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DAILY EXQUIRER - SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 29, 1890.
NO. 180.
BLAZERS.
We are now showing a choice lot of these popular gar
ments; also a full line of Flannels suitable to make them.
I. Y. W. T. B. G. F. Y. M.
Means if you want the best goods for your money, be sure to
see us before buying.
Remnants of Black Goods,
Remnants of Colored Goods,
Remnants of White Goods,
Remnants of Ribbons,
Remnants of Laces,
Remnants of Table Linens,
All to be closed out for what they will bring.
Millinery! New! Fresh!
Yesterday’s Express brought us a choice selection of the
latest shapes in Straw Hats, and many Novelties in Ribbons,
Silk Mulls, Nets, etc. We are determined to keep our stock
constantly replenished with all the new and choice Millinery.
Trunks, Trunks, Trunks.
A select lot of square top canvas covered Trunks just
received, and we are willing to sell them.
J. A. KIRVEN & CO.
DOWN GO PRICES!
Our buyer in New York expresses us daily
some line of goods bought at 50 to 75c on
the dollar, with instructions to give our pat
rons full benefit of the close prices. His last
deal was made on 15 dozen
Oxford Negligee Shirts,
D o
(tissue weight.) sold everywhere for $2.50
each. Our price SI 50 long as they last.
See the 10 dozen Ladies’ and Boys’ Sailor
Hats retailed at $1.50 and $2.CO; our price
75c and $1.00.
He will make things lively for the next
month, and will have an eye to getting the
Fall Stock shaped up during his stay.
Don't forget we are headquarters on Men’s
Fine Shoes. ALo have about 50 of those
Odd Suits in light colors, worth $15 to $20;
our price $12.50 to close.
Chancellor & Pearce.
A BLOODY RIOT IN' A CHURCH.
A MOB OF AMENIANS BRUTALLY ASSAULT
THE PATRIARCH.
Constantinople, July 28.—A large
crowd of Arueuians gathered in the Arme
nian Cathedral in this city yesterday for
the purpose of remonstrating with the
Patriarch of the churchfor his weak action
toward the Porte regarding the outrage
perpetrated by Turks in Armenia, and to
demand his resignation. One of the crowd
mounted a chair in the Cathedral and de
manded that the Patriarch explain the
events that had occurred at Erzeriul and
the position of affairs in Armenia. The
Patriarch protested against the action of
the mob, and declared that the sacred edi
fice was no place for such demonstration.
This answer to their demands ex
asperated the mob, and they rushed upon
the Patriarch, dragged him from the
pulpit and otherwise maltreated him.
After being very roughly treated, the pa-
triach finally succeeded in breaking loose
from his assailants and made his escape
from the cathedral. Military assistance
was asked for to quell the disturbance. A
body of Turkish troops were sent to re
store order, but when they entered the
cathedral and tried to clear the building
they were met with desperate resistance.
The mob was armed with revolvers and
spiked staves, and a bloody conflict ensued
between them and the troops, and four
soldiers and three of the rioters were
killed and others injured before the mob
were driven from the building. The cathe
dral is now closed. It is reported that the
Armenians are acting under secret insti
gation.
IS HE ONE OF THE GANG?
AN IMPORTANT ARREST OF A SUPPOSED
BURROWS MAN.
Birmingham, July 2S.—[Special.]—A
well dressed white man, named H. R.
Clifton alias R. J. Jennings, was arrested
here at the Metropolitan hotel yesterday
by Detective Overton, on suspicion of be- -
ing a member of Rube Burrows’ gang of
train robbers. Clifton, in his sworn state
ment, admits that he is wanted in Y'ell
county, Arkansas, probably for horse steal
ing, and that he has been trying to elude
the officers for several years. He was well
armed and had -8400 on bis person. He is
being held pending the arrival of proper
parties to identify him.
APALACHICOLA NOTES.
Apalachicola, July 27.—[Special.]—
After weeks of weary waiting the rain has
at last come, gladdening the hearts of
millmen, lumbermen and merchants alike.
Monday was cloudy, but the rain did not
set in until night, and since then we have
had some seventy hours of rain. It comes
in chunks and' bits, gentle showers and
blustering squalls, but it gets there just the
same, and from present appearances we
shall have enough to raise the river very
materially.
Many of our leading business men are
now out of town, some for the summer and
some for the money there is in it.
Mr. Fred M. Stearns, manager of the
Cj*press Lumber Company, left on Satur
day for Boston. Mr. S. N. Kimball, presi
dent of the Kimball Lumber Company, is
also “down East” with his wife.
Mr. J. E. Grady, of Grady & Co., is en
joying the metropolitan ozone of New
York, and Mr. O. P. Durant is traveling
in the South.
Other lights of greater or less magnitude
are in various parts of the country.
Several vessels have arrived during the
past week, and there are now six in port.
Quarantine regulations are strictly en
forced. A tug captain and a gentleman
connected with one of the lumber com
panies were fined 8100 each for communi
cating with a vessel in quarantine by the
president of the Board of Health.
CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN
ATORS.
