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ESTABLISHED 1887.
PALMER NOMINATED
For President by the Gold Bugs at
Indianapolis
BUCKLER FOR VICE-PRESIDENT
Cleveland Declined to Allow
His Name Used
SENDS A TELEGRAM TO GRIFFIN
Tbe President Tells the chairman of the
New York Delegation to the Gold Demo
cratic Convention at Indianapolis That
De Cannot For a Moment Consider the
Proposal—Second Day’s Work.
i Indianapolis, Sept. 4.—As a combat-
it is believed, final argument
against the nomination of Grover Cleve
land, Daniel G. Griffin, chairman of the
[New York delegation, Thursday morn-
A* J
\C'' W1
GENERAL SIMON B. BUCKNE3,
ing displayed the following telegrams:
This first telegram is a dispatch sent
early Wednesday night by Mr. Griffin
to Mr. Cleveland at Buzzards Bay:
Indianapolis, Sept. 2.
To the Hon. Grover Cleveland:
There has been manifested an unmistak
able desire on the part of the convention
to nominate yon for the presidency. The
Now York delegation is anxious to learn
your personal wishes and would consider
it an honor to vote for your renomination.
Daniel G. Griffin, Chairman.
T| which telegram Mr. Cleveland, at
a laris hour, sent this brief but conclu
sive answer:
Buzzard’s Bay, Mass., Sept. 2.
Hon. Daniel G. Griffin, Chairman New
Delegation:
flry public and personal inclinations are
so unalterably opposed that I cannot, for
one moment, entertain the suggestion.
Grover Cleveland.
Chairman Griffin was asked if New
York had any other choice in the mat
ter of presidential candidates and re
plied:
“I think not. We may decide that
later, but at present there is no decis
ion.”
The exchange of courtesies between
New York and President Cleveland and
the fact that Mr. Cleveland chry’« to
give his ultimatum into the hands of
the New Yorkdelegatioh, occasioned no
little comment in the corridors and a
great deal of comparsion with the years
when the chief opposition to Mr. Cleve
land came directly from that state, and
when Mr. Griffin, Perry Belmont and
Roswell P. Flower, as leaders in the
New York state Democratic organiza
tion, stood opposed to Mr. Cleveland.
Proceedings of the Convention.
Indianapolis, Sept. 4.—The density
of the atmosphere, caused by leaden
skies and pouring rains, was no more
unfathomable Thursday morning than
the situation surrounding future de
cisive action of the national Democratic
convention. Those not in sympathy
with the movement, who had intimated
that all the proceedings would be ar
rau('ed without friction, were willing to
retract, for, as regards both platform
and candidates, there is a diversity of
opinion that would please the most ar
dent lover of independence. The further
statements made that practical politics
would be absented from this gathering
isUlso discounted, for the past 24 hours
has seen very active demonstrations of
the fact that some clever politicians are
numbered among the delegates. The
drawing of the platform is calling into
play the political genius and ingenuity
of nearly every leading member, the ob
ject being to make it as strong for the
people as possible and yet not dema
gogic. That the subcommittee worked
all night and did not feel satisfied in
the morning; that the full committee is
prepared to tear the subcommittee’s
draft to pieces, and that the convention
itself may take a hand in the mutilation
is one of the probabilities and possibili
ties that demonstrates the earnestness
of the body.
Nor have other features of the con
vention been lacking in indications of
political sagacity. The fact that by de
laying the appearance of ex-Congress
man W. C. P. Breckinridge at the mass
meeting Wednesday night, resulted in
that gentleman not speaking at all, is
alleged to have been a prearranged
scheme, because several bodies of ladies
here had protested against his appear
ance. It is boldly stated that it was
I not conside. id good policy to allow Mr.
Breckinridge to address the massmeat
iug.
The Various Presidential Booms.
In the war of candidates, too, clever
political maneuvering is being done by
those in charge of the various booms.
The general idea seemed to be to beat
out General Bragg and various schemes,
including a lively .fenJi’coQt ..for .Presi.
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
i aent (SieVeiarra anuarso tieneral Palmer
I of Illinois, were the principal batter
ing rams used.
The Bragg boom, however, stood the
assault fairly well and, while the favor
able sentiment somewhat decreased, the
I boom is still in formidable existence.
Perhaps this is owing to the fact that
both Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Palmer
have notifieu their friends that under no
circumstances will they accept the nom
ination.
