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VOLUME XVI.
DALLAS, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1898.
NUMBER f>2.
Roosevelt Wins
In New York.
DEMOCRATS SUCCEED IN
Relegation for Georgia.
r — •
lit of the Buttle of Bnllots
(Other States—No Serious
'rouble Reported From
Ar.y Section.
|ie voters of all except three of the
itates—Maine, Vermont and Ore-
j— went to the polls Tuesday. Tho
(states elected congressmen. In
/•nma, Arkansas, Georgia, Ken-
isy, Louisiana, Maryland, Massa-
/setts, North Carolina, Bhode
'.and, Virginia and West Virginia,
ly congressmen were chosen,
jwenly-thrce states elected legisla
te which will l-uno United States
'*ors. These are California, Con
lent, Delaware, Florida. Indiann
achusetts, Michigan, Minnesota
Imri, Montana, Nebraska, Ne
. New Jersey, New York, Nortl
J) ta, Pennsylvania, Tonnessce
|s, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
|onsin and West Virginia,
i following states elected n gov
|and state officers: California
do, Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas
•fim, Minnesota, Nebraska, New
•jNew York, Nevada, New Hamp
*»j\fnseachusetts, North Dakota
tbAauia, South Carolina, South
■ J^jTennosseo, Texas, Wisconsin
tho3p>“g’
'hewers—Illinois, Iowa, Florida,
^Missouri, Montana, Ohio,
„ ar „J»na and Washington—voted
one off’er, auditor or other miuor
village^.
the » tka * °*‘ c ^ e1 ^ great-
deacon. \crest were those of New
foralife-%1 Carolina,
sinking
and gel ___
teen hundrlpv York.
bottom. AWess dispatches state
village wkeK ‘
earth, eaterloosevelt, republican,
P Ag5n: P I ref First Unit ° l1 St “tes
■•proved la L has been elected
au'idlyuM, y *° rk Btnto by “ Pl»-
om 18,000 to 20,-
formation. NolB osove ^’ 8 assot4-
laborntories an
eophlo apparati
Information. Ku
JJJJS state ticket are
hood, not after Bti* .
years, but for tbo* him.
(hi u 0 n?v n e? 8 d e, the ^ tl ‘0-“»-'New
that world must | < - n,lnt i03 outside
eyesight farther ■ ore incomplete,
trlth powqr of cj5u received to iu-
all human mathT„«.. _ . .
analysis surpassr . 10 thewote itp
atory, with spee#t in the city was
Whs’ * ■—
between
and the emallesthiven above,
cannotboa grodHty 0 f New Yo rk
Do you'not Eu <;ratic majority was
James tfimpsouj Wyck’s vote being
tals of Edinbuibr than that of the
more than ever Tbl. i„*,„,.
that Joseph Hef e ‘ Ibis latter re-
Bmitbsonian 1/ some measure in
awoke into hlgfokiyu (Kings coun-
Black - repub-
itrootlS of th3 f 32,832, t ut Tiles-
John Milton tq^cratic plurality of
actual presen<Brooklyn is the home
«lnt. en d te™$ k ’ the defeated can-
studied only
lurs y , !;<V>te will not he counted
lRt ’ 1>Ut il is not like, y
society, r 8 ^ rora tb e camps will
exqublte t el tbo result. There
should trjo be (he grenter nroba-
hsvelnf 0 m “i° ri, y for Roosevelt
souls ths ftsetk
you notJoitTH Carolina.
oloty? f
You t/atic victory is reported for
Sfth4 lina in Tuesday’s election.
alHh« ° U8e ’ * 8 sta,e< t, wi 'l be
Sve d b y 60 majority and the
goneTlO majority. The democrats
lagesjeir entire judiciary ticket
mutJcongressmen ccrrtain, with
the altwo close.
lion majority of 40,000 two
igo has been replaced by a
jratic majority of not less than
na
•4a riot has beeu reported. All
yek belt counties send word that
cltftion passed off quietly without
fajsent. The preparations which
they made to meet trouble diverted it.
In a number of the black belt counties
along the coast the negroes either did
not go to the polls or voted the white
ticket. This was notable ill New Han
over, Richmond, Robeson, Eilgocomb
and Halifax connties, whore largo re
publican majorities were reversed. •
Tlio rod Bhirt demonstration of tho
past week indicated that a collision
between tho races at tho polls would
result i- the extermination of one side
or tho other. In spme counties, Gran
ville for instance, the ne^reos voted
solidly but quietly. In Craven and
other negro counties the fusion maj
ority was greatly roduced. Craven,
the county seat in which is the qunintr
and picturesque and old city.Nowburn,
gave a republican majority of 400.
