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VOL. V. NO. 2.015
ATLANTA’S WAY.
A Strong Delegation Before
Committee
EXPOSITION CHAMPIONS
They Urge Favorable Action
on Mr. Livingston’s Bill for
an Appropriation.
Washington, May 15. —The house
committee on appropriations had a
hearing on Representative Livingston’s
bill making an appropriation for a gov
ernment exhibit at the proposed Cotton
States and International exposition at
Atlanta in 1895.
» Among the large number present were
Senators Gordon and Walsh, Speaker
Crisp and other members of the Georgia
delegation; C. A. Collier, president of
of the exposition company, S. M. In
man, ex-Governor R. B. Bullock, Mayor
Goodwin, president of the Atlanta cham
ber of commerce, Judge Tompkins, S.
F. Woodson, and several other gentle
men, all of Atlanta.
Mr. Clark Howell, of the Atlanta
Constitution, stated the object of the
delegation’s visit to Washington, and
said they represented every business or
* ganization in the south, and had come
to present a matter in which the whole
country was interested.
Mr. C. A. Collier, president of the ex-
Sosition company, said the idea which
iduced those back of the enterprise to
undertake it at this time was that the
time had arrived for securing closer
commercial relations with South Ameri
can countries.
The great bulk of this trade now went
to Europe, which was by all laws of
trade business that belonged to the
tlnited States. With proper encourage
, ment this trade could be turned in our
favor. The promoters of the exposition
wanted the government to give it its
approval. Such recognition was neces
sary for its success, especially abroad.
They did not ask the government for an
" appropriation to aid the exposition, but
wanted the government to erect a build
ing and make an exhibit.
While Atlanta men had started the
enterprise, it was in no way a local af
fair. All the southern and southwest
ern states had endorsed it and promised
their support. New York, New Jersey,
and some of the New England states
bad already expressed a desire to par
ticipate.
The object was to make it an inter
national and an interstate affair, and
the government should be glad to en
dorse the enterprise, which was for the
good of the whole country.
, The Exposition company desired con
gress to authorize the erection of a
$200,000 building and to appropriate
SBOO,OOO for the transportation and care
of the government exhibit. So far be
tween $500,000 and $600,000 have been
secured but the company did not want
to go beyond the limits of their state for
subscriptions until the government had
given the movement its approval.
MA Y BE SERIO US.
The Populists Will Spring Some Sensations
in the Georgia Campaign.
Macon, May 15.—A special from At
lanta has this announcement of the
probable outcome of the People’s party
1 convention held in that city:
The Populist state convention, which
meets here Wednesday, to put out a
ticket for governor and statehouse offi
cers, promises to be a more important
political event than appears on the sur
face. All indications go to show that
the Populists have been rapidly di
minishing in number since the campaign
of two years ago, and whatever ticket
they may put in the field is not likely
to have any very serious effect upon the
«, Democratic side, but if the reports be
true, there will be a series of side issues
attached to the Populist convention that
will give it a standing in politics.
The most interesting of the rumors,
and there are some significant circum
stances to substantiate it. is that ex-
Congressman Tom Watson, the idol of
the Populists of the state, expects to
make a fusion on the United States sen
atorial contest that will give him the
support of certain Democratic influence
that will greatly strengthen him in his
race for congress against Major Black
in the Tenth district. Watson has posi
* tively declined to permit the nse of his
name in connection with the gubernato
rial ticket. But he has been mum on
the senatorial question, though fre
quently importuned by his followers
and others to become an active candi
date for the place.
The reputed explanation of his con
duct, taken in connection with his atti
tude on the governorship, and the ex
ceedingly conservative speeches he has
been making lately, is that he is in a
combination to quietly throw the Popu
list influence in the senatorial contest to
one of the present Democratic candi
dates for that place, in consideration of
the support of certain Democratic influ
ence in his congressional campaign. In
order to work this plan out, Watson is
to pose as an independent or Jefferso
nian Democrat in his race for congress,
knowing that he will receive the full
support of the Populists regardless of
What he calls himself.
Watson, in the slang of the day, ‘ has
it in” for Major Black. He would rather
defeat him than be governor or go to the
senate.