SEN-
THE PROGRAM MAPPED OUT FOE THE
FORCE BILL.
Washington, July 28.—The Republi
can Senatorial caucus tonight was attended
by about thirty members. Sherman pre
sided, and was made the official medium of
communication to the press. His state
ment was that the caucus had determined
to fix the hour of meeting of the Senate
after tomorrow, and until further ordered,
at 10 o’clock, will continue the session
as long as possible, no hour
for adjournment being fixed, the
tariff bill alone to be considered for sev
eral days, and then displaced for a time,
at least, by the river and harbor bill.
From Senators it was learned that the ob
ject of this policy is to endeavor to force
the Democrats to show their purpose to
ward the bill, whether or not it is to be
one of delay. The Republicans hope by
this movement to tire out the Democrats,
who are to be left to do all the talking,
except when it is considered necessary to
answer some point made in a speech on
that side. The only other measures to
be considered are the appropriation bills.
The river and harbor bill may
be taken up before the close of this week,
should Senator Frye, chairman of the
committee on commerce, who will be in
charge of the measure, consider that it is
best to do so. The same policy will be
observed with respect to that bill as to
ward the tariff bill. The Democrats will
be permitted to do most of the talking.
The bill to transfer the revenue cutter
marine from the Treasury to the Navy
department, which has occupied the
morning hour for several days past, under
the arrangement agreed upon
tonight, will be postponed un
til after the tariff bill is
out of the way. According to all reports,
the election bill, as prepared by the com
mittee on privileges and elections, was
discussed only incidentally. Hoar and
Spooner, it is said, spoke of the necessity
of taking action on that subject, but
nothing was done. In all that was said by
Senators, there was no announcement by
any of them whether or . not they would
support the bill in the Senate.
Upon the subject of the proposed rule
to limit debates, the general expression of
opinion is said to have been that, as yet,
the Democrats have manifested no pur
pose to filibuster, and the necessity for the
enforcement of such a rule has not yet
arisen. It is expected that other caucusses
will be held as the necessity for them oc
curs.
TWO BAY STEAMERS COLLIDE.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED EXCURSIONISTS
THROWN INTO THE WILDEST
. CONFUSION.
Baltimore, Md., July 28.—The steamer
Virginia, of the old Bay line, which left
Baltimore at 7 o’clock this evening for
Norfolk, Va., on her regular trip, was in
collision with the steamer Louise on her
way to Baltimore from Tolchester beach,
on the Chesapeake bay. with 1,500 excur
sionists. The collision occurred at 8:11
o’clock this,evening off Fort Carroll, about
five miles from Baltimore. It is said that
the collision resulted from the effort
of the steamers to avoid a
schooner in tow of a tug boat.
The Virginia struck the Louise on
her starboard side aft of the wheel, cut
ting away the outer woodwork and crash
ing" into her saloon. The Virginia's stern
was badly twisted and her bow stove in.
Many excursionists are missing. Three
bodies have been recovered up to 11 p. m.
It is supposed others have been lost. The
steamers came to Baltimore under their
* own steam.
WHY HE DROPPED OUT.
JUDGE STEWART EXPLAINS HIS
WITHDRAWAL FROM THE
E aCE.
GRIMES’ GALLANT FIGHT—NORWOOD AND
THE SUB-TREASURY CUKE—DUDLEY
YS. CRISP—ALABAMA REPUB
LICANS INDIGNANT.
Washington, July 28. — [Special.]—
Judge Stewart in an interview today ex
plains that his. withdrawal from the Con
gressional race in the Fifth district was a
step advised by his numerous personal
friends in Atlanta, Griffin and elsewhere,
and not a hasty decision as some news
papers in his district have charged. His
most sanguine friends, he declares, gave
him no encouragement of ultimate victory,
and all but two of them counselled the
course he pursued.
After the Conger lard bill is disposed of
Judge Stewart will return to Georgia to
attend some of the courts of the Flint
circuit. He thinks Congress will sit
through September.
GRIMES’ GALLANT FIGHT.
The gallant fight by Representative
Grimes has elicited many compliments
here. The opinion seems to he that the
issue will narrow down finally to a choice
between him and Moses. *
THE SUB-TREASURY CUCUMBER.
Ex-Representative Norwood is here. He
disclaims that he is a candidate for Con
gress, hut the fact that the Alliance is
giving him endorsement warrants the sus
picion that he has agreed to swallow the
sub-Treasury cucumber.
DUDLEY VS. CRISP.
Judge Crisp is inclined to doubt the can
didacy of Col. Jack Brown in his district,
but thinks that Dave Dudley will be the
Republican nominee. Brown is not in
favor with the Georgia machine.
SOME MALIGNED ALABAMA REPUBLICANS.
