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1! 'J1 - IS V, I : -e- xr s WL;V:N& 114 1 'J,- l ABBEVILLE, N. G, WEDNESDAY MOBNING, JUNE 20, 1900. PfilCE 5 CENTS f1 ' -.Mi QESTREIGHER & COMPANY Will make tonsiderable. Price Reduction in Dress and Walking Skirts, and wash and Silk Waists to Order. We will make to your order either a Dress or Walking Skirt of Woolen, Brilliantine, Linen or P. K. Prices as low as ready made saris ana nt guaranteea. OESTREICMM 51 Patton Avenue. "Standard tie World Over." The Columbus Buggy Co.'s No. 62 Corning. In stock bath in Carmine Mid Black Gear. Easy to get into, and a wonder for strength. Asheyjlle Hardware Com pany, Agents. southeast cor. court square. PHONE 87. Kelley Springfield Tire put on in our Rubber Tire Department. MASSAGE,. AND PACKS. Treatment for: Nervou, Rheumatic pother disease. Jciai: Thur Brandt Mauttie for Disease; also Face Maas&T- PROF. EDWIN GRUNER, 'i ??ute Chemnitz College, Germany, wiiieriy -. ith Oakland Hdghta Sana- ttome or office Treatment. Office k q u m. to l p. m.f zto4; m. r ' main st. . telephone 20. iiins Gree lug Shot and Bordeaux Ck. rnpT. . , . i - a (aches . 1 v"u" ana neuralgic aeaui icp. 9- mousana Doraes eoia. tisf and money refunded if not wry. Grant's Pharmacy. Gra.7it'c. tj , . ..... ' WwT digestive uorcuai f an. ex- Bag yon- Many cases of lottug stand larT6 been radically cured. Price IHif- 'Iioney oack if not satisfactory. Pharmacy. PSl' Talcum Powder, 10 cents at HSe?61106 must e a aiffh-Bchooi CO REPUBLICAN 60NVEN TON-BEGINS Exp ansion, the Gold ity the Theme cott's The Party Reunited From East to West on the Finan cial Issue. A Great Demonstration at Mention of McKinley's Name. New York Believed to Hold the Key of the Situation as Eegards the Vice-Presidency. Philadelphia, June 19. Senator Han na said tonight that there were four steady, candidates for the vice presidential-nomination, namely, Long, Dol liver, Washburn and Scott. All day long it has been apparent that Hanna greatly desired the nomination of Sec retary Long. He has not hesitated to say this in public, but he has had sev eral conferences with Long and all oth ers who are supposed to be friendly to Long's candidacy. He continues to believe Roosevelt has eliminated him self from the situation. There are hun dreds who differ with Mr. Hanna in this regard. All agree that New York holds the key of the situation and there have been many angry words today over Roosevelt's statement of yester day,11 ; WOODRUFF ENDORSED. The New York delegation held a meeting this afternoon and decided to adjourn to the call of the chair. At 9 o'clock tonight-it was announced that Chairman Depew had called together the delegates for the purpose of getting some final expression frorii Roosevelt. The desire for this was because Roose velt before issuing his statement yes terday conferred with men who. had no association with the political affairs of New York state and the organization of the state of New York desired some sort of expression from him tonight. The delegates did not gather before 10:30 and at a late hour the meeting adopted a resolution endorsing Wood ruff for the vice presidency. This makes Woodruff New York's choice. The consensus of opinion tonight is that Woodruff cannot be nominated for vice president. The action of the New York delegation tonight means that should Roosevelt not be nominated for vice president the New York state or ganization will fight his renomination for governor. OPENING OF THE CONVENTION. Senator Hanna seemed in no hurry to call the convention to order. Attired in a sack suit with a white vest, he sat chatting with those about him, his broad face beaming, his eye meantime roving over the convention. At 12:30 the band broke into the stir ring strains of the Star Spangled Ban ner. Ten thousand people stood while the stirring air was played and ap plauded it with a cheer as they took their seats. Chairman Hanna 'remain ed standing. He lifted the ungainly gavel and brought it down with a re sounding whack. Instantly all eyes were riveted upon him and a wave of applause swept the hall. The chairman then at 12:36 p. m. called the convention to order. The Rev. James Gray Bolton, D. D., of Philadelphia, offered prayer. At 12:45 Senator Hanna made his op ening speech. When he mentioned Mc Kinley's name it was the signal, and for the first time the convention broke forth into a whirlwind of enthusiasm. Men and women sprang to their feet, delegates, spectators, staid and distin guished guests, all animated by a com moiv purpose to do honor' to the presi dent. Senator Hanna looked down in smiling satisfaction at the tempestuous A Bargain. oooc On Sulphur Springs road Ten acres ground and well constru -ted modern house. Will be sold be low value to close am estate. Price on application tointerested party. WW WILKIE & LaBARBE, Real Estate Brokers, 'Phone SSI. I?'" "Iff' ' - ITS WORK Standard and Prosper of Senator Speech. . 