Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 3 April 1896 — Page 1

^BOBABILIIISS-Faii warmer fresh and brisk westerly winds.

Weekly Established 1823*

BOM OF CONTENTION

ALLOWANCE TO HOWARD UNIVER81X^1 CAUSED LONG DISCUSSION.

Mr. Halner Attacked It On the Ground That It Was a Sectarian Institution, But Met No Success.

CUBAN RESOLUTION TODAY'S TOPIC

CHAIRMAN HITT WILL REPORT THE CONFEREE'S DECISIONj

fienate Discussed Substation Postal Official's Dc ties—Adjournment Until Monday—Doings of Both Branches.

"Washington, April 2.—The question of appropriating public money for private or sectarian institutions was again fought over for four hours in the house itoday. On a former occasion in connection with appropriations for charitable (institutions i'n Washington the contest ••was managed by Mr. Linton, a Michigan ^Republican, w.ho is one of the pronounced A. P. A. .members in congress. That congest was successful and the rbill was recommitted. To'day the bone of contention was the Howard University, a colored institution of Washington, for which an appropriation of $32,600 was inserted in the sundry civil bill yesterday. Mr. Hainer of Nebraska, in whose temporary absen.ce the amendment was adopted yesterday, today rallied his forces against the appropriation on the ground that it was both private

and

a sectarian institution, a school

of theology, being maintained by the •university. Mtessrs. Cannon, Evans and other members supported the amendment. Politics, of course, were injected liberally into the debate. Mr. Sayers and Mr. Hepburn being especially prominent. Each insisted that his party was more particularly the friend of the black men. The house voted to retain the appropriation, thus in a measure reversing its action w.hen the district bill was up. The sundry civil bill as amended was passe^. Tomorrow the "house will take up the conference report on the Cuban resolutions.

Under an arrangement entered into Mr. Hainer of Nebraska was given an opportunity to attack the amendment adopted yesterday appropriating $32,600 for the Howard University.

Hainer Attacks Howard University. Mr. Hainer explained that the amendment was adopted yesterday while he was temporarily absent from the hall and without opposition in a way which made it seem probable that it is not obnoxious to the appropriation committee. He thought members had unwittingly agreed to it yesterday without realizing its far reaching character and significance. This was a private institution, and every candid person must admit that it was also sectarian. Twice this session the house .had placed itself on record against appropriating one dollar for sectarian institutions. The house had gon'e farther and had declared against appropriating for any private purpose.

He charged that the institution was engaged in a missionary work in Africa. "I submit," said he, "that our work had better be done at home. We cannot justify our action in appropriating money for evangelizing the people of Africa."

Th'is was an insidious attempt to commit congress again to a principle that had in the past taken millions iipon millions from the coffers of the government for the benefit of sectarian institutions. "If you say," said he, "that everybody who does a good work is entitled to governmental aid, where is the line 'to be drawn? There is only one safe ground and that is to absolutely divorce church and state."

Members had told him that there were colored voters in their districts and •they could not afford to vote against the amendment. That was a low estimate to be placed upon a race that had given the country Frederick Douglass and Booker Washingon. That race does not want cajoling. It wants its rights. The colored people want to be treated as men and women, because they are men and women.

Howard University Defended. Mr. Bartlett of Now York then took ihe floor. "The gentleman from Washington said, "r.ot content with defeating one appropriation bill through the indulgence of the chairman of appropriations. made an attack on this bill. In which he advoca'ted the proscription of every form of Catholic religion.^ His feeling toward the Raman Catholic Church led him today to attack the unfortunate race liberated and raised to its fee by the immortal Lincoln."

Proceeding, he denounced as terrible and monstrous this fin de siecle doctrine being advanced i,n the house that we should denounce Christianity and couple every appropriation bill with a provision that no a dollar of it should go to the furtherance of a christian purpose.

Mr. Cannon followed in support of the amendment. From the standpoint of broad patriotism he believed that this Tare, who were once slaves, but were row free, though still ignorant, as a means of self defense and for the defence of the white people of the country, should be encouraged in industry and education.

Mr. Sayers of Texa^who supported ':he amendment and drifted into a sharp political discussion with regard to the respective claims of the two parties to the friendship of the colored pt-ople. Mr. Payers called attention to the fact that In the South colored and white men worked side by side. The Democratic party in the South had been the real friend of the colored people. It stood ready now vote this money. He had •no doubt that in every political speech made by the gentleman from Nebraska he had told his colored friends that the Democratic party was no: in favor of giving the colored people a fair chance. "Are you now in favor of giving them a fair chance?" he asked. "I denounced the Democratic party." replied Mr. Hainer. "as I do now. because it denied to the colored people their rights as men and now you seek to degrade them further 5y offering them charity."