W. H. Wilson, secretary of the Alabama
State central committee, has written a let
ter to Representative McDuffee, in which
he states that the Birmingham meeting of
Republicans, recently called to protest
against the passage of the election bill,
was attended by two Republicans and a
census supervisor named Ivey, and that no
other persons were present. A letter from
ex-Governor Smith is enclosed, in which
the ex-Governor denies that he was pres
ent at the meeting, although he was re
ported in the Birmingham papers as being
the chairman. Wilson declared that,
speaking of the Alabama Republicans, he
believes the Force bill a necessity, and that
the Republicans in Alabama can never
secure their political rights without some
such measure is put in operation. His
creed to McDuffee is fully endorsed by one
Hunter, the commander of the G. A. R.,
department of Alabama. McDuffee will
file these papers tomorrow with the Senate
committee having charge of the Force bill.
E. P. S.
IX THE HOUSE.
Washington, July 2S.—The motion
made by Cannon, of Illinois, that the
House go into a committee of the whole for
further consideration of the Senate amend
ments to the sundry civil appropriation
bill was antagonized in the interest of the
District of Columbia legislation, but pre
vailed—yeas 134, nays 43 (Burrows, of
Michigan, taking the chair).
The recommendations of the committee
on appropriations were agreed to without
much friction, the bone of contention, the
Senate irrigation amendment, being passed
over until other matters were disposed of.
Cannon made a strong effort to throw
into conference the Senate amendment in
creasing the appropriation for the publica
tion of the official records of the war of
the rebellion from 8152,100 to 8233,000,
but was defeated, the House deciding to
tion of the revenue marine bill, not desir
ing, he said, to antagonize the tariff bill,
but desiring to have the revenue marine
bill brought to a conclusion. The same
view of the matter was sustained in some
remarks by Culiom and Butler.
Dawes opposed the motion, and criticised
the persistency of the friends of the bill in
pressing it upon the Senate in the face of
the tariff bill.
Frye declared himself a friend of the
revenue biU, and a friend after thorough
investigation. The friends of that meas
ure had occupied but an hour and a half
upon it; its enemies (a small minority) all
the rest of the time. It was as evident to
the Senate as if the purpose Jhad been an
nounced that the time had been occupied for
the purpose of preventing a vote on the
measure. That only indicated (what he
belifeved in) the necessity of the previous
question in the Senate; of some way to
stop debate; of some way to prevent a
Senator from getting up every morning,
for three or four mornings in succession,
and reading from the report of a clerk in
the Treasury Department. Why should
not a vote be taken on the hill if there is
a majority of the Senate in favor of it?
Why should it not be permitted to say so?
Gray’s motion was rejected—yeas 14,
nays 34.
The tariff bill was then taken up, and
Yest addressed the Senate in opposition to
it. The advocates of high tariff taxation,
he said, were confronted by a great peril.
For years the farmers had been told that a
home market was all they needed, and
that a foreign market was a bagatelle, al
most worthless. Now, a great change had
come. The depression in the agricultural
interests, and the emphatic demands of
the farmers for something besides lying
statistics and frothy declamation, had
caused President Harrison and Blaine to
urge upon Congress legislation for sub
sidies for steamships, and for reciprocity
treaties with the South American States,
in order to obtain a foreign market for
American products. Very little was
heard now of a home market,
but a great deal of the
South American market and of
the rascally devices by which England had
robbed the United States of that valuable
trade. Blaine now deprecated the putting
of raw sugar on the free list, or of increas
ing the duties on wool, and suggested that
the duties on sugar and wool should be
utilized to secure free trade with the South
American States.
So that, at last, the protectionists had
been driven from their pretentious hum
bug about a home market, and were forced
to adopt the principal of free commercial
intercourse which they had so long op
posed and derided. The high priests
ot protection were now burning
incense on the altars of free trade, and
were yelling for reciprocity treaties, subsi
dies to steam and sailing vessels, Pan-
American conventions—anything to bring
about free trade with the South American
States, so as to enlarge the foreign market
for American products. Vest spoke of the
proposed increase of duties on wheat, oats,
barley, rye and other farm products, and
asked how it was possible to protect
American farmers against competition
which did not exist. The whole thing, he
said, was nothing but a pyramid of fraud
and humbug, As to the proposed reduc
tion of the duty on rice, and rice
flour he referred to it as an
evidence of not only the unjust and
wicked, but the sectional character of both
the House and Senate bills. Why, he
asked, was that brutal discrimination made
against the rice planters of the South?
There could be but one answer: Tl^ey
voted the Democratic ticket. The pending
bill, he declared, was to repay the mill
owners their contributions to the campaign
fund of the Republican party during the
last Presidential campaign, and as the
planters of the South were Democrats, and
the negroes were regarded by the Repub
lican managers a3 mere political
chattels who could contribute nothing, the
duties on Northern manufacturers
were increased, while the duty on rice was
diminished. The truth was at last reveal-
W00LF0LK WILL HANG.
THAT IS WHAT THE SUPREME
COURT SAID YESTERDAY.
BUT THE CASE MAY GO UP HIGHER,
WHICH MEANS MORE DELAY—A
NOVEL POINT URGED.
Atlanta, July 28.—[Special.]—The
Supreme Court today affirmed the judg
ment of the lower court in the Woolf oik
case. It will be in order at the next term
of Houston Superior Court to resentence
Woolfolk, and unless the United States
Supreme Court, the Governor, insanity or
death should interfere, he will hang soon.
