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CHINA’S CRUSHING DEFEAT.
Japanese Win a Decisive Battle Rout
ing the Enemy.
Terrible Loss on the Part of the Chi
nese Troops Engaged—Of 20,000
Who Went in Action, Some 16,000
Are Reported Killed, Wounded or
Missing—Utter Rout and Discomfit
ure of the Chinese Army.
London, Sept. 17.—A Central News dis
patch from Seoule dated 6p. m. Sept. 16,
says: “A great battle has been fought at
Ping Yang between Chinese and Japa
nese troops, in which the former were
utterly routed. On Thursday a Japanese
column from Pong San made a reconnois
sance in force, drawing the fire of the
Chinese forts, and thus ascertained their
positions. The column then fell back in
good order with little loss. By Friday
night all the Japanese were in
position for a combined attack upon
the enemy. The Gensal column
threatened the flank of the Chinese, the
Pong-San column threatening the Chinese
center, while the Whang Ju column oper
ated against the right, which had been
re-inforced the day before by a detach
ment of marines from the heet at the
mouth of the Tarton river. The Chinese
had utilized the old defenses at Peng Van
and had thrown up new works, making
the position an exceptionally strong one.
The battle was opened Saturday at day
break by a Japanese cannonade of the
Chinese woras. which was continued
without cessation until afternoon, the
Chinese responding, working with heavy
guns and showed good practice. At
about 2 o’clock a body of infantry was
thrown forward by the Japanese and
maintained a rifle fire upon the enemy
until dusk. Throughout the day only the
Pong-San column was engaged. The
Chinese defenses had suffered
greatly, but the losses on either
side ‘ were small, both Chinese
and Japanese having taken advantage
of all shelter available. The Japanese
troops, however, had gained some ad
vanced positions. The firing continued
at Intervals during the night and in the
meantime two Japanese flanking columns
had formed a cordon around the Chinese.
At 8 o’clock in the morning an attack was
tnade by the Japanese columns, simul
taneously and with ad mirable precision.
The Chinese lines which were so strong
in front were found to be weak' in rear
and here the attack was successful. The
Chinese were completely taken by sur
prise and were thrown into a panic.
Hundreds were cut down and those who
escaped death finding themselves sur
rounded at every point, broke and lied,
some of Viceroy LI Hung Chang’s Euro
pean drilled troops stood their
ground to the last word and
were cut down to a man.
The Pong San column, swarming over the
defenses in front, completed the route.
Half an hour after the attack opened the
positions of Feng Yang were in posses
sion of the Japanese. It is estimated that
SO,(X>O Chinese soldiers were engaged in
the battle. The Japanese captured im
mense stores of provisions, munitions of
war and hundreds of colors. The Chinese
loss is estimated at 16,000 killed, wounded
find taken prisoners. Among those cap
tured by the Japanese are several
Chinese commanding officers, includ
ing Gen. Tso-Fung, commander-in-chief
of the Manchurian army, who
was severely wounded. The Japanese
loss is only thirty killed and 270 wounded
including eleven officers. Most of tne
casual!ties among the Japanese occurred
the first day's fighting and very few re
sulted in the nignt attack. The Japanese
forces are In active pursuit of the fugi
tives who have thrown away their arms
and really yielded themselves prisoners.
Desultory war may be carried on for
some time to come, but unless China shall
succeed in getting another army into the
peninsula. Korea will undoubtedly re
main in possession of the Japanese.
CHINESE MUCH EXCITED.
A dispatch to the Central News from
Shanghai says the Chinese are fearfully
excited over the news of defeat and great
slaughter of the Chinese army at Ping-
Yan Friday and Saturday.
CONFIRMED AT LONDON.
London. Sept. 17.—Advices received at
the Japanese legation in this city offici
ally confirm the report of the absolute
and crushing defeat of the Chinese in the
recent engagement at Ping Yang.
A WONDERFUL VICTORT.
A Central News despatch from
Seoul says: Within ten hours
after the conclusion of the bat
tle the military engineers had com
pleted a field telegraph line from here to
Ping Yang. A large number of prisoners
were brought into the Japanese camp
from houses where they were hidden.
Several thousand Chinese fled toward a
valley to the northwest, and upon finding
their retreat in that direction cut off, sur
rendered in a body.
Ping Yang is now being searched in the
belief that a number of important Chinese
officers are in hiding in the city under
the protection of friendly Koreans.
The number of Chinese who were killed
in the battle is estimated at 2,300.
The walls of Ping Yang were badly
shattered by the cannonade which was
poured upon them by the guns of the
Japanese, but the city itself is only
slightly damaged. The Japanese emperor
has telegraphed from Hisperma, where
the headquarters of the army are located
congratulating Marshal Count Yamagata
upon the success of the Japanese armv.
A flying column of the Japanese army
is pushing northward with the object of
taking possession of the mountain passes.
