the programme of the silver men In all its details, and It Is so audacious as to startle the political managers here. The j?lan, he says, was agreed upon at a conference of Western Senators held last month. enat0 end other Western Republican leaders who participated In the compact represent the Western silver States and profess to be able to control the delegations to the next National Republican convention from those States. These States are Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, California and South Dakota. These ten States are claimed solidly for the agreement, and the states of North Dakota and Nebraska may yet Join In the movement Chicago, July 6 CAMERON THEIR CANDIDATE. Is the purpose of the Western silver Republicans to meet and choose It delegates to the National Republican convention In the regular form, and when the convention meets to present the name of Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania for President If Cameron is not acceptable to the Republicans, the convention will be asked to agree upon :Some other representative free silver Republican. If it refuses to act the suggestion, the delegates upon from these ten Western States say they will march out of the convention In a body, carrying with them as many other free silver delegates from other States as they can command. They will await upon the Democratic not as delegates, because convention, they cannot be admitted as such, but as a commission mocking at the doors and asking for the nomination of a free silver Democrat, Senator Morgan of Alabama preferred. If the Democratic convention falls to act upon the demand, the silver men will abandon both old parties. INDEPENDENT SILVER ELECTORS. Is not the Intention of the man- agers of the Independent political move- It ment to nominate a standard-bearfor U96, on an Independent silver platform, but their efforts will be directed toward choosing electors pledged to the election of a free silver President, regardless of personal preferences. The Idea of nominating an Independent free silver candidate prevailed until quite but was abandoned as a piece of political policy, and falling to secure .recognition from either of the National conventions, the silver men say they will seek to hold the balance of In the next Electoral College andpower prepare one of the old parties to bring forward a silver man In order to secure the election. CONFINED TO REPUBLICANS. The movement outlined Is at present confined to the Republican party. The Democrats declare they fear that a similar insurrection may break out In their own party, led by Southern Democrats allied with- Western-men-o- n the money question. This laconsldered as to Demoshould the very likely happen crats call their National convention reason and for was that there first, much talk of postponing the Democratic convention till very late In order tfi give the free silver men an opportunity to work In the National Republican convention first. Prominent Republican leaders auuert that If It can be shown conclusively In the next National Republican convention that the Western Republicans have arranged any such programme for bolting the convention as that disclosed the committee on credentials will refuse to seat .the delegates until they pledge themselves to abide by the work of the convention. er ly, suddenly raised from the body of the dead man, and without a moment's warning they were brought face to face with their victim. John Bukove was In the lead. He is the man who Is supposed to' be the principal in the crime. As soon as Seljan' discolored features appeared before him Bukove broke down and screamed with terror. The others were equally affected, and Mrs. Mikan broke down and went into hysterica As soon as Bukoves terror had partially subsided he was led to the head of the cooling board and asked If he knew whose face It was that lay before him. He said: No, no, no. and refused te make any other answer. STEVENSON TOOK LAUDANUM to-da- - half-ma- st Seven Inches of Water. Jefferson City, Mo., July 6. The heaviest rainfall this city and vicinity has had In fifty years came down last night. The rain began falling at 7 oclock and continued almost Incessantly until 6 o'clock this morning. It la estimated that fully seven Inches of rain felL Goose Creek, which flows through this city, overflowed Its banks, flooded the valley and filled many houses with water to the depth of three feet. Several bridges have floated away. A bridge on the Lebanon branch of the Missouri Paelfic Railroad Is gone before trains and It was late could get through. The Missouri river has risen two feet since last night. to-d- ay - Lus-com- well-know- ex-Chl- ef rea-so- - DISS0LU1 ION OF PARl.iAME.ftT, eral Elections. . London, July 8. The Marquis of Salisbury. Baron Halsbury, Lord High Chancellor, and the Marquis