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M’KINLEY RECEIVES NOTICE Of His Nomination For President. Roosevelt Also Informed. FREE SILVER ISSUE RAISED JtcKinley Declares That “National Honor” Must Be Upheld. Roosevelt Urges For ward flovement. A Canton, O., special says: William McKinley was officially notified Thurs day of his second nomination by the Republican party for the highest office in the civilized world. Grouped about him were leading men of his party, while surrounding his Canton homo were friends among whom he has lived for more than thirty years, together with vast crowds from the surrounding towns of his native state. To the elo quent words of Senator Lodge, the president responded in a ringing speech. There was enthusiasm enough and to spare and to many of the point ed utterances of Senator Lodge and the president there was hearty and cordial approval shown. speech of Important features of the notification by Senator Lodge and the response by President McKinley were the references to the Chinese situa tion. This caused a great deal of cussion during the conferences follow ing the formal speech-making, and the impression created was that these utterances were a notification to the world that the United States intended to preserve all its right® in China. The impressive portions of the pres ident’s speech gathered from the ap plause, both from the audience and the Republican leaders, were his ref erences to the maintenance of the gold standard aud the financial public faith, and the preservation of a pro tective tariff, the enlargement of our market and the specially catchy phrase, “prosperity at home aud prestige abroad.” When he asked: “Shall we go back to the tariff of four years ago?” no,” There were shonts of “No, from every part of the audience. Auotber prolonged cheer brought out was his reference to our authority in the Philippines. Everybody fol lowed the speech with the keenest in terest, and there was a most impres sive shout when he declared that there ehould be continued legislative control over the territory acquired by the United States, and another outburst when he said such authority would be coupled with “liberty and humanity.” His declaration that the United States had reclaimed “ten million hu man beings from imperialism” was a decided hit and there were many re quests for him to repeat the sentence. This term of the word used so muoh by the opposition was one of the feat ures of the speech. The president began by saying: “The message which you bring to me is one of signal honor. It is also a summons to duty. A single nomina tion to the office of president by a great party which iu thirty-two years ©ut of forty has been triumphant at fiational elections, is a distinction which I gratefully cherish. To re ceive unanimous re-nomination by the same party is an expression of regard and a pledge of continued confidence for which it is difficult to make ado quate acknowledgment. “If anything exceeds tho honor of the office of president of the United States it is the responsibility which attaches to it. Having been invested with both, I do not under-praise either. Any one who has borne tbe anxieties and burdens of the presideu tial office, especially in time of nation al trial, cannot contemplate assuming it a second time without profoundly realizing the severe exactions and the solemn obligations which it imposes and this feeling is accentuated by the momentous problems which now press for settlement. “The credit of the country has been advanced to the highest place among all nations. We are refunding our bonded debt bearing three, four and five per cent, a lower rate than that of any other country and already more than $300,000,000 have been so fuud cd with a gain to the government of many millions of dollars. Instead of Ah to 1, for which our opponents con tended four years ngo, lgeislation has been enacted which, while utilizing all forms of our money, secures one fixed value for every dollar, and that the best known to the civilized world, fias “Unfortunately just the renewed threat however of 1896 by been again t’ue allied parties without abate ®t–nt or modification. The gold bill been denounced and its repeal de landed. The menace of 16 to 1, -fos therefore. still hangs over us with all dire consequeuces tr credit aud Confidence to business and industry, »ke enemies of sound currency are come the advocates of repudiation,and must not relax their energy until the battle for public honor and honest mouey shall again triumph. “The Philippines are ours and American authority must be supreme throughout the archipelago. There will be amnesty, broad and liberal, but no abatement of our rights, no abandonment of our duty. There must be no scuttle policy. We will fulfill in the Philippines the obligations im posed by the triumphs of our arms and by the treaty of peace; by interna tioual law; by the nation’s seuse'of honor; and, more than all, by the rights, interests and conditions of the Filipino people themselves. “I can not conclude without con gratulating my countrymen upon the strong national sentiment which finds expression in every part of our com moncountry and the increased respect with which Americanism is greeted throughout the world. Permit me to express, Mr. Chairman, my most sin cere appreciation of the complimentary terms in which you oonvey the official notice of my nomination and my thanks to the members of the commit tee and to the