Newspaper Page Text
VOL. VI, NO. 2,113.
STATE AND COUNTY
And Congressional Tickets Put Ont By
the Chicago A. P. A. Crowd.
THE INDEPENDENT PARTY, THEY SAY.
Great Applause From the Eight
Hundred Present.
IRISH AND CATHOLICS ATTACKED.
Their Platform Demands Freedom From
Sectarian Influence in Schools, and
Stringent Laws of Citizenship.
Chicago, Sept. 13.—The following
congressional ticket was nominated at
the convention of the American Pro
tective association held Wednesday
night: First district, W. S. McComer;
fifth district, J. W. Pickins; seventh
district, J, R. Struse. A full state and
county ticket was nominated.
There were about 800 persons in the
hall and they applauded everything that
anybody said or did.
W. C. Kelly was chairman. Walter
Sims, the originator of the association,
read the platform which demanded free
dom from sectarian interference for
public schools and more stringent laws
of citizenship. The platform was
adopted by a rising vote.
A. W. Winters read resolutions to the
effect that the American Protective as
sociation was the only political party
which really had the good of the coun
try at heart. Leo Richardson, who is
the nominee for the legislature in the
Fifth district, made a speech attacking
the Irish and Catholics and was follow
ed by Walter Sims, who concluded his
Speech in these words:
“The present object of the old parties
is to place a Roman Catholic on each of
their tickers for mayor next spring. We
intend to teach politicians that the dic
tatorial party in Chicago next spring
will be the independent party.”
FOUGHT THE OFFICERS.
A Tough in Chattanooga Demoralizes the
Police Force.
Chattanooga, September 31.—A seri
ous row took place on East Ninth street
this morning. Gus Mekri, a notorious
white man,cut a woman. Officer Phipps
attempted to arrest him. Mekri turned
on him, knocked him down and took the
officer’s club and beat him over the
head. Reinforcements were sent for,
and Chief Hill and Lieutenant Donovan
responded with several patrolmen. The
chief and the lieutenant made a break
for Mekri, who kicked the chief in the
abdomen, disabling him and cut Dono
van’s'uniform to pieces. He was final
ly subdued and sent to jail after being
badly crippled.
Ocffier Phipps is in a precarious con
dition. The chief is badly hurt and
several citizens were cut.
WALKER COUNTYROMANCE
A Popular Couple Married While Return
ing From a Funeral.
Chattanooga, Tenn., September 13.
Quite a romantic wedding occurred just
inside of the Walker county, Ga., line
yesterday, the principals in which were
John Bell and Miss Hettie Andrews, |a
handsome young girl of Walker county
whose parents are quite well to do.
They were to have been married yester
day morniAg.but the death of the young
lady’s sister’s child occurred and the
wedding was postponed.
The young couple went to the funer
al, and as they were returning to the
home of the young lady, they met Es
quire Roland, who was on a horse while
they were in a buggy.
A halt was made man and wife while
sitting in the buggy, the justice offi
ciating on horseback. They returned
home last night. There was no serious
objection to the marriage, but the young
people thought there was.
Miss Andrews sos Walker county,and
Mr. Bell is a prominent Chattanooga
man.
WATSON IN SUMMERVILLE.
He Spoke to a Good Crowd, Most of Them
Democrats.
Summerville, Ga. .September 13.—Tom
Watson, the p pulist leader spoke here
today to a fair / good crowd. He was
introduced by T< m Weaver, and spoke
for two hours. At no time did he arouse
any great amount of enthusiasm, and
most of his populistic utterances fell de
cidedly flat.
There was a good crowd in town but
a majority of them were democrats, and
on a vote showed that they would sup
port the regular ticket.
BASEBALL YESTERDAY
Bn.ton and New York Both Win—No Balti
more Game.
Washington, September**! 3~Base
ball games were played
following results:
Chicago, 3. Brooklyn, 8; Cleveland, 4,
Boston, 11; Louisville, 3, Philadelphia,
5; Pittsburg, (1; Washington, tl; St.
Louis, 3; New York, 7.
WHITECAPS IN MORGAN.
They Beat <’p an Old Man Charged With
ArMon.
