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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1886.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Centennial Celebration of the Signing of
the Declaration of Independence.
The OoTtraon of the Thirteen Original State*
Meet to Prepare for the Krent—What They Did
and What They Propone to Do.
Philadelpaia, September 17.—As b re
sult of the movement on the port of the chief
magistrates of thirteen original states seven
governors of os many commonwealths met
here to-day to arrange for a fitting observ
ance of the centennial anniversary of the
promulgation of the constitution oi the
United StateB. This centenuary will occur
on September 17, 1887. Ten states were
represented. New Hampshire, Massachu
setts and North Carolina were not repre
sented, but probably will be by to-morrow.
The following governors were present :
Pattison, Pennsylvania; Lee, Virginia;
Lloyd, Maryland; Stockley, Delaware;
AVettmore,Rhode Island; McDaniel, Geor-
giaj Sheppard, South Carolina.
New York was represented by Lieutenant
Governor Jones, New Jersey by a commit
tee of the state legislature and Connecticut
by ex-Governor Bigelow.
At the Continental Hotel Governor Pat
tison delivered a brief address of welcome.
There were present also many distin
guished visitors from the various states
and the citizens’ committee of entertain
ment. After Governor Pattison’s speech
the party divided into pairs and marched
down Chestnut street to the old state
house. Here the party halted in the room
where the Declaration of Independence
was signed, and standing under a canopy
of red, white and blue, listened to an ad
dress Of welcome by Mayor Smith.
Carpenter’s Hall, the old hull where in
1774 the first colonial congress met, eleven
provinces being represented, was next vis
ited. Here also a meeting was held. The
governors ranged themselves around a
large table near the centre of the hall.
Richard K. Betts, one of the oldest mem
bers of the Carpenters’ company, of the
city and county of Philadelphia, welcomed
the visitors, and briefly reviewed the his
tory of the time-worn meeting place.
Hampton L. Carson then delivered the
oration.
The business meeting of the governors
was called to order by Governor Pattison.
Governor Lee, of Virginia, was invited to
take the chair. Mr. Carson was elected
secretary. Letters were read from the
governors of North Carolina, New Hamp
shire and Massachusetts, regretting their
inability to be present, ana assuring the
governors that they were in sympathy
with the movement. ,
Colonel J. E. Payton, who origi
nated the. idea of the celebration, and
who has charge of the arran gements
was invited to the stand to make any sug
gestions which might have occurred to
him. He said it would be a good idea to
have every state in the union represented
at the celebration next September by a
regiment of soldiery. It seemed to him
that the young men would avail them
selves of this opportunity to participate.
On motion of Governor Pattison the
organization was made permanent. The
governor suggested also that a committee,
consisting of the governors of thirteen states
and representative citizens from those
states be appointed to prepare a plan lor
the celebration.
On motion of Governor Stockley the
chair appointed a committee of five mem
bers to draft a plan.
The governors of Pennsylvania,Delaware,
Rhode Island, Maryland and Georgia were
pointed.
. recess was then taken to enable the
committee to prepare a plan.
During the session at Carpenters’ Hull
resolutions were adopted that each state
and territory be invited to unite in the
preparation for a proper national celebra
tion of the federal constitution, to be held
in this city in September of next year, and
that the president be invited to formally
communicate to congress at their
next meeting the fact that his
administration closes the first century of
the constitutional government, and to urge
upon that body the propriety of taking
measures to render the celebration worthy
of an occasion of such dignity and impor
tance; that the executive of every stab-
and territory in the union be formally
communicated with and urged to press
upon the attention of their people the fit
ness of their hearty co-operation.
A resolution was also "passed requesting
that delegates from the diil'erent.states and
territories be sent here to meet on Decem
ber next to orgunize a permanent organ
ization, with power to devise plans to
secure a celebral ion worthy bf the event.
Resolutions were also adopted looking to
the appointment of a committee of citi
zens to co-operate with the permanent
organization, extending sympathy to the
earthquake sufferers in South Carolina
and thanking the Carpenters’ Company for
the use of the hall.
LIKELY TO RUN OUT.
Only Four Days’ Supply of Liquor on thiml In tin-
Wont urn Association.
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pulling corporations to pay employes
weekly in lawful money; tne abolition of
the contract system on national, state
and municipal works; the prohibition of
the employment of children under 15 in
workshops, mines and factories; prohibi
tion of convict labor; assessment of gradu
ated income tax.