There is very little certainty as to the
head of the Populist state ticket. Wat
son is for Judge Hines, but most of the
other Populists are against him. If he
is accorded the nomination it will be due
to Watson’s personal influence with his
followers.
Heavy Frost. In New York.
’ New York, May 15.—Heavy frosts at
Elmira, Utica and various points in
Oswego county have injured strawberry
plants and fruit trees.
THE ROME TRIBUNE.
SENATOR VEST TALKS.
They Will Pass the Tariff Bill If It Takes
All Summer.
Washington, May 15.—Several pri
vate bills were passed and the house
went into a committee of the whole on
the naval appropriation bill.
During the discussion on the tariff bill
Mr. Vest said it was very evident that
it was the intention of the Republican
side of the chamber to kill the bill by
a delay. (Cries of “Oh no” from the
Republican senators.)
“They say oh no,” Mr. Vest went tn,
but their acts belie their words. TL ey
spend day after day in discussing insec
tivorous matters. They want to kill
the bill by procrastination.
We intend to pass the bill if it takes
until snow flies next winter and
we will leave to senators on the other
side the task of defeating it by filibus
tering, but we are not going into the
field of conjecture to help them.
Mr. Aldrich expressed surprise at
Vest’s speech and said; “There is no
disposition, there has not been and there
will not be, on this side of the chamber
to do anything with this bill except to
discussit fairly. There wilt be no fili
bustering and no attempt at filibuster
ing on the part of the opponents to the
measure."
The state department has received a
cablegram from Minister Baker an
nouncing that the Nicaraguan govern
ment had given satisfactory assurance
of a prompt compliance with the per
emptory demand of the United States in
relation to the punishment of the mur
derers of Wilson, the American who
was killed at Rama in March.
Brice Denies It.
The story printed in a New York pa
per purporting to relate how the senate
apd the members of the finance com
mittee capitulated to the sugar trust in
the arrangement of the sugar schedule
of the tariff bill attracted some atten
tion among senators; but few of those
whose names are prominently men
tioned were present. Senator Smith, of
New Jersey, is absent on account of
sickness, and Mr. Gorman is out of the
city.
Mr. Brice said he had glanced through
the article sufficiently to know there
was no truth in it, so far as he had any
knowledge in the matter. Mr. Jones,
chairman of the subcommittee that fixed
up the bill, said life was too short to
bother with the reading of all the stories
printed in the daily papers concerning
the working of the finance committee,
and statements purporting to give the
reasons for the attitude assumed by va
rious senators.
Suicide of Two Children.
Vienna, May 15.—An 11-year-old girl
and her 9-year-old brother went to a
bridge spanning the Danube, climbed
the parapet, hastily embraced each oth
er, kissed, clasped hands, jumped into
the river and were' swept out of sight.
They were the children of a poor widow
panted Jerabek, who w?s obliged to
work hard to support them and herself.
They realised that they were a burden
to her apd too young to give her assist
ance. So they determined to relieve
their mother by killing themselves.
WHERE’S THE DEPUTY?
He Is Charged with Giving Mrs. Meyer
Drugged Liquor.
New York, May 15.—Nobody seems
to know where Deputy Sheriff William
Leonard is. He is accused by Dr.
O’Sullivan and Charles W. Brooke, at
torneys for the alleged murderer, Dr.
Meyer, with having taken Mrs. Meyer
into a saloon Friday morning and giv
ing her a drugged drink while escorting
her from the Tombs to Recorder
Smyth’s courtroom.
Mrs. Meyer has recovered from the
effects of her drink, but Leonard has
not been seen since the accusation. His
superior, Sheriff Sexton, doesn’t know
where he is, and is anxious to see him
and get au explanation. If he so much
as admits having taken Mrs. Meyer into
a saloon he will be discharged.
Fraudulent Stamps in Circulation.
New Orleans, May 15.—A special to
The Times-Democrat from the City of
Mexico, says: There is much excite
ment in government circles over the
discovery that there are in circulation
fully $50,000 worth of conterfeit gov
ernment stamps of the 50-cent denomi
nation. The larger cities of Mexico
have been flooded with the stamps and
the authorities have as yet been unsuc
cessful in discovering the source of the
gigantic fraud which has been so suc
cessfully worked.