Justice Simmons, who, in February of
last year, handed down the .decision
giving Woolfolk a new trial, again delivered
the opinion. The decision says: “Two
juries having found the defendant guilty,
and the Judges who presided in the court
below, being satisfied with their finding,
and their being sufficient evidence to uphold
the verdict, this court does not feel au
thorized to disturb it.” An effort will be
made at once to carry the case to the
Supreme Court of the United States.
A NOVEL POINT.
One point made by Woolfolk’s attorney
is without precedent and of legal import
ance. Jailor Birdsong swore he overheard
Woolfolk say in praying: “Lord have
mercy upon me for what I have done. The
only thing I regret is killing my father.”
This testimony of Birdsong’s was objected
to on the ground that it is the policy of the
law that the prayer of a person to his God
shall not be given as evidence against him.
The court ruled against him, citing cases
involving the same principle, though not
the exact question.
MORE DELAY,
The determination of Woolfolk’s coun
sel to make an appeal to the United States
Supreme Court for his client means more
delay, but it is in keeping with the whole
history of this case. It has forcibly illus
trated the law’s delays in criminal juris
prudence, compassed by the ingenuity of
counsel with fat fees and a stock of loose
technicalities. The hemp has been kept
off of Woolfolk’s neck for three years, and
the probability is that his fiendish and
diabolical crime will go unpunished, for
some time yet.
DESTRUCTION OF A MINING TOWN.
concur, all the Democrats, with very few j ed- The manufacturers who were persist-
exceptions, and a large number of Repub- : eutly asking higher duties to exclude for-
licans voting to agree to the amendment. ! eign competition, were availing themselves
Without disposing of all the amend
ments, the committee rose and the House,
at 5:10 o’clock, adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, July 28.—Aldrich offered
a resolution fixing the daily hour of meet
ing at 11a. m.
Cockrell suggested that there should be
an understanding as to the hour of ad
journment.
Mr. Aldrich—We ought not to adjourn
earlier than 6.
Allison—Or 5.
Cockrell (ironically)—Or 9.
Aldrich—There is no objection on this
side to an understanding that we shall ad
journ daily at 6.
Ingalls suggested a further understand
ing that the business of the morning hour
shall be considered closed at 1 o’clock.
Allison did not wish it to be implied that
the Senate would devote two hours a day
to the morning business.
Ingalls said that he did wish just such
implication. He remarked that as soon as
the tariff bill, appropriation bill and elec
tion bill were passed Congress would un
doubtedly adjourn promptly. There would
be no waiting on the “order of their going,”
but they should “go at once.” Therefore
whatever was to be done between now and
the time of adjournment in consideration
of the measures on the calendar it would
have to be done in the morning hour. He
respectfully submitted that there were
several hundred bills on the calendar that
were entitled to consideration that had
been reported from the committees and
that ought to receive the attention of
the Senate at some time. So far as he was
concerned he should, by his vote, when
ever opportunity offered, proceed to the
consideration of the bills on the calendar
for two hours after the Senate met, be
lieving that that was the only way in
which the matters of general business
would have any consideration at all.
Cockrell asked, what was the use of
the Senate passing bills when that distin
guished gentleman in charge of the House
did not give any attention to them. There
were now on the calendar of the House
hundreds and hundreds of bills passed by
the Senate and no attention paid to them,
among them was a bill refunding a direct
tax. among them were also two bills, re
cently passed, and regarded on the other
side of the chamber as a very important
measure, (shipping bills) and they were
being left to “sleep the sleep that knows
no waking.”
Hawley did not quite agree with Cock
rell. He wanted his own ammunition to
he in order.so that he could go home with a
clear record. .As to what was done else
where that was not his direct business.
i'he resolution as to meeting at 11 a. m.
was agreed to with the understanding that
the Senate shall adjourn at 6 p. m.
Aldrich moved to proceed to the con
sideration of the tariff bill. That motion
was antagonized by motion (by Gray) to
proceed to the consideration of the House
bill for the transfer of the revenue marine
to the Navy Department, and the latter
motion was agreed to—yeas 26, nays 25.
The Republican Senators voting in the
affirmative were Cameron, Ingalls, Man-
derson and Spooner. Cockrell was the
only Democratic Senator who voted in the
negative, so the Senate resumed consider
ation of the bill for the transfer of revenue
marine from the Treasury Department to
the naval establishment, and Cockrell con
tinued his argument in opposition to it.
Cockrell had not concluded his speech
when, at 2 o’clock, the presiding officer
laid before the Senate the tariff bill as un
finished business. -
of the monopoly given by an exclusive
tariff to charge the people of this courtry
from twenty to seventy per cent, higher
for their goods than they could sell the
same articles for in unprotected markets of
the world. It was no longer protection,
but pure, simple, naked plunder.
Turpie addressed the Senate on Mc
Pherson’s resolution to re-commit the bill
with instructions to report a bill to reduce
the revenue, and to equalize the duties on
imports in which the average ad valorem
rate of duty on all dutiable articles shall
not exceed the average ad valorem war
tariff rate of11864. He declared himself in
favor of the re-commital of the bill, and
said that he would vote for it. He would
even vote for its indefinite postponment.