A proclamation has been issued promis
ing full protection to the Koreans if thej’
will refrain from acts of hostility to
ward the Javanese. On the other hand,
they are informed that if they give shel
ter to or engage in traffic with the Chinese
they will be summarily dealt with by
process of martial law.
A dispatch from Tokio says continuous
artillery salutes are being fired in cele
bration of the victory of the Japanese.
The Ping Yang Mercury prints a spe
cial edition and m an editorial comments
on the results of the battle, expressing
full appreciation of the crushing defeat
and great slaughter of the picked troops
comprising the Chinese army engaged.
The paper dilates upon the consequences
of the disaster to the Chinese arms, and
expresses well grounded fears of a speedy
Japanese invasion.
FOUR GENERALS CAPTURED.
A Central News dispatch from Tokio
says that four Chinese generals, together
with 14,800 other officers and men, were
taken prisoners by the Japanese at Ping
Yang. The Japanese outnumbered the
Chinese three to one. >
THE NEWS CONFIRMED.
Washington. Sept. 17.—Official confirm
ation has been received at the Japanese
legation of a general engagement between
the Chinese and Japanese forces at Sing
Yan. near the north frontier of Koiea. on
Sept. 15, resulting in a decisive victory
for the Japanese. Details of the engage
ment are expected by officials of the lega
tion and looked forward as of much im
portance. as promising first authentic of
ficial news of the fighting in Northern
Korea, rosjieeting which so many con
flicting rejßirts have been published.
Mr. Myaoka, secretary of the legation
here, who has been transferred to Berlin,
not to Vienna as reported, took leave thia
ntorning and will sail on the steamship
City of New York for his new post of
duty. He will be succeeded here by Mr.
Amano, a man older than the minister,
who speaks with more or less fluency En
fbsh, French, GiWi, and reads
taliau audr can write in Russian,
and has been secretary of the legation to
the governments of each of these coun
tries. No official information has yet
been received at the legation of the
progress of the fighting in the vicinity of
Pekin.
TRIAL OF THE PASHAS.
Sirdar of the Egyptian Armies Dis
satisfied With Its Result-
Cairo, Sept. 17.—Brig. Gen. Kitchener,
sirdar of the Egyptian army, is dissatis
fied with the result of the recent court
martial of the two Dashas, who wore ac
quitted of the charge of purchasing slave
girls, and he has demanded that two
British officers be added to the court
, martial which is to try Ali Sherif Pasha,
president of the council, who is charged
, with the same offense.
The Strike in Collapse.
Edinburg, Sept. 17.—The strike of the
, Scotch miners has collapsed. Ten thous
and miners descended into the pits this
morning, and the pickets who had been
stationed about the works were with-*
drawn.
ITS GLOOM DISPELLED.
Hinckley Once Again a Busy Place.
Free Excursions.
Hinckley, Minn., Sept. 17.—Excursion
ists flocked to this region from every di
rection yesterday. The rain of Friday
had put out all the forest fires and the
air was clear and the day was fine.
Trains were supplied free and excursion
ists did as they pleased. A party of them
from St. Cloud contributed over SI,OOO to
the relief fund. The gloom of this region
has been dispelled to some extent and
Hinckley is the busiest place in Minne
sota. A large amount has been appropri
ated by the state commission to the uses
of the people of Hinckley, and more than
half of it is being expended in rebuilding
this place.
LARGE SUMS FOR, RELIEF.
St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 17.—Kenneth
Clarke, treasurer of the state fire relief
commission, hap returned from Hinckley
and announces that the total amount he
has received for the sufferers is $40,454.
Besides this, the St. Paul relief commit
tee has in its hands $24,184, which has
not yet been turned over to the state com
mission. Also $4,000 has been collected
at Stillwater.
BAIL REFUSED.
For the Good of the State Lynchers
Must Be Punished.
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 17. —This morn
ing Judge Dubose rejected the motion to
admit M. Strickfaden, charged with
lynching, to bail. He also rejected a
similar motion as to E. T. Armour, who
is in jail ynder an indictment charging
lynching. Armour’s supposed arrest is a
surprise. He was with the faction opposed
to the party suspected to have done the
lynching. Some say he was indicted by
friends of the lynchers in order to break
the force of the anti-lynching crowd.
Governor-elect Clarke of Arkansas was
in Memphis to-day, and he denounced the
lynching and expressed the opinion that
the lynchers, for the good name of the
south, must be brought to punishment.
Judge Cooper has instructed the new
grand jury to continue the investigation.
OFFICERS AMBUSHED.
District Attorney and Sheriff Assas
sinated While Oonveying'Prison
ers.
New Orleans, Sept. 17.—The Picayune s
Abbeville, La., special says great excite
ment was created there this morning
when it became known that District At
torney M. T. Gordy and Sheriff A. L.