Two years ago the republicans enrriod
Craven by 14 majority.
GEORGIA.
The next congressional delegation
from the stato of Georgia will be sol
idly democratio. The congressmen
elected aro as follows: First district,
Hon. RnfnsE. Lester; second district,
Hon. James M. Griggs; third dis
trict, Hon. E. B. Lewis; fourth dis
trict, Hon. W. C. Adamson; fifth
district, Hon. L. F. Livingston;
Sixth dist., Hon. Charles L. Bart
lett; Soventh <list., Hon. Jno. W. Mad
dox; Eighth dist., Hon. W. M. How
ard; Ninth dist., Hon. F. C. Tate;
Tenth dist., Hon. Wm. H. Fleming;
Eleventh dist., Hon. W. G. Brantloy.
OTHER STATES.
Pennsylvania.
Incomplete returns from the stato
of Pennsylvania give Stone, republi
can, a plurality of nearly 150,000 for
governor. The democratic and fu-
sionists’ net gain on joint ballot in
the legislature is probably between
twenty and thirty, but the body which
elects a successor to United State Sena
tor Quay remains strongly rtpubli-
can.
Snath Carolina.
The vote polled in South Carolina
was exceedingly light. There were no
surprises.
The democrats won throughout the
state, and only one republican, a can
didate for the general assembly in one
of the black counties, has been elected
to office. He had no democratic op
position. Tho democrats even carridft
that county with their oouuty ticket.
The democratic state ticket, having no
opposition whatever, was, of course,
elected.
In tho congressional districts there
was a lighter vote polled than was ex
pected. It will not reach the vote of
1890. Every democratic candidate for
congress was elected.
Alabama.
A solid democratic congressional
delegation is elected from Alabnma.
Tho only two districts in which there
wero contests were the fourth and
seventh, now represented by Aldrich,
republican, and Howard, popnlist, the
latter uoted as the author of “If Christ
Came to Congress.” Robbins, demo
crat, defeated Aldrich and is elected
by 9,000 majority. Burnett, demo
crat, carried the seventh district by
1,800 majority. General Joseph
Wheeler woo unanimously re-elected
in the eigth, not a vote boiug cast
against him.
Florhln.
The vote in Floridn was from 10 to
20 per cent lighter for both parties
than in 1890. The whole democratic
ticket is elected. The light vote is
due to tho foeble resistance offered.
The constitutional amendment requir
ing that bonds of state officers be in
sound snrety and guarauly companies
was carried overwhelmingly. It is
conceded that the republicans and
popnlists will not elect altogether over
five members of the legislature. The
legislature elected will choose a suc
cessor to Senator Pasco.
The congressional election in Ai-
knnsas was the quietest held in many
years. In Little Rock, out of a voting
population of about 7,000, only 300
votes were polled, and that is about
the ratio throughout the state. All of
the old congressmen were re-elected.
California.
At fusion headquarters it was con
ceded that Gage, republican, bad won
the fight for the governorship of Cali
fornia.
Colorado.
Meager returns show that the triple
fusion of democrats, populists aud
silver republicans in Colorodo has
won. They claim 05,000 plurality in
the state for Thomas for governor.
In 1896 Bryan’s majority was 135,0O0.
Delaware.
Partial returns indicate that the re
publicans hnve elected their state,con
gressional and legislative tickets in
Delaware.
Illinois.
In Illinois the entire republican
state ticket is elected by about 30,000
majority. The next congressional del
egation from this state is likely to be
evenly divided—eleven democrats and
eleven republicans.
Indiana.
The Indianapolis Journal, republi
can, claims the election of Hunt, for
secretary of state, by about 15,000.
Iowa.
The returns on the Iowa state ticket
show a republican majority of 60,000’
Kansas.
Chairman Albangh, of the republi
can stnte committee of Kansas, claime
the state for Stanley, republican, for
governor, by 5,000, aud Chairmau
Riddle, of the fusion committee,
claims the stato for Leedv, fusion, bv
11,000. .
Kentucky.
Tho democrats of Kentucky, accord
ing to tho Louisvillo dispatch, carried
nine, and possibly ton, out of the
eleven congressional districts in the
state, a gain of two, or perhaps three,
ovor their last delegation. Tho re
publicans carried only one district,the
eleventh, solidly, but this was always
conceded by their opponents. The
vote throughout the stnte was the
lightest known in years.