He would support any line of policy cal
culated to defeat or delay its enactment.
The question was on the motion to
recommit, and it was defeated by a strict
party vote—yeas 19, nays 29. The reading
of the bill by paragraphs for amendment
was begun, the first schedule being that as
to chemicols, oils and paints.
McPherson moved to reduce the duty
on acetic or pyroligneous acid. The vote
was—yeas 15, nays 23, no quorum, and
without further action the Senate ad
journed.
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS GOES UP IN
SMOKE.
Spokane Falls, Wash., July 2S.—
News reached here last evening that the
town of Wallace, Idaho, the great mining
camp of the Couer D’Alene mining dis
trict, has been completely destroyed by
fire. At 7 p. m. the Union Pacific train
dispatcher at Tekoa, Washington, received
word from the Western Union operator at
Wallace that the town was doomed and the
fire getting near his office in the Union
Pacific depot, and that he would have to
move his instruments out -at once. The
fire, it is said, started in the upper end of
the town, and as the Union Pacific depot
is at the opposite end of the town it is
thought the entire business portion of the
town has been destroyed. It is thought
by the business men of Spokane Falls, who
are interested at Wallace, that the loss
will be half a million dollars.
the entire town destroyed.
Later.—An official of the Union Pa
cific received a dispatch that the entire
town was destroyed, with the exception of
the depots of the Union Pacific and North
ern Pacific railroads.
A special to the Review from Tekoa at
1:15 said: Through the operator at War
ner it has been ascertained that the fire
started in the Central Hotel, and burned
north and east over the entire business
part of the town. It was rumored that
the Union Pacific depot and Northern Pa
cific depot and cars on the side track were
burned. This, however, cannot be con
firmed. A private dispatch says 1,500
people are homeless. The town of Wal
lace is situated 100 miles southeast of
Spokane Falls, and is probably the most
flourishing mining town in the Northwest.
best procurable. I produce the following
voluntary letter from the undersigned:
Opelika, Ala., July 25, 1S90.
L. B. Williams,Esq., Correspondent Colum
bus Enquirer-Sun :
Dear Sir: We have read with pride
and satisfaction your fine and well timed
article in the Columbus Enquirer-Sun of
yesterday, touching the political status in
Lee county. Your appeal to all true
Democrats is timely and opportune. We
heartily endorse the sentiments therein
contained. You are entirely right and all
true Democrats will duly appreciate and
heed your warning. This article entitles
you to a high rank in the journalistic
world. Yon have but to pursue this
course to make you a brilliant and efficient
journalist. Success to you and your noble
calling. R. B. Barnes,
Chairman of Lee County Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee,
J. J. Abercrombie.
J. T. Gorman,
C. A. S. Samford.
Why linger? We are all pulling to the
same great end—that of electing t^he
nominees of the Democratic party in Lee
county. I wish, in conclusion, to thank
the gentlemen above for their kind ex
pressions in my behalf, and in the future
hope, in some honorable way, to show my
appreciation. L. B. Williams,
Opelika Correspondent Enquirer-Sun.
THE W. C. T. U.
efforts being made to establish a
permanent home.
Asheville, N. C., July 2S.—The chief
business before the W. C. T. U. assembly
today was the consideration of offers to
donate lands upon which to erect a build
ing in which to hold the annual sessions
of the assembly. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ray,
of this city, offered a tract of five acres.
Mr. Otis A. Miller, of Stayland Springs,
offerwl twenty acres of land and one
thousand dollars in cash. President B. E.
Atkins, of the Asheville Female College,
tendered the use of his buildings and
grounds until permanent buildings can be
erected. It is thought another effort will
be made at tomorrow’s session.
ijrs. J. E. Ray offered the following,
which was ananimously adopted: Where
as, we believe that the negro in our
midst is being trained of God for
the evangelization of Africa, We
would respectfully ask the national
W. C. T. U. to institute a department of
co-operative missionary work for the de
velopment of Christian workers among
that people, both in the home and foreign
field.
The success of this preliminary meeting
has far exceeded expectations. One hun
dred and twenty members have been en
rolled from eighteen different State.s
A FALLING TRESTLE
WARSHIPS BOMBARDING
AND HEAVY ARTILLERY THUN-*
DERING ON THE SHORE.
A CLOUDBURST
THE FOURTH DISTRICT PRIMARIES.
Gray moved to continue the considera- was killed.
OFFICIAL RETURNS FP.OM THE SEVERAL
COUNTIES.
Hamilton, July 28.—[Special.]—The
total vote of the primary election has been
counted. Grimes carries the county by 69
votes; Henderson for Commissioner of Ag
riculture, R. B. Mobley and W. C. Wisdom
for Representatives.
The total vote polled was as follows:
Grimes 570, Harris 501, R. B. Mobley 701,
Wisdom 463, Wilson 460, Booker 448.
COWETA’S OFFICIAL VOTE.