Atlanta, Ga., September 13.—Mart
< 'is.’brau, an old f armer of Morgan conn
ty, was white capped last night and
badly beaten. He was tried recently
for house burning and was acquitted.
THE ROME TRIBUNE.
READY FOR THE JAP3.
Chinese Concentrate Their Fleet and
Await an Attack from the Enemy.
Dondon, Sept. 13.—A dispatch to the
Central News company from Shanghai
pays three Chinese warships ordered
from Amoy to strengthen the Pl Yang
fleet have arrived at Wei Hai Wer.
A number of torpedo boats from the
eolith also reinforced the fleet. The
whole northern squadron now at Wei
Hal were in readiness to cope with the
Japanese in the event of their appearing
in the gulf of Prehili.
Another dispatch from Shanghai says
a report is in circulation that there has
been two days’ fighting near Kai Cheng,
m which neither side gained any advan-
The Kulin division of the Chinese
gymy has crossed the Kulin river and
occupied the efty of Suhuing, where it
frUj await the advance of the main army
before attacking the Japanese right.
FERD WARD’S SON.
H» Wa« Stol.n by Abductors While Pass
ing Along the Street.
Putnam, Conn., Sept. 13.—Clarence,
the 10-year-old son of Ferdinand Ward,
of Grant and Ward fame, living With
his uncle, Fred D. Greed, at Thomp
son, Whs kidnapped at 9 a. m. in the
tfliblic street, while on his way to school
by two men in a carriage.
The boy was recovered at Webster,
Mass., from two men in a buggy. The
men were strangers in that part of the
country. Both men were captured.
A GUUNTY MUDDLE,
The Governor of Florida Stops an Election
for County Superintendent.
Vernon, Sept. 13.—Governor Henry
L. Mitchell suspended Professor L. L.
Charles from office, as county superin
tendent of Washington county, on Oot.
17, 1893. Ou Nov. 14 the governor com
missioned W. C. Lockey to hold the
office until the next ensuing general
election.
The office was entirely vacant for
nearly one month. Agreeable to the
phraseology es Mr. Lockey's commis
sion, Secretary of State John L. Craw
ford ordered the election notice publish
ed, which was done in the Cffiipley Ban
ner, five times, giving uAice to the
voters. Professor Charles was imme
diately put before the people by the
Populists, and Mr. Lockey was put be
fore the people by the Democratic ex
ecutive committee. For some reason,
the governor, last Friday, ordered the
notice taken out of the paper, and there
will be no election for school superin
tendent in October.
SENTENCED THE STRIKERS.
Savannah’s Recorder Has No Funny Busi
ness in Hfs Court.
Savannah, Sept. 13.—Several of the
longshoremen who were concerned in
the rioting last Saturday, on Bay street,
in which Mark Conn was so seriously
injured, appeared before the recorder,
and Adam Morrell, Tony Simmons and
John Williams, union longshoremen
who seemed, from the evidence“o have
taken the most prominent part, were
each sentenced to serve 30 days in jail,
and were also turned over to the supe
rior court on the charge of assault with
intent to murder.
The attorney for the prisoners has
announced that he would appeal to the
council, and the men were released on
their giving bonds for *3OO for appear
ance before the superior court.
Swung a Negro to a Limb.
Starke, Fla., Sept. 13.—A negro
named Jim Smith was lynched near
here by masked men for the attempted
assault on Miss Wiley, a young girl.
Sunday night the negro entered Miss
Wiley’s room, while the family were at
church, and hid under the bed. After
the girl had retired the negro crawled
out and attempted the assault. Miss
Wiley screamed and her father ran in
and recognized the negro. The negro
escaped but he was captured, and while
being taken to jail, a nlob overpowered
the officers and swung the brute to a
convenient tree.
Explosion at Pottsville.
Pottsville, Pa., Sept. 13.—An explo
sion of gas occurred in the workings of
the Centralia colliery, at Centralia,
owned by Lewis A. Riley & Co. A num
ber of men wore entombed, but the ex
act number has not yet been ascer
tained. Three of the men, two un
known Polanders and a man named
Cook, were brought to the surface. One
of the Poles died shortly after being
brought out of the slope, and Cook is
fatally burned.