Mr Vilas’ friends and the upholders
of General J. C. Black are making vigor
ous efforts to concentrate the Bragg
strength upon their candidates.
And so the position is rather a complex
one and the indications seem to point to
a third day of convention proceedings, a
thing that was not by any means ex
pected. Naturally, with this undecided
state of affairs, the discussion among
the delegates is of a lively character and
the hotel corridors have a more ani
mated appearance than at any time dur
ing the three days that the delegates
have been in town. The action of the
eastern states In fighting shy of the con
troversy over candidates, leads to as
saults on their seemingly impregnable
front by the friends of every candidate.
It is conceded that there is only one
name that would swing that column
into line quickly, and that is Grover
Cleveland, and thus an explanation is
arrived at concerning the desire of the
New York delegation to know Mr.
Cleveland’s views decisively.
The tone of the crowd as one wan
dered among them showed the fact that
despite the alleged withdrawal of Mr.
Cleveland, the sentiment towards his
nomination has not diminished to any
very considerable extent. It is a fact
this convention is dominated by friends
of the administration and that there are
men in every state delegation only
awaiting a movement of some concen
tration to immediately throw precedent
and third term objections to the winds
and nominate him despite his wishes.
This plan is not without promoters.
Many Ladies In Attendance.
The delegates assembled slowly, but,
despite the disagreeable drizzle outside,
the ticketholders were eager to secure
entrance. A larger proportion of the oc
cupants of the galleries were ladies than
on the previous day. Between the in
tervals of music the hall buzzed with
the hum of conversation.
The topic uppermost in the minds of
visitors and delegates was the nominee.
It was conceded that Buckner’s nomi
nation for vice president was a certainty.
The news of President Cleveland’s
telegram to the chairman of the New
York delegation, declining to permit the
use of his mtme, was accepted by the
convention as final. The fact that Sen
ator Palmer had declined for personal
reasons to allow the use of his name
was not generally known when he ap
peared on the stage, and he was given
a rousing ovation. Soon after he took
his seat, Mr. Curtis of New Jersey
talked with him and when he left the
platform, he said:
“I still believe Senator Palmer will be
the nominee. He declines to permit
the use of his name, but qualifies the
statement by saying that if nominated
against his wish his declination will not
be irrevocable.”
There was also considerable talk of
Lawler and Black, but there was a gen
eral disposition of the Bragg opposition
to concentrate at a moment’s notice on
whoever the leaders should finally de
termine upon. Permanent Chairman
Caffery appeared on the stage at exactly
11 o’clock, the hour to which the con
vention adjourned, and was given a
round of applause.
When General Buckner of Kentucky
entered the convention rose to its feet
and gave him throe cheers. The enthu
siasm created by his entrance had not
subsided before the crowd caught sight
of the striking head and shoulders of
Colonel Breckinridge as he elbowed his
way to his seat in the Kentuckly dele
gation. Immediately cries of “Breckin
ridge,” “Breckinridge,” came from all
parts of the hall. The galleries rose
enmasse and craned their necks to catch
a glimpse of the distinguished silver
tongued orator from the Blue Grass
state. But amid the cheers, applause
and cries, sharp sibilant hisses could be
heard. Colonel Breckinridge bowed
profoundly in acknowledgment of the
compliment paid him. Several times
the cries and cheers for the Kentuckian
were renewed. E ch time the hisses
wfi
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‘ L. W. C. P. BRECKINRIDGE.
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, grew louder and more ominous. By
, this time every seat in the hall was oc
cupied and the galleries were crowded.
. Fully 4,000 people were in the hall,
i There was much pent up enthusiasm,
which found its escape valve in noisy
demonstration at every opportunity pre
, sented.
Callery Raps For Order.
I At 11:38 Permanent Chairman Caffery
called the convention to order. There
was no prayer. Senator Caffery in
formed the convention that the commit
tee on resolutions was not ready to re
port and begged its patient Indulgence
fpr a few.miuqtes. He had hqrdly fin-
THE HOME TRIBUNE, ROME, GA., FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1896.
Isliea tne sentence oeture a mousand
voices shouted for Breckinridge. The
galleries and their delegates joined in
the call. Many of the latter jumped
upon their chairs and yelled. For fully
a minute this roar for Kentucky’s fa
mous orator came from all parts of the
hall. It was noticeable, however, that
many remained silent while the demon
stration was going on, and here and
there went up a hiss. With two excep
tions New York sat silent. Mr. Breck
inridge, in the front row of the dele
gates, did not move. No sign came
from the stage. Chairman Caffery
spoke no word as he stood with his
gavel.