The party demands of congress the es
tablishment of a national monetary system
in which a circulating medium, in necessa
ry quantity, shall issue direct to the people
without the intervention of banks; that
the entire national issue shall be
full legal tender in payment
of all debts, public and private;
that the government shall not guarantee
or recognize private banks or create bank
ing corporations: that interest-bearing
bonds shall never be issued by the govern
ment, but when need arises the emergency
shall be met by an issue of legal tender,
non-interest bearing money; the prohibi
tion of the importation of foreign labor
under contract; the inauguration of national
savings institutions; the acquirement by
the government of all telegraph and tele
phone lines and railroads.
THE SITUATION AT CHARLESTON.
An Ofllrtal Appeal fiir Aid—Another Nllqht Shock
of Kurthiiimkc, Ktc.
Charleston, September 17.—Last night
as quiet. Work is going on activ
bricklayers and plasterers are
badly
neededr The subsistence committees are
now issuing rations to nearly 700(1 parsons.
A large majority of these are colored. No
case of distress fails to receive prompt at
tention.
An Ofllriiil Appeal for Aid.
Charleston, September 17. — Mayor
Courtenay to-day issued the following
proclamation:
City of Charleston, Executive Depart
ment, September 17.—To the public: The
city council of Charleston at its last regu
lar meeting, on the 14th inst., took the fol
lowing action:
'‘Whereas, a terrible calamity has be
fallen Charleston, vast and widespread in
the loss it inflicts, far greater in extent
than was at first realized; and whereas, it
is evident that the liberal and spontane
ous assistance which has come
to us from all parts of this country and
from England, and which is deeply appre
ciated and grub fully acknowledged by ou
people, will be wholly insufficient to meet
our unexpected exigencies;
Be it resolved, That the mayor lie re
quested to prepare an address to the pub
lic setting forth our condition and invok
ing additional aid for this stricken
city.”
In making known to the general public
this declaration of the municipal govern
ment as t o the condition of our city at this
time it seems unnecessary that
I should add any words of my own. The
unfortunate facts are before the country
by t he statements of disinterested visitors
from different parts of the land after per
sonal observation, and are known here and
deeply felt. 1 ask the press of the United
States to give this proclamation the benefit
of its far-reaching circulation.
[Signed] Wm. A. Courtenay.
Another Shock In Charleston.
Charleston, September 17.—There was
a slight shock of earthquake at 2:25 this
• morning. . f, . - 4 j ... -
To Inspect the Houses.
Charleston, September 17.—The re
lief committee to-night provided for the
appointment of two master mechanics to
visit every house of persons applying for
assistance to rebuild, and to estimate the.
amount of damages. A resolution was also
passed providing first for the payment of
small claims less than $200.
For the lteneilt of the Ctinrehes,
Washington. September 17.—Bishop
Paret has issued a circular to the Episcopal
clergy and congregations of the diocese of
Maryland, recommending and requesting
that in all churches diocese offerings be re
ceived Sunday, September 26, for rebuild
ing the churches of Charleston. Such ofl'er-
'ings may lie sent to Rev. J. H. Ecelest ui,
D. D., 140 Paul street, Baltimore, who will
acknowledge them, and the whole amount
will be placed in the hands of the bishop
of South Carolina to be used as lie shall
direct. ^
FISHING AND HUNTING.
An Attempt to Assassinate M. Bratiano,
the Bulgarian Prime Minister.
In Connuquen** of It* Opposition to thn Prime
Mini.ter th« Nuwxp.pur OIBo. In llui-hm-eat I*
Murk ml, and Two of thn Staff Wounded by at
Mob—Thu Pollen Dluponw Them,
Bucharest, September 17.—M. Bmtiano,
the Roumanian prime minister, was shot
at last evening by an assassin. Bratiano
perceived the man’s intention in time to
spring out of the path of his aim. The
bullet struck M. Robesco, a member of the
chamber of deputies and wounded him.
The assassin was arrested and locked up.
He confessed that for political reasons he
intended to kill Bratiano.' The attempted
assassination produced great excitement
among the people. A crowd surrounded
the building occupied by the only news
paper here, which has been opposing the
prime minister. They blamed the editor
for it, and for assuming a hostile feeling
against him, and smashed all the furniture
and fi.tnjs belonging to the ooicttl
They also savagely attacked and wounded
two members of the staff, and were pro
ceeding to destroy the edifice when
the police became master of the situation
and dispersed the mob.
Itllsslll.
AN ENTENTE COKDIALE BETWEEN THE
THREE EMPERORS PARTLY ARRANGED.
London, September 17.—A dispatch
from Vienna says that Count Kalnoky,
Austrian minister for foreign affairs, has
returned to Vienna from Gastein furnished
with the rudiments of an entente cordiale
between the three empero.'S on tile Bulga
rian question. “Russia” the dispatch says,
“recognizes the European character of the
Bulgarian question, while laying stress
upon her special interests in Bulgaria.”