Skipped with the Ctuh.
Augusta, Ga., Sept. 18.—Private Fis
cher, commissary clerk at the United
States arsenal on the hill, has shipped.
He took *3O in cash. Major Butler lays
that Fischer had been pilfering from
the stores for some time.
Irou for a Florida Road.
Palatka, Sept. 13.—The schooner
Lizzie Hall, of New York, is now dis
charging 193 tons of railroad iron at the
pier of the Florida Southern raltwAv.
The iron is for the Charlotte Harbor di
vision of this road.
An AMiuniination in Florida.
Lacoochee, Sept. 13.—Mr. T. W.
Miller was assassinated while cutting
timber and his body found at noon by
his wife, who had gone to call him to
dinner, riddled with buckshot- There
is no clue to the assassin.
A Prominent Farmer’. Suicide.
Valdosta, Ga., Sept. 13.—News has
reached here of the suicide of Berry
Yates, of Brooks county. Yates was a
prominent fant\bt and no reason is as
signed for the act. He shot himself
through the body.
ROME, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1894.
WAS A HEAVY SWELL
Indicted By the Grand Jury for Forgery
and Arson.
WAS AN ALL AROUND GOOD FELLOW
And Was a Prominent Worker
in the Church.
SOCIETY STARTLEb BY HIS FLIGHT.
The Alleged Purpose Was to Destroy Evi
dence of Former Stealinga-Story of
fa Good Man's Downfall.
Memphis, Sept. 13.—E. M. Weems, at
one time a local society leader, club
man, prominent church worker and all
around good felliXv, has been indicted
by the grand jury for conspiracy to
commit arson.
Weems’s alleged purpose was by
burning his large cotton shed to destroy
evidence of former stealings. In May
his set was startled by the news that he
was a defaulter and forger and had fled
from Memphis. Later he was arrested
at Lake Charles, La., brought back to
Memphis and indicted for forgery.
Now comes the blow which is crushing
to those who believed him innocent.
No one had a better social position up
to a few months ago than Weems. He
was cultured, clever, his wife was beau
tiful, he was fond of society and his do
mestic relations were happy. Though
he was regarded as a worker in the
cause of religion, Weems had a weak
ness for club, poker and horses. At the
spring meeting of the jockey club he
backed horses with phenomenally bad
luck. Being in the cotton business, he
sought to recoup through other cotton
dealers. He operated an extensive cot
ton warehouse and, going to the firm of
Farguson and Co., he represented that
he had several hundred bales of cotton
stored in his shed and got an advance
on it. He made similar,representations
to Chism, Churchill & Co., and got from
them an advance of *4,000. Goodman &
Co. were also prevailed on to make au
advance to him.
He exhibited samples of cotton and
letters from a planter indicating that
the cotton had been consigned to him.
tvestigation showed, however, that
eems did not have the cotton, and
e firms set about to recover the money
he had obtained from them. Weems
fled, but before leaving told his wife
Wat he was called to New Orleans on
Business, and gave her *I,OOO. This
fhoney was returned by Mrs. Weems to
%iiism, Churchill & Co., when she
learned how it had been obtained.
At Lake Charles, where Weems was
found by the officers of the law, he rep
fhsented himself, it is said, as. a New
York representative of W. R. Wilson &
Co. He could not give bond and was
Weems had two negro iuen-in his em
ploy —Charley King and Ed White. He
told them he would give them *2OO
each and a two years’ position at *ls a
Week if they would burn his shed. This
Offer Was made the day before he left.
The men partly assented. Weems in
structed them to truck all of the cotton
into dhe shed, throw the bales on the
Side, opt the hoops and place lighted
candles on two bales, then lock the
sned and leave. They were to go to an
other part of the city so as to prove au
alibi, for the caudles would not burn
down for an hour or more. Weems
said that he would leave the night be
fore the fire for New Orleans. He
seemed to be afraid to take the night
Watchman, Sam Kernel!, into his con
fidence, and accordingly told him that a
Memphis bank had been defrauded and
that he wanted him to go to New Or
leans with him to catch the thief.
