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DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 31,1890.
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
J 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 00 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,
(tissue weight,) sold everywhere for $2.50
each. Our price $L 50 long as they last.
See the 10 dozen Ladies’ and Bojs’ Sailor
Hats retailed at $1.50 and $2X0; our price
75c and $1 00.
He wili make things lively for the next
mon’h, ai d will have an eye to getting the
Fall Stock shaped up during his stay.
Don't forget we are headq carters 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 SERIOUS CONFLAGRATION.
A FAIR CITY IS SWEPT BY TIIE FIRE
DEMON.
Syracuse, N. Y., July 30.—A special
from Senaca Falls says the Pew building,
against the erection of which, three or
more years ago, such earnest protest was
made, fulfilled it3 mission as a fire trap
this morning, and, as feared, has also
proven a death trap. A few minutes after
o’clock this morning the building, which
was directly opposite Hoags’ opera house,
in Fall street, was discovered burning in
{Sullivan A Squires restaurant. In a few
minutes the entire structure was on fire.
At 7 o'clock the fairest commercial por
tion of the town is in ashes or in flames.
The Pew building is approachable
from hut one side and the
atmosphere quickly became so
hot, the firemen could not endure it. The
splendid Phtenix block, involving the
electric light plant, the electric railway
plant, postofliee, express office, Reville
printing office, Courier, Sanderson’s furni
ture warerooms, and the Western Union
telegraph office, succumbed to the flames,
and within four hours fifteen stores of it
to the Sheldon block were ruined. The
flames spread across the street to Hoag’s
opera house. Before an hour had passed
that was consumed, with all of the prop
erty on Fall street on that side east to tiie
Sheldon block, while on tiie north side the
Co-operative block was the limit. On
State street the flames extended to and
included Kellogg’s livery stable, hut all his
stock was saved. The sufferers,with some
approximate loss on real property, is given
below, there probably being a fair average
insurance
THE APPROXIMATE LOSS.
Phenix block, $80,000; electric light
plant, $30,000, not wholly destroyed; Syl
vester Pew,$3,000: Johnson block, $10,000;
Howe block, $12,000; Desky block, $10,-
000; on Sheldon block, $7,000; Hoag hotel
damaged probably $15,000; Hoag’s opera
house and blocks, $40,000; Daniel’s block,
$13,000; The Mirror block, $4,000;
Crowell block, $4,500; McCartin’s block,
$(i,500; Miller block, $2,000.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Auburn, N. Y., July 30.—A fire at
Seneca Falls burned the Cartridge block
and all the stores to the Sheldon block;
also the Hoas house and all the stores to
the Failing building, including the Ameri
can Express office, Telephone Exchange
and Western Union Telegraph office. The
fire started about 3 a. m. in the rear of a
saloon.
TIIE TOTAI. LOSS.
A report received here places the loss at
Seneca Falls at one million dollars. Fif
teen acres were burned over, covered prin
cipally by three story brick buildings.
THE W. C. T. U.
RECEPTION TENDERED TnE ASSEMBLY BY
THE Y. M. C. A.
Asheville, N. C., July 30.—The morn
ing hour of the Women's Christian Tem
perance Union Assembly was occupied
by Mrs. Woody in an exposition of the
)>est methods of carrying on the evangelic
A reception was tendered the assembly,
and also the faculty and teachers in at
tendance of the interstate summer normal
school, by the Young Men’s Christian As
sociation at their rooms. _
An address of welcome was delivered by
Capt. T. W. Patton, of this city, and re
sponses were made by Prof. Alexander E.
Fry, Dr. Thomas M. Balliett and Prof. C.
C. Braron, on behalf of the summer nor
mal school, and Mrs. Mary C. Woody on
behalf of the Women’s Christian Temper
ance Union.
Mrs. Hunt, of Boston, lectured tonight
On “The School House and the Republic.”
INDEPENDENT STATE
TION.
CONYEN-
A FULL STATE TICKET NOMINATED—T
OFFICERS ELECT.
Lincoln, Neb., July 30.—The Inde
pendent State convention didn’t conclude
its labors until after 4 o’clock this morn
ing, the candidate for Commissioner of
Pablic Lands and Buildings, not being
nominated until after 3 o’clock. The full
ticket is as follows:
For Governor—J. H. Powers, of Hitch
cock county.
For Lieutenat-Governor—W. H. Desk,
of Saunders.
Secretary of State—M. C. Maberry, of
Pawne.
Treasurer—J. V. Wolfe, of Lancaster.
Auditor—John Beatty, of Holts.
Attorney-General—G. W. Edgerton, of
Douglass.
Commissioner Public Lands and Build
ing—W. F. Wright, of Nemala.
Superintendent of Public Construction—
Prof. D. L. £.1 moral, of Furnace.