Mr. Sayers indignantly denied that the colored people in the South were deprived of their rights. He caliei at-leiit-ifcii to tJic fact tibjut the whfte people

of the South, who paid

nine-tenths

of

the taxes, maintained schools for the cfcflored people as good as those for the white. Mr. Sayers concluded with a, protest agaJindt .turning this institution out to starve.

Hepburn Ridicules Sayers.

Mr. Hepburn of Iowa, ridiculed tihe new chlampJon otf the colored race and. asked if the University otf Texas, devoted to higgler education, admitted colored youths. "Frankly, no," replied Mr. Sayers. "But the state supports other schools for colored people.'"

Mr. Hepburn ridiculed the idea that the Democnaita were the better friends Of tihe colored race. Where were the prtxofs? Were they to be found in tihe fact that in the South wihere the Democrats were in control the colored people were molt 'only deprived' of higher education but were robbed of their civil rights? The records in 'tihe election cases sJhctwed that stolen power was used in the house of representatives. (Republican applause.) As iIllustrating the sofiicitrude off Southern Democrats for the colored race he drew attention to the fact that the new constitution oif "Soutill Carolina provided four separate scSrocds and 'th/at "No Ch'ild of eitlher race sCioufld ever be permitted to atJfend the school of the either race.

Mr. Evtans of Kentucky, the author otf the amendment, closed the debate witlh am eloquent pttea for the retention oif the appropriation. He announced his unalterable opposition to appropriations for sectarian 4-ns/t-i tut ions and said he was willing to go tot the extent of adopting a conslt'butiona5 amendment but insisited.tha/t with the proviso in the amendment, none of the mloney would go for the maintenance of 'tihe theological school.

Tihe Mil was reported to the house by unanimous consent and1 the committee rose.

Mr. Evans moved a substitute for the proviso to ithe amendment appropriating $32,000 for the Howard University in 'this ciity, which made 'the fact 'that none of the apjprapriaitiflon was to be used for the support of the theological department otf tfhe unversity more specific. The substitute was adopted.

Mr. Hainer demanded t'he ayes and mays on the adoption of the amendment. Tihe amen'dlment was adopted, 129 to 105.

IN THE SENATE.

Postoffice Substation Officials Cause Much Discussion. Washington, April 2.—The postoffice appropriation bill served to bring out some sharp discussion in the senate today on the propriety of abolishing country postoffices and absorbing them as branches of city offices. Mr. Gorman opposed the plan as undemocratic. He stated that the Baltimore postoffice territory included two congressional districts and this postoffice power was exerted toward influencing the selection of men for congress. After a speech by (Mr. Elkins. advocating subsidies and other means of extending American commerce on the seas, the postoffice bill went over.

During the day Mr. George closed his speech covering three days in opposition to Mr. Dupont's claim to a seat. The resolution for investigating the bond sale again went over on Mr. Hill's objection.

An agreement was reached that adjournment at the close of today's session be until next Monday.

The house bill was passed granting the Atchison & Nebraska and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railways the right of way through the Sac and Fox and Iowa Indian reservations in Kansas and Nebraska. The postoffice appropriation bill was then taken up.

Substation Postmasters Attacked. Mr. Wolcott offered an amendment to regulate the salaries of postmasters of sub-stations in cities. The senator spoke in favor of the policy of the postoffice department in establishing metropolitan centers with many minor offices surrounding them, as in Chicago, and Boston. Mr. Wolcott said the policy had led to abuses.

Mr. Gorman opposed the amendment. It was a step toward doing away with the small fourth-class postoffices. It was, said Mr. Gorman, part of the prevailing tendency of the world to absorb power and place it in the hands of a few men. Those small postoffices were local institutions the postmaster was one of the local people, and the people did not want their office absorbed by the great city offices.

Mr. Gorman declared that this consolidation was undemocratic and un-Amer-ican. "I am loath to take the postoffices away from the people," declared Mr. Gorman vehemently. "The entire tendency of the day is to discredit the people, 'to take from them the powers of government and the power to name their own servants. When the people are to have guardians appointed over them, then this government will become a failure."