The Vienna Political Correspondence
says that Gen. Baron Kauibars, military
attaclie of the Russian embassy at Vienna,
has been appointed Russian diplomatic
agent ut Sofia. Gen. Kauibars 1b admitted
ly the best informed foreigner living con
cerning tho military affairs of Austria.
A St. Petersburg dispatch announces
that General Kauibars has started for
Sofia.
itary
the czar at Brest-Litoo.sk have con
cluded.
The idea of holding a conference of the
powers at Constantinople to consider tho
Bulgarian question is ripening
THE GENERAL’S MISSION.
St. Petersburg, September 17.—Tlie
Official Messenger says that the mission
of Genera] Baron Kauibars to Sofia is to
acquaint himself with the condition of af
fairs in Bulgaria, and by his counsel enable
the Bulgarians to extricate themselves by
peaceable anil orderly means from tho
critical position in which Bulgaria lias
been placed by recent events.
England*
AN ALL NIGHT SESSION..
London, September 17.—The house of
commons was in session until 4 o’clock
this morning considering the supply bills.
Many items were adopted after much
bickering. The chairman frequently called
'upon the PariiiiUitc members tb observe
the courtesies of debate.
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
London,September 17.—Mathews, home
secretary, denied in the house of commons
this afternoon that Jos. Chamberlain
would be guarded by a police inspector
during his contemplated tour on the conti
nent.
Lord Randolph Churchill stated that if
the consideration of estimates were con
cluded to-morrow the government pro
posed as the course of parliamentary busi
es-; Monday first the report on the supply,
then the appropriation bill, before taking
up the second reading of Parnell’s land
bill.
Sir Ferguson, under foreign secretary,
denied that England was forming a coal
ing station at Thaso.
gathered near the hospital, and Mr. Fulton
set out to seeuro the protection of the mili
tary. He waB stoned on his way, and not
permitted to return, and no soldiers were
sent to protect the mission.
On May 8 a mob piled straw and faggots
against a building occupied by Mrs.
and Miss Fulton, and a little
daughter of the former, upon which
the inmates fled, and the house was looted
and burned. The ladies sought refuge on
boats, but the mob threatened to destroy
any boat that should receive them, and
after some delay they reached a point
whore Mr. Fulton had been compelled to
remain. Two days later they were put on
boats and conveyed to Canton.
The value of t lie property is about $5500,
and Consul Seymour is pressing a demand
for the payment of this amount
in damages. The second case is of a more
recent nute. Sunday, June 6, in the
absence of all tho gentlemen connected
with the M. E. Mission hospital, at Chung
King, and while only one lady was present,
a mob collected, broke down the gates,
threw stones at a lady, one of which cut
open her index linger its entire length.
While she was otherwise injured about the
head and arms. Complaint was made to
Hie officials, but the matter was treated
lightly.
“This is a serious case,” wrote Mr.
Denby, “and may bo a test one. It grew, as
i all our evils in China do, out of troubles
in the United States.”
Still later, July 19, a mob attacked the
mission property at •Chung King and
destroyed it. Mr. Denby filed a protest.
GATE CITY GOSSIP.
A Obiqib-r III’AirliU'iiU—A Negro Hoy Killed I.>
Hminimi l ml but s Hull—A Fall frinii u Train 1
Seveiituoii-Foot !)ni|i. Fite.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.
Atlanta, Gh., September 17.—This
morning Leonard Jones, a ton-year-old
colored boy, died after several days of
great suffering. The cause of his death was
very singular. Tuesday afternoon Leonard
and two other boys were racing with their
hoops. As they reached a street
corner Leonard collided with u
! plumber who was carrying a long
vod, known as a water key, with which
j the water is turned off in the water-locks.
| The boy ran full tilt upon this iron rod,
I the end of it striking him in the stomach.
I tie fell to the ground, crying with pain.
He was taken to his home, ami after two
[ days and nights of suffering, died this morn
ing. Jim liill, the negro mail with whom
the orphan boy lived, gave information at
police headquarters, and swore out a war
rant. charging .1. A. Rush, the plumber,
with murder. An inquest was held, and
tlie jury found a verdict of accidental
death. The autopsy disclosed a terrible
bruise on the abdomen, and the lower por
tion of the bowels were Imdiy ruptured.
Full Seventeen Feet.
Atlanta, September 17.—Ed Hill,
colored, workman on the new capitol
building, fell to-day. sustaining severe in
juries. He fell a distance of seventeen feet
and caught oil nil iron girder. The in
juries are not dangerous, though painful.
' Full From n Train.
Atlanta. September 17.--Frunk T.