Kernell went to New Orleans, but the
negroes weakened and did not carryout
the plot. The story was drawn from
both of them just before the indictment
Was found.
In view of the fact that the recent
lyrichings grew out of wholesale arson.
Weems will have a hard time, so it is
Sought, in getting out of this trouble.
sprance men are interested, because
he Ordered the negroes to place old cot
ton hoops in the shed, in the hope that
he could prove that he had the number
of bales of cotton he had represented
that he had, in order to recoup himself
and cover up all shortages.
OTTOMAN SU BJ ECTS.
Those Teachers iu Turkey Are Not Afraid
of a Fair Trial.
Washington, Sept. 13.—The state de
partment is advised by a cablegram from
Minister Terrell, at Constantinople, that
the missionaries in charge of the schools
in Marash and Aintab have decided
that the teachers arrested on the charge
of fomenting sedition among the na
tives are Ottoman subjects, and, there
fore, amenable to the local judicial tri
bunals.
Mr. Terrell will send either Secretary
Riddle, of the legation at Constantino
ple, or a consul located at some point
nearer the schools, to make an investi
gation.
Officials of the board of missions in
Boston, who have appealed to the state
department to protect the teachers who
have been arrested, have written to the
secretary of state that they are willing
to pbide by the results of a fair trial,
either in Turkish or United States con
sult)! courts. They express Confidence
in the innocence of the teachers, but
say that if proved guilty they should be
phnished.
BualneM lieginning to Revive.
Mexico, Mo., Sept. 13.—The Mexico
Firebrick works have again resumed
business, with a limited force of men.
The company thinks the full quota will
be working at an carlx dav.
A RED HOT ROAST.
The Alabama Editors Denounce That
Committee of Englishmen,
MR. NEIL PRESENTS A RESOLUTION,
And It Is Adopted Without a
Single Negative Vote.
PENCIL PUSHERS HAVE A GOOD TIME.
They Greatly Enjoyed the Addrexxof It. E.
L. Neil, of Selma, a Gentleman Well
Known In Rome.
Montgomery, Sept. 13.—The editors
have the city, and a profitable and
pleasant time is being had by the men
who write, in Alabama.
The first day was devoted to organi
zation, addresses of welcome and re
sponses and practical discussions of the
details of weekly newspaper work, in
speeches of five minutes.
The association had a social meeting
at the rooms of the Commercial club.
The annual address was delivered by
R. E. L. Neil, of Selma. Colonel Ry
land Randolph, of Birmingham, read
the annual poem. Local talent con
tributed good music and the maids and
matrons of Montgomery lent their pres
ence. The club served a delicious lunch
and the occasion was in every detail a
great success.
The Editors on the English Committee.
Robert E. Neil Lee of the Selma
Journal, introduced the following reso
lutions, which were unanimously re
ferred to the committee on resolutions.
Whereas, Actuated by motives known
only to themselves and intent upon a mis
sion at variance with custom, a committee
of Englishmen is said to have arrived in
this country for the alleged purpose of in
vestigating and denouncing so called
southern lynchings; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Alabama Press asso
ciation, that we look upon their coming as
hypocritical and meddlesome; that, know
ing, as we do, the willful ignorance and
prejudice as to American organic law and
customs of the peeple and the press the
visitors claim to represent, and knowing
the irresponsible sources from which t heir
information has been obtained, we deem
their object and interference in our affairs
unjustifiable, either by circumstance or
precedent.
Be it resolved, further. That in view of
the recent Whitechapel horrors, Jack-the
Ripper slashing and the famous May brick
trial, we recall to the gentlemen from
England the scriptural injunction: "Re
move thou first the beam from out thine
eye. and then thou eanst see clearly to
take the mote from out thy brother's eve.”
Be it further resolved, That while the
association deplores the taking ot the law
in their own hands by justly incense,
communities, and pledges its earnest ef
forts in behalf of a speedy trial, that even
handed justice may be meted out. to the
rapist fiend, yet we resent the attempt of
a ‘‘holier than thou” committee from for
eign lands to teach us morality and jus
tice.
PROTECTION A FAILURE.