Mr. Vilas of Wisconsin felt compelled to disagree with the senator from Mary-, land. He favored the amendment, first, because it would, improve the- postal service and, second, because it would gradually extend civil service to the po-gtoftice system. He felt that the civil service idea had been much used for exploitation by persotns who used it to attract attention to themselves, yet he believed it was the true principle to maintain Democratic institutions—not Democratic in the party sense.

Mr. Vilas went on to show that postoffice eon so dictation was desirable, as the little country offices were under no supervision or control.

Mr. Hawley Of Connecticut spoke in favor of the old fashioned rural postoffice—an institution that W&.S the affections and trf^rirTis of the people. The town people was the town club. The tenvn postmaster was the intermediary between the citizen and the fountain head of government at Washington, and he should not be displaced by a young clerk who could pass a civil service examination. This was a move toward miking a machine out of the government. It was civil service to an absurd extreme.

The amendment was laid aside to allow Mr. Elkins of West Virginia to speak in support of the subsidy item. He spoke of the British activity In securing control of the ocean commerce.

As a means of reviving our own commerce, Mr. Elkins advocated the re-en-actment of the old law giving 10 per cent rebate^ in dtfties on goods earned in American ships.

The postoffice bill w*s then laid aside and the bill authorizing the light house board to proceed with the building of the light house at Nor.h Manitou isl%nd

Miiciugun, was panged.

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DEBATE CONTINUED

SECRETARY SMITH AND EX-SPEAKER CRISP ON THE MONEY QUESTION.

Resumption of Their Discussion of Sound

Money and Free Silver at Atlanta Tabernacle Last Night.

SMITH FAVORS STATE BANK NOTES

GREENBACKS TO BE RETIRED AND THIS CURRENCY SUBSTITUTED.

Crisp In His Speech Asserted His Candidacy For the Senate As a Free Silver Gun—His Speech.

Atlanta, Ga., April 2.—Six thousand people gathered to night in the big tabernacle to hear the second of the series oif joint debates on the currency between Secretary of the Interior HMke Smith and ex^Speaker Charles F. Crisp. Both speakers were greeted with cheers on their appearance, that accorded the secretary being the heartiest, perhaps, because of the fact that Atlanta is his home and a pronounced sound money center. The speaking began at 8 o'clock, Secretary Smith having the opening and speaking for an hour and ten minutes.

Secretary 'Smith began by saying that he opposed the free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1 for the same reason that Benjamin H. Hill had opposed it, and he read from that distinguished Georgian's speech on the subject, delivered in the United States senate. 'He declared he also opposed free coinage because he wanted to see genuine 'bimetallism obtain in the country. The advloeates of free coinage, when they called themselves bimetallists, masqueraded under a title they did not deserve. He rapidly outlined the history oif coinage to show that the commercial value off gold and silver had regulated the establishment of the legal ratio between the metals.

Mr. Crisp had stated in a late speech in the house that France had kept the legal and commercial ratios together. He (Mr. Smith) had in August produced the evidence of historian after historian to show that the statement was incorrect and he would not refer to the matter again until Mr. Crisp produced some authority to susutain his statement. The secretary denied that t.he act of 1873 had caused the fall in the price of silver. lawof Supply and Demand.

Thelaw otf suippl'y and demand and the cheapening of the oo^t of mining had been potent factors in that depreciation. If the free coin'age oif silver would cause the 371% grains of silver in a silver dblllar to ibe worth as munch as 'the 23.22 grains of ©old in a go-I'd doQlar, if it wloulld gfive a real Ibimat'alism, he wouid be in ifavor oif it. 'But, he feC't ashamed of himself for presenting such a case even hypothdUcialtty. History and common sense showed that it was i'mipossiible. He cited General Waliker, Processor Andrews, Mir. A. J. Balfour and other Heading ibitmetiail'lli'sts as declaring tihiat t'he experiment of free coinage without international agreement would ibe disastrous. Instead af ouir currency being 'contracted since 1873, Secretary 'Simitih declared it ha.d enormously 'increased. He denied the propositii'on that the curerncy dou-id be increiased 'by a system of coinage which disregarded t'he commercial ratio and brought alboult mbnometal'Iism with the cheaper metals alone in circulation. We have a greater per capita of gold and silver in circufflati-cn now than ever befare. Before 1S73, only 8,031,000 silver dollars had "been cloined, exclusive oif subsidiary coins. S'ince March, 1893, during this adlmiinistraition which had been declared so hostile to silver, more than 7,000,000 silver. idcHlars had been coined. The hand t-ilmes 'had 'begun witlh the Sherman act. Tihe feiar of free silver coinage had shaken public confidence and 'carnsed a contraction of the credit currency which carried 97^ per cent, of the business of the country. In remodc'ling our currency system we shou'-d fiirst fix a stalble standard, then retiire the greenbacks as recommended by Carlisle, give silver tihe right of way below $10 and allow state 'banks the right to issue notes. He woulld not undertake t'o present a complete plan, but t'he central idea must be to have every dollar cif equal value. The bond issue was necessary to pay demand notes of the government. When it was remeimibered that congress every year appropriated over §400,000,000 a (bond debit of '3. litittle otver $200,000,000 was not so formidable.