Blanc were fired into from ambush by
unknown parties while they were convey
ing six prisoners to jail. Two of the pris
oners were killed. Bloodhounds have
been put on the track of the assassins,
and a large posse of deputy sheriffs have
gone in pursuit of the murderers.
DROWNED WHILE DRIVING.
A Mrs. Tye of Atlanta Meets Death in
a Swollen Branch.
Atlanta, Ga„ Sept. 17.—While out
driving this afternoon, Mrs. Drew Tye
was caught in a swollen branch in the
western suburbs of the city and drowned.
She was crossing the stream, but at
tempted to turn back when in the middle
and her buggy was overturned. A negro
who was with her swam out, but Mrs.
Tye’s body was swept on down the
stream, and has not been recovered up to
midnight.
Mrs. Tye was the wife of a large whole
sale butcher and packer.
BISHOP_OF TRENTON.
Bishop O’Farrell, of That Diocese,
Succeeded by His Vicar General.
Trenton, N. J , Sept. 17.—The Very
Rev. James A. McFaul, of St. Mary’s
cathedral, this city, has received word of
his appointment to the bishoprio of the
Catholic diocese of Trenton, to succeed
the late Bishop O’Farrell, under whom
he was vicar general. Father McFaul is
at present administrator of the diocese.
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adapting the world’s best products to
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, remedy, Svrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
l j ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
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dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
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; I Jt has given satisfaction to millions and
I met with the approval of the medical
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Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug-
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, ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
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and being well informed, you will not
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THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1894.
PEARLINE.
made me Hands thot Sor '1
\ Z couldnt slope ;an if it was thot harrd
\ls on me ha/nds, how harrd it must be on the
\k / M \ zy durrt / ” This is the way a good old
S ’Xx. Irish woman praises some washing
/fZ powder or other which she prefers
/ | V\ to Pearline. As it was proven she.
L JS* \ L had never tried Pearline, the com-
I pljment would appear to be in favor
I \ V\ ofP eai *li ne - »
I < ' / Whoever heard of any one claim-
\ ing that Pearline hurt the hands?
But there’s the trouble—Pearline is
the original washing compound ; its popularity has drawn
out thousands of imitations—so popular that to many
it indicates any powdered washing material. If you are
using Pearline, you are satisfied ; if you are dissatisfied,
try Pearline. If you are using something with which
you*are satisfied and it is not Pearlihe, try Pearline—
you will wonder you were satisfied before. Pearline
is economical and harmless. ' <ls James pyle, New York.
IS JONES A JUDAS P
The Nevada Republican State Oom
mittee Answers in the Affirmative.
Carson, Nev., Sept. 17.—Senator John
P. Jones of Nevada has been requested
by the republican state central committee
to resign his seat in the United States
Senate to which he was elects by re
publicans. This request is made in a
long letter which was drafted by Chair
man Trennorcoffin and approved by the
state central committee at a meeting held
in • this city. The letter exhaus
tively reviews Senator Jones’
letter of * Aug. 29, to the
former chairman of the committee Enoch
Strother, in which Jones announces that
he has left the republican party to join
the populists, and severely criticises bis
course of action. The main points of the
letter are as follows: "You say that you
have not changed your principles—well
and good. Does it follow that you have
merely changed your name, and instead of
calling yourself a republican you will here
after term yourself a populist? Do the shin
ing examples of populist influence (con
spicuous amomr others that of your own
colleague) with whom you are daily and
hourly confronted in the Senate, justify
the belief that such a change will add to
your prestige and power as a member of
that body? Do not the cases of Sumher
and Schurz, and Trumbull and many
others furnish the most painful remind
ers that the day upon which a brilliant
and distinguished party leader breaks
away from the organization in which he ;
has won all his fame marks the beginning
of his political decline? Can you rea
sonably then expect a different result? But
by what mental processes you arrive at j
the conclusion that the great “principle" i
involved requires you to part company ;
with the Republican party of Nevada, ■
your letter entirely fails to disclose. You ■
concede that we are true to the cause of ,
silver. Then why should you abandon '
us if we are true to silver? Why does not ;
devotion to that "principle” of which you ■
write so eloquently require you
to remain true to us? Not
only have we been true to
the cause of silver but we have been true
to every other great principle that you
hold dear, and more than all, we have
been fidelity itself to you. Then, we ask
again, why do you abandon us? The silver
party does not accept your name, while
the populist party does not accept your
creed, so that with e* r ery recognized po
litical principle you are literally left
without a party in the state of Nevada.
"The publication of your letter has not
caused even a waver in the ranks, and no
defection of any leader, however great and
distinguished, will cause them to swerve
a hair’s breadth from what they believe
to be their duty.