1 " demonstration. Flags and handker chiefs waved everywhere in billows of color. For ten seconds, twenty, thirty, a minute, the demonstration kept up, and then with a wave of the hand the national chairman bid the assemblage resume their seats and let him proceed. BANNA'S SPEECH. Chairman Hanna addressed the con vention as follows: . "Gentlemen of the Convention: In bidding you welcome I desire to extend congratulations upon this magnificent gathering of republicans. (Applause.) The national committee made no mis take when they brought the national convention to the city of Philadelphia. (Applause.) This city the cradle of liberty, (aplause) the birthplace of the republican party (applause), this mag nificent industrial center, a veritable beehive of industry, what fitter object lesson could be presented to those of us who have gathered here to witness the success of that principle of our par ty which has been its foundation, the protection of American industries. (Applase.) This city has long and al ways been known to the country over for its unbounded hospitality (ap plause) and the superb management of all great functions which have come within its limits. On the part of the national committee I desire to extend their thanks to the people of Philadel phia, and especially to your honorable mayor (applause) and the loyal citi zens, without regard to party, who have labored with him to make the convention a success. Never in' the history of conventions of either party has a success been greater. Delegates, I greet you on the anni versary in Philadelphia of the birthday of oufpajtyt. . (Applause.) 1 need' not remind you that your duty-here is one of deliberate judgment, one that you are held responsible for, not only by your party but the country. We are called together once more upon the eve of a great struggle. "We are now beginning to form our battalions under the leadership of our great statesman, General William Mc Kinley. (Applause.) I was about to give the order for those battalions to move, but you interrupted me. (Laughter.) It needs no order to re publicans when they scent from afar the smoke of battle; it needs no incen tive for the men that sit in front of me to tell them what their duty is. Upon the foundation of our party rests the belief and strength of every member of it. IBefore I lay aside my gavel and re tire from the position which I have held-as chairman of the national com mittee for four years, I desire, in this presence, in the most public manner, to return my sincere thanks to every member of this splendid committee who stood by me in the struggle of 1896 and especially to. that coterie who gathered at the headquarters in New York and Chicago and . worked from early morn until late at night for the principles of the republican party and for the welfare of their country. I leave it in the hands of others to tell you what that meant, but In passing to others those duties; I want to make one suggestion, always trust the people (applause), and leave as an inheritance to them the motto of the committee of L1896, 'There is no such word as fail.' "And now, gentlemen, it becomes my duty and great pleasure to present as your temporary chairman, Senator Wolcott, of Colorado." WOLCOTT CALLED TO PRESIDE. Senator Fairbanks from the first row of delegates arose and moved that the selection of Senator Wolcott as tem porary chairman be approved and wiih unanimous voice the delegates so vot ed. Senator Wolcott, who was on the platform, arose and came forward. The appearance of the Colorado orator set the convention off like a rocket. Sen ator Wolcott is still a young man, somewhat jaunty in appearance. He wore a blue sack suit and white vest. There was elasticity in his step as he bowed low to the convention and there was something about him which sug gested his mountain home. With a pleasant nod of acknowledgement to Chairman Hanna, he turned and ad dressed the convention. When, with outstretched arm he prayed the triumphAnt election of the republican ticket iri November the au dience surrendered, and when he first mentioned President McKinley's name he could not proceed for a minute ow ing to the demonstration. As he re hearsed the history of the four years of republican administration, the pros perity which had blessed it, the victor ies it had won, the glorious outcome of the 'Spanish-American war,vthe cam paign of misrepresentation, inconnec tlon with the Philippines, the conven- BAKER 8 CO., cians, No; 45 Pztton Avenue. .. Examination JBree, j ? Special attention Siren treealriag. tion repeatedly broke into applause. It was a keynote speech, covering the leg islation which had been placed on theJ1 statute books and its deepest note was the prosperity of this country and the legislation whjch had made its contin nation possible if the present adminis tration was continued in power. PARTY ACHIEVEMENTS. The speech, of Senator Wolcott opened witn tnese wofus: "Since the first" party convention in these United States, there was never one gathered together under such hope rui ana auspicious circumstances as those which surround us today. United, proud of the achievements of the past four years, our country prosperous and happy, with nothing to regret and naught to make us ashamed, with a record spotless and clean, the republi can pirty stands facing the dawn, confi dent that the ticket it 6hall present