Secretary Smith concluded by painting t'he disaster that wouM result from the election of a congress arid a president favorable to 'free silver coinage. The secretary was c.heexed for a full! minuJte as he sat dlown.

Crisp Wariv.iy Received.

Mr. Crisp was given a rousing reception when he arose. In beginning he said he wanted to say that his "Brother Smith," as he referred to the secretary, made as good an argument as he had ever heard in behalf of a cause so intrinsically weak. The trouble with Mr. Smith was that he confounded a bimetallic sitand'ard with a bimetallic circulation. It was necessary for the preservation of a bimetallic standard for the two metals to circulate eogether. He admitted that in fixing the ratio in this country Jefferson had consulted •the commercial ratio, but at that time silver was admitted to be free coinage, he declared, and restore silver to liberty, then we will talk with you about changing the ratio. Having been interrupted several times, Mr. Crisp begged that the audience keep'quiet. "This joint debate business may be fun to my friend Smith." he said, "but it's not fun for me. I'm a candidate for the senate, and I am anxious to get through with these joint debates and get down to the business of a candidate. My friend Smith, however, is not a candidate for the senate. He says he has no desire to be and I have no idea that the people of Georgia will force him to run." Here Mr. Crisp read a letter written by Secretary Smith in 1890 favoring the free coinage of silver, enunciating its declarations with careful emphasis.

He read what purported to be extracts from two speeches delivered by Secretary Smfth, one in 1894, in which he opposed the single gold standard and the other in Augusta two nights ago. in which he advocated -the single standard.,

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FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 3. 1896.

The demonetization of silver caused the fall in prices, Mr^jjCrisp contended, and he recited the reasons therefor. First, it 'reduced the ppney supply of the world. There hal^been hard times in this country of Kte. As soon as the people found out*ihat silver had been demonetized they-Ihegan to agitate for its' restoration. This agitation had become a crime in the eyes of the men who had a fixed income which was increasing every day. He ridiculed the claim that the single gold standard was 5n favor of the la-Soring man. The advocates of free coinage, he urged, did not want a dishonest dollar. They did not want one dollar to have~iriore value than another. All this talk about cheap money was rot concocted by the men whose interest it was to keep money dear. Mr. Crisp read from utterances of Secretary Ca-rlsle in favor of the free coinage of silver contrasting it with his position now.

Is a Candidate) For the Senate. He reiterated his statement that he was a candidate

:f|r

fhe senate and he,

by way of warnirfe, read from an editorial in the n|w Ytfrw Financial Chronicle urging ihat money be furnished to sound iloney. candidates for the senate in the South. When you pas3 a law providing for free coinage, you make the gold and silver of the world of equal value. The remedy of the gold standard men was more bocds. It was ''all for the tinkers, nonS\*or us." The first administration of Mr. Cleveland did pay oft a large ariioun't cf •bonds, but that did not alter "the fdict that his present adininistration, ai}d he said it with shamel had imposed upon the people a debt fthat would amount to -$500,000,000 befordbt was paid, •Generous applaule accompanied "Mr. Crisp's close, which|grew into a roar as Secretary Smith aldose for his twenty minutes' rejoinder.- He declared that Mr. Crisp had dbdged the proposition that you could not have a bimetallic currency without 'having the legal rate the same as the commercial ratio. He was willing to rest the whole case on that proposition, instead of answering the point, Mr. Crisp had indulged in small talk and demagogical appeals to prejudice against tie Rothschilds and Wall street. He was sorry the gentleman had cast his Icandidacy for the senate on so low a rjane.

The secretary's rljoinder was interrupted by frequent «rafbursts of aipplause, which in each case aroused opposing cheers for trisp, interspersed with hisses and cat 6alis. The secretary called attention to %he fact that Mr. Crisp had not announced the historical authorities on bimetallism in- France, which he had read in Augusta, and closed with a defense of the oond issues by the pqjsent administration.

THIS IS GOOD FRIDAY.