The Growing Tendency to Free Trade,
World Over.
London, Sept. 13.—Sir Albert Rollit,
Ms P., chairman of the English asso
ciated chambers of commerce, pr< ■ ided
at their annual meeting at Rudders-
AeljJ. He congratulated them upon the
improved outlook of the world'.- trad'
and said:
“In Russia, France. Spain and rhe
British colonies of Victoria and New
youth Wales the bitter experience of
the effects of exclusive tariffs is opening
the way to free or freer jtrade. The
tariffs of foreign nations have been
shown to have injured not only British
put th,eir own trade. Retaliation has
Men proved to lie disastrous and reci-
IJgjocity has been exploded, notably by
the failure of the reciprocity clauses of
tnt- McKinley bill. Eo onomie eccen
tricity will not pay any nation
“The relative commercial progress of
countries competing with Great Brit
ain, notable the United States, is a com -
parison often unfavorably made and ac
cepted, but expert investigation has
proved its falsity. Outside of Europe
there is no question of the continuance
qf the great preponderance of trade in
the hands of Great Britain. In the
British colonies this not only over
whelming, but increasing.”
MORTON AND PRINTERS.
The Secretary Is Having Trouble with the
Typographical Union.
Washington, Sept. 13. Secretary
Morton is on the eve of becoming en
tangled in a struggle with that
powerful labor organization, the
typographical union Efforts are be.
ing made to compromise matters to pre
vent the declaration of hostilities by the
union, but the prospects are said to be
rather unpromising. It is considered
probable that the party managers may
interfere at the last moment to prevent
Mr. Morton precipitating a struggle
with the union prior to a general elec
tion. They recall the part, which the
typographical Union played in connec
tion with the candidacy of Whitelaw
Reid for the vice presidency.
The complaint against Mr Morton is
that in the branch printing offices,
which he conducts at the agricultural
department and in the weather bureau,
he has employed union printers as la
borers, carrying them on the same roll
with the ordinary laborers, paid at the
rate of *SO per month, but requiring
tliem to perform skilled duties of their
draft. By this means, it is said, he .
saves to the government the difference I
between *SO per month and the regular
union rates, which would amount to
*125 or *l5O per month.
The typographical union has objected
to this method‘of dealing with its men,
and has commenced efforts to induce
Mr. Morton to chamre his uolicv in. this
respect, it is saic that tne omcers oi
the union are experiencing some diffi
culty in reaching a full and free confer
ence upon the subject. The union had
several'iniuor differences which they de
sired to arrange with Mr. Morton, and
the president and the secretary of the
local union made several attempts to
meet him in the agricultural depart
ment, but he was always too busy.
STILL AFTER OLNEY.
1 The Knights of Labor Will Try to Have
Him Impeached.
i Buffalo, Sept. 13.—The general ex
ecutive board of the Knigts of Labor, in
session here, passed two important reso
lutions. The first was an endorsement
■of President Debs of the American
Railway union. ‘lt approves his action
before the investigation committee, and
offers the moral and, if necessary, the
financial support of the Knights of La
bor.
When representatives of the knights
were in Washington urging the ap
pointment of a commission to investi
gate the trouble of the American Rail
way union, a movement was begun to
bring about the impeachment of Attor
l nSy General Olney. The various as-
I semblies of th£ Knights of Labor
, throughout the United States were re
quested to preparr? charges against Mr.
Olney and place them In the hands of
tlje congressmen representing the dis
trict in which the assembly had its
being. The executive board passed a
resolution urging all assemblies to pre
pare charges against the attorney gen
, oral forthwith, so they may be placed
before congress at its next session; also
asking the assemblies to approach all
congressional nominees to learn how
they intend to act on the impeachment
question.
T. B_. Maguire, of Amsterdam, a mem
ber of ‘he board, said: “The knights
ijvill attempt to impeach Mr. Olney for
violation of article 4, section 4of the
constitution which prescribes how and
when United States troops shall be sent
into a state. Troops can be ordered in
to a state only in case of insurrection or
rebellion, and there was neither in Chi
cago when soldiers were ordered there
to crush the American Railway union
and aid rhe railroads.”