But the cheers went on, and at last
Colonel Breckinridge arose. He seemed
to hesitate; but was pushed along to
ward the stage. He stepped upon the
raised platform before the stage on
which the press benches are located.
The cheers and cries w re redoubled.
Then he moved forward to the stage,
every eye upon him, 3,000 voices cheer
ing. Senator Palmer, sitting to the left
of the stage, moved to the rear of Chair
man Caffery and across to the left and
met him with outstretched hand at the
top of the steps leading to the stage.
Colonel Breckinridge placed his
thumbs in the pockets of his trousers,
swept a glance about the circumference
of the hall and tossed back his white
hair with a gesture of the head familiar
to those who have heard him speak. A
quick hush of expectancy awaited his
first words.
Colonel Breckinridge Speaks.
At the outset he declared that the
speeches of the night before marked a
crucial point in the republic’s history
and was first cheered when he paid a
xompiinient'to CliUrTcon I. Dewis, th'
eloquent man from New Jersey. There
after his well worded periods evoked I
spattering volley of handclaps as thei
rolled in strong, mellow tones from hi
broad best. After the first demonstra
tion, the faction opposed to hearin;
him subsided and the crowd demon
strated their approval of the wel
rounded periods. When he said that i
was charged that the convention wa
held to elect McKinley and added tha
the free silver Democrats had taken tht
job out of their hands, the delegate
and galleries went wild.
He spoke of the attempts made ii
Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio am
Kentucky and other states of the silve:
Democrats to supplant the teachings o
true Democracy. Those states had al
ready passed out of Democratic control
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SENATOR DONELSON CAFFERY.
The silver Democrats had already givei
over the country to Republican rule.
“The platform adopted at Chicago ii
not our platform,” said he. “The nomi
nees are not ours.”
He referred to Mr. Bryan as th<
young man who was seeking to en
lighten the world. The whole of Mr
Bryan’s teachings, ho said, was foi
those who had been unfortunate in life
to destroy those who had been prosper
ous in life, and told his followers to use
the last weapon to equalize that which
was unequal.
“This,” he cried, “is not Democracy.
The theory is not that the government
should support the people, but that the
people should support the government.”
He denied that the convention was
here to announce a declartion of princi
ples and shoot into the air. It was here,
he said, to nominate candidates which
would place the Democratic national
ticket in contrast with that nominated
at Chicago. His reference to Senator
Palmer as the noble soldier and states
man who was now anxious to lay aside
his armor produced a great demonstra
tion and was followed by a counter
demonstration as he mentioned General
Bragg, the commander of the “Iron
Brigade.”
Chairman Griffin’s Resolution.
He concluded with a brilliant and elo
quent peroration on the duty of patriots
to home and country. After the dem
onstration which followed the conclus
ion of the speech had subsided, Chair
man Griffin of the New York delega
tion attempted to read a resolution on
the coinage question, but it was re
ferred to the committee on rules, with
out debate. Mr. Ochs of Tennessee
then mounted a chair and offered a
resolution expressing the deep sorrow
the Democratic party felt in the loss ol
Massachusetts’ brilliant governor, W.
E. Russell. In concluding he referred
to the spirit of sectionalism whi ’h had
brooded over the Chicago convention,
and which had no place in the national
Democratic convention.
The resolution was adopted by a ris
ing vote and Dr. Everett of Massachu
setts requested the Bay state delegation
to take the stage and responded feel
ingly in behalf of Massachusetts to this
great tribute to her distinguished son.
Mr. Savage of Kentucky read the fol
lowing telegram, which was warmly re
ceived:
Hon. GeorgeS. Davis, Chairman Kentucky
Delegation:
Give us.auunequivocal De.mocra ic pint-
continued on Fifth Page.)
IN VERY GOOD FIX
Democrats are Jubilant Over Prospects
In tte State
CHAIRMAN CLAY’S HEAVY MAIL
Tells Him That Democracy
is a Sure Winner
BY A VERY LARGE MAJORITY
Mr Clay is Having a Very Busy Time at
Headquarters,But Feels All Kight as He
Sees the Prospects For a Big Democratic
Majority Grow Brighter Every Day—
'J he News is Good.
Atlanta, Sept. 3.—The backboms
of the democratic managers have stif
fened within the past week.