Bells at the Catholic Churches Will Be Silent Today. To'day oif all others 5B the most solemn peribd of the Lenten season. There will be no music in the Catholic' tihe he'llis will wot rtyf. The services* will be expressive of tfie general sorrow of the Cbunah otf th$ Divine Founder. There will! be two s$f*vices at Sit. Joseph's Church, one iii the mtorn'.img, the cither in the evening. The morning service will toe conduKlteid by the Rev. Father Joseph, assisted by Fathers Wilson and Aveilme. A't tihis service a number of passion relics W ll ibe exposed for veneration. In the evening at 7:30. after the charting of t'he Teneibrae theire. will^be a sermfcin Iby t'he Rev. Father Witlson on the passion way of the cross and kissing of a relic of the true cross. In addition to the- bells ibeing silenced on Good Friday tihere will be no muste on the organs and the altars will be denuded.

BRAZIL DEMOCRATS.

James M. Hosklus Nominated For Mayor— Davrson's Talk. Special to The Express.

Brazil, Ind., April 2i—'The Democrats of this city met in mass convention at Roberts' Hall tonig'ht and nominated a city ticket. James M. Hoskins was nominated for mayor on the first ballot. Ex-County Treasurer A. C. Kattman, and Deputy County Clerk A. W. Turner were chosen councilman for the first ward, John KrAder {for the second ward and John Schofiejd for the third ward. It was announced that Editor Dawson (colored) oif the World of Indianapolis would be present and address the convention. This announcement, to the astonishment of alii failed to bring out one colored man, and as Dawson continued in his rambling, incoherent speech many of the Democrats left the roam in disgust.

BLOCK COAL OPERATORS.

Meeting at Brazil YiWtArday—Conference Committee Appointed. Special to The ^xpress.

Brazil, Ind., April 2,-fThe block coal operators of the state mit in called session here today for the purpose of discussing the mining situation and to appoint a committee to Aeet the miners' committee in this city Saturday for the purpose of formulating, if possible, a mining scale for the ensuing^year. The initial steps were a'so taken in the formation of a pool of the block coal operators. A committee was-, appointed to waft on the block coal operators not present at the meeting and .endeavor to pesudae them to come into'the pool, the object of which is to stop the cutting of rates in the Chicago market.

DECAPITATON GOING ON.

Receivers of the P. D. & E. Are Likely to Be Reniovc|It is understood thali the cfoulble-

headed receivership of tw P., D. & E.

railroad wiHl terminate later than May 1st, one or 'both ofc the present

receivers retiring on that date. Tlhis for 'the reason as statoelvby the court

expladning the clause the recent change in the receivership of the L. E. & St. L.

Street to Be Improved.

After .many wrangles In t'he common council and half a dozen appeals to the officers of the Big Four railroad Tdppacanoe street is to be iftnproved. A few days ago fhe superintendent of maintenance off way of the roid was tn 'the dity looking over the ground. He said his

com

pany was ready to make the

improvement and wouid give the city nine ifeet of its rigfht of 'way. He a:so agreed to remove the at SevemBh 3tree?t- Resid-eitfts of the at^et will be glad to know (there is to ibe aa improvement and th&t they wiil not compelled to waide the«mu4 aaudh Kwiffer.

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IN LOYAL VERMILLION

ENTHUSIASTIC REPUBLICAN CONVENTION HELD THERE YESTERDAY.

Demonstrations Attending the Assembly of Stalwart Republicans to Select Their County Ticket—Bands and Parade*

GUBEENATOBIAL CANDIDATES SPEAK

THE HARMONIOUS REPUBLICANS REGALED WITH ELOQUENCE.

After Sharp Contests a Strong Ticket Was Made Up—No Feelinc Displayed By Defeated Candidates.

Special to The Express.

Clinton, April 2.—If enthusiasm, large attendance at conventions and liairmony are acceptable indications, the Vermillion county Republican nominating convention held in this city today is the forerunner of an overwhelming victory next fall. Amid cheers and the blare of bands the Republican county ticket was nominated here today and the voice of the convention was that every man honored with a place on the ticket w-ill be elected. The work of the convention was completed at noon and the "afternoon and evening was devoted to speeches by the several candidates for the Republican nomination for governor.