“In conclusion, we desire to remind you
that you were • elected to the United
States Senate as a republican and by the j
Republican party. In the strictest sense I
the office is a political one and the Repub- I
lican party is entitled to representation '
for the full term of six years from March
4, 1891. As you announce that you cannot
act with the party that elected you, every
consideration of propriety and delicacy
and decency requires you to resign. In
the name of the Republican party of Ne
vada, we respectfully ask you to do so.”
FUN FOR THE BOYS.
A Rich Incident of the Anti-Tillman
Convention.
Columbia, S. 0., Sept. 17.—A rich side
issue of the anti-1 illman convention de
veloped during the preliminary confer
ence to-night, ' and furnished intense
amusement to some of the newspaper
men. About fifty feet above the floor of
the hall in which the conference was held,
is a galvanized iron ceiling with a glass
surface in the center. One of the panes of
glass had been removed, and it was sus
pected that some Tillmanites might be
lurking in the stygian darkness above, bent
on catching auy stray straws that might
show which way the anti-Tillman wind
was blowing. Accordingly several
sturdy conferees were appointed to in
vestigate. They found the door to the
loft barricaded and broke it open, finding
a quasi-crazy man standing around, who
was supposed to be there to put the in
formation-seekers on their guard. While
roaming about in the darkness Capt.
Wade Manning fell through the ceiling,
but caught by his arms, and was
quickly jerked back by his companions.
The crash caused a commotion among
the delegates below, and for an
instant it was feared that someone would
be hurled to his death. Capt Manning,
Cal. Caughman and Jim Holland scented
the enemy and. climbing up the ladder
that leads to the roof, found, that im
mense weight on the trap door. With a
mighty effort they threw it open and the
250-pound form of Bill Price, the heavy
weight local manof the Columbia Regis
ter, came into view. “I surrender,” said
he, "you can see there is nothing in my
notebook.” He then ambled down to
terra firms, his crop of conference news
i stricken by a killing frost.
ANTI-TILLMAN CONVENTION.
Returns Meager, But Indications Fa
vor Nomination of a Full Ticket.
Columbia. S. C., Sept. 17.—About 200
delegates are in attendance upon the
anti-Tillman convention. The question
' of making nominations is one of absorb
ing interest, and there is much difference
of opinion as to what is best to be done.
The convention began at 6 o’clock and
i the sessions are being held behind closed
j doors.
The caucus is in session at 1 -.40 o’clock
a. m. The members have been expressing
views all night as to the expediency of
j nominating a state ticket. Senator But
ler and ex-Governors Haygood and Rich
ardson have advocated a fight on that
line. A vote has not yet been reached
and will not be until after 2:30 o'clock.
' Nominations will probably be made.
At 2:15 o’clock a. m. the caucus is still
in session.
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Put Out in Three Rounds.*
Chicago, Sept. 17. —Joe Cho.vnski of
■ California knocked out Mike Boden of
Chicago in three rounds at
I to-night. Boden was never in it.
FATALITIES AT A FIRE.
***• ■ .
A Blaze Which Destroys Much Prop
erty and Many Lives.
Washington, Sept. 17.—Fire which
began shortly before noon to-day de
stroyed the large mattress and bedding
factory of Stumph & Bros, at Massachu
setts avenue and K street, northwest.
The fire started on the second floor but
its exact cause is not known. The whole
building was ablaze in an instant, and only
twelve minutes afterward portions of the
side walls and roof fell. The fire was
under control after the building and
contents had been destroyed. A falling
wall ruined the marble works of G. L.
Benner. The furniture store of Hall &
Commack, the blacksmith shop of John
Offenstein, and Palmer’s oyster house,
which fronted on K street, were totally
destroyed by the flames. The Woodruff
file and cabinet works, where the pat
ent files used by the United states gov
ernment are made, were also totally de
stroyed. The loss to Stumph Bros’, fac
tory is about $50,000, about one-third in
sured. The other losses amount to $25,-
000, insurance unknown.
Six persons are missing from the em
ployes of the mattress factory and four
bodies have been recovered from the
ruins, all burned beyond recognition, ex
cept that one, smaller than the others, is
supposed to be that of a boy named Willie
Ashe. Two bodies are believed to be still
i in the wreck, if not totally consumed.
Four employes were cut off from re
treat by the stairway and ran to
the roof, whence they jumped
jto the ground. nearly 100 feet.
One of these, James E. Vaughn, broke
both legs and suffered other injuries from
i which he will probably die before morn
! ing. Albert J. Hasek broke both legs.
< The missing six are Henry Fowler, Phil
! Ackertiian, Robert Reitzel, Williath Ten
i nyson. an engineer, name unknown, and
the boy Willie Ashe. The four bodies
found account for so many of the above,
but which of them cannot yet be told.
SKIPPED WITH THE FUNDS.
Italian Bankers Depart, Taking the
Bank’s Assets With Them.