Hon. Steve Clay was found lying a
lounge in his office yesterday. - He
worked till midnight on correspon
dence and rose at an early hour to
open another mail. He had read near
100 letters and classified them prepar
atory to taking .them up for reply.
Then he lay down to rest. About 8
o’clock another batch of letters came
in.
“There’s another 100,” said he, with
a sigh, “and I have got to go through
them right away.”
The fact is that Mr. Clay has been
working like a steam engine. Two weeks
ago the democrats were somewhat shaken
in their confidence. The large claims of
the populists, the positiveness with which
they asserted 'hem, and the dashing style
■with which Seab Wright opened his
campaign caused him to pause and look
carefully over the ground. During the
past ten days ML Clay has put himself in
communication with practical men in
every county for the purpose of getting
information that could be relied upon.
This shower of letters is the result, and
the information they bring has stiffened
the backbone of the people at headquar
ters. They now wear smiling faces and
talk in the most confident strain.
The Ora‘ors Busy.
In the mean time Governor Atkin- |
son and other democratic orators ha e
been on the stump in different ; arts
of the stats. Their business was to
take soundings as well as to make
speeches. »Many of them have been
to headquarters and made reports.
The result of this is to confirm tl e
reports which come to Mr. Clay by
mail.
“We are going to win,” said he, as
he saton the lounge this morning. “I
never felt more sure of my ground.
We are not living in a fool’s paradise
either. My information comes from
men familiar with the ground. They
know how to gauge the strength of
different elements in iheir localities
and they can come very near the fact
in their estimates. It is upon inform
ation of this character that our con
fidence is based. I have now begun a
very exhaustive canvass of the coun
ties to find weak spots. In addition
to the flood of campaign documents
that goes out of this office, we are
sending letters to trusty men in each
county, asking for the votes by dis
tricts, changes, if any either way. and
results anticipated by militia districts
and for the county. \Ve are not doing
our fighting in the dark or at hap
hazard. The populists are going to
be surprised at the result. From
their talk and their estimates, it is
plain that they do not gauge the
situation correctly* My judgment is
that they will gradually play out.”
BENNY WILL NOT ACCEPT.
Senator Tillman Thinks the Ex-President
Will Ignore His < hailenge.
Columbia. 8. C., Sept. 3. —Considera-
ble interest is beiug taken in the open
challenge of ex-President Harrison by
Senator Tillman to meet him in joint
debate. Tillman said ha suggested that
the debate take place at Harrison’s home
purposely. At the same time he has nc
idea that the challenge will be accepted,
notwithstanding the fact that Harrison
has dignified him by specially referring
to his name in his New York speech.
Thus, Tillman says, he cannot say that '
he cau refuse to debate with him.
There were two passages in Harrison’s
speech upon which the challenge was
based. One reads thus:
“They denounce in their platform in
terference by federal authorities ih lo
cal affairs as a violation of the constitu
tion of the United States and as a crime
against free institutions. Mr. Tillman,
in his speech, approved this declara
tion. It was intended to be in words a
direct condemnation of Mr. Cleveland
as president of the United States for
using the power of the executive tc
brush out of the way every obstacle to
the free passage of the mail trains of
the United States and the interstate
commerce. And, my friends, when
ever the people approve the choice of a
president who believes he must ask
Governor Altgeld or any other governor |
of any other state permission to enforce )
the laws of the United States we have '
surrendered the victory the boys won
in 1861.” !
The other reads this way:
“One of the kindest and most dis- :
criminating critics who ever wrote with i
a foreign pen about American affairs,
Mr. Bryce, in his ‘American Common- I
wealth,’ pointed out this danger that
the constitution did not fix the number .
of the supreme court judges, and it was !
possible for a. reckless onnon.is -nd. «.
recKiess executive” to subbrdidate and
practically destroy the supreme court by
the process I have just described, and
the Englishman, after speaking of this,
says:
“ ‘What prevents such assaults on the
fundamental law? Nothing but the fear
of the people, whose broad, good sense
and attachment to the principles of the
constitution may be geuarally relied on
to condemn such a perversion of its
powers. ’
“Our English friend did not misjudge,
I think, the sound good sense of the
American people when an issue like
this is to be presented. Whatever the
question is, whether Mr. Bryan’s views
or Mr. Tillman’s view of the constitu
tional question shall prevail, or that of
the august tribunal appointed to settle
it, the courts are the defenses of the
weak. The rich and powerful have
other resources, but the poor have not.