STAGE HELD UP.
The Robbers Got Nervous and Missed a
Thousand Dollars.
Phoenix, Sept. 13.—Two miles this
side of Congress mine the southbound
Prescott and Phoenix stage was held up
at 9 o’clock p m. by two highwaymen
masked wit" gram sacks. The stage
contained live passengers, all veteran
Arizonians. They '.'. ere Hon. A. J. Do
ran, of Florence; .1. C. Martin, editor of
The Journal of Mil es. of Prescott; C.
M. Funster. • ior The Flagstaff;
Dr. George Vickers. of Prescott, and
i George Purk. The last mentioned, a
now comer ia th territory, was the
only one armed, and Immediately after
leaving Pres< ott t .■ mu I bet a persuaded
for reasons of git--.security to place
his revolver in his grin.
All were bn t.•<•.>. way to the terri
torial eonventiii at'l'm-on. The rob
bers comma .•ide' ' get down, line
up and surrender jewelr.y and money.
Their gold v, ate ia valuable Masonic
charm and BiO-‘O m ,■ ;th i> were obtained.
Funston, upon the plea if being an im
pecunious newspapet r.iai). was permit
ted to retain his watch. Through ner
vousness of the highwaymen toward the
end of the robb< ry the passengers were
not searched, ami s<-me in gold,
which had been hek' back, was saved.
They were ordered back to the stage
and told to drive on.
The robbers are supposed to be the
same who held up a store at Alhambra,
three miles from here, lasi week A dep
uty sheriff is in pursuit.
OVER PROHIBITION.
Athens Is Dinturbeti Again, and Liquor Is
the Trouble.
Athens, Ga., Sept. '3. —A meeting of
the council turmxl itself into a discus
sion of the dispensary 'aw. It was pro
posed to try barroom- i :• two years and
return to prob". > ’ •’ .didn’t
prove satisfa-. •
Mayor H nse to
calls, took ' dis
pensary Hi! # I a
scathing u. it its
affairs had not bt ■ . re as
provided for by law. f; -. .no dis
pensary was a delusion and a snare.
Mr. XV. A. -I. ster followed in a red
hot prohibition speech and called upon
the other side to point out the truth of
their charge. Mr. E. I. Smith made
some pertinent remarks on the prohibi
tion side of the question and Mr. J. B.
Toomer on the other side. Mr. T. W.
Reed followed in a speech in favor of
the dispensary ami prohibition. Hon.
H. H. Carlton spake against the dispen
sary. The suggestion was made that
the sale of beer be allowed.
It was decided by the meeting to re
quest the dispensary and anti-dispensa
ry faction to appoint each a committee
of five to meet and see if they could
come to some settlement of the ques
tion and avoid a conflict. The commit
tees will be appointed and will get to
gether, but the outlook does not prom
ise a settlement.
of Nation.
Bib’GjiAjllnxiV, JJ. Y., Sept. 13.—The
graftal cottjcil us tjie Imwoved finder q|
Red Men of the Viuted States convened
nt 860/1'■ hqll. Uv'cs LIOO
tives were present Th§ iffeat sup
Ml tCjs organized, A Hffid
In the afterfioofi, in wliioh &<>Vwm>r
Flower participated.
Hv»vy Raiuti tn ijpigeu.
Houston, Sept. 13.—Reports from
and east Texas toll of heavy rains,
caitslng tiitn'h io cofMm. At
Hearne there was u reg til ar waterspout. I
At Piißistjm the Wjtfcr nmmlateq rhe '
city pjtaoK and all tne prisoners had to ;
be reffioVtM.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BOLTING PLANTERS.
Sugar Planters Meet and Pass Strong
Republican Resolutions.
THEY QUIT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
A Committee to Select a Can
didate for Congress
TO RUN ON REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
The First District People are Sore on the
Way the Sugar Interests Have Suf
fered—Strong Protectionists.
New Orleans, Sept. 13. —The sugar
planters of the First congressional
trict met at Plaquemine parish court
house at Pointe-La-Hache. There were
about 400 persons present, all sugar and
rice planters and orange growers, and
all are former Democrats from the par
ishes of Orleans, St. Bernard and Pla
quemine, which constitute the district.