Newnan, Ga., July 28.—[Special.]—
The official result of the primary election
held in this county last Saturday is as fol
lows : For Congressman: Moses 1,330, H.
R. Harris 67, Grimes 58, S. W. Harris 34;
for State Senator: Terrell 784, Snelson
713; for Representatives: Atkinson 934,
Whatley 850, Goodwin 787.
TAYLOR FOR GORMAN.
Butler, July 28.—[Special.]—The con
solidated returns gives Gorman for Con
gress a majority of 80.
REPORTED COLLISION IN WALKER
COUNTY.
Birmingham, Ala., July 28.—[Special.]
—It has leaked out that a fight occurred
Saturday at Day’s Gap, Walker county,
between Democrats and Republicans. It
came about this way: Friday the Repub
licans held a speaking and invited the
Democrats to a joint debate. The invita
tion was accepted, and the Republicans
ruled the meeting and letting their man,
Ben Long, candidate for Governor, speak
last.
Saturday the Democrats held their
speaking and invited the Republicans to
join in debate. The Democratic speakers
were Col. E. T. Talliaferro. Capt. Jos. F.
Johnston, Congressman J. H. Bankhead
and others. The Republicans tried to
capture the meeting and a fight followed.
Twenty-five shots were fired, but nobody
killed. Tom Long, Democratic candidate
for the Legislature, was hit on the head
with a club in the hands of one of the
enemy and badly hurt. Another man put
three bullets in his hat and escaped unin-
jured. Officers stopped the fight and quiet
reigned. The only wonder is that no one
INUNDATES HORSE CREEK VALLEY CAUS
ING GREAT LOSS.
Birmingham, July 28.—[Special.]—A
cloud burst up the Horse Creek Valley, in
Walker county, five miles from here, late
yesterday afternoon and flooded the coun
try for miles. As far as known no lives
were lost, but houses, railroad tracks, coal
chutes and everything in the way of the
torrent was swept away. Much live stock
was drowned. The Horse Creek Coal and
Coke Company had thirty-three cars
loaded with coal and a coal chute worth
$4,000 destroyed. Their total loss is over
820,000. The wires are down and infor
mation is meagre. It is not thought the
loss will exceed 825,000 throughout the
valley.
AFFAIRS IN LEE.
STATEMENT FROM L. B. WILLIAMS.
Opelika, July 27.—The editor of
the Democrat takes issue with me'
in regard to the political situation in
Lee county. In a half column editorial in
his issue of Saturday he goes on to show,
under the head of “Lee Is All;Right,’’that
my report was without foundation, and
that Lee county was in no danger what
ever of having other than the Democratic
ticket elected. I hope Editor McLellan is
correct, but I beg to differ with him in
regard to the outlook. Since my article in
the Enquirer-Sun a good deal of wire
working among the Republicans has been
in progress. In the last issue of the East
Alabama Republican, a negro Republican
sheet, Coke Tucker and his negro col
league, C. F. Brannon, announced their
resignation in order to “put stronger men
on the ticket.” The management of the
Republican is composed of the Archer fac
tion. It will be remembered that this
faction put out Tucker and Brannon, but
seeing they had very little hope they hoist
ed at their mast head the following: “The
Republican County Ticket: For Represen
tatives, B. K. Collier, M. T. Lynn; for
County Superintendent Education, J. W.
Scott.
Through the local columns of the paper
several squibbs appeared, among them:
“Every colored Republican speaks for the
Collier ticket. That’s the way to do it
Collier is the man.”
In a card yesterday in the Enquirer-
Sun, over the signature of Messrs. Collier
and Lynn, the impression is left that I lied
in my Friday’s article, though they do not
directly say so. I have never said that
Messrs. Lynn and Collier were Republi
cans, but it seems that the Archer faction
have presumed to endorse them, hence
their names appearing at the mast-head of
their paper.
“But, to return to the Democrat and its
editor, he says: ‘The negro element is not
different now from what it has been in
years past.” Right you are, brother; the
negroes of Lee county are Republicans al
most to a man. They will vote the Re
publican ticket. There are 2,000 white
voters in Lee county and 2,500 negroes.
If the whites do not remain solidly united
and vote for the nominees of the Demo
cratic party what will be the result? I ask
you, Editor McLellan, has the Democratic
ticket in Lee countyc ome out victorious in
every fight for the past ten years?
But why lengthen this article upon the
statement. Documentary evidence is the
SMASHES INTO A BARGE HOLDING TWEN
TY-FIVE MEN.
Chattanooga, July 28.—While placing
a trestle on the new bridge across the Ten
nessee river today, a bolt broke and the
trestle fell, striking a barge containing
twenty-five men, throwing them into the
river. Sam Gifford was drowned, and
George Hosmer and Alf Reynolds were
seriously injured by falling timbers. The
others were rescued uninjured.
DEATH OF GEN. PRYOR’S FATHER.
HE WAS THE OLDEST PRESBYTERIAN
DIVINE IN VIRGINIA.
Richmond, Va., July28.—The venerable
Rev. Dr. Theoderick Pryor, father of Gen.