Pittsburgh Pa., Sept 17.—Carrier! &
Levatb, proprietors of one of the half
dozen or more private banking and ex
change institutions in the Italian quarter
on Washington street, have disappeared,
taking with them all of the funds cn de
posit. amounting to about SIO,OOO. All of
yesterday, last night and this morning
crowds of foreigners swarmed about the
vicinity of the bank, anxious to find some
one upon whom they might wreak their
vengeance. The defaulting bankers dis-
I appeared Friday evening. The only
5 property of viiliie in the place is now in
I the hands of a constable, who levied upon
i them for rent due the owners of the
building. It is supposed the defaulters
are heading for New Orleans, and officers
have been asked to apprehend the guilty
pair. The books of the firm give no in
formation of value to the depositors,
whose accounts range from a few dollars
to $2,000, in money left with the firm for
exchange to families and friends in Italy.
The firm of Carrier! & Levato had been
in business at No. 4.9 Washington street
for eighteen months.
A ROMANTIC ELOPEMENT.
A Plucky Maiden Whose Love
Laughed at Guns and Knives.
Rome, Ga., Sept. 17.—A dramatic scene
was enacted on Upper Broad street yes
terday afternoon, and a pretty «young
woman in tears, a demoralized young
man, the father and two brothers of the
girl voicing tueir determination, and
brandishing pistols and knives, made up
the dramatis personnae.
Frank Clark is a young man of 21, who
has for some time past been paying atten
tions tp Miss Ellen Busbee, the handsome
daughter of a well known farmer living a
few miles from Rome. For months the
pair have sworn eternal fidelity, and on
Sunday they came to Rome to be
joined in the bonds of matrimony.
The girl’s father and her two brothers
followed on horseback, and, brandishing
pistols and knives, threatened to kill
young Clark if he persisted in bis effort.
The girl, through her tears, cried: “I
will marry him or drown myself.”
Finally she was taken home, but to-day
her father brought her back and she and
Clark were married. Mr. Busbee stated
that his daughter insisted so that they
had to give in.
CAROLINIANS IN FLORIDA.
They Demand Redemption of Their
“Father’s House” From Tillmanism.
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 17.—South
Carolinians in Jacksonville are very much*
interested in the political war against
Tillman in South Carolina.
This morning a meeting was held of the
following sons of the Palmetto state: S.
C. Boylston, J. K Munnerlyn, William
Butler. Jr., Thomas Stockton, W. D. Mat
thews, J. A. Enslow. Jr., George C. Wil
son. Thomas Storey Matthews, J. Sea
brook Jones, H. B. Coudes, A. D. Williams,
M. D., and Charles J. Colcock, S. A.
Smith, Abbeville, S. C.
A telegram was sent by the meeting as
foliows:
To T. W. Carwile, chairman, and N. G.
Gonzales, secretary of the anti-Tillman con
vention being held In Columbia to day: •‘Yes
terday’s State read eagerly and joyously.
Keep up the red shirt cry of Nominate a
full ticket. Better prospects than then—
milk and water Opposition always fails. Re ;
deem the house of our fathers from Tillman
ism. We see victory anead and nray your
success. True Sons of Carolina.”
A little girl sat gazing at the new bon
net of one of her mother’s visitors, until
the latter smilingly asked, “Do you like
•it, my dear?” The child innocently re
plied, “It es. I do. Mamma and Aunt
Milly said it was a perfect fright, but it
doesn’t frighten me a bit.”—Tit-Bits.
“You are sure that Miss Flipley is 18?”
“Let me think. Yes. she was 21 three years
ago.”—Chicago Inter Ocean.
BRECKINRIDGE GIVES UP.
The Nomination in the Ashland Dis
trict Will Not Be Contested.
The District Committee Members An
nounce Positively That They Will
Not “Go Behind the Returns” in
Canvassing the Vote—Much Excite
ment, However, Prevailed for a
Time, and the Republicans Began to
Talk Big.
Lexington, Ky.. Sept. 17. —It looks very
much as if Breckinridge’s supporters
would contest the nomination. They
claim that enough illegal votes were cast
Saturday to overcome the small plurality
of Owens. Col. Barney Treacy,
president of the Owens Club,
claims that his man has a clear
lead of 400 votes over Breckinridge
and he is in no way afraid that Owens
will lose. The Breckinridge people, on
the other hand, say Owens’ lead is barely
150, and that the committee will give
them the nomination sure.
LATER.
Breckinridge will contest the election
of Owens in Saturday’s primary. A gen
tleman who talked with him last night
says he has written letters to the chair
man of the county committee to that
effect.
OWENS’ NOMINATION CONCEDED.