of Secretary of State for War, attended the meeting of the Privy Council at Windsor Castle this afternoon, at which the Queen signed a proclamation dissolving the Parliament and an order to Issue writs for general elections. The lists Issued this evening show there are X18 seats without Liberal candidates, and twenty without Unionist candidates. The bulk of the provincial elections will take place on Saturday next, and the elections In London will occur on Lans-down- e. Monday. Walker Was Murdered. Mo., July 8.' William Walker, whose remains were found strewn along the railroad tracks for a distance of four miles killed not was by Saturday, the train, as at first supposed, the and was but body placed murdered, on the rails to hide the evidences of the crime. This Is the conclusion reached by the Coroners Jury. St. Joseph, Wyoming Soda Company. A special to the ReDenver, July says: publican from Cheyenne, Wyo., H. C. Gilbert and associates of Chicago to-dfiled articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State. The capital stock of the company is $250,000, and the object Is to develop soda deposits 8. ay belonging to the company in central Wyoming. and The four men Omaha, July one woman who are held In connection Silver. with the Seljan murder case were New B1 gt Shipment9. ofThe York, July steamship The toned to view the body 435,000 Paris will take out prisoners were escorted into the rear ounces of silver. room at the morgue. The cloth was At the Morgue, 8. to-da- y. Wide-Sprea- d - Spencer, Ind., July 8. The Hon. William D. Bynum of Indianapolis opened his sound money campaign here tonight. He spoke In the opera house to a large and representative audience of Owen county people; composed of members of both political parties. He was listened to by bankers, business men, farmers and laborers, and was given that affects directly the Interests of every citizen; It enters every home and demands the thoughful consideration of every Intelligent mind. No one, I presume, desires to see a policy Inaugurated that would result In the separation of the value of our gold and silver. The cheaper will always drive out the dearer, and the result would be the expulsion of our goldlA dollar of our silver money or paper currency is worth a hundred cents In any part of the civilized world. Our silver dollar Is worth a hundred cents In London, while Mexicos, containing more silver, Is worth only 53 cents. Neither is redeemable In gold, and the question is, why this difference in value? It Is not the flat of the Govmnment, because both possess the same attributes of legal tender. It Is because we adhere to the standard of measurement recognized by the laws of trade, while Mexico has set up a domestic standard far below that which dominates In the exchange between nations. WOULD DRIVE OUT GOLD. The legal ratio between gold and silver as fixed by our laws Is 16 to 1, while the commercial ratio Is about 32 to L The effect of opening, our mints to the free coinage of silver would be to bring the legal and commercial ratios of the two metals together, or to reduce the monetary value of the silver dollar to Its commercial ratio. In the event of the latter the silver dollar would be worth only 50 cents In comparison with the gold dollar, and would therefore drive gold out of circulation. The Important question, therefore, to be determined is, would the price of bullion go up from 66 cents to $1.29 an ounce all the world over, or would the monetary value of our silver dollar come down to Its bullion value, about 50 cents? It Is a fact that the commercial ratio of the two metals has always controlled their movements In spite of their coinage ratio, la the act of 1793 the ratio established was 15 to L Gold was worth more, and therefore went to the countries where It commanded more silver. If a difference of three cents In value causedr the exportation of gold from 1798 to 1834, and then of silver from 1834 to 1853, what60might we cents on expect with a difference of the dollar at preeeV Could we by our individual action double the value of all the silver In the world and maintain It at an Increased value together with the annual production of $200,000,-00The capacity of our mints Is only $40,000,000 annually. It would take four years to coin the bullion the government has on hand, and by that time the accumulation would be sufficient to years keep them running twenty The opening of our mints longer. would not. In my Judgment, appreprice of silver; If so. It ciably affect the more remarkable than would be a feat that of the tall wagging the dog. EFFECT OF LEGISLATION. It Is claimed that silver never would have fallen In value had It not Itbeen by for the discrimination against our own and other governments in 1873 first four years and since. During the of the act of 1873 after the passage