Roger A. Pryor, died at his home in Natta-
way county last night, aged eighty-six
years. He was the oldest member of the
East Hanover Presbytery, and probably
the oldest Presbyterian divine in Virginia,
THE ARGENTINE REVOLUTION STILL ON
AND BLOODY WAR RAGING THE IN
SURGENT’S GRIEVANCE—A
BRIEF ARMISTICE.
Buenos Ayres, July 27, evening.—The
revolutionary movement continues to
spread. The fighting between the Govern_
ment troops and the revolutionists today
has been desperate. The Government
f orces were defeated and 1,000 of them
were killed or wounded. The navy has
joined the revolutionary movement. The
insurgent artillery bombarded the Govern
ment house and barracks today. A twenty-
four hours truce has been arranged be
tween the opposing forces. The triumph
of the revolutionists appear to be assured.
the stock exchange depressed.
London, July 28.—A feeling of depres
sion previals on the stock exchange. Ar
gentine and Uruguayan issues are practi
cally unsalable, "and have declined from
four to nine per cent.
TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION SUS
PENDED.
Buenos Ayres, via Galveston, July 28.
•The authorities of the Argentine” Re
public have notified all telegraph compa
nies, whose lines connect with lines in that
country, that telegraphic communication
will be suspended until further notice.
A BRIEF ARMISTICE.
London, July 28.—The British minister
at Buenos Ayres sent a cable dispatch to
the foreign office last night stating that
the revolution was proceeding. There
had been heavy firing, that an armistice
had been arranged until tomorrow, and
that the town was temporarily quiet.
BOMBARDED BY WAR SHIPS.
London, July 28.—A dispatch received
here from Buenos Ayres states that the
leaders of the revolutionary movement be
longed in that city. They were incensed
that the best posts under the Government
were given to men from the Province of
Cordova. The dispatch further says that
Senor Roca will probably resume the
Presidency, as it j? believed that he is the
only man capable of restoring confidence.
Previous to the arranging of tli6 IttnistiCS;^
the war ships, which had just joined the,
revolutionary movement, bombarded the
Loyalist stronghold.
THE GOVERNMENT REINFORCED.
Paris, July 2S.—A dispatch from Bue
nos Ayres, sent at 10 o’clock a. in., says
that the Government troops have been
largely reinforced and that President Cel-
man lias returned.
GRIFFIN NOTES.
Griffin, Ga., July 28.—[Special.]—
Fright No. 2 on the Georgia Midland and
Gulf road happened to an accident this
morning five and a half miles north of
Griffin. It seems that a broken rail was
the cause. The engine and three cars
passed over the rail all right, but when the
fourth car struck the defective part, it and
three other cars turned over, throwin^
Jack Dozier, the top brakeman, off and
breaking both legs. Jack says he fell on
a pile of rocks, and broke his left leg at
the ankle and the right at the knee. The
engine and three cars came on to Griffin,
and Capt. E. M. Word, the agent here,
called in Dr. N. B. Drewy, who set the
broken limbs and otherwise relieved the
sufferer, who is at this time resting well.
Dr. Seth Jordan, of Columbus, will take
charge of the wounded man and carry him
to his home in Columbus on the 4 p. m.
train. The wreck is rapidly being cleared
up and trains will run through tonight to
McDonough.
Dr. M. J. Daniel, who has been confined
to his home for six weeks with a broken
hip, is today, I am glad to say, able to sit
up. The Doctor looks quite cheerful, and
says he will, in a few weeks, be able to re
sume his practice.
Tomorrow the following party will leave
for Houston, Texas, all of whom have
been spending their summer vacation in
Griffin: Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Nelms,
Master Llewelyn Nelms, Neely Smith, Ed
and D. D. Pedeu, Jr.
Mrs. M. B. Fowler and children, F. G.
Bailey and Miss Lizzie Hill left today on a
visit to Virginia.
ON THE RACE TRACK.
Saratoga, July 28.—The weather was
fine and the track fair.
First race—Six furlongs; Bradford won,
Ocypete second, Vidette third. Time 1.18.
Second race—One mile and a sixteenth;
Golden Reel won, Puzzle second, Austra-
litz third. Time 1.53£.
Third race—Half mile; Stratagem won,
Bagpipe second, Belle of Orange third.
Time 52J-.
Fourth race—Half mile; Modjeska won,
Cascade second, Tom Donahue third.
Time .53.
Fiftn race—One mile; Longshore won,
Little Crete second, Major Tom third.
Time l:47i.
Sixth race—Six furlongs; selling; B. B.
Million won, Bally Hoo second, Genevieve
third. Time 1:19. Mutuals paid 8590.
Million was bought in by his owner at the
entered price, 81,400.
THE PHILADELPAIA IN COMMISSION.
Philadelphia, July 28.—The cruiser
Philadelphia went formally into commis
sion this morning, and is now a vessel of
war of the United States. Charles H.
Cramp, senior member of the firm of
William Cramp & Sons, made the presen
tation speech, and the vessel was received
in the name of the Government by Capt.
Robert L. Bradford, her commander.