H. M. Kernochan, ex-United States na
val officer at New Orleans, under xtr.
Cleveland, presided. Speeches were
made by Mr. KeruOchan, State Senator
Estopinal, ex-District Attorney Wil
kinson, George P. Anderson, and
George Mann, all sugar planters,
who advocated acting with the Repub
licans, while ex-Congressman Wilkin
son, now collector of customs at New
Orleans, and Representative Dymond
called upon the planters to support the
Semocratio ticket. The vote showed
ie supporters of a Rephblican alliance
to have three-fourths majority, and
resolutions strongly Republican and
protectionist in tone were adopted.
The president was instructed to ap
point a committee of 21 to select a can
didate for congress to ran on the Re
publican platform.
FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
How New York Populists Raised Fund, in
Saratoga.
Saratoga, Sept. 13.—The delegates
to the state convention of the People’s
party held an auction during a lull in
the proceedings to raise funds for the
campaign.
The front of the stage, in convention
hall, was ornamented with baskets of
apples, tomatoes, grapes find other fruit,
baskets of flowers, bouquets, tidies, nap l
kins, wreaths, etc., and beneath the or
naments were books, wal) paper, magip
lanterns, tools, etc., contributed by the
friends of the cause.
D. M. 8. Fiero, of Glens Falls, acted
as auctioneer. His goods sold Well and
liberal delegates paid the most onffa
geous prices for the articles. Every
thing on the stage was sold, and theh
Mr. Fiero pulled down flags and bits of
bunting and sold them.
HARVARD’S HEALTH.
Arranging to Take Better Care of the
Boys in School.
Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 13.—The
faculty of Harvard college has decided
to make an interesting experiment this
year in caring for the health of the stu
dents. Dr. George XV. Fitz, a graduate
of the Harvard Medical school, has been
appointed medical inspector and physi
cian of the college and will begin his
duties at the opening of the fall term.
It will be his duty to inquire into
every case of sickness in the college,
look after the sAnitary condition of the
buildings and care for the general
health of the students.
Dr. Fitz will not personally prescribe
for those who are ill, but will investi
gate each case and see that the patient
has a competent physician. It is ex
pected also that the appointment of Dr.
Fitz will lessen dissipation among the
students.
MAINE’S MAJORITY.
The Tabulated Account of the Election
Gives Cleaves 38,000 Majority.
Augusta, Sept. 13.—The Kennebec
Journal’s tabulation of the election re
turns shows: Cleaves, Republican, 67,-
418: Johnson, Democrat, 29,528; Bate
man, Populist, 4,798; Hersey, Prohibi
tionist, 2,700. Cleaves’ plurality over
Johnson is 37,390. The Journal’s tabu
lation includes all voting places in the
state, except from 12 small townsand
16 plantations.
Cleaves' plural.i / will undoubtedly
reach 38,000. The senate is unanimous
ly Republican and the present indica
tions are that only four Democrats are
elected to the house.
Mr*. Gougar’s Libel suit on I'rial.
Boston, Sept. 13.—Mrs. Helen M.
Qougar, president of the XVomau’s Suf
frage association of Indiana, and Con
gressman Elijah A. Morse were both
present in the United States circuit
OOUrt when the trial of the libel suit
the congressman for *25,000
damages was begun. While speaking
at Attleborough, Mass., in October,
1892, for the Prohibition party Mrs.
Qougar challenged Mr. Morse to a pub
lic debate. The congressman, in reply,
uSe<l terms which she resented, and the
suit is the result.
A Georgian Passes.
Savannah, Sept. 13. Mr. Henry
Ashby Purse, son of Captain D. G.
Purse, of this city, and a brother of Dr.
Purse, of Atlanta, has passed all the ex
*miijations required of him before oq
tqi'ing t!)e United States Navq) academy
tit Aunipolis, tq wlitfo h 3 tecMved ah
flppultLtffieYit from Cqlouel H. E. Ldster,
cofigrhssttiftn from tins (hstriot. Mr
Purse fthtors oil his studies there this
filOUth.