as of silver $00,000,000 we coined over the seventy-si- x against $145,000,000 during years previous, and yet it Is earinnestly, and apparently73 seriously, was the cause sisted that the act of of the fall In the price of silver- which began about that time. The consumption of silver by us since 1873 has been more than $650,060,900 of ascoinage value, and yet It Is boldly serted that the cause of the fall In Its value was the discrimination against It all the time as a money metal. During was taking this great consumption was constantly place the price of silver alleged, however, going down. It Is demonetized silver that other nations and that their action had something to do with the fall in Its value. If such be true, how necessary muBt their aid be In Its restoration. SAMPLE OF PROOF. Another fact which establishes bethat silver has not yond controversy any discrimfallen in value because of of legislation ination against It by way Is that, notwithstanding the Jow price selling, fabufor which it has been been accumulous fortunes that have From 155 lated from Its production. mines producing silver it was ascertained by the Director of the Mint In an 1887 that the cost of producing ounce of silver was only 52.4 cents. The 66 about cents, and the price Is now owners of mines wish us to appreciate the value until they can realize $1.29. As nations advance their commerce grows, their transactions Increase, and a more valuable standard becomes necessary. It Is because of this necessity that so many nations within the last quarter of a century have adopted the gold standard. SILVER AND PER CAPITA Look over the face of the earth tonations pay the lowday and seetowhat their labor and have the est wages smallest circulation per capita. Mexico Is one of the great countries of the world. She has free coinage of both gold and silver, and circulation Is only yet her per capita In gold and 17 cents $4.71, 41 cents being a per capita circuhas In paper. India lation of $3.33. Compare the circulation of these free coinage countries with that of the nations which limit coinage. The United Kingdom has $14.18 In gold and $2.88 In silver; France, $21.54 in gold and $12.85 In silver; Germany, to-nig- ht Gen- and Ruin Would Result from Legislation Has Cheap Money Not Affected the Price of Silver Fabulous Fortunes Made by Silver Miners Silver Countries. San Luis Obispo, Cal., July 7. E. A. Stevenson of Idaho committed suicide yesterday at Paralso Springs, a health resort near here. Stevenson arrived at Paralso Springs on June 5th. He was afflicted with sciatica and was In a helpless condition. His health had Improved somewhat and he was able to walk a little. It Is supposed that during the night the pain returned, and in desperation he took a large dose of laudanum. He was found unconscious In his room and all efforts to revive him failed. CAREER AS A PUBLIC MAN. The deceased was bom la Lowvllle, Lewis county. New York, In 1825. The family removed to Michigan while he was a child. He lost his father by accident and Immediately afterward started to California by sailing vessel from New York. He arrived In San Francisco In December, 1848. In California he held a number of positions and was twice elected to the Legislature, serving as Speaker pro tern In I860. He was Indian agent In California and extensively connected with that branch of the Government In all parts of the State. Governor Stevenson came to Idaho In 1863 and settled at Placervllle. He was elected to the Territorial Council In 1866; served In several Legislatures and was Bpeaker of the House of the eighth session. In 1885 he was appointed Governor of Idaho by President Cleveland, serving the full term. In 1894 he was the Democratic candidate for Governor. The Governor was a prominent Mason and for four years was grand master. He was married In 1859, at Red Bluff, Cal., to Annie N. Orr. The widow- and one son, C. C. Stevenson, survive him. The flag on In honor of the Capitol Is at his memory. y, Her Majesty Orders Writs for General Demoralization the closest attention throughout. There was liberal applause as the speaker made his argument against the free coinage of silver, and pointed out what he claimed to be the fallacies of the advocates of free coinage. Mr. Bynum was Introduced by the Hon. Willis Hlckam and spoke for two hours. He Charles H. Luscomb of Brooklyn Is president of the League of American Wheelmen,- which meets at Ashbury b Park, N. J., July 8th to 15th. Mr. Is a graduate of the college of the City of New York and Columbia n and Law School, and Is a successful New York lawyer. He became Identified with wheeling Interests In the summer of 1883 and shortly became captain of the Brooklyn Club, holding that position three years. In 1888 he was elected president of the L. A. W., a position which he has filled with great