Lmtlulnnn.
Tho democrats in Louisiana made n
clean sweep, electing six congressmen,
three railroad commissioners and three
judgoH in the purish of Orlcnns.
Maryland.
Full aud semi-official returns from
tho city of Baltimore aud partial re
turns from the balance of the state
make it reasonably cortain that Mary
land bns returned four republienus
and two democratic congressmen. The
democrats succeeded in obtaining a
majority of the popular vote in Balti
more city for the first time in six years.
MasAai'liuiMdti.
While Governor Wolcott was re-
elected governor of Massachusetts by
an increased plurality over last year,
the democrats mado surprisjng gains
in nearly every congressional district,
apd suocceded in increasing its rep
resentation from ouo to throe.
Michigan.
Governor Pingree held his own in
Thursday's eleetion. His election is
claimed by from 50,000 to 60,000 ma
jority. The democratic state commit
tee does not yet concede defeat. The
balance of the republican atate ticket
is elected. The legislature will have
a republican majority.
Minnesota.
The election of Lind, fusion, is
practically conceded. The republi
cans have elected congressmen in the
first, second, third, fourth, fifth and
seventh' districts, with the sixth in
doubt.
Mliiiinlpiil.
The election throughout Mississippi
was a very quiet affair. Democratio
cnndidfttoH were elected in the first,
second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and
seventh districts. Ouly about 60 per
cent of the registered vote of 1890
was polled.
Miftnmirl.
Chairman Ham B. Cook, democratio
state chairman, iB confident Unit the
stato. ticket will receive about the same
majority ns in 1896; that the party
will hold all congressional districts
carried two years ago.
MniAann.
Late returns make litre the election
of A. J. Campbell, democrat, to con
gress, by a plurality of several thous
and. The stnte legislature will be
democratio.
North Dakota.
Reports indicate flight republican
gains over 1896. An estimate on tbo
state gives the republican ticket 4,500
majority.
New Jersey.
Indications show the electiou of
Rollius for governor, and (bat the re
publicans will have from eighteen to
twenty of the twenty-four state sena
tors, and nearly the same majority in
the house as two yesrs ago. Both
republican congressmen are elected.
Nevada.
In Nevada,.McMillen, republican, is
elected governor; Newlaude, eilvcr,
for congress; Flannignn, republican,
sepnte.
Nebraska.
Following is The Omaha World’s
estimate on governor and congressmen:
Poyuton, fusion, governor, 5,100 maj
ority; fusion gets four of six congress
men; republicans two, same as two
years ago.
Ohio.
Chairman Blacker, of tho Ohio dem
ocratic state committee, conceded tho
stnte to the republicans by over 40,006
plurality.
Ithode Inland.
Tho voting was light throughout
Bhode Island, as the election of both
republican candidates for congress was
a foregone conclusion.
• Mouth Dakota.
Republican gains in South Dakota
were uniform, but small.
Tennessee.
Benton McMillin waB elected gov
ernor of Tennessee by n plurality in
the neighborhood of 18,000. N. W.
Baptist, ,T. N. McKenzie and Thomas
L. Williams were electod railroad
commissioners by a similar vote.
Eight democrats and two republican
congressmen were returned, the only
difference in the personnel of the
present delegation being that C. C.
Snodgrass succeeds Benton McMillin.
Tho democrats gain several mem
bers in the legislature, and that body
will in January re-elect Senator Wil
liam B. Bate, who has no opposition.
Virginia.
The election in Virginia was tho
quietest'that has taken place in many
years. The result is that the state
returns a solidly democratic delegation
of ten members.
Wisconsin.
Returns from Wisconsin show the
republicans have carried their state
ticket by 30,000 to 35,000. They have
elected nine congressmen, the Becond
district going democratic.
Ill’S FINANCES SHORT.
STATE TREASURY WILL BE EJETTY
BY JULY FIRST.
ACTION MUST BE TAKEN AT ONCE.
A Necessity For The l.nffUlature to I'lsrs
A (taint on Mound I! tininess
Basis.
Roth branches of tho Georgia legis
lature have joined in a demand for an
exact statement as to the state’s finan
cial condition. Within the past few
days it has become known among the
members aud all others interested that
tho state treasury is depleted, and
that, instead of having a balance to its
credit, Georgia is in the hole to a con
siderable oxtent.