will common" public approval, and that in the declaration of its principles and its purposes, it will voice the aspirations and hopes of the va6t majority of American freemen. "We need no omen but our country's cause;) yet there is significance in the fact that the convention is assembled in .this historic and beautiful city, where -'we first resumed territorial re sponsibilities, when our fathers, a cen tury and a quarter ago promulgated the immortal declaration of independ ence. "The spirit of justice and liberty tha animated them found voice three quarters of a century later in this same City St Brotherly Love, when Fre mont ; led the forlorn hope of united patriots who laid here the foundations of out r party and put human freedom as itff corner-stone. It compelled our ears,to listen to the cry of suffering across the shallow water of the Gulf two years ago. While we observe the law of nations and maintain that neu trality which we owe to a great and friendly government, the same spirit lives today in the genuine' feeling of sympathy we cherish for the brave men now fighiing for their homes in the veldts of South Africa. It prompts us in our determination to give the dusky races of the Philippines the blessings of good government and republican in stitutions, and" finds voice in our in dignant protest against the violent sup pression of the righ.es of the colored man in the south. That spirit will sur vive in the breasts of, patriotic men as long as the nation endures; and the events of the past have taught us that it cajn find Its fair and free ajd full expression only in the principles and policy of the republican party." . . . . fcoNCERNING CURRENCY. Concerning the currency he said: "The campaign of four years ago was. fought on the currency question. The popuiistic democracy insisted .that the United States atone shou&d. embark on the frpe coinage o? silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting the . concur rence of any other nation. The repub lican party insisted that the question of bimetallism was international and that until it should be settled under agreement with the leading commercial nations of the world gold should con tinue to be the standard of value fii these United States. Upon that isssue we triumphed. In accordance with the pledge of the party an honest effort was made to reach some international solution of the question. The effort failed of accomplishment. The mints of Jthe countries of Europe were open for'the coinage -of gold alone. The vast discoveries of Alaska South Africa, and our own country, have furnished a steadily increasing volume of gold and, with the recent European action, have demonstrated that the question is one calling for international action by all the great countries of the world, and if ever entered into, must be by euch concurrent action of the leading commercial nations as shall secure per manence of relative value to the two metals. Meanwhile we follow the path of safety. As we grow year by year more firmly established as a creditor nation, the question concerns us less and other countries more. No impairment of national credit can be contemplated by an honorable nation. We have made advances . enough, this country can better afford than any other to en ter upon the contest for commercial supremacy with gold as its standard, and for us the time has come to give fair notice to the world tha we, too. make gold our standard and redeem our obligations in that metal. For twelve years 'the platforms of the party have decalred in favor of the use of gold and silver as money. Th logic of recent events together with the at tempt of the democracy to drag down the question from its international char acter, to associate it with every vagary of populism and socialism, and to drive this country to an alliance with Mexico and China, as an exclusively silver ve ing country, has impelled our people to this settlement of this problem, and the recent action of congress has elimi- WISDOM GARR & WARD , DISTRIBUTORS, it iSouth ICaia Street.. PlJooe S3. CONGER'S. SILEN ALARMS WASHINGTON Fears Entertained That He Has Fallen & Victim to the Murderous Chinese Fanatics. nated the danger with its further agi tation menaced." CONSTTTUION AND FLAG. As to the constitution and the flag he took this view: "There has been much discussion dur ing the past few months in respect to the extent of the power of this coun try to deal with Porto Rico and our other possessions and It has been frequently contended by the democracy that as soon as we became the owners ofny of these islands the constitution of the United States at once extended over them, or in the oratorical but misleading phrase, the constitution fol lows the flag. The argument is specious but it will bear investigation. The same, question was raised in 1803, at the time of the Louisiana purchase, and the doc trine then established by congress that we could acquire foreign soil by1 pur chase, that congress had the- right to establish there such government as it saw fit and that the constitution did not of its own force extend over such territory. The doctrine was never ques tioned until in Calhoun's time