credit. At the annual meetBRYAN AT CINCINNATI. ing of the league at Louisville, Ky., The Workingmen Applauded His last year, he was again elected president, this time by a unanimous vote of Free Silver Arguments. the delegates present. Cincinnati, July 6. Hon. W. J. Bryan of Nebraska spoke on bimetallism The sixth International geographical on the Invitation of the Cinwill meet In London July 25th. cinnati Chamber of Commerce. He congress chief representative of the Amerispoke fully two hours to an audience The will be Its most of whom were not In sympathy can Geographical Society Justice Charles P. with him. The applause of his dis- president, of New York. Judge Daly served tinctive free coinage arguments came Daly forty years as Judge of the Comfrom the workingmen. Nevertheless, for Court In New York, and rethe entire audience gave him profound- mon Pleas n from the bench by retired cently ly respectful and admiring attention, not has limit. He of the only age some and greeted brilliant passages in attained eminence as a jurist, but has his speech with great applause. A also In the line of become prominent audiIn standard Interlocutor the gold His fondness ence gave him frequent opportunity for geographical research. Is doubtless due to early brilliant repartee. He criticised Secre- for geographywhen, for a number of tary Carlisles five propositions made at experiences, he was a sailor. years, hiade his diGreen and usual Bowling rect arguments. The Interlocutor said: Statesmen Train Robber Identified. may change their minds. Or., July 8. The prelimRoseburg, Mr. Bryan replied: They may inary examination of John Case and change their hearts, but having once James Poole, charged with robbing a uttered an eternal truth, they cannot Southern Pacific train on July 1st, was make it follow them In their false me- held this afternoon. Case, who was Identified as the principal andering." He was given a reception at the positively robber by the brakeman and several Chamber of Commerce at noon. He passengers, was held to answer for (eaves for Nebraska In the morning. train robbery. The examination of Poole is not yet completed. . to-d- ay . Had Been Improving in Health, but Was Overtaken With Severe Suffering and Ended it With the Fatal Narcotic Tried to Revive Him, but the Effort Was Useless Had a Long Career in Public Life. -- to-d- ay WOULD DRIVE OUT THE GOLD. said In part: The question of sound money Is one 0? silver-producin- g $12.65 In gold and $4.35 In silver; Belgium, $8.87 In gold and $8.85 in silver, while we have $9.09 In gold and $9.08 In silver. Mr. Bynum went on to demonstrate that the free coinage of silver would result In demoralization and widespread ruin, and this was why the bankers opposed It. The greatest sufs, ferers would be the as in the readjustment of salaries they would be the last to receive an advance.' In conclusion, he said: Why stake the priceless boon of our financial standing the stability of our wage-worker- monetary system and the prosperity of the nation In the pursuit of the cheap money, which has led every people on the face of the earth that pursued it Into the bogs of financial distress and ruin? A Secret Silver Caucus. Salt Lake City, Utah, July 9. For four hours yesterday afternoon the executive committee of the Bimetallic Union was In session. The nature of Its deliberations was such as to Induce the committee to believe that they were better performed behind closed doors, and so spectators were excluded. The quorum was made by Hon. R. C. Chambers, who occupied the chair. Secretary Light and Messrs. Merrill and Bartlne. Upon the secretarys desk was a mass of correspondence upon the subject of silver and Its restoration. It came from men whose deeds are In the nations record, and who stand ready to buckle on the armor In the approaching struggle. It came from the clergy; It came from men of every profession; It came from the leaders of labor unions In the far East, who, without compensation, were willing to take to the field, and with statistics and information supplied by the committee, make the fight. From many States, beyond the range of that sisterhood whose allegiance to the cause la so well established, were letters to Secretary Light, asking further Information concerning the objects of the union and the material with which It proposed to bear them out. There were Kansas, Texas, Mississippi, Nebraska, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Iowa. They all desired advice concerning the line upon which the fight for a more liberal currency was HUNDREDS OF REBELS SLAIN. Commander of the Spanish Troops Was Too Smart to Be (Aught in According to the tiponlsh Account Defeated 1600 Cubans and Killed 280 The Spanish Loss Was Light. Havana, July 8. A severe engagement has taken place between Spanish troops under command of Major