Everything is quiet to-night, the nomi
nation of Owens being conceded. It has,
however, been a more exciting day than
any for a week. When the Owens men
claimed the nomination by a decisive ma
jority Saturday night, the Breckinridge
men stood pat. Yesterday they worked
harder than ever. To-day it became known
that representatives had been dis
patched into different parts of the dis
trict to get all the evidence wivlr a view
of contesting the nomination before the
democratic congressional district commit
tee which meets at Frankfort next Sat
urday, and which is the returning board
that makes the official count and decla
ration as to who is the nominee. This
committee is composed of one member
from each county. Fayette county, the
home of Breckinridge, has two legisla
tive districts, and hence two members of
this committee, each of the other seven
counties having one. The member of the
state democratic committee for the
Seventh district is the tenth member of
the committee, whicL was known to stand
six for Breckinridge four anti-Breck
inridge. As this committee has done
everything in its power for Breckin
ridge in fixing a late date for the pri
maries, adopting the challenge rule, and
everything else he wanted, the Owens
men were alarmed to-day on finding out
that the Breckinridge agents were at
work with a view of presenting evidence
for a contest before this committee next
Saturday. They learned of letters sent
to the committee of the agencies at work
in different counties, working up the case,
and believed there was a well planned
purpose to throw out the vote of certain
precincts on the ground of irregularities,
and declare Breckinridge the nominee. '
It was promptly announced that four
members of the district committee would
make a minority report Saturday and ap
peal to the democrats. This meant that
Owens and Breckinridge would both be
candidates and fight to a finish in Novem
ber. Meantime the republicans, who
hold their convention here Sept. 26, be
gan to regard their unnamed nominee as
the favorite, and there was much ex
citement. The tide was turned in the
afternoon when B. J. Welsh, the
committeeman from Breckinridge’s
home and one of his strongest
supporters, announced that he wo aid
never vote to go behind the returns when
the committee met at Frankfort. As
this would leave the committee a tie, or
five to five in any event, and as other
Breckinridge men on the district com
mittee, who Lad stood by him to the last,
were not disposed to go behind the re
turns, the old guard of the silver tongued
orator gave up the struggle. They
will not, however, concede the plu
rality of 526. which the Owens
men claim to-night, from complete re
turns. Among Breckinridge’s strongest
friends are the nominees here on the
county ticket, and they, as well as other
county candidates, were not disposed to
hazard their interests by assisting in
throwing out any of the Owens precincts
at Frankfort next Saturday. It is not
likely that there will* be any more agita
tion. Col. Breckinridge will serve till
next March.
JAILED FOR MURDER.
Arrest of Parties Charged With the
Cooper Assassination.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 17.—A special
to the Advertiser from Tuscaloosa, Ala.,
says: “Doc and Joo Bigham and Henry
Grammer have been put in Tuscaloosa
jail charged with the murder of Mr.
Cooper one day last week. The evidence
seems to be very strong against Doc Big
ham, as he was seen leading the neigh
borhood of the shooting armed with a
shotgun, one barrel loaded with buck
shot and the other one lately discharged.
There is a story brought out by the cor
oner's inquest that a party of men had
met and passed sentence of death on five
men, and the Cooper assassination was
the first of the lot.”
TAILORS VICTORIOUS.
Contractors Will Accede to Any Terms
Strikers May Demand.
New York, Sept. 17.—The strike of the
United Brotherhood of Tailors is practi
cally at an end. This»morning the head
quarters of the strikers in Grand
street were crowded with members of
the contractors’ association, who were
willing to accede to any of the
strikers’ demands. By to-morrow morn
ing it is expected all the hands who went
out will have returned. At the head
quarters of the Knights of Labor the men
are also proclaiming a victory. They said
their bosses had given in and that all
would return to work to-morrow morning.
Striking Weavers and Spinners.
Bennington, Vt., Sept. 17.—The weavers
and spinners in the Bennington woolen
mills this morning struck for a restora
tion of the 10 per cent, cut in wages made
last February. This mill employs about
300
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WAYOBOSS GLEANINGS.
Secretary Smith Addresses Ware
County Democrats Saturday.
Way cross, Ga., Sept. 17. —Newton
Woodworth, cashier of the Bank of Way
cross, has resigned to accept a more re
munerative position with metropolitan
capitalists.
The board of directors elected to fill the
vacancy Judge Warren Lott, vice presi
dent of the First National Bank of Way
cross and of the South Georgia Bank of
Waycross. Judge Lott has accepted.
Mr. Woodworth will leave for Jackson
ville Oct. 1, where he will be a guest for
a few weeks of Mrs. Alexander Mitchell.
He will then identify himself with large
capitalists.
Wimbish, an Atlanta negro orator,
spoke here Saturday evening to a crowd
of negroes and white populists. The
speaking was in Hazard’s Hill, a negro
quarter.
Wimbish spoke bitterly against the
Democratic party and pleaded with his
race to support the populistic party. His
speech was not well received by the ne
groes. The white populists cheered lus
tily during the bitter harangue. Wim
bish made no converts.