it was sought to be denied in the effort to ex tend human slavery into the terri tories." EXPANSION ARGUMENT. "The future of nations, however, lika the future of man, is hid from mortal vision, and no more than man may a nation choose its own duties. When this war ended and we faced our vic tory in all its completeness, we found eight millions of people living, upon un counted islands delivered Into our hands. Abandonment of them would he. confession that while the oppression by Spain of a million an a: half , of Cubans demanded our armed interfer ence, greater babarity and cruelty to millions of Filipinos less able to protect themselves was a subject of no con cern to us. No civilized nation in the world, -no Chris tian nation,-could have turned these people "back to Spain. Our commissioners, when they insisted upon our retention of the Philippines, voiced the sentiments and wishes of the American people; and this, nation has assumed with open eyes and with full realization of the difficulties which may be encountered, the grave responsibili ties imposed upon us by the treaty of Paris." ( Senator Wolcott spoke an hour and ten minutes, and as his brilliant perora tion closed there was another enthusias tic demonstration of approval. Mr. Wolcott received many hearty hand shakes from those about him and then turned to the business of the conven tion, announcing the long list of sec retaries and of those previously agreed upon. " TAYLOR, OF KENTUCKY. There was a momentary lull and then Mr. Wolcott, gazing at the assemblage, said: "Governor Taylor, of Kentucky, is recognized. Every eye was turned toward the cen ter of the hall where a gaunt, black garbed figure, with the swarthy face of an Indian, stood with a paper in hand, awaiting a pause In ,the Hur rah which his name had evoked. "Come to the platform, governor they want to see you," called out Mr. Wol cott. The recognition of Taylor by the chairman caused a burst of applause. He was finally compelled to take the platform and was introduced amidst cheers. The much-discussed man from Ken tucky moved up the middle aisle to the platform, received a cheer as Senator (Continued on fifth page.) n!$;o!'n!;n:ini:o!ini'nis!i l!SI L. ANTISEPTIC BROOMS. 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Nothing has been received from him for a week. It can. -v be stated that the president and' his ad visers will waste no time in diplomatic negotiations with China if Conger has been assassinated. Should this be true the president will probably call an ex tra session of congress to request men and money to carry on a campaign against China. NOTHING FROM SEYMOUR. . London, June 20. 'Among the many columns of matter published in fie newspapers this morning bearing on- the Chinese crisis there is nothing e-tt liable regarding the situation at. Pe ;V" kin or the position of Admiral. .Bex. j mour's column, though both re tsud ' ject of various rumors from Shanghai. One newspaper has a despatch that all foreigners in Pekin, with the native" . staff of each, has been massacred There is nothing from a trustworthy source to confirm this story. ORDERS FROM WASHINGTON ' ' Washington, June 19. To meet the exceedingly grave complication that has developed in northern China and in order that the United States may be commensurately represented in the re-. ; lief and protective measures forced up on the foreign nations, the president has directed General MaeArthur to " i send three regiments of regulars to Tien Tsin, with their support of com missary, field transporation, signal men and medical staff, which will make a force of 5,000. Admiral Remey has been directed to send the Oregon to Taku as soon as she can start. She will take extra marines and sailors from the Monterey now with here at Hong Kong. ASSACRE PROBABLE. London, June 19. The Express corre spondent says it is felt certain that the real explanation of the failure of Ad milar Seymour's expedition was divid ed counsel among his motley force, only. American troops honestly co-operating with the English admiral. A former English resident of Pekin says: "If the legations have been taken, ev ery one has been massacred. Murder would be the object and motive of the attack. Nobody would be spared if the embassies were captured. The for eign legations were in the same quarter but not closely connected. The British legation was separated from the Rus sian legation by a large open space used as a Mongolian market and this would be a source of danger, as great (Continued on fourth page.) We are headjuartera for cots and cot mattresses. Styles to suit . everybody. Mrs. L. A. Johnson, 43 Patton avenue. For No Reason is Asheville more pre-eminent than on account of it- fine cli mate all the year round. It is America's firs: retort, because perennially invigorating. It is the same way with Ash! rville's famous prod": t , WHEAT-HEARTS It is the first breal !ast food for all the year; it is always in vigorating. WHEAT HEARTS Is prepared for serving in two minutes because we've milled the wheat, roasted the gkute and converted the starch to dex trine before it reaches you. 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