Early in the mvrning delegations from every direction began to arrive in town •anld before 8 o'clock the streets of the thriving little city Were thronged with voters who had come to hear and see the winners named and hear a fewwords from the next governor. It was near 9 o'clock when the train from the north arrived bringing the voters from the northern township of the county. There were four extra coaches and all were crowded with enthusiastic Republicans. Two bands came with the excursionists, and when they struck up patriotic tunes and the cheers of welcome were given the visitors there were exciting times indeed, -and for a time it appeared as if the campaign of 1896 was on in earnest. A line of march was .formed at the station, and headed by ithe Newport and Perrysville bands, the delegation, 500 strong, marched south on Main street and countermarched back t)o the opera house, where the convention was to be held. There the music and cheering continued until 10 o'clock, when. the doors of the opera :hous£*were. thrown open and it was announced the convention would Convene at once in order to have the work complete -so as not to interfere witlh .the gubernatorial training school which was to 'be in session in the afternoon.

Promptly at 10 o'clock the convention was called to order by Peter Aikman, chairman of the Republican county central committee, and on motion of Caleb Bales of Helt township, Dr. O. M. Keyes of Dana was chosen chairman.

Organization Completed.

The organization was completed by the selection of Bird H. Davis of the Hoosier State as secretary and other Republican editions^ as assistants. But little time was wasted in preliminary work, and within a few moments After the convention was called to* order,, a motion to proceed with the nomination was made and carried. The motion was to the effect that the nominations begin at the' .head of the ticket and proceed to the -'bottom, the vote of each delegation .being delivered by its secrei-sry by its chairman. The first in order wa.s auditor. To this call only Vermillibn township responded. Their candidate was William P. Bell, the-young man who has been Auditor Hamilton'? deputy during 'his last term. There w.as nto opposition to Mr. Bell, and he was of course nominated by acclamation.

The approach of the next event was looked upon as the "wool pulling" of 'the convention. The fact fhat an effort was on foot to defeat Ed Brown, the present incumbent, for treasurer, led to the 'belief that the fight, would be a spirited one. On the call of Eugene 'township J. H. Brown placed In nomination McnToe G. Hosford. Helt township presented the name of Ol Staats and Vermillion township placed in nomination Ed Brown. Th'eire was a short skirmish, but there appeared a prevailing desire to let well enough alone and Brown received the nomination on the -first ballot. For sheriff there was no fight. John M. Roberts, who two years ago was elected as a miner representative on the Republican ticket and who is said to have made the best sheriff the county ever had was renominated by acclamation. A rising vote was taken and every delegate was to his feet. This unanimous endorsement of a worthy officer was the signal of ^an outburst of enthusiastic cheering which lasted for several moments.^

Other Norolnntiens !Had».

The convention next proceeded to the nomination of a candidate for county assessor. Alonzo Mack of Holt township and James Thomas of Clinton township were placed in nomination. Mr. Mack received the majority, of votes on the first ballot and received bhe nomination. I

The raice for the county surveyor was

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most spirited one fl«f the convention, there being three candidates In the field. Clinton township asked the nomination for W. C. Chambers, ^Holt township presented the name of MIKon James and Higfliland township presented the name of J. B. Wade. On the first and second ballot the votes were aibout evenly divided. While preparing for the third ballot James withdrew froon the race and the result wa3 Chambers was nominated by a neat majority of the delegates.

Short work was made in the selection otf a candidate for-coroner. James Hasty, who has held the position and patiently waited for subjects the p^st two years, and says he is thankful that but few were presented, was re-nominated by acclamation.

For commissioner. Second1 district, Thomas Patrick.z the present incumbent, was nominated. For commissioner. Third district. Gorgee R. Hioks was given the place on the ticket.

As each result was announced the honored candidate was called to tihe front and all responded withjbrief speeches, assuring the delegates ihey

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would do their best to win, not only for themselves, but for the interest of every man on the ticket and the Republican party, county, state and national. In adfditdon to this assurance, each candidate pledged himsel'f to faitMul service when installed in the office for which •he h'ad been nominated, The defeated candidate acquiesced grcaefully and in each instance moved to make the nomination unanimous and pledged their support to the nominees. Harmony and good will characterized the proceedings from beginnig to end and if the Republicans of Vermillion county do not win by a larger majority than was ever known in the political history of the "county there is no virtue in unity and determination. Good music at intervals enlivened the proceedings and when the convention adjourned the cheering, the patriotic music by the bands and the hearty hand shakes and the warm congratulations presented a scene of Republican enthusiasm never before witnessed in Vermillion county.

The Afternoon Session.