Ryan, of this city, fell from a moving train
an the Richmond and Danviile road, lie
The Funny Gubernatorial Canvass Be
tween Two Brothers.
They are Spunking from I hr Same Platform and
Sloop In Ihu Snmu Hiiuin -“An Insult to On* sn
Insult to lloth”—TbeCoinpronilNonn the Fiddle
tju.stloil —Playing ItuetN Together Alter the Pub
lic Spunking.
e was on a platform and a sud
den lurch of tlie train on a curve threw
him off. He was left at Cowpens and will
come to Atlanta to-morrow. His injuries
are not dangerous.
CIVIL SERVICE CHANGES.
l|iple
nits lo he t!) -Iiiduod tij the Smile Slu
rd—The Horn’ll of Examiner* I.
f'lovo'.und Will Kill
if it Don't It.tin.
Chicago, September 17.—The members
of the Western Export Association (whisky
pool) ut a meeting to-day adjusted all their
difficulties and every member of the asso
ciation signed a general agreement. Tlie
Nebraska Distilling Company has been re
admitted and is now a member in good
standing. The price of spirits from to
morrow will be $1.12 for
raw goods, which is an increase
of 2 cents on tlie gallon. An immediate
assessment has been made for a fund to
take care of all goods which cannot be
sold at full prices. A full inventory of
all the goods on hand shows only four
days’ supply in the warehouses. The
supply on hand never was so small, and
the officers of the association are jubilant.
Every distillery in the country is now under
control of tlie pool. »
THE LABOR PARTY.
To .Nominate u Full Ticket lost. Louis.
I Prospect House, N. Y., September 17.
i —President Cleveland’s party concluded,
in spite of the threatening weather of this
morning, to make a fishing and hunting
expedition, arrangements for which hud
been made. They were conveyed down
the Sarunac lake on a steam launch, and
alter a carry across the country, they took
sail boats and were transported up the
Racquette river arid into the Big
Tupper lake. The river trip afforded
the ladies an opportunity to fish for picke
rel. These fish grow to an astounding size
in the Racquette. The rendezvous will be
at Mark Moody’s, on the Big Tupper lake.
Moody has a wide reputation as a deer
hunter, and he has agreed to give tlie
president and hisfriendsa huntto-morrow.
If tlie weather holds good, the chances are
that the party will succeed in killing a
deer. It will, at all events, prove enter
taining to tlie ladies, and that is one of the
main objec s Acc unpanying the pr s-
dent are Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom, Col.
and Mrs. Lamont, Dr. J. G. Rasman, of
Brooklyn; Howard Agnew, of New York,
and Signor Morgani, of New York. Much
to the regret of the party neither Col.
Belo, of the Galveston News, nor Charles
F, Cutter, of New York, were able to ac
company them. They were originally in
cluded in the list.
New llulii'hlus.
FRENCH USURPATION IN THE NEW
HEBRIDES.
Melbourne, September 17.—Exciting
reports have been received hove of arbi
trary French action in the New Hebrides.
R v. Mr. Macdonald, a Presbyterian
mistionary at Havannah Harbor,in a letter
to Lieut. Marx, of the Britisli
gunboat Swinger, says that the
French Hebrides company have seized
the lands of the native Christian mission,
alleging prior title, and that, the French
commandant threatened thu natives with
armed force if they resisted. The com
pany also claims lands of other British
subjects. Mr. .Macdonald asserts that the
French practically exercise sovereignty
over the island. A collision between the
natives and the French is imminent.
Threats have been made against Mr. Mac
donald and native Christians, and he de
mands assi-.tance fon the English squad
ron. The premiers of the Australian colo
nies are ubout to hold a conference to con
sider the situation.
Spain.
SPANISH TREACHERY.
Madrid, September 17.—Three officers
belonging to the Spanish army at Barcelona
have been arrested and imprisoned for
leading a band of soldiers to join the Carl-
Lsts.
Franc*.
A DEAD DUC.
Paris. September 17. -The Due <le Ca/c -
is dead. __ ^
ON THE TRACK.
Washington, September 17.—Among
tin; changes in the civil service regulations
1 to be submitted by the commission to the
I president lor approval upon his return is
one regarding the organization of tlie de
partment board of examiners. As at,
present organized, this hoard consists of
twelve examiners selected from the various
departments, who must attend to tlie
duties of the board, in addition to their
: own regular work. Consequently, they
find it almost impossible to keep the com
mission's work m line, it, is proposed to
reduce the number of members from
twelve to seven,and give them no other
: duties to perform. They will lie. here-
i tofore, selected from tlie different depurt-
, incuts, and will receive no increased com-
I pensation.