great constituency which they represent for thiB addi tional evidence of their favor and sup port.” there When the president closed were brief speeches made by Senators Fairbanks aud Hanua, Charles Emory Smith and Colonel Parker of Hawaii. After the speech-making the notifica tion party went to luncheon. ROOSEVELT NOTIFIED. (omroltten Call* Upon Republican Vic® Presidential Nominee at Sagamore. A special from Oyster Bay, N. Y., says: Governor Roosevelt was offi cially notified Thursday by a commit tee at his home, Sagamore, near Oyster Bay, of his nomination for the vice presidency. The committee left New York on a special train at 10–0and made a quick run to Oyster Bay, where carriages were in waiting to convey them to Sagamore. It was noon when the party . arrived . , at its destination. Governor Roosevelt received them en the wide vine cov ered , porch . of . „ Sagamore, and , grasped , the hand of each gentleman as he alighted and then presented each to Mrs. Roosevelt, who stood on the ve randa behind him. Shortly alter ° c „ ^, eua ,\° . r Wolcott called the committee to the porch. There m the cool shade of the awnings and vines he read the formal notification. When Senator Wolcott concluded the notification x ._ x . speech . Governor _ „ Roose velt stepped forward. His voice was clear and farm, and as he proceeded there were several interruptions of applause. He said: “Mr. Chairman: I accept the honor conferred upon me with the keen est aud deepest appreciation of what it means, ami above all of the re spousibihty that goes with it. Every thing that is in my power to be done to secure the re-election >f Presi dent McKinley to whom his been given in this crisis of the nation’s his tory the chui and em body the prin which lie closest - . worthy ,, to the , heart . of , every American . the name. “Tlns is very much more than a mere party contest. We stand at the parting of the ways and the people have now to decide whether they shall go forward along the path of presperi ty and high honor abroad or whether tliey will turn back on what has been done during the past three years, whether they will plunga this country into an abyss of misery aud disaster or what is worse, than even misery and distress, shame. “I feel that we have a right to ap peal not merely to Republicans, but to all good citizens, no matter what may have been their party affiliations in the past, and to ask them, on the strength of the record that President McKinley has made during the past three years and on the strength of the threat implied in what was done in Kansas City a few days ago, to stand shoulder to shoulder with us in per petuating the conditions under which we have reached a degree of prosperity never before attained in tbe nation’s history, and under which abroad we have put the American flag on a level where it never before in the history of the country has been placed. “For these reasons I feel we have a right to look forward with confident expectations to what the verdict of the people will bo next November and to ask all men to whom the well being of tbe country and the honor of the ua tioual name are dear to stand with us as we fight for prosperity at home aud the honor of the flag abroad. Refreshments were then served. BILL ARP 1 LET ™ Bartow Man Believes Bryan Will Be Next President. HiatiLY eulogizes nebraskan Chliipue Trouhlo* Touched Upon and Ctiaructerlutlc* of Tall*’' 1a DIicumaiI. Away back iu tko 40s when James K. Polk was nomiuated at Baltimore * or president the mail came to our lit tie town three times a week by stage, it brought the news in an Augusta paper. My father was postmaster, aud when he tore off the wrapper to read the news to the waiting people and gave the name of Polk as the nominee my good old Norwegian friend, Nic Ornberg, threw his hat up and shouted: “He is de man—de best man. He will beat Mr. Clay out of his poots. Meester Smit, vot did you sav bees name vas?’ That is faith—Democratic faith. I am just that way about Bryan, only I know his name, “Clarum et venera bile nomem.” Was there ever a grand er, purer statesman on the American continent? Was there ever a partisan aspiraut for the presidency who stood so far above all rivals that no one pre aumed to question his right to the nomination and this notwithstanding his defeat in the last race? Wbat manner of man is he that without effort or political iutrigue he has for four years stood pre-emiuent the choice of the Democracy of every state? Without fear aud without re proach his will has been and still is the will of the party. Sincerity, earn estness aud purity of character in pri vate aud in public life have enthroned him in the hearts of the people, and my faith is like Omberg’s. “He vill beat McKinley out of bis poots.” As to his running mate, Senator Tillman is right. It doesn’t make any differ ence, so he is a Democrat and a gentle man. Bryan doesn’t need a helper. Iu horse talk, a running mate is a teaser, an exciter, a stimulator put on the track to make the racer go faster if possible. Bryan will without get as many votes in New York Hill as with him. Hill aud Croker quarreled and each told the truth ou the other, They are exquisite politicians. Bryan is a statesman. Thefg are thousands jj ' of us who be lieve that a t hese wars bave been precipitated for party purposes, and tho blood of our b ■ from the ground. Our southern people have lost faith in the ability of the ad miniatration to extricate the country