The ajffernoon meeting was an encouraging political demonstration. The large auditorium of the opera house was packed to its full seating capacity, while the galleries were crowded. The bands were stationed in the gallery just in front of t'he stage and from the noon hour until the meeting was calleVl to order made the building fairly ring with patriotic music. The strains of the patriotic airs as they vibrated through the large structure seemed t'o infuse new life into the voters and i'f there -ever was a lethargy among Vermillion county Republicans it is now a thing of the past. The audience was made up largely of old soldiers, who fought for the country they loved, and laboring men, who are in a measure starving while they watch the country go to the dogs. Thes'e laboring men joined the old soldiers in cheers for tihe Republican party. T'ney say they have starved and waited for the prosperity promised by Democracy until they are tired of it. They will now oe loyal to themselves and lamilies and vote for the party which has given the country the only prosperity it ever enjoyed. It was 1:30 o'clock when Chairman Aikman called the meeting to order and introduced TheoWore Sh'ockney, not forgetting to say he was a candidate for t'he Republican nomination for governor. Mr. Shockney responded: "There are others," and declined to proceed unless the other candidates came to the front. After all the gubernatorial material was arrayed in front of the audience, it was found that B. F. Posey was missing. Mr. -Shockney urged that it would not be appropriate .o proceed without a "Posey" for the occasion, and suggested that a committee be sent for bhe missing candidate. The suggestion was accepted and in a few moments Mr. Posey was escorted into the hall. This done,- the array of candidates which confronted the audience was composed of Theodore Shockney, F. B. Posey, James A. Mount and Jam«* T. Johnston. •''•I

Mr. Shockney's Speech

Before beginnfing w-Jth his speech Mr. Stvo-dkney, poixvt'feg to the three men at ihis right said: "Now gentlemen, hera we are before taking." Senator Shockney spoke for about fiorty minutes, during which time he Was given She most rapit attention. He has an excellent. vo'Jce, h'is artioullaitSon is good and his language plain and simiple. He did not en'ter into a tiresome recital of statistics, bu't directed his 'remarks to the achievements of 'tihe Republican pon^y, dweMing on -the ifajcit t'h'alt ifor twentyenght years um'de.r RepulbDcan administration more onioney had been received by this ©cuvernment from foreign oo-un-tiries than had been sent away. This fact, he said, was a praCticail demonstratfon thait the Republican party is a business parity an'd fths't pclifiics n4t'h every voter was a master of business, Beginning -his -sipeecih Mr.. Shockney, speaiking ojf the country, said: I tell you gentlemen, you have a great man in this man Johnson. I'f you should} survey an addition t/o 'the town oi Clinton and put th'is iman Johnson :n to push Whe bo cm you could get gas region prices for every "oit you offered ior sale, and i'f

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this fall I Want to -pay to you that :t will be no fault of Johnson's. I received a 'letter from Johnson a few days ago asking ime to. attend t'Mte convention, assuring me th'alt the •pe'cple here were friendly towards me and that it would be 'to my interest to 'be here. I was encoiuraged at the letter. I paitted myself on t'he (back and said to myself, I 'Shockney you had better go for aili ohe voters in Vermillion county are .for you.' While on my wtay here I met my frien'd Posey. .He asked me if I had recelved -a tetter from Johnson. I to-.'d him -I had. Then he informed me that he had received a letlter. We covr.ipared noifes and found t'hat our letters were the same. Coming further on wo melt Johnson and Mount and 'from them we learned they had received a similar

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ter. Arriving here we learned that every imcther's son who wants to bi governor of Indiana had received a let'ter from Secretary Joihnson, assuring h'.rn toat VeitniSlon county was Tor ivza and he woailld fin'd 'it to his interest to attend 'thi® convention and get acquain'ted with 'the boys.' "Buit gentlemen, I -desire to congratulate vou uipon the work you have accomrolished trday. The nomination of a county tfrke't 'the beginning of -a cainvpaiign and you hawe begun weCl. In times gone by 'it Ihas been thon.-aihit that politics was a game oif -candi'daites to ge»t the pflaces of honor and the money. It is not so now. Politics has resoftyed itseM into a mairter of busi-

nra.ttter af .bread and butter.