Asuar and General Antonio Maceos large force. Two hundred and eighty of toe latter were killed. It appears that Major Sanchez received information that a force of 1500 under the command of Insurgents, Kabl, had occupied strong positions near Manzanillo, province of Santiago de Cuba. The Major sent a messenger to his superior omcer, Colonel Azuar. proposing to him that they should join their forces and make an attack upon the insurgents. The messenger, however, fell Into the hands of the Insurgents, who hanged him, and sent word to Major Sanchez, In the name of Colonel Azuar, to make an attack upon the insurgent position from a point which compelled the troops to approach the Insurgents through a narrow thoroughfare. Major Sanchez, recognizing the difficulty of the movement, which he was apparently directed by his colonel to execute, sent forward two advance pickets of twelve and thirty men, respectively, with Instructions to push forward to the right and to the left of the narrow thoroughfare, far removed from them, and be careful to take up advantageous positions from which they could protect the advenes of the main bouy of troops under Sanches's command. The pickets cleverly followed out the instructions. Major Sanchez then advanced carefully upon the Insurgent position, protecting his men by every Inequality of the ground. But, as he expected, the troops were no sooner Inside the defile than the Insurgents attacked them in force. The first charges of the Insurgents were made with enthusiasm, and their machetes played havoo among the troops, who were hemmed in and unable to deploy on account of the narrow road they had to follow. But It was here that the advance pickets came to the rescue. From their elevated position they kept up a confire upon the tinuous and Insurgents within range and eventually, assisted by a charge from the Spanish troops, compelled them to retreat outside of the defile. The Spanish rushed forward after then, and once in the open, they charged the Insurgents with great courage and compelled them to retreat hastily. The insurgents then sought refuge In the strong position they had previously left In order to attack the troops, but the soldiers carried the position and put the enemy to flight, with the loss upon the field of 280 killed. The troops lost fifty men killed and wounded. It was at first reported that the Insurgents were commanded by General Moceo, but It was later learned they were under Rabl alone, and that Maceo took no part In the engagement. to be made. A letter was received from Governor Prince of New Mexico, who Is now engaged In prosecuting the work undertaken by the union and league In New York. Its contents were most gratifying. Many converts are reported by him. Another letter was received from Hon. G. B. Bryan of Idaho regretting his Inability to be present, as was also a letter from Treasurer Dennis Sheedy, which stated that the first cash contribution for the payment of actual expenses had been from Montana. These letters disposed of, the plan of organization was taken up for discussion and adopted, as hitherto published In Jhe columns of The Tribune. There were a set of supplemental suggestions which the committee stated that It would withhold until They are, 1 however, In general tenor with the main plan. OPPOSED TO FREE COINAGE. The work during the afternoon was mainly preliminary to that the com- Congressman Lawson of Georgia mittee has In view, and which will be Prefers the Single Standard. taken up and completed Atlanfu Ga., July 8. lion. Thomas G. Lawson of the Eight Georgia disThe Monetary Unit. trict is ou In a lengthy interview In New York, July 9. Hon. L. Bradford the Journal this afternoon, which will Prince, for years Governor and Chief ptebabiy dsiulCil flu? i.UlUK'j.1 Bcfiiftfion Justice of New Mexico, Is In the city. of the week in this State. Judge Law-so- n Is one of the ablest members of the In an Interview, he said: A couple of months ago there was a great discus- Georgia delegation, and brought himsion In Chicago as to what was the self to the front during the last Conunit of value under the original coin- gress by a speech In favor of the reage act of 1792, which embodied the peal of the ten per cent tax on State views of Washington, Hamilton and banka In his Interview Judge Lawson deJefferson. They made large bets on the clares for bimetallism as net forth by subject, some contending that the unit the last National Democratic platform, was In silver and some In gold, and but asserts: The free coinage of silfinally the matter was referred at one ver at the rp.tio of 16 to 1 by our Govof the clubs to Judge Vincent, who rendered a decision which was no sooner ernment alone would in a short time result In silver monometallism; that Is, made than It was controverted. The Joke Is this: That the people of