The disposition on the part of tho
legislature is plainly to get nt tho
cxaot facts. The senate lias al
ready acted and Friday tho honso
adopted unanimously, under n sus
pension of the rules, tho following
significant resolution:
“Resolved by the house of represen
tatives, the senate concurring, That
the stato treasurer and comptroller
general furnish to the general assem
bly as early as possible statements
showing tho precise condition of tlio
state treasury as evidenced by tho re
cords in their respective departments
on the 1st of November, 1898, basod
on the amounts heretofore appropri
ated for particular and all purposes,
including all funds paid to the state
treasury from whatever source received,
with the amount now in the state treas
ury to the credit of eaoh of said several
appropriations, and that the state
treasurer furnish with the statement to
}io made by him, a report showing the
umonnt nt said date, due to the state
by each of the several depositories.”
Governor Candler will in a fow days
send a special message conveying tho
information Hint the state tronsury will
1» out of fundB by the first of next
July if something if not dono to pro
vide for the accumulating deficit.
The discovery iuvolves no wrong
doing on anybody’s part, but it is n
most important ono, in that it forcibly
reminds tbo legislature Hint heforo
any money is appropriated during tbo
present session sumo means must bo
found to get money to appropriate.
It calls to the attention of tliut body
also the fact Hint for the past three or
four years the state’s expenditures
lmvo exceeded her income. t
The undrawn balances of appropria
tions for this year were on October 1,
81,695,020. The cash on hand at that
time was 8-320,000, and the estimated
receipts for the remainder of the year
were 8120,000. This leaves only 8140,
000 to pay 81,695,020. To this must
be added 8900,000 borrowed to pay
the July installment of the school
fund. This makos 81,395,020 to pay
with $440,000 to pay it. The state’s
revenue is therefore $1,455,020 behind
the expenditures.
It is true this does not include in
this year’s revenue any of tho taxes
which fall due on December 20th, but
theso taxes and other miscellaneous
receipts constitute the revenue for
1899, ngeinst which the appropriations
of 1899 will be made.
The legislature has been each year
counting on the money coining in lato
in the year to pay the amounts carried
over from tho spring and summer, jus
tifying that policy by saying that the
stato would even up in the winter.
Cause of the Trouble.
The trouble is that appropriations
continued to increuse, and tbo stnte
did not even up the matter, but grad
ually increased the deficit which was
carried ahead of the revenue liko a
stone rolled up hill.
This deficit has now grown to such
proportions thnt oven anticipating the
revenue of 1900, thore will not be
money enongh to carry tho stato
through the summer of 1899.
Tho inevitable consequence of the
kiting system, which tlio legislatures
have continued from year to year, is
nn empty treasury, which the treasu
rer calculates on by tlio first of next
July.
If the July installment of interest
on the public debt is paid, as it must
be, then some department or institu;
tion will have to wait for the $60,-
979.50.
Caufte of Increase.
The big increase in the deficit with
in the past two years is due to the fact
that when the school appropriation
was increased $400,000 two years ago
the tax levy was not increased to
cover it.
Tho legislators thought they had
provided for the increase, but under
the construction of the act by the at
torney general the increase in the tax
levy did not apply until this year.
This increased the deficit $400,000.
Now that the evil has reached its
inevitable result, an empty treasury,
which will be seen by July 1 if no
change is made, the legislature will be
compelled to take cognizance of the
matter and put the bndgot on a sound
business basis.
EXPLOSION IX CAPITOL.
Vnllctt Slat.. Supreme Court Room Hadlj
Wrecked.
A Washington special ssya: An ex
plosion and fire at 5:13 o’clock Sunday
afternoou wreoked tho supreme oourt
room and the rooms immediately ad
joining it on the mniu floor of the cap
ital. The damage is euormous. The
eutiro central eastern part of tho great
marble pile, from tho main floor to
the subtorraneau basement, is practi
cally a mass of ruins.
Tho force of tho explosion was so
heavy that the coping stones on tlio
outer walls just post of the point
whero tho explosion occurred wore
bulged out nearly two inches, win
dows in all parts of tho building woro
blown out aud locked doors wero
forced from their hinges quite 150 feet
from the scene of it.
Fire followed the explosion so
quickly ns to l>o practically simultane
ous with it. The explosion shook the
immense structure to its foundations
anil was heard several squares from
the cnpitol. It occurred in a small
room tightly iuclosod by heavy stone
walls in the subterranean basement
immediately below tlio itinin ontrnneo
to (lie old cnpitol building. In this
room was a 500-light gas meter, which
was fed by a four-inch maid; Vory
little gns is used iu that part of the
building, but nt tbo time of the explo
sion tho gns had not been turned ce
nt the motor. Tho meter itself was
wrecked nnd tlic gas pouring from tho
main cnuglit tiro.