Murdered for His Boots.
Cbntebvillb, Md., May 15.—J. Ed
ward Lester, a negro, was convicted of
murder in the second degree for killing
Fletcher Bias, a negro, Dec. 11, 1600.
The prisoner and his victim were in the
forest to cut wood. Bias was felled by
a blow on the back of the head. His
assailant killed him for a pair of boots
which the victim was wearing. He had
the boots on when he was arrested.
Speaker Crisp's MotUer-ln-Law Dead.
Washington, May 15. Speaker
Crisp has just received a telegram an
nouncing the death of Mrs. Crisp’s
mother, Mrs. Robert Barton, who lived
near the speaker’s home ip Georgia.
Mrs. Crisp’s mother was an aged lady.
Her death was unexpected, the speak
er’s family not having known she was
ill. Speaker Crisp will go to Georgia
to attend the funeral.
To Abolish Uncle Sam's Crop Report.
St. Louis, May 15.—The board of
directors of the Merchant’s Exchange
has been requested to take action not
only to investigate the alleged leak in
the government crop report but to take
such steps as to have the report abol
ished entirely.
Cholera In the South of Africa.
London, May 15.—A dispatch to The
Times from Odessa says it is officially
Jt.at
ROME. GA.. WEDNESDAY MOKNING," MAY 16. ibU4 f
HUNGRY MEN
Threaten to Pillage a Town for
Bread.
SPECIAL POLICE ON DUTY.
The Men Are in a Pitiful Plight
and Much Suffering Must
Follow,
Greensburg, Pa., May 15.—The Gal
vin commonwealers received very little
encouragement here, and now the army
is on the verge of starvation. Colonel
Galvin and his staff called upon the
mayor and chief of police just at night
and informed them that unless food was
given him within a few hours he would
turn his men loose to prey upon the
town. Forty special policemen are now
guarding the town from the starving
unfortunates.
Commonwealers Ensnared by Liquor.
Washington, May 15.—The Coxey
tramps are still coralled in the inn yard
at Bladensburg but the loadstone of the
adjacent barroom is proving too strong
an attraction for the maintenance of
discipline and arrests of stragglers and
deserters for drunkenness are becoming
common. Coxey’s wife and child are
comfortably quartered at the hotel and
Carl Browne takes care to keep a roof
over his head at night.
Organizing Another Army in Ohio.
Columbus, Slay 15.—A mass meeting
of the unemployed was held here under
a call issued by George C. Mosher, a
etoneiiiiwon, who is organizing an indus
trial army to go to Washington.
Kelly’s Men Moving.
Ottumwa, la., Slay 15. —Kelly’s army
passed a quiet and uneventful night and
resumed the journey at noon. No dep
redations were committed.
EVERYTHING READY.
The Brooklyn Handicap Races Draw a
Crowd of Forty Thousand.
New York. Slay 15.—Everything is
in readiness for the Brooklyn handicap
of 1894 and as the sun is shining bright
ly, it is expected that 40,000 people will
see a dozen or more high class thor
oughbreds for $25,000 in prizes at
Gravesend.
If no accident happens during the
race the best horse will win, as the
track is in perfect order. There has
has been no racing in the vicinity of
New York since the last day of Novem
ber, 1893, and the public will turn out
in force, in spite of the threats of Peter
Delacy and those who are interested
with him in his fight against racing in
this state.
A dozen horses will go to the post well
backed, and betting no doubt will be
very heavy. The western contingent is
divided between Clifford and Dr. Rice,
and southwesterners are about equally
fond of Clifford and Henry of Navarre.
There are hundreds of racing men here
from St. Louis, San Francisco, Chicago,
Cincinnati and other points in the west,
and they are of the opinion that the
money will go somewhere in their di
rection.
The home contingent favors Sir Wal
ter, Ajax, Sport and Banquet in the or
der named but there are many New
Yorkers who away down their hearts
feel that Clifford, "Henry of Navarre,
and Dr. Rice are a powerful trio to
overthrow.