The highmiuded, independent judiciary
that will hold to the line on questions
between wealth and labor, between the
rich and the poor, is the defense and se
curity of the defenseless.”
ANSWERS HIS ENEMIES.
Senator Teller of Colorado Denies a Re
port Circulated by Republicans.
Denver, Sept. 3.—During the past
few years, Senator Teller’s enemies have
industriously circulated the report that
if the senior Colorado senator and his
silver colleagues had been willing to ac
cept they could have secured the coin
age of the American silver product.
Since the announcement of the candi
dacy of Major McKinley, and especially
since his nomination, his Colorado
friends have been particularly zealous
in circulating the story, some of them
even going so far as to intimate that
they had the information from Major
McKinley himsfclf. In reply to an in
quiry concerning the matter, Senator
Teller has written the following letter :
Denver, Aug. 27.
Dear Sir —In reply to yours of Aug.
23, in which you ask the question: “If,
in 1890, when the McKinley bill was
passed, the silver men could have secured
the coinage of the American product,” is
at hand.
This story has been industriously circu
lated throughout the west during the last
two years. There is not one word of truth
in the statement. Free coinage of the
American product was always weaker in
both congressional bodies than the unlim
ited coinage of silver. There never has
been ft president since I have been in pub
lic life who would have signed a bill for
the coinage of the American product, nor
has there been a time when such a vote
could have been had in either house of
congress.
At St. Louis there was introduced in the
committee on resolutions, after they had
voted down the free coinage provision, a
provision for the coinage of the American
product; but it received exactly the same
number of votes and the same number of
negative votes against it that the unlim
ited coinage of silver did. Those who
state that there has been a time when the
free coinage of the American product
could have been secured are either grossly
ignorant or very wicked. Mr. McKinley
has never at any time favored the coinage
of the American product, and his letter off
acceptance shows that he is not friendly
to any legislation favorable to silver.
Yours truly,
H. M. Teller.
Michigan Bankers Talk For Gold.
Grand Rapids, Sept. 3.—The Michi
gan Bankers’ association devoted most
of the second day of iheir annual meet
ing to routine business, reports of com
mittees, etc. R. W. Smyle of Detroit
read a paper on “Banking and Moral
Cowardice,” in which he scored bankers
for equivocating to applicants for dis
counts, and also for parsimony in the
treatment of employes who fill posts of
responsibility. At tho afternoon ses
sion ‘ ‘Gold Standard versus Silver Stand
ard” was discussed, all the speakers ad
vocating the gold standard. Papers of
concern of banking and financial inter
ests generally were read.
BRYAN IN MICHIGAN.
Tells tbe People He Expects the States*
Electoral Vote This Fall.
Adrian, Mich., Sept. 3.—Candidate
Bryan left Toledo at 8 a. m. and arrived
here over the Lake Shore at 8:50. Some
3.000 people were awaiting him. He
was escorted to a flat car by L. H. Salis
bury, who introduced him as the “Black
Eagle of Nebraska.”
Mr. Bryan said that later in the cam
paign he expected to visit Michigan
more fully, because he expected Michi
gan’s electoral vote and .he wanted tc
become better acquainted with the peo
ple who were to help in securing a ma
jority in the electoral college. Mr.
Bryan urged the citizens to vote strictly
in accordance with their best convic
tions, recognizing the responsibilities of
suffrage. He said:
I expect to-lose the votes of many Dem
ocrats who believe the gold standard is
necessary to the country’s welfare. But
if I lose the Democrats who want the gold
standard to prevail until the foreign na
tions come to our relief, I think I am enti
tled to the support of every citizen of
every party who believes that the Ameri
can people are to work out their own sal
vation.
Mr. Bryan mounted the rear platform
of his train as it moved away, many
running behind him to shake his hand.
Steuzler and Pepper Fight a Draw.
San Francisco, Sept. 3.—Jack Sten
zler and Harry Pepper fought a 10-round
draw at the Grove street theater. Pep
per had the better of the contest during
the first five rounds and once knocked
Steuzler through the ropes. Steuzler
developed remarkable recuperative qual
ities, however, and had Pepper groggy
several times during the last half of the
contest.
WOONSOCKET, li. x., kept. 3.—T. S.
Saunder, general manager of the Woon
socket Rubber company, says that both
the Alice and Millville mills start <on
Sept. 10.
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BARON FAYA WILL GO
Italy Has Decided to Recall Her
Ambassador.