The Philadelphia will remain here a few
days longer, and some time during the
latter part of the week she will sail for
New York, where she will take aboard her
full compliment of men.
ABOUT THE FORCE BILL.
Washington, July 28.—Senator Vest
today presented to the Senate the remon
strance of a large number of persons of St.
Louis protesting against the passage of the
Federal election bill.
A caucus of Republican Senators has
been called for tonight to consider the
election bill and the question of changin'*
the rules of the Senate so as to expedite
the transaction of business.
A STRANDED STEAMER.
Beaufort, N. C., July 28.—The steamer
Aber Lady, which was stranded at Look
out Shoals, is visible at half tide. She is a
source of great dread to coasters doubling
the capes. She lies on the outer edge of
the diamond and cannot be seen until close
aboard in five fathoms.
AMERICUS ITEMS.
Americus, July 27.—[Special.]—The
total vote polled at Friday’s primary is as
follows: Cutts 905, McDonald 699, Dodson
437. Brady 361. You can put Sumter’s
representatives down for Gordon for Sen
ator.
The new county executive committee
consists of the following gentlemen: T. E.
Hewitt, W. A. Poole, X.~D. Gatewood, J.
D. Glover, J. F. Ross. J. A. Ansley, J. C.
Carter, X. A. Ray, W. L. Mardre, E. B.
Wallace, W. H. Glover and J. W. Oliver.
Organization was perfected by the election,
of J. A. Ansley as chairman and W. L.
Mardre as secretary. Nominations in the
future will be made by primary election.
Alex. Duncan, Barron’s assailant, sur
rendered yesterday, but the warrant against
him having been withdrawn it was not
necessary for him to give bond.
The Constitution’s boycott finds no ad
vocates or supporters in Americus. It fell
flat.
If the Force bill passes, look out for
some interesting developments in this Con
gressional district.
Tomorrow Capt. Albert Winter, of
Thomasviile, assumes the business.manage
ment of the Times, succeeding the late R.
H. Brumby. Mr. Winter comes very
highly recommended as a newspaper man.
BRIGHTON BEACH RACES.
New York, July 28.—The track was in
good condition. When the horses were
going to the post in the second race Grand
Duke, Mit Lamley upon him, ran away.
Lamley could not stop him. He ran for
two and three-fourths miles, when he
slackened his pace. R. McBride, his owner,
then received permission tc scratch him.
Bets were declared off and fifteen minutes
time was allowed for a new book.
First race—One mile; Newburg won,
Extravagance second, Cheeney third.
Time 1:45.
Second race—Seven furlongs; Rose Berry
won, Rose Mary Gilding second, Gomarra
third. Time 1:324.
Third race—Seven furlongs; Lizzie won,
Young Gray second, Lucky Clover third.
Time 1:33.
Fourth race—Mile and a furlong; Badge
won, Bryan Born second, Signature third.
Time 1:584.
Fifth race—Two miles: Ernest won;
Eleve second, Reward .third. Time 3:37.
Sixth race—Steeplechase course, about
two and a half miles; Tarquin won, Kel-
lainey second, Dry Chase third. Time
5:29.
let us be thankful.
New York, July 2S.—The balance of
the locked out cloak-makers returned to
work today under the new plan of agree
ment. and the troubles between the em
ployes and men are ended.
THE EXPOSITION AT COLUMBUS.
IE MANAGEMENT ANXIOUS TO HAVE
NEW ORLEANS REPRESENTED.
The following item in reference to the
Chattahoochee "Valley Exposition this fall
is taken from a recent issue of the New
Orleans States:
A letter received here by Capt. J. Pinck
ney Smith from Mr. James J. Slade, pres
ident of the Chattahoochee Valley Expo
sition, which opens at Columbus, Ga.,
November 5, is of interest to our mer
chants. The States gives it publicity for
the information of those merchants who
may desire to take advantage of the oppor
tunity offered: . ,
“I have been casting about in my mind
to think if there is any community in com
mercial interest that exists or that may js
made to exist between my pet city. >ew
Orleans, and this queen city of spindies.
We are to have an industrial exposiaon
here in the fall, November 5 to lo. tan
you suggest anv exhibit from New 0rl ®*
that we can get, and which -II cultivate
interest in each other. It so,
kindness to correspond. 5 ery truly yoor
James J. Slade.
friend,
Tom Chappell, attorneys f or the Alahama,
Georgia an, 1 Florida railroad left tor Ta
Elmore county, yesterday auu
will open books for subscription there to-
dav Books for subscription to tins'
tifl'be opened at Tnskegee Macon^conmy,
Tulv 30; in Phemx City, Lee c ° u "- -•
S 1 in Girard. Russell county. August
f^andin Eufaula, Barbour count.,
gust 4. . „ rp n0I v at work
Two engineering corps are ^ Rnsjell
on this line, one ne. • - y- Birmingham.
county, and the other ^ this road
The projectors intend ham A!a .
from Qnmcy, Fa.. 'to ^ ca?itaIist ,
Prominent ba_me= ■ and there
reve^on^the belS that the road
will be built.