The following seem to be certain
starters: Clifford, Martin, Sir Walter,
Doggett, Banquet, Simms, Ajax, Garri
son, Copyright, Bergen, Bassetlaw,
Hamilton, Henry of Navarre, A. Clay
ton, Diablo, Sloane, Sport, Thompson,
Blitzen H. Jones, Don Alonzo, Lamb
ley, Commanche Griffin, and Herald,
Swash and Dr. Rice, Taral.
The latest track betting on the Brook
lyn handicap is: Banquet, 8; Ajax, 6;
Dr. Riel, 4; Henry of Navarre, 6: Clif
ford, 3 1-3; Sir Walter, sto 9; Diablo,
10. The others 20.
At noon it was announced that Sheriff
Buttling, of Brooklyn, will go out to
Gravesend track in the afternoon. He
will have a posse of 20 men with him.
Howe and Hummel say that a general
raid will be made. Warrants, they
say, are now out for the track officers,
all the “paraphernalia” of the track
will be beseiged. This means horses,
jockeys and owners will be taken into
custody. Lawyers say the warrants were
issued at the personal request of Dis
trict Attorney Ridgeway.
Applications for Warrants.
New York, May 15.—Application has
been made to Police Justice Walsh, of
the Adams street police court of Brook
lyn, for a number of warrants on behalf
of Peter Delacey for the arrest of mem
bers of the Brooklyn Jockey club. Ap
plication was made in pursuance of
threats made by Delacey that ha would
’aterfere with the pool sellingarrange
ments and the running of the Brooklyn
handicap.
Compel Canadians to Comply.
Port Huron, Mich., May 15.—The
Canadian tug Kittie Haight was seized
by the customhouse officials at this port
for violating the laws by trading from
one United States port to another with
out stopping at a Canadian port in the
meantime. The government officers
have been instructed to compel the
Canadian boats to comply with the laws
in every respect, and to seize all vessels
violating it.
France Pushes Her Damage Claims.
Chicago, May 15.—The French gov
ernment is pushing its claim for $71,000
damages against the Columbian Exposi
tion company. This is the value put
upon the French exhibits destroyed by
the fire in the manufacturers’ building.
If the measure now before congress for
payment of the sum fails, the exposition
company will be sueij.
JOHN J. BLACK
Talks About the Campaign for
Gen. Evans.
FLOYD SAFE FOR HIM.
Some Points About General
Evans and His Race Hap
pily Expressed.
Mr. John J. Black has been in many
a campaign, but he never was more suc
cessful than he has been as chairman of
the executive committee of the Evans
club. There’s no uphill work in this
fight. With some of the most adroit
politicians in Georgia working against
him, as hard as they can, Mr. Black has
held his hand with them from the start,
and now they are badly distanced.
With the same progress from now until
election day, the Atkinson men will
hardly be in the race.
It might be well for some of Mr.
Black’s friends to know what he thinks
of the situation, and here it is.
‘ ‘You can say that we have got ’em on
the run,” said Mr. Black, wiping the
perspiration from his forehead. “We
have been keeping our eyes skinned and
we think we know what is going on.
Every day we get good news from some
new neighborhood. We know where
we get our news And know just what
value to place on it, and I can say to a
dead moral certainty that Floyd county
is going for General Evans by a’hand
some majority. We might give you
figures that would be interesting, but
we prefer to do that after the primary,
when they will be official. General
Evans is steadily growingin favor with
the peopple. All the changes are to
him, and there have been a good many.
There will be more yet. Every day he
has more friends.
We are proud to say that General
Evans is running on his merits—just as
he has lived all his life. Nobody heard
that he was a soldier in this campaign
till the Atkinson men began to yelp at
him for being a general. If a man
went in as and had the stuff in
him to iik Ke a general. Its nothing
against him if the soldiers elected him
from the ranks to the command of a
brigade, there must be some thing in
him. Dr. Mills says they always felt
safe when Evans’ brigade was between
them and the enemy, and we ought the
safe with Evans on guard at the capitol.
That’s my view. Evans is the same
man yet, if he is 61 years old. Its about
as easy tor a man to be too fresh as it is
to be too ojd, and that is what ails At
kinson, when he tries to ridicule General
Evans.