It is further proposed to have all the
; papers in the post office and custom service
sent to this board as re-organized and
passed upon at Washington. Under this
I arrangement all the applicants will be
judged by tlio same standard and uniform-
I ity of standard obtained. Finally tho
| commission will recommend that a pre-
I scribed and uniform time and place tie
j established for departmental cxatnlna-
! lions in the various states. In this way,
] applicants will he examined on t lie same
day all over the country. As their papers
j will be sent to the board in Washington
! for examination, they will receive the
same attention.
i The commission does not apprehend that
j the president will interpose any objections
to their recommendations.
ON CHANGE.
Chattanooga, Tenn., September 15.—
Tlie campaign in Tennessee this fall is
most remarkable. Nothing like it was
ever seen before in tho politics of any
country. Two brothers, Robert and
Alfred Tavlor, are rival candidates for tlie
governorship. They aro making the can
vass together. “Bob,” as ho is universally
called, is the candidate of the democracy
and Alf is the standard-liearer of tlie ro-
publicans. Usually a political contest, in
Tennessee is a series of personal invective,
long drawn out, and often the issues of the
canvass are lost sight of. Tlie campaign
this fall, howevor, has all tho points for a
very fine comedy. I fit could be reproduced
on tho stage with one-quarter of the
realism of the original contest it would ■ be
bound to have a long run. The brothers
arc on the best <>f terms and are constantly
chuffing ami joking each other, to the
amusement of tlie crowds that follow
them wherever they go. They
belong to one of tho best families ill
Tennessee nnd both have a natural gift
of oratory. During the last few days Aif’s
voirie lias failed him, and realizing Hint,
Bob was gaining ground ou thu stump in
consequence, he nit upon a plan to chock-
mate him. The idea was suggested bv an
experience of Uol. Dick Menefeo, of Ken
tucky, in a congressional race many yearH
ago. Col, Menefeo had served one term in
congress, and having had a taste of Wash
ington political life his heart craved for
more. Ho was a very popular man in his
district, a part of which lay in the moun
tain region, and was confident of success.
Ilia rival, Judge Hogan, wasa very shrewd
men, however, and when, early in tlie last
days of tile canvass, Menefee visited the
mountains on horseback, lie found that ail
of liis old friends in that region were
pledged to vote for Hogan. He could not
understand it, but, he saw that
unless lie could do something to stem
'lie tide his defeat was certain. He
soon learned that, the'.secret of Judge
Hogan’s popularity was that he played the
violin at parties. Menefee was lor a time
at, his wits’ end, but onojdiight lie found a
large company gathered in a country
school house with his rival playing away
as hard as he knew how. Calling one of
t he most influential men in tlie room to
one side, Menefee said quietly: “Judge
Hogan plays very well.” “Yes,” was the
reply; “we like a man who is not above
coming around and furnishing music for
us.”
“1 notice that the Judge plays with his
left hand up here,” said Menefee. (Hogan
was left-handed). “Why," said the influ
ential citizen, “what do you mean?”
“Nothinglmuch,” replied Menefoe indif
ferently, “only he always uses his right
hand when he is in Lexington." This
story went over the district very rapidly.
The'well known jealousy existing between
t,lie city and country Indued it along, mid
lino of Mr. Blaine’s arguments in advanc
ing his protection idoas. He quoted from
the Courier-Journal and other papers to
prove that the last democratic house failed
do its duty and relieve the burdens of
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feated.
Alf. Taylor lias boon playing the Ad
dling game on his brother. He has loft
two or three political meetings early on
account of his weak voice and furnished
dance music for parties. Both of the
brothers are fair musicians and know how
to handle a violin. Bob got onto his
brother’s dodge very soon, however, and
retaliated by visiting half of I he house
along their route, kissing the babies and
promising them all birthday presents when
they grew up. These hidu issues, so to
speak, began to tell on tlie constitutions of
tlie brothers, and a compromise lias been
arranged. Bob is to stop kissing the
babies unless Alf is present and can come
in for iiis share of tlie glory and
also agrees not to speak quite
so loud or long until Alf’s voice g-, t;
into better condition. Ill addition Bob
nays lie will not mention Cleveland’s civil
service policy again during the campaign.
For these concessions Alf lias agreed to
stop fiddling except in duets with his
brother.
THE FIDDLE COME TO STAY.
Betas the violin has been introduced
into the canvass I,hoy find that they can
not ]nit. it out. Every where Ithey go they
are compelled to take their violins with
them and play a shake-down after tlie
regular meeting of the night is over. The
brothers’ duet played at the Read house
here last, evening was a very amusing
sight. Their parlors were crowded ana
tiie two brothers Hat close together, sur
rounded by their adherents. “Dixie,”
“HLar-Hpatigled Banner,” “Old Kentucky
House” and selections from the “Mikado 1 ’
were rendered in line style. It was im
possible, amid the shouts of laughter and
applause, to say which was the better man
with the how.