A party of Waycrossites attended yes
terday the yearly meeting at the Shiloh
Baptist church in Pierce county. They 7
went to see the celebration of the Lord’s
supper and of feet washing by the mem
bers of the church. They were very
much pleased with their visit. The
Shiloh church is known as Hardshell.
The yearly meetings are attended by peo
ple from far and near.
Hon. Leon A. Wilson has returned from
Braxton, where he and Judge Atkinson
spoke Saturday to a large crowd. He was
well pleased with the condition of de
mocracy there.
Hon. Hoke Smith will make an address
here at the barbecue next Saturday.
J. P. Massey and Mrs. Effie Odum
were married yesterday by Rev. W. H.
Scruggs.
A colored man was hurt on the railroad
Saturday and his arm was amputated yes
terday.
W. W. Sharpe was re-elected secretary
and treasurer by the Roadmasters’ Associ
ation of America last week at its annual
convention in New York.
Herbert Murphy and family have re
turned from a vacation in New Jersey.
Miss May Scruggs left to-night on the
Southern railway train for college.
THE WOMAN WHO EATS.
Heretofore She Has Been Starving
Herself in Aristocratic Fashion.
From the New York Ledger.
Somebody, who displays enough good
sense to start a millenium, says that the
coming woman will be a success just in l
proportton as she learns to eat. For gen
erations past women have lived on broad
and butter—baker’s bread at that —and
tea and warmed-up potatoes. Sometimes
they were warmed up in milk; sometimes
in fat or butter; but they were warmed
over potatoes all the same.
Now this is a dish that is well enough
in its way, but it is not alarmingly pro
lific in the productive of brain material.
The coming woman is going to eat all the
good things of life. She will eat the beat
she can get on all occasions, and as much
of it as common sense and an intelligent
understanding of the needs of her system
will dictate. Exit teapot and bread and
butter, and in their places we wilt have
good soup, well cooked meats if one cares
for them, plenty of milk, eggs, butter and
a fair share of the sweet things of life.
For the coming woman is to be an out-of
door creature, and can consume pure sac
charine matter in reasonable quantities
to excellent advantage. Perhaps she
will make her own confectionery. If she
does, $0 much the better, for she will be
more certain that it is made of proper
material.
Women have been starving themselves
to death in a systematic, sympathetic and
aristocratic fashion for a good many
years, and it is quite time that they put
a stop to it. The apostle of healthful de
velopment is telling them it is out of the
question to keep a good fire in the phys
ical furnace without proper material.
There are many people who are under the
doctor’s care, and who swallow no end of
nauseous drugs and drink all sortsof vile
: fasting and smelling waters, when the
, most that they need is plenty of good food
I to eat and all of the out-of-door exercise
that they can bear.
A HOT CONTEST FOB TBEASUBEB
An Interesting Primary in Marion
County, Florida.
Ocala, Fla., Sept. 17.—The primary be
tween Gen. F. J. Dickinson and John Ste
vens for the nomination for county treas
urer last Saturday was a most exciting
one. Gen. Dickinson is a war veteran and
Mr. Stevens is a fruit grower. The main
cause of the deep feeling which the con
test carried arose from the fact that in
1893 Gen. Dickinson, who was then and is
now county treasurer, withdrew the
county funds from the Merchants Na
tional bank and put them in the First Na
tional bank. This induced the Merchants
National and its friends to take sides
against Gen. Dickinson. There are vari
ous alleged reasons for the withdrawal,
Gen. Dickinson giving one set of reasons
and the bank officials another. The re
sult of the primary is not yet known.
Sibyl (who has been thrown over by
her fiance)—l feel utterly discouraged.
Tippie (soothingly)—Never mind, dear,
remember there are as good fish in the
sea as ever were caught. Sibyl—That’s
all very well; but doesn't it occur to you
that one may get tired fishing?—Vogue.
Day—ls I .were in your place, I
wouldn’t paint that house white; I'd
paint it brown. Weeks—ls you were in
my place, you’d probably be so mad that
you’d paint it red, just to spite the people
who gave you advice about it.—Truth.
SPEED OF THE STEEDS.
A Small Attendance but Attractive
Card at Gravesend.
Race Track, Gravesend, Sept. 17.
There were not Very many persons here
this afternoon, despite the fact that the
fields were large and the card very at
tractive. The attendance was fair and
the track was in good condition. The
principal events of the day were the *
races for the Clinton stakes and
the Woodlawn handicap. In the
stake race Star Actress assumed
the task of pacemaker at
the start, leading the field to the back
stretch, but at the far turn had to sur
render her position, and Beidemere, Poca
hontas and Lightfoot drew away to
gether. In a rattling finish Lightfoot
won by a head from Pocahontas, who fin
ished a length and a-half in front
of Beidemere. Banquet broke ahead
of his field in the race for
the Woodland handicap. Simms at
once steadied him and dropped
to the rear to keep The Pepper company.