The flnmes originated’ from tlio ex
plosion durted up the shaft of the ele
vator, which hail been completely de
stroyed by the force of tho explosion,
and oommunioated with the record
room of the supremo court, the offloe
of the marshal of the court and .tho
supreme court library. Before the
flames could be subdued the priceless
documents in the record room had
hoen almost totally destroyed and se
rious damage hail been done in the
marshal's offico and some minor rooms
in tbo immediate vicinity.
The library of the supreme court,
located immediately belajv the supreme
courtroom, was badly damaged by tiro,
smokq nud water, water praotioaliy de
stroying the great collection of law
reference books. The library contains
about 20,000 volumes, and . was used
not only by tho justieoH of the supromo
court, but by members of congress
nml lawyers practicing boforo the su
premo court.
Mr. Justice Hnrlan said that the
library was vory valuable.. Many of
tho works it contained would, he
thought, be difficult to roplaoe.
STRONG POINT FOR SPAIN.
Answer to American. Rennritflil a Eln.
la-Cnl Uomilli.nt.
A Washington special says; The re
ports tho stato department lias re
ceived from tlie peace commissioners
in Paris indicate that that body has
procoedod in exnctly the line nntioi-
pnted, consequently the action of Fri
day was not a disappointment. ItwaB
fully eipected that the Spanish com
missioners would endeavor to make
bettor terms than tlioso offered by the
Americau commissioners.
It is freely admitted in Washington
that the presentation of the Spanish
objections to the last American propo
sal was admirable in many respects,
and evidenced the possession of keen
legul talent by tho Spanish side. Yet
the objections and points made were
not new.
The strongest point made by the
Spanish side relates to tbo taking of
Manila two days after the signipg of
the protocol in Washington, on which
they base tboir assumption that the
United States was not in possum of
ntiy part of tbo Philippines outside of
the insignificant station nt Cavite at
the time hostilities ceased and were
estopped legally from extending our
possession.
But against this contention it can
be shown by tbo Americans that ro-
gardless of the exact date of the sur
render of Manila Admiral Dewey,
afloat, lay for two months beforo tlio
city, while for most of the time United
States troops were ashore near the
Spanish positions, and that the town
might have been taken at any moment
during that period.
Tlio only restraining influence was
a desire to make sure before taking
possession that the lives and property
of the inhabitants of the city should be
safe-guarded to tlie utmost, and in
reality the American forces were as
much in possession of the plaoe then
as now.
MAY APPEAL TO POWERS,
Premier Sagnsla Intimate. That a Spanish
Vote M»y lie Yet Ment Out.
Advices of Monday from Madrid
state that the premier, Henor Hagasta,
was questioned as to whether it was a
fact that the Spanish government had
addressed a note to the powers asking
the latter if they would support Spain
in protesting against “the intentions
of the United States toward the Phil
ippine islands.”
He replied that sacli a note had not
yet been dispatched. Members of the
cabinet assert that there will be three or
four more sittings of the peace confer
ence at Paris.
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ACTRESS A BANKRUPT.
Mr.. Carter'. Llabllllle. are ana,OOO, anil
H«r Annetii nr« 9*400.
A New Y’orU dispatch says: Mrs.
Leslie Carter, the actress under
the name of Caroline D. Carter,
tiled It petition in bankruptcy Monday
showing liabilities of $63,778, and no.
asnots except wearing apparel, valued
at 8200. - v
Some of the claims extend back jfor
several years, and among them tre’iiio-
oounts for gowns nnd costumes from
l’nris mnkors, several claims fur onBh
loans and n hotel hill.
The largest item is for $20,704, al
leged to have been advanced on •
cash Iona by tho Wirt Dexter estate of
Chioago.
BRYAN HOES HOME.
Colonel Leave. Savannah for Llnooln, Ne.
brnska, to Iteonpereto.
Colouel .William ,T. Bryan left Sa
vannah, Gn., Saturday for hin home
at Lincoln, Neb. He went by way of
Montgomery.
'Ho has not entirely reoovered from
his recent sovero attack, amounting al
most to typhoid fover, nud showed
signs of ills long sickness. He ox-
peets, however, to fully rcoupovate
within a short time, nud return to re
join his regiment.
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