from thl8 monnta i n of trouble. We must have a change and that soon, or the mountain will get bigger. This ad began with war on its heart, for heretofore wars have been popular with the people aud kept tbe war part in r and the mau _ rifaeturers up north plenty to do. What a muss have they got in Cuba lud Porto Rico and the Philippines, ia nexing a few more million negroes j. 0 g i ve ng t roub t e and killing them by - he thousands without a cause, and - aising a big rJHnpug if we )yncb one Iowa here. Aud now we are about to Je involved in this war with china * war that was no doubt precipitated 3e cause of our aggre3sions in the Philippines and the English on the Boers . China see s that the motto jf the Christian nations is: * < Let ; hose take who have the power, and let (hose keep who can.” For fifty years England has forced China to buy her opium, grown and mada in India for English merchants, an til the product now amounts to $50, 000,000 a year. And now' China is tak ing her r9Tenge . For many years past Russia has been discussing the parti tion of China just as the partition of Poland was made and discussed, for “Freedom shrieked When Kosciusko fell, and Poland was divided out among the powers.” China has brooded over all this and the time came for a terrible revenge, Rut what about, out missionaries? My wife, who is my running mate, is much exercised about that, for she is a great missionary woman and attends every meeting and takes her money along, I told her not long ago that I dident have much faith iu the conversion of the Chinese, for there are thousands over here, right under tho sound of the Sabbath bells, and not one ever attends church or has expressed any concern about his soul, Lady Churchill reported 1o her so ciety that it had spent £300,000 in twelve months in an effort to convert the Jews in Poland, and she was sat isfied they had con\j»rted one—per haps two—aud she advised an aban donment of the work. The religion of the Chinese is as old as that of the Jews and sticks them as close, but till the missionaries do report a healthy progress and arj refining and reforming the children and doing much charitable work among the poor. That’s all right, or it seemed to be o. but now it is all wrong. It makes ny jealous for foreigners to come in with new methods and begin io dictate as to their needs aud mau lers and religion. We wouldn’t stand it a week. We can hardly stand the Alormunr, who pretend to be Chris tians. But we are going to elect Bryan, ilvor or no silver, for he is an honest uau and his wife is his running mate, a beautiful and impressive woman if the picture of her face is a true one. We will all rejoice when they are dom iciled in the white house. The silver question cau’t out any figure for the next six years, so let it go along. Mr. Bryan’s devotion to it is because he is of Irish descent aud dislikes England's domination, but he knows that we can't change it for many years to oome. Then here’s a 4th of July to Mr. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan and Miss Ruth, their pretty school girl, aud tho little boy aud the baby. I waut to see some children playing ia the white house yard. When that good time comes I am going to see tbe family if I’m alive and I’ll walk in without knocking. I’m not afraid to venture in any bouse where 1 see pretty chil dren in the front yard. —Biot. Anp, iu Atlauti Constitution. POWERS’ TELEGRAMS Are Presented as Evidence In the Trial at Georgetown, Ky., and Hade a Part of Record. In the trial of former Secretary of State Caleb Powers, charged with be ing accessory to the Goebel murder, which was resumed at Georgetown, Ky., Monday, a letter alleged to be signed by Caleb Powers, in which this expression appears was filed aud made a part of tbe record: “I have had a hard time getting Taylor and others to start, but they are all right now, and this thing will soon end.” Telegrams sent from Barboursville, Powers’ home, having a bearing ou the case, were put in evidence, and identified by the manager of the Bar bourville telegraph office. The first telegrams read were from Powers to tho various captains alleged to have been charged with getting up the ex cursion of mountain men to Frankfort. Most of them read: “How many can you insure from your county? Wire immediately.” “C. Towers.” The defense filed a formal objection to their competency as evidence. WEEKLY EDITORS RATHER. Hold Annual Convention ««»<! Enjoy an Extended Pleasure T , 'l| > - The members of the Georgia Weekly Press Association met ia Atlauta Mon day and boarded the noon Seaboard Air Line train for Athens. There were about 150 in the party. At Athens the editors were received with great cordiality by tbe citizens. A barbecue was enjoyed at 3 o’clock at the city park. Monday night a ban quet was given the pen pushers by the Athememn. At 11 o’clock the party left the Classic City for Elberton, arriving at that point at 12 o’clock midnight. Tuesday morning the association met iu annual session aud transacted routine business. On the afternoon of Wednesday the Granite City Cue Club tendered the editors a barbecue. The following is the itinerary of the party: Leave Elbertou Thursday morn ing for Toccoa and Tallulah Falls. Remain at Tallulah until Friday and return to Atlanta. At 11 o’clock Fri day night leave over the Georgia rail road for Augusta. From Augusta to Charleston and the Isle of Palms for several days’ stay. GROWTH OF THE SOUTH. Many New