The general wasn’t spoiled by being a
Methodist preacher thirty years. Rome
people are kicking about that, but they
are not the Baptists and Presbyterians,
tsl the cussin’ men who are opposing
him on that ground. They say they
don’t want a damned old preacher for
governor. When it comes to that, I’m
-for the preacher, and against the cussin’
men.”
CLOSING THE STORES.
The |Six (O’clock Closing Movements En
dorsed By the Merchants.
The movement to close the business
houses of the city during the hot sum
mer months, is agitating the minds of
the clerks, and yesterday the Tribune
interviewed most of the merchants on
the subject. They were found to be almost
unanimously in favor of closing at 6
o’clock, but different opinions were ex
pressed as to the proper time to com
mence the movement. Some think June
Ist, others the 10th of June, and one
merchant thought that the 20th of this
month would not be too early. But the
general wishes of the merchants, are to
give their employees an opportunity to
seek recreation in the evening. The
public will easily and willingly accustom
themselves to do their shopping before
closing hours. The following merchants
have signified their intention of closing
|at 6, during the summer : R. H. Van
dyke, both houses ;Rome Hardware dur
ing June, Montgomery Co.; R. J.
Ragan & Co., Bass Bros. & Co., both
houses, R. H. West & Son, Terhune-
Berry Hardware Co. , West & Girffin,
Simpson Grocery Co., Gammon & Co.,
Thos. Fahy and others.
CAVE SPRING VS. ROME.
The First Game of the Season Today at the
North Rome Park.
ihe Cave Spring baseball club wrote
the Rome club yesterday, that they
would come today to play a match
game - This is the first of the season
and a large crowd will go out this after
noon to encourage the boys. The Rome
club will show the followng young men
in uniforms: J. Graham, catcher; S.
Graham, pitcher ;Tom Berry, first base;
John Proctor, second base; Duke Black,
third base; P. W. Marshall, short stop;
Ed. Colcough, left field; Alf Harper,
center field; Ed. Magill, right field; Sam
Graham, captain.
The game will commence promptly at
3:30 p. m., in the North Rome park.
Admission 35 cents, grand stand free.
The boys had a practice game yesterday
afternoon, and showedup well for the
first work done this season, and will give
the Cave Spring team a hard battle for
the victory. More games will be played
before long, and the Tribune will keep
the public fully posted regarding them.
FOR ATKINSON.
He Gets Coun-y by a Vote of
Eighty-one to Twenty-three.
Atlanta, Ga., May 15.—(Special.)
Taliaferro county went for Atkinson
today by a vote of 81 to 23. The vote
now stands 18 for General Evans and 16
for Atkinson.
The regular prayer meeting will be
held at the First Baptist church to
nigbt.
INDUSTRIAL SITUATION.
The Growth of Trade in the Southern
States for a Week.
Chattanooga, May 15.—The Trades
man, in its weekly review of the indus
trial situation in the south for the week
ending May 14 says: The miners’ strike
has caused preparations to be made for
shutting down another furnace, and a
want of coal is reported in a few places.
In other respects there is no change in
the labor situation, and both parties are
are confident and determined. There is
a decided improvement in the lumber
industry as is shown by the number of
new plants and of enlargements of ex
isting ones reported for a week. Far
vorable weather has greatly improved
the condition of the growing crops, and
the farmers’ prospects are now quite en
couraging. In general business and in
financial circles matters are quiet, with
reports of less business than usual at
this season, and a demand for money
not equal to the supply.
It reports 49 new industries as incor
porated or established during the week,
together with eight enlargements of
manufactories, and 16 important new
buildings. Prominent among the new
industries of the week are: The Swan
River Phosphate company, of Sheffield,
Ala., capital, $300,000; the Estabutchie
Lumber company, of Estabutchie, Miss.,
capital, $50,000; the Fenn Lumber com
pany, of Fenn, Ga., with $40,000 capi
tal. The Brown Electric and
Machinery company has been char
tered at Little Rock, Ark., with
$30,000 capital; a cotton oil com
pany, with $30,000 capital, is reported
at Blooming Grove, Texas; the Hoffman
Hardware company, capital, $25,000,
has been organized at Texarkana, Ark.,
and the E. K. Dillingham Iron com
pany, capital, $25,000, chartered at
Houston, Texas.