AtCleveland, Tenn., last week the broth
ers addressed the largest meeting of the
campaign. This is a republican strong
hold, and Alf was in high feather. But
Bob’s followers made up in shouting wliat
they looked in numbers. While waltng to
board the train at Athens for Cleveland u
crowd gathered around the station. The
sun was hot and tlie brothers sought tlie
shade of a neighboring tree. Here the
crowd followed them and the jokes flew
pretty thick. “Alf,” said Boh, “would he
lost if it were not for his little tariff and Blair
hill.” “You don’t want to come out tot
party oecause tne republicans are in tavor
of inserting a prohibition plank in their
platform. Ho advocates the Blair educa
tional bill and came out squarely for the
Hamiltonian theory of strong centralized
government. He stated his case logically,
and closed with a severe arraignment of
Mr. Cleveland’s administration. He as
sorted that the republican party was the
party of progress and the young men of
the south should make haste ana join its
ranks.
Bob was ail interested listener to his
brother’s eloquence, and his reply was
very happy. Referring to tho Blair bill,
ho said: “ My fellow-citizens, did
you evor hear of the republican party
either doing or attempting to do anything
for tho cause of popular education while it
was in power? No. It is only when it
lins been ejected from the administration
of our government that, In u fit of despera
tion it boginn to cast about for some scheme
whereby to get a lever to raise it into pop
ular favor. It hit upon the Blair bill, it
Hays we have a surplus in the treasury, and
forthwith proposes to devise this plan of
education to tickle the poor man. I say to
you that there is not a single dollar in the
treasury of the United States. We have an
unpaid debt. As long us that lasts the
treasury will contain no surplus.”
The applause was about evenly divided
between the brothers, and each received
several handsome bouquets. Back at the
hotel that night there was a general recep
tion. Partisans of each side jostled one
another in I he crowd, and both candidates
shook hands with democrats and republi
cans alike. Boli and Alf produced their
violins, and tlie reception closed witli a
grand breakdown and waltz.
There is some talk here of nominating
the Rev. Mr. Taylor, father of Bob and
Alf, on tlie prohibition ticket, and Mrs.
Taylor, the mother, on the woman suf
frage platform. In that event matters
would become complicated indeed.
Several days ago at Athens another
feature was introduced into this canvass
which promises to become a regular card.
Some one alluded to it as the War of the
Roses, aud the expression was'promptly
caught, up by the crowd. It furnished the
proper campaign insignia. At once the
red rose became tlie badge of the republi
cans and the white rose the emblem of
democracy. It spread like wildfire, and
wit bin 18 hours these historic decorations
were worn in rosettes from one end of the
state to tho other. Tlie ladies, too, are fly
ing the colors of their choice. Ho it iB now
u double campaign, roses and fiddles, and
all canopied over by tiie best of good fel
lowship and fraternal rivalry.
An incident last night, while the broth
ers were at Bridgeport, illustrates the
spirit of tlie canvass from the matron’s
standpoint. They performed as usual, and
thou went arm in arm to the same bed.
As they came down to breakfast this morn
ing t e hotel proprietor's wife, a smiling
old lady of sixty, approached them with a
hunch of the rival roseB in each hand and
said: “Col. Boh and Col. Alf, I’m not a
politician, and I don’t know anything
about politics, but I want you to accept
these il avers because it makes my
lrothei : heart glad to see two brothers
making a canvass against each other, aud
vet treating each other as lovingly as they
fell nie you two do. Lot nig see yott shako
uumis before you go.”
They look the flowers, shook as desired,
u:ui laughingly took the train for Titlla-
miiia, where they spoke lo-niglit.
lux, mr.gi; to-day Reading again engaged I strong about our Mexican diplomacy,” re-
tlie largest attention, anti the sales are | totted Alf. “You most lie referring.to Mr.
nearly one4 hi rd of the entirei amount | Blaine’s guano contracts,” said Bob, good
St. Louis, September 17.—The central
committee of the united labor party, com
posed of members of the Knights of
Labor, Central Labor Union and Trades
Assembly, have issued a call for a conven
tion October 7, to nominate a full city-
ticket. Accompanying the call is a decla
ration «f the principal aim of the party, as
follows:
To secure to laborers the full enjoyment
of the wealth they create; to make indus
trial and moral worth, not wealth, the true
standard of individual and national great
ness.