HIS REPORTS UNSATISFACTORY
Private Advices Just Received
From Rome
HIS SUCCESSOR NOT YET NAMED
That Is One Reaso| Assigned, and Another
Is His Countrymen Here Don’t Like Him.
Recent Lynching of Three Italians In
the State of Louisiana Said to Be Behind
the Recall.
Washington, Sept. 3. Private ad
vices just received from Rome say that
the Italian cabinet decided on Aug. 18
to recall Baron Fava, Italian ambassa
dor to the United States. His successor
was not at that time selected, and will
probably not be named until after the
ambassador’s return to Italy. The rea
sons assigned for Baron Fava’s recall
are the dissatisfaction of his govern
ment with the character of his reports
in regard to the recent lynching of three
Italian subjects at an outlying suburb
of New Orleans, and a charge that Baron
Fava has gradually grown more and
more unpopular with his own country
men in the United States.
This supposed enmity has constantly
manifested itself in various ways, and
the baron has not submitted in silence
to the attacks of his enemies. Becom
ing tired of being repeatedly accused of
aiding and abetting the notorious pad
rone system, the ambassador turned on
his vilifiers and some of them were con
victed of libel and served jail sentences.
This did not, however, diminish the ar
dor of their purpose, and the fight has
been continued, both here and before
the officials of the home government.
The recent lynching has, therefore, ac
cording to the communication froin
Rome, been made the vehicle for retir
ing Baron Fava from the diplomatic
post he now holds.
The present representative of Italy is
the oldest member Os the diplomatic
corps in point of service. He assumed
charge of his mission in 1881. Since that
time, it is said, his enemies have caused
his recall on two occasions, but in each
instance, after returning to Rome, he
was able to make satisfactory explana
tions to his government. The second of
these recalls is alleged to have occurred
during the period when Mr. Blaine was
secretary of state and followed the kill
ing of Italians in New Orleans parish
prison five years ago. The baron at
that time visited Rome, thereby occa
sioning much gossip and many rumors,
but later returned to Washington with
out the slightest indication that his per
manent removal had been narrowly
averted.
RATE WAR IS RENEWED.
Seaboard Reduces Charges Thirty-Three
Per Cent—Met by the Southern.
Atlanta, Sept. 3.—The Seaboard Air
Line has reduced freight rates 33 per
cent from Baltimore and Virginia points
into Atlanta. The Southern States Pas
senger association has met this cut with
a cut of 35 per cent. The cut was made
at the executive meeting in New York
and goes into effect on Sept. 5.
This 33 per cent cut is permanent so
far as the Seaboard is concerned, so its
representatives announce. They say
this is not war, but is simply a stroke of
business policy made with no hostile in
tent. It is simply the adoption as a per
manent policy of rates which were first
inaugurated as an experiment.
“The experiment proved to be profit
able to our company and we consider it
to be to the best interests of our prop
erty and our security holders,” said one
of the representatives of the Seaboard.
“We have no war to make on any one.
This is a pacific step in its intent. If
there should be a war others will inau
gurate it—Dot the Seaboard. We thought
that rates were too high from the east.
Business was light and we thought that
a conservative reduction would stimu
late traffic over our line. We could not
tell whether the move would be profit
able or the reverse until we tried it.”
The new rates on both sides will go
into effect on Saturday, Sept. 5.
CHIPLEY IS HONORED.
Elected President of the Confederate Me
morial Association.
Chattanooga, Sept. 3. —The board of
trustees of the Confederate Memorial
association met Thursday at Lookout
Inn. The main business transacted was
the effecting of a permanent organiza
tion. The association was organized
under a charter from the state of Mis
sissippi. Colonel W. D. Chipley of Pen
sacola, Fla., was elected president, and
General Clement A. Evans of Atlanta,
vice president.
The executive committee was selected
as follows: General W. H. Jackson,
Nashville; General J. P. Briggs, Rus
sellville, Ala.; Colonel Robert White,
Wheeling, W. Va.; General L. S. Ross,
Waco, Tex.
After effecting the organization the
committee went into secret session.
A « bCmisin June amrning.
Hurley, Wis.,Sept. 3.—The Superior
mine, one mile west of here, is burn
ing. The fire was discovered coming
out of shaft No, 1, and soon the shaft
was completely destroyed. The fire is
supposed to bo near the fourth level and
spreading both ways. There is no way
to fight the fire except to cover all the
openings and smother it, which will
take a month.