END OF A TRAGEDY.
A Guilty Pair Found Lying Side by Side in
the Woods.
Corvallis, Ore., May 15.—Dr. Apple
white was found in a bushy ravine near
here beside the dead body of Mrs. Ken
ton, whose husband he had attempted
to assassinate from ambush only a few
nights ago.
Kenton, discovering that improper re
lations existed between his wife and Dr.
Applewhite, had them both arrested.
The woman turned state’s evidence, and
; it was at first supposed that Applewhite
: intended to kill her as well as her hus-
I band, but this he now denies. Aftar
l exchanging shots with Kenton, neither
; being seriously wounded, he dragged
Mr. Kenton from the vehicle and car
ried her off into the bushes. Kenton
summoned officers, who began search
for the missing pair.
When found, Applewhite attempted
to use his revolver upon the officers, but
was too weak to do so. He was suffer
ing from the effects of a doee of mor
phine, and had gashed his neck and
wrists with a pocketknife in trying to
bleed himself to death. He will recover.
Mrs. Kenton died from morphine pois
oning, but whether voluntarily ot not is
not known,
A BALTIMOREAN’S DEATH.
He Was a Conspicuous Figure in Society
Before Paresis Set In.
Baltimore, May 15.—T. Swann La
trobe, son of Mayor Latrobe, died here
of paresis at the Shepperd asylum,
where he had been under treatment
since January, 1892, He was 30 years
of age.
In health, Mr. Latrobe was the most
conspicuous figure in society and club
life in this city, and was generally
known as the best dressed man In town.
He came into an income of SB,OOO a
year from the estate of his grandfather,
Governor Swann, of Maryland, and
thereafter led a gay life.
Horses were his passion, and be was
an enthusiastic fox hunter, being mas
ter of the Elkridge foxhounds. His seat
in the saddle was secure, and he was a
jumper of envied reputation and the
winner of many steeplechases. His
cart and horse were one of the most
frequently seen before the clubs.
THE MONEY RETURNED.
A Bookkeeper’s Loss Returns by Mail to
His Employer.
Lancaster, Pa., May 15.—The way
in which Henry Weill lost $1,065 a few
weeks ago was not more mysterious
than the manner of its return. Weill
gave the cash in greenbacks to his book
keeper, Albert J, Evans, for deposit in
in the bank. Evans lost the money, so
he said, on his way to the bank. The
police at once began to investigate, Ev
ans maintaining his absolute ignorance
of the whereabouts of the money.
Last week Mr. Weill received through
the mail a bulky package, which, when
opened, was found to contain $963, just
SIOO less than the sum he lost. Later,
he found in his mail an envelope con
taining five S3O bills, making good the
sum total of his loss.
General Harrison Feels Confident.
New York, May 15.—Ex-President
Harrison has left for Indianapolis. Dur
ing his stay here he met nearly every
Republican leader of note in the east,
and is presumed to have formed a pretty
accurate idea of his chances for a nomi
nation in 1896. That he is a candidate
none of bls intimate friends deny. Gen
eral Harrison’s friends say he is confi
dent of hearty support from New York
ers who supported him in 1893.
Wyman Fears Yellow Jack.
Washington, May 15.—Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman, of the marine hospital
service, in a recent letter to Secretary
Carlisle, invites his attention to the fears
of a possible recurrence of yellow fever
in Brunswick during the coming sum
mer and to the necessity of making pro
vision for the prompt discovery of anv
case occurring in either Brunswick or
other city on the South Atlantic or Gulf
coasts.
PRICE FIVE CEN'jjf
CROKER’S FALL.
His Retirement Was Forced
Upon Him.
THERE WERE QUARRELS-
Told That Tammany Would
Be Better Off Without
Him.
New York, May 15.—A special from
Washington, which has created quite a
stir in machine political circles here, is
one in reference to the resignation of
Richard Croker from the leadership of
Tammany hall.
The special says:
“Richard Croker’s retirement from
the leadership of Tammany was not
voluntary, and the reasons advanced in
his interview Were but trivial considera
. tions compared with the real causes
which made his continuance in control
an impossibility. Mr. Croker had no
idea last Monday that his recommenda
tion in favor of an auxiliary committee
to aid him would not be accepted, and
that his abdication would be forced.