Industries Established During the Past Week. The more important of the new in dustries reported during the past week include brick works in Mississippi; canneries in Georgia and Louisiana; ce ment works in Alabama; coal mines and coke ovens in Alabama and West Virginia; cotton mills in Alabama, Georgia and tbe Carolines; cotton seed oil mills in Louisiana and South Caro lina; electric light aud power plants in Arkansas. Virginia and West Vir ginia; a grain elevator in Texas; an insulator piu aud bracket factory iu West Virginia; a lubricating oil manu factory in Virginia; lumber mills in Georgia; a machine shop in Virginia; a matt.ess factory in Louisiana; a mining company in Mississippi; a navigation company in Louisiana; an oil aud gas company in West Virginia; phosphate mines iu Tennessee; a shut tle and bobbin factory iu Alabama; stamp mills in the Dahlonega district; telephone exchanges in Georgia, Ten nessee and Texas; tobacco factories in Georgia aud Kentucky; a yarn mill iu South Carolina.—Tradesman (Chatta nooga, Tenn.) Do yon want an up-to-date, live newspaper—one that will keep you posted on affairs at ho me and abroad! You will answer tUc question t affirm atirely by sending us your name and subscription for this paper for a year or at least six months. ALLIES ARE ROUTED Forces of the Powers Defeated at Tien Tsin By General Ma. LOSSES REPORTED AS HEAVY All Kln.U of Exciting Report* Are Sent Out From Sh <iig)ml, But There 1» No \V»y to Verify Them. According to advises received ia London, July 10th, the Chinese situa tion presents an aspect more ominous than ever. A dispatch from Tien Tsia announces that after a heavy engage ment the allied forces Lave been de feated and driven out of the eastern arsenal by General Ma. This dispatch, dated Friday and via Che Foo, is as follows: “General Ma has defeated the allied troops aud re-oceupied the Chinese eastern arsenal, after inflicting great loss upon its defenders. The engage ment lasted six hours aud was fought with great determiuation by both sides. “The Chinese were eventually able to use tbe effective guns of the fort abutting on the city walls near the Taotai’s yamen, the allied troops suf fering severely from lack of heavy guns and cavalry. “The Japanese commander sent aa urgent appeal to hurry re-enforce ments, as the allies were in imminent danger of a general defeat.” Eighteen days ago Sir Robert Hart dispatched his last message, declaring that the situation was desperate, aud since then no word has come from the Europeans in Pekin. According to The London Dally Mail’s Shanghai correspondent, Li Hung Chang has received an emperial decree ordering his immediate depart ure for Pekin, presumably to break tbe news of the Pfekin tragedy to the European powers and in his usual role of negotiator with Europe iu difficult matters to endeavor to act as mediator and avert the vengeance of the pow •rs. To add to the grimness cf this suggestion, all Tien Tsin advices tend to confirm the perilous condition of the allied forces and belie the optimistic Chinese rumors, Unless re-enforce mentfl speedily reach Tien Tsiq aaotti* ftr disaster may be expected. All kinds of stories come from Shang hai, which, it is impossible to verify. It is stated that the boxers have mur dered the chancellor of the Pekin uni varsity and sixty of the members of his family and retainers. A confiden tial officer of General Yung Lu, dis guised as a boxer, is reported to have crept into Prince Tuan’s tent while the prince was sleeping, with the in tention of stabbing him. He was caught by the sentries, so the story goes, and decapitated on the spot. His head was sent with Prince Tuan’s compliments to Yung Lu as a warning to him to beware. SAALE WAS DEATH TRAP. Sixty Bodies In All Were Recovered From That Vessel Alone. Twenty-four bodies were recovered from the hold of the burned steamship Saale at Hoboken, N. J., Wednesday nfternoon, which makes the total num ber dead taken from this ship alone, sixty. Most of the bodies were so badly burned or mutilated that recog nition was impossible, but several were identified by initials or names on articles taken from parts of clothing that sometimes remained. AH of them appeared to be workmen in tbe bolds of the steamer. Great pumps w ere worked in the Saale Wed nesday and by 2 20 p. m. the vessel was floated. The ship was nine or tenfeet in mud, and when she finally freed her self from this mud she seemed to jump fully two feet out of tbe water. The supply of coffins gave out after eleven had been filled. Five more bodies were laid upon the deck of an after-cabin and covered with blankets. This makes 168 bodies recovered from the ship, river and the bay. Removal Hearings Resumed. Hearing in the proceedings for the removal of B. D. Green and J. F., E. T. and W. F. Gaynor to the jurisdic tion of the Georgia federal courts, was resumed in New York before Commis sioner Shields Wednesday. NEW CORPORATION NAME I» Given By Connect I cult Judge to Plant Steamship Company. Judge Simon Baldwin, of the su preme court, has handed down an or der granting a new corporation name for the Southeastern Steamship com pany known as The Plant Steam ship line. The name, by the vote of the directors the Peninsula and Occi dental Steamship company, is to be known as the P. – O. The order amalgamates the two eteamship lines known as the Piant and tbe jlsgler system, the one run ning from Tampa to Havana, and the other from Miami to Nassau.