In order to secure these results the party
demands the establishment of bureaus of
labor statistics: the reservation of public
lands for actual settlers; the abrogation of
all laws which do not bear equally upon
labor and capital; the enforcement of
measures providing for the health and
safety of those engaged in mining, man
ufacturing and building industries; the
recognition by incorporations of labor
organizations; the enactment of laws com-
Tliu Anil-Saloon ltu|iul>llnins.
j CHTOAOO, September 17.—The national
| committee of anti-saloon republicans held
j a meeting lust night. Albert Griffin was
chosen chairman and J. C. Schaeffer secre-
j tary. An executive committee was chosen,
consisting of W. B. Jones, E. P. Wheeler,
Gen. A. B. Nettleton, Albert Griffin and
five others yet to be elected. They will be
elected by the national committee as mem-
i bers-at-lsirge irom delegates residing
I in the vicinity of Chicago.
I At the meeting the subject of campaign
literature was fully discussed. It was
! decided to present memorials to the state
I republican conventions and do all possible
| to get the party to commit itself to temper
ance everywhere. It was decided, how-
! ever, to work strictly witiiin party lines
and to discourage all bolting and third
j party movements.
j. Matters in Miintiruiiii-rv.
j Special to Enquirer-Sun.
j Montgomery, September 17.—The
| Louisville and Nashville railway are pre
paring to receive Geronimo’s band of 400
i Apache Indians, due here to-morrow, en
I route to St. Augustine and Fort Marion.
1 Cotton receipts for the week were
' 3700 ; middlings are 8 11-16; market strong.
Made an Assignment.
! Danville, Va., September 17.—J. H.
Stnnruck. confectioner, made an assign-
i ment to-day; liabilities $.5000, assets $2500.
Tliu Ku-.iilt ut Vuste
Mae
Louisville, September 17.—First race,
i mile heats. First heat,’ Malvu R. won,
Finally 2d, Effie H. 3d; time 1:16;.. Second
he.it. Malva R. won, Effie H. 2d, Finalty
3d; time 1:1 • j j.
Second race, all ages, lj miles; Wanderer
won, Panama 2d, LaSylphid 3d; time 2:11 x
Third race. II miles; Jim Gray won, Sir
Joseph 2d, Silver Cloud 3d; time 3:09ip
Fourth race, l mile; Pat Sheedy won,
Legan 2d, Nora M. 3d; time 1:30$.
CHASED BY THE CHINESE.
AmurloanH Drivun from Their Missions in ttiiiia
and Itadly Treated,
Washington, September 17.—Minister
Denby, at Pekin, has reported to the sec
retary of state two ease*of recent outrage
perpetrated by Chinese upon Americans.
Ilev. A. A. Fulton and wife and Miss Mary
Fulton, M. D,, all of the American Presby
terian mission in Chinu, established a
mission hospital and station at Kwai Ping,
about 400 miles southwest from Canton.
When they had expended a considerable
sum in finishing up the buildings, placards
appeared on the walls de
claring that the “foreign devils” must
go in three da,ys and their buildings mint
be destroyed. The illiterate as usual were
at the bottom of the disturbance. A crowd
nearly one-third of the entire amount
dealt in. Il lias been the most active stock
for many weeks. Buying began at the
opening and every story ever circulated in
regard to Reading was trotted out and
again made to do duty. Trading in tb
Blaine’s guano contracts,” said Bob, g
naturedly.
“But what arc you going to do with the
public domain, Bob?” asked Alf, winking
slyly to the crowd. “Hell it and educate
, - , . - those 400,000 ignorant Tennessee children
mauider oi the list was active aud in I yoU are always talking about.”
general a good feeling prevailed. Ad-j At this moment a hardy mountaineer
ances were established in everything ex- j appeared on the scene. lie approached
Alf and said: “I want a place under t '
ept Oregons and Pacific Mail. The open-
I”*?
being in
last eve;
fir
most
first
eases i(fbi above
well distribute
| next governor.” 13ut before he could r
ply Bob spoke up: “Here he is; what can
.. If - . , . . . , I I do for you?” The crowd laughed, but
business followed, but prices remained i ^ If got in a neat rejoinder by saying: “‘A
sluggish until toward the end of the first public office is a public trust.” I cannot
hour, after which they advanced smartly, promise patronage for votes.” Borne one
\ reaction occurred just after the noon | ran <r a chestnut bell, and a minute later
liour, but the advance was soon resumed, | theirrothers were boarding the train arm
and about 2 p. m. the best prices of the day j j n arn3 and bowing their acknowledg-
were reached, after which realizations car- J meets to the cheering crowd,
ried everything but Reading back a small ; The ’gathering at Cleveland is typical of
fraction, arid the market closed heavy, j w hat has met the brothers all over the
Western In ion was the feature of the mar- j 8 tate. “Remember,” |said Squire Gant, in
ket after Reading. ^CanaduBouthorn is up 1 introducing “our Alf” to the public, “that
u, Reading 4, ainrothers fractions. Ore- | an insult to one of these gentlemen is an
SHELVE IT.