Mr. Croker made a bluff, and it was
called.”
One of the most prominent men in
Tammany hall, and one who was prom
inent before Croker became king, made
this sensational statement when asked
to give his version of the eclipse of
Croker.
“Mr. Croker’s friends,” he went on,
“and ambitious men, who are playing
for the Croker influence to aid them in
getting power, have given out the ab
surd statements intended to deceive the
public as to the real causes of Mr.
Croker’s withdrawal. Mayor Gilroy
leads in flattering Mr. Croker, but there
is design behind it all. Mr. Gilroy is
shrewd. He knows better than any
other man in Tammany the strength of
the Croker sentiment, and he is
maneuvering to succeed to the leader
ship. Corporation Counsel Clark, too,
has been indulging in fulsome compli
ments, although he felt the humiliating
effects of the Croker tyranny. Clark
has told more than one that so suspi
cious was Mr. Croker that frequently
when he and the mayor rode up to
Fourteenth street they separated at the
corner so that they would not be seen
by the boss entering Tammany hall to
gether.
“All softs of misrepresentations bear
ing upon the reasons of Croker’s retire
ment have been given out. Big men in
the organization, who know the facts,
out of rare consideration for past favors
at Mr. Croker’s hands, have tried to
gloss over the truth; but the public
should not be kept in the dark because
of any lingering ' sentimental regard for
Mr. Croker.
Mr. Croker threatened to write out
his resignation in Mayor Gilroy’s office
three or four weeks ago. He made this
threat after an exciting wrangle with
the mayor about some matters connect
ed with the patronage of city contracts.
Mr. Croker demanded that his request
be granted, and Mayor Gilroy peremp
torily refused to accede.
“Mr. Croker hotly inquired what he
was in politics for, and Mr. Gilroy asked
with some feeling, what he had been
elected for. Mr. Croker said that it
was about time that he got out if he
could not have things done his way, and
Mr. Gilroy retorted that for some time
he had been of the opinion that it would
be better for the organization if he did
step out, as the longer he remained in
control the more difficult it would be
for Tammany to succeed. I am re
peating the conversation that followed
after this. I have it from high authori
ty. When Mr. Gilroy made this state
ment to Mr. Croker, the leader replied:
‘You write out my resignation, or I
will.
“Mayor Gilroy replied: ‘I will not
write it out for you, and you will not
write it here. You will have to go up
to Tammany hall to do it.’ Mr. Croker
answered: ‘Call in Billy Clarke, and
let him write it.’ Mayor Gilroy said,
growing more impatient as the exciting
dialogue was prolonged: ‘Billy Clarko
will not write your resignation in this
office.’ As a parting threat Mr. Croker
said, lam credibly informed: ‘I will
write out my resignation and we will
see who is running things.’
“Mr. Croker had no idea at that time,
and, for that matter, he had no idea on
Monday last that he would be allowed
to retire. He expected an enthusiastic
request for him to remain. Mr. Gilroy
was not the only prominent Tammany
man who has frankly told Mr. Croker
within the past month that the organiza
tion would have no chance of winning if
he did not get out. This feeling wdk
general, although only three or four
men had the courage to tell Mr. Croker
so to his face. All this talk about Mr.
Croker’s getting out voluntarily is the
veriest rot. The pressure was too great,
and he cut and ran."
Paralyzed in the Pulpit.
Philadelphia, May 15.—A sensation
was created in Emmanuel Methodist
church by Rev. John W. Langly falling
from his pulpit. Rev. Mr. Langley is
one of the most venerable preachers of
Philadelphia. He was preaching as
usual, when, without warning, he fell,
paralyzed in his left side. He was
taken to his home, where his physician
announced that although the stroke
might not necessarily prove fatal. Mr.
Langley could never preach again.
lOiva in mors Will &triKe.
Des Moines, May 15. —lowa miners
will strike. The Mahaska county
mipers have settled it. Nearly all of
them have gone out, and those who have
are marching from town to town trying
to intimidate others into striking.
A Failure on 'Change.
New York, May 15.—George T.
Clarendon has announced his failure at
the Consolidated exchange.