To these ipolitoal parties we fook for prosperity and Cf they are incompetent to .manage the affairs of the government th'at prosperity .wiil not cam?. Thi3 faot has been demonstrated by giving adroinitft raft ion 'into tihe 'hands of the Democratic party. The constitution oJ the United Sitaites provides -for on political party. Politics is the outgrowth of -fhe constitution. -The president derives his power from the humblest citizen in the .hutmfble hamlet and he is practical' dtoing business for you. This is ndt a ttme for whoop and hurrah to keep people in the party. When we investigate -the policies proposed by 'them let us not go like serfs or starves. Stand out as free men. who tove their famiJies and ttieir neighbors and their country, nemocratie Incompetcnor. "For a long itfime (the Denrtocnats c!la?med they knew better how to manage the affairs of the government and if given the power would give us more prosperity. Alftter while you believed their c+airn fas prtfbaiWly true. You tried them. If you had not done this we woufrd not (h'ave nad tihe business sltagitation' that prevails tn -this country today." They cfl-aimed the Republi­

party was wrong, that it-was taking. money out of the pockets of the padple and putting, i^ in the treasury, {Continued on Thlnd Fage.)

Dally Established 1853

ALLAYING ALL FEARS

FIVE THOUSAND RED COATS CAW WHIP THE MATABELES.

The Co mine of Such An Army Is Restor. tag Calm In the South African

British Colonies.

KRDGER'S ASSISTANCE DECLINED.

GOVERNOR ROBINSON DOES NOT WANT HELP FROM BOERS.

Cecil Rhodes in Command of a Small Army in Rhodesia—The two Wars Against Native Africans.

Capetown, April 2.—News from Matabeleland is not flowing }n to any great extent, but there are indications now that the rebellion may he checked before it has time to spread damgero'usly far. Dispatches received here from England say that preparation^ are being made to send reinforcements of 5,000 regular troops here at short notice, sh'ould such step be necessary, and it i3 said that 5,000 additional troops can bt hurried here from India in a very short time. These announcements have had a calming effect on the public m-i-nd and there is not so much loud talking on the part of the burghers and their advisers.

A delayed dispatch from Buluway-', dated Tuesday last, says that Captain McFarlane, in command of the mounted patrol, has had a sharp skirmish with a band of rebel Matabeles at Queen's Reef, Dem'besi. The natives are reported to have attacked the troopers In fine siyle with assegais and a hand to hand encounter ensued, in w'.veh they were beaten off, leaving thirty kli!ed. Captain MteFarlane's party ^ost o-n-e cavalryman and several white troopers killed, but the number of the lat.er is still in doubt. The patrol, however, made a gaila-nt stand against overwhelming odds and had the best of ihe skirmish.

Further advices from ihe scene otf McFarlane's fight with the -natives report that the young Matabeles fought the troopers against ihe advice of the chie-fs and that the younger warriors could not be controlled.

Another fight has taken place near Inyati. A number of white sellers who were seeking refuge in the icrvn were surrounded by hostile natives. The whites made a determined resistance, but all of them were killed except one man. who brought the news to Buluwayo. The natives also captured thirty rifles amd about 300 rounds or a'nm-un'-fcioji. The chief Ulirrw, or "Gv-id," who first incited the revolt o-f the Matabeles, has proclaimed himself king of Matabeleland, in succession -to the late King Lobengula.

The sen of the last named monarch, who is understood to be on his way to the Maloppo hills in order to head the natives, has not yet reached there, and"^' when he does there is likely to be trouble between his warriors and those of the newly proclaimed king.

Nobody here puts any faith in ihe report that the Boers have offered to assist ihe British tn quelling the rebellion in Matabeteland. The Boers have important matter^ of their own to attend to just now and -are unlikely to take anv s:ep which may strengthen the hands of the British administrators. Besides, it is believed that Mr. Rhodes is about the last man in South Afn-ca that the Boers would help ou'c of a hole.

THE INYALI MASSACRE.

Tlicy Fonglit to the Laft Hut Were largely Outnumbered. I/Ondon, April 2.—Sir Hercules Robinson, governor of Cape Colony, has cabled to the government the details of -the massacre of white men at Inyali, in Matabeteland,. including Messrs. Cass,

Uamlley tind Burford,' whicn was exclusively reported to the Associated Press on Tuesday.

As^is?ant Commissioner Graham was muredered by the Matabeles at Inyali on-March 27th. A general attack upon the whites followed and they were entirely outnumbered and almost overwhelmed, being r,nable to make any effective stand against the rusn o. tne native warriors. They managed to1

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hold of a wagon and with tins they managed -to effect a retreat or taree miles. Some 300 Mata'oei^ then surrounded 'he wagon and put a stoji» to ... progress and the hard pressed a. were bright to their last stand, nothing iRt't them but to -"ell tnas'dearly as they could. their foes as long as possible fire arms and when the upon them a fierce and to hand conflict ended superior nunwera,--.iX o^ killed. Donovan, the the hia-sracre. rr.a:.-," hiding in the long

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