In the meantime Hornpipe and Gloaming
forged to the front, but when they swung
into the stretch Faraday was leading by a
neck. This lead he maintained until with
in a few strides of the finish, when Ban
quet got up under punishment and beat
him out by a head. The surprise of the
day was Gotham, who, at 10 to 1, easily
wrested victory from the favorite, Ap
plause, in the fifth race: Summaries:
First Race—Five furlongs. Kennell. 107,
Simms, 11 to 5, won. with Nicolini second and
Enchanter third. Time 1:02%.
Second Race—Six furlongs. Littly Billy,
109. Reiff, 13 to 5, won. with perfargilla sec
ond and Disown t third. Time 1:14%.
Third Race—The Clinton stakes, one and
one-sixteenth miles. Lightfoot, 112, Griffin, 4
to 1, won, with Pocahontas second and Bel
demere third. Time 1:51 %.
Fourth Race—The Woodlawn handicap, one
and three-sixteenths miles. Banquet, 125,
Simms, 7 to 10. won, with Faraday second and
Hornpipe third. Time 2:04.
Fifth Race—Five furlongs. Gotham. 108.
Lamley, 10 to 1. won, with Applause second
and Magician third. Time 1:02.
Sixth Race—One and one-eighth miles. Emin
Bey, 110. Doggett, 6 to 1, won. with Live Oak
second and Prince Karl third. Time 1:53%.
THE OLOUD WAS ALIVE.
A Vast Swarm of Winged Ants Mov
ing- Swiftly In the Sky.
From the Utica Observer,
“While driving home from Oneida last
Friday,” said a farmer who lives in the
extreme western part of the county, “I
saw a big cloud moving due north over
the fields and woods. There wasn’t any
wind blowing, the air was still, and I was
unable to account for the presence of a
big black cloud speeding away across the
heavens on such a still, bright day.
“At first I thought.,that it was a cloud
of smoke from the railroads, but then
, when I first saw it the cioud was in such
a position that it could not possibly have
i come from the West Shore railroad, and
I even if it had; there never was a cloud of
smoke hung so closely together and so
I long as that did. As I sat in my wagon it
appeared to me to be a mile long and a
mile wide, but, of course, that part of it
was a speculation, for no one can make a
very accurate guess of the size of a cloud.
| The body in the sky was as dark as the
■ smoke from a locomotive, and looked to
I be quite dense. It traveled quicker than
any cloud ever scudded before a thunder
. shower in this section. When it first at-
I tracted attention it was high up in the
heavens, but it rose and fell several times
like the soaring of a bird. Once it was
but a few feet above the top of somo
woods. Again it took an upward course,
and continued onward in an unswerving
north course. It was about 5 o’clock that
the cloud passed.
“That evening I noticed a number of
reddish winged wood ants about on the
i grass and in the roads. It occurred to
i ; me that the strange cloud in motion
i i might have been a cloud of these flying
■ ants. The more I pondered over the phe
' nomenon the more I became convinced
that it was a cloud of ants that passed
; over the country. Such a story was too
big for me to tell, although there was
proof enough of the fact for my mind, so
I held my peace and simply spoke to my
i family of the strange cloud. Others had
seen it, too, yet none suspected what it
was, and we finally dismissed it. CD
“A day or two afterward I was in Con
stableville and there the farmers told me
they had seen the same thing. There
was no doubt about it either, for a num
ber of them watched the cloud and at
that place it parsed so low that they
caught the insects in their hands. They
were the same flying ants. We compered,
notes and found that it required just an
hour for the swarm to move from the
place where they were first seen to Con
stableville. The distance in a straight
line is thirty one miles. They were m
Oneida county at 5 o’clock, and at just 6
o’clock they were seen in the north. The
ants continued northward, and nobody
has told me where they stopped.”
A CABLOAD OF OPTION BURNED.
The Train Orow Saved a Large Amount
of Naval Stores.
Lyons. Ga., Sept. 17. —A carload of cot
ton on the Savannah, Americus and
Montgomery railroad was burned at this
place Saturday night. The cotton was
discovered to be on fire about a mile
above here, and with all possible speed
the train was run here and run in on the
side track, where the cars were de
tatched from both ends of it, and it left
to burn down by itself. The loss is about
fifty bales of cotton and the car. The
car directly behind the car that was on
fire was loaded with naval stores, which
required the quickest kind of work on
the part of the train crew to save it. as
the rosin was melting before »they could
get it uncoupled. If the spirits in thia
car had taken fire the loss would have
been much greater.
Poisoned Three Wives.
Fort Gaines, Ga., Sept. 17.—George
Curry, the negro who is suspected of
poisoning three wives, will not be tried
until Sept. 26.