! Oni'i* Amiin Mm Srn Knrpvnt Kng»««* tlir
NiMvnjnipnr llop,'
) Nkw York, September 15.—-The sea ser*
1 punt has appeared in North river just off
I Twenty-seventh street, unless Lieutenant
I v osti r, of tlie man-of-war Minnesota, and
| a number of other persons have been de-
I < • jived by some log II was on Friday
morning, and the nontenant's v^itch said
o’clock. The surface of the water was
smooth, aud Foster, who stood on the
j \venty*in:veiiLli street pier had a fail* view*
i ip and down the river. Suddenly a big
object of u dirty gray color. 100 yards from
i lie end of the pier, attracted his attention.
Lieutenant Foster vouches that his vision
was perfectly clear and accurate at the
moment. Consequently, when he saw*
the big object suddenly twist itself and
lazily and leisurely proceed up the river he
was convinced that his first idea that the
object was simply a big log was an idea
that was not up io the occasion. Then he
says he thought it was a water snake es
caped from some museum until he re
flected that it was thirty feet long and
nearly eighteen inches through at the
thickest part; then he knew that it was
the sea serpent, lie shouted to some long
shoremen to look at it and yelled up to
Quartermaster Main on the deck of the
man-of-war to get the binocular and sec
what lie could make of it. Meanwhile the .
streak of gray went up the stream at the
rate of two miles an hour, while tlie long
shoremen gazed upon it wit h admiration.
Quarterimuster Hum brought his big ma
rine glass to bear on the object nnd f 1-
lowed it along until it had navigated as far
as the Twenty-ninth street pier. Just
then a steam tug came snorting up behind
it. The gray object, according to the
lookers-on, seemed much frightened at this
and slid down under the water out of the
way and didn’t appear again, although
Foster and the longshoremen waited long
and anxiously for a second free exhibition.
“I know these sea serpent stories are hard
to believe," said Lieutenant Foster
to a Bun reporter yesterday, “but I
believe in this sea serpent because
f saw it myself, and there were plenty
of trustworthy eyes to corroborate my
own. It wasn’t a porpoise, because there
would have been fins to it. Its body wasn’t
scaly, cither, but smooth and slimy, of a
dark slate color. From the quantity of it
I saw 1 should judge that it must have
been fully sixt\* feet long. We couldu’t see
the head or tail ourselves, but there was a
commotion in the water about where the
head and tail ought to have been. The
body was round and tapering and proba
bly eighteen inches in diameter in its
stoutest part.”
A longshoreman said he saw the head,
which was like that of a snake.
gon Transcontinental is down _„ f
Northern Pacific preferred l. Bales 443,-
000 shares.
lluHirtPKM Failures.
New York, September 17.—Business
failures for the week occurring through
out the country during the last seven days
as reported to R. Gk Du i & (’«>, o I !•<•■
mercantile agency, nu »!>' . for the United
States 15
I as compared
and 190 tin-
| casualties in t •
! ada n r ; i .' 1
i seetii • •
'Hull
“od j insult to tlie other,” and this represents
policy of the campaign. There are no side
issues in Tennessee this fall. The ques
tion is simply between democracy and re
publicanism, and both sides feel that the
result will be a true test of each party’s
strength.
THE BROTHERS’ FRIENDLY RIVALRY.
The brothers at the Cleveland meeting
exerted themselves to the best of their
l ist week | ability, trying to outdo each other. Aif
”ji ' list, of was the first speaker, and although his
i. d in Can- i voice was a little hoarse he got in several
In other sledge-hammer blows on his opponent,
light. I He began ou the tariff and followed out the
it, il of 185,
A SrulliiiK lliitull.
London, September 17.—The sculling
nriitch between Beach, of Australia, and
Gauilaur, of Canada, will take place to
morrow. Beach is the favorite in the bet
ting, five to two bein" laid on him. Ross
and Luc, tlie American oarsmen, have
i»*uud a challenge to row a double scull
Tace with any two men in tlie ivorld for
£200 a side.
Congrussiomil Nominations.
Washington, September 17.—James
Phelan, proprietor of the Avalanche
(deni.,:, tenth Tennessee district; ex-United
States Senator Buckalew (dem.). for elev
enth Pennsylvania; C. Newton idem.),
flft li Louisiana on the 65th ballot.
A Suuoeusful rniiiliduto.
! Annapolis, Md., September 17.—Among
! the successful candidates for cadetships
was Wendell C. Neville, of Virginia.