we would havenono coin money In cirand paper money except Chicago never thought of looking at culation, redeemable In silver. the coin Itself to see whether it said paper If we cannot have bimetallism In. anything on the subject. accordance with our National platform, takNow, here, said the Governor, to the prefer the single gold standard ' ing out of his pocket two finely pre- Isingle silver standard. served specimens of our early coinage, The Ideal money system, he thinks, here are two silver dollars, one of 1795 would be where there were free coin1802. one of obverse On and the of with either being each Is the word Liberty and the date, age of both metals, legal tender, the people being privilegon the reverse U. S. of America. Now ed to take their choice. look at the edge, where the milling Is Lawson says: The South is Judge on coins. more What modern placed not yet In a condition to profit by the do you see? One dollar or unit Hun- silver standard. We are not a manudred cents. people. A prohibitory tariff If our Chicago brethren had only facturing and everything that is equivalent to it as a coin to Itself of the thought going In Its operations is detrimental to our witness, they would have seen in a moBut the silver standard ment that the silver dollar was the unit prosperity. would Inevitably operate precisely as a In statement direct this The value of our Imprinted by prohibitory tariff. sooner its very substance. or later desilver coins would You know the silver dollar never cline to their bullion value. The price varied In weight In the United States of foreign goods would be bo high from the foundation of the Government when valued in our currency that to the demonetization In 1873, when it wealthy people only could afford to buy was worth 1.03 In gold dollars. and use them. When the change In the ratio was made In 1834, It was the gold coin that CUT WAGES IN TWO. was altered, not the silver dollar. The latter was always the ImmuIndian Laborers Object to the table standard of value till struck down Why Single Gold Standard. by the monopolists, who desired a disNew York, July 8. A special to the honest, constantly Increasing single World from Belize says: Indian mastandard. In 1873. When the unit cutters complain that the adopquestion comes up again, just remem- hogany tion by the colony of the gold standber to look at the coin Itself. ard has cut wages In two. They sent one of their chiefs here to demand silPullman Wages Advanced. ver coins, which they received in paywork, to be accepted at jar Chicago, July 6. The Pullman Palace ment for and not subjected to a discount. Car Company has advanced the wages value, Inof Its employees at the Pullman shops It Is Impossible to convince Isthe an ad10 per cent, the advance affecting about dians that the gold standard as they point 4000 people. No formal announcement vantage to the country, been juggled have to fact the that they of the its out of half of their pay. Yucatan has been made by company resibeen as has the advance gradu- dents here want the colony annexed to action, ally taking effect In various depart- Mexico, which still maintains a right ments for the last two weeks. The Yucatans argue to this said the that theregion. Wlckes to-dcase Is precisely similar to Its men last that of Venezuela, where the English assured company year, when the great strike was have wrongfully possessed themselves ordered, that wages would go up of territory. as soon as business conditions would Eight Hundred People Homeless. permit, and the present Increase was Cornwall, Ont., July 8. About fifty of the fulfillment a promise. simply houses have been burned at Lorneville, and 800 people rendered homeless. Brett Must Serve His Term. Great distress prevails. One child was to burned Helena, Mont., July 8. Special to death. Some boys playing to-dTribune. The Supreme Court in a shed set firq to It and thus started handed down an opinion In the appeal the blaze. A high wind was blowing. Clerk of The flames communicated rapidly with of Harry Brett, Helena, who Is now serving a ten-yethe adjoining houses, and In three sentence for altering and forging city hours the whole district was a smoulwarrants. The opinion denies Brett's dering mass of ruins. motion for a new trial, and affirms the court on every judgment of the trial to Lone Highwayman Agai-- . serve out his point. Brett will have term. Redding, Cal., July 8. The lleddtng and Alturas stage was robbed this morning two miles above Morley staThere are still about 750,000 pounds of tion. Supervisor Bass and a lady pasThe senger were not molested. The highwool on the Evanston circuit. box and are holding their dip for wayman took the Wells-Farg- o well-direct- to-da- y. ed to-da- y. . -- Vice-Preside- nt ay ay ar wool-growe- rs a better market. registered mall, securing perhaps $400. |