As soon as the State Convention had ad
journed, the delegates to the first Con
gressional convention assembled and unan
imously nominated ex-Senator C. H. Van-
wyck for Congress.
TENNESSEE REPUBLICANS.
THE STATE CONVENTION IN SESSION AT
NASHVILLE.
Nashville, Tenn., |July 30.—The Re
publican State convention was called to
order at noon by Hon. J. J. Walker, of
tiie State committee, who designated Hon.
Zach Taylor, of Shelby county, as tempo
rary chairman, and J. T. Boyd and W. S.
Lipton as secretaries, which action was
approved by the convention. There is a
large attendance of delegates, with a fewer
number of colored men than usual. After
the appointment of the various commit
tees, the convention took a recess till 2
o’clock this afternoon.
DAVENPORT FIXING THE FORCE BILL.
XVashington, July 30. —Senator Hoar,
chairman of the committee on privileges
and elections, is still working upon the
revised draft of the Lodge election bill
before reporting it to the Senate. This
afternoon he was closeted in his committee
room with John I. Davenport, chief elec
tion supervisor of New York. It is not
known whether or not the bill will be re
ported before the Senator’s return from
Massachusetts, for which State he leaves
tonight.
Several Republican Senators are taking
advantage of the pending tariff debate to
visit their homes.
HEAVY LOSSES BY FIRE.
New York, July 30.—Estimates today
on the losses by fire last night at the
stores of the Empire Warehousing Com
pany, on Furman street, Brooklyn, make
$200,000 on merchandise and $20,000 on
the bnilding. The merchandise is owned
by New York parties. The fire is said to
have been caused by spontaneous combus ■
tion.
large shipments of gold.
Washington, July 30.—Bond offerings
today is $609,500, all accepted at 124 for
fours and 103$ for fonr-and-a-halfs; $800,-
000 in gold bars were paid out at tbe New
York assay office today in exchange for
gold coin. They were intended for ship
ment to Europe. This makes $10,480,000
in gold bars shipped to Europe since Jane
13th.
GENERAL AMNESTY GRANTED.
Paris, July 30.—Dispatches received
here from Buenos Ayres, dated last after
noon, announce that the Government has
granted gener.il amnesty to all persons
who took part in the insurrection which
broke out Saturday.
THE POLITICAL PUZZLE.
SPECULATION AS TO THE ATTI- • 1,7 . 1 ?P? bll . c bills, including 23 Senate bills,
TUDE OF ALLIANCE MEMBERS.
WILL THEY GO INTO THE DEMOCRATIC
CAUCUS?—EFFECT OF THE GEORGIA
SHAKE-UP ON THE NEXT
SPEAKERSHIP.
Washington, July 30. — [Special.]
Mr. Clements’ withdrawal from the Con
gressional race in the Seventh district is
generally regretted here. No man in the
Georgia delegation is held in better repute
and he would have easily gone to the head
of the committee on appropriations if he
had been elected to the next Congress
The retirement of such members is a posi
tive calamity to the Democratic party, for
it is a well established fact that a new
and untried member has no sort
of show here under the rules
that usually govern in the House. The
defeat of so many of the Georgia members
and the substitution of Alliancemen will
weaken the chances of Mr. Crisp and Mr.
Blount for the next Speakership, provided
theDemocrats are called upon to elect one
Up to this time it was easily conceded that
Georgia would win this prize at the or
ganization of the next Congress, but these
wholesale slaughters of the delegation by
the farmers have emboldened the friends
of Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, to go to work
for their man with renewed vigor and con
fidence. Much interest is manifested here
as to the attitude these Alliance members
will assume in the next House. If they
agree to attend the Democratic caucus
meetings they will be necessarily
bound by their action, and
the Democratic party is pledged
against all paternal govermental schemes,
it follows as a matter of course that no
party caucus will agree to support the sub-
treasury bill or any similar measure. If
then the Alliance members decline to bind
themselves by the caucus rules,.they must
stand in the attitude of independent mem
bers, and so preserve their right to forward
their legislative matter on the floor of the
House. It is this uncertainty, this un
known quantity in the vote of the next
House, that is giving the leaders on both
sides of the chamber much food for reflec
tion.
THE LARD BILL.
The House committee on agriculture re
ported a substitute today for the Conger
lard bill, and marked it special. The sub
stitute was prepared by Conger himself
and does not modify the original measure
—only makes it clearer in some respects.
The House is still debating the sundry
civil bill, and the Senate occupies its time
with the tariff. After today the Senate
will sit eight hours per day, from 10 a. m.
to 6 p. m.
Great interest is manifested in the polit
ical outlook in the Fourth district. The
feeling is that Maj. Barnes will be turned
down in the Tenth.
Crisp, Stewart and Carlton are the only
Georgia members present. E. P. S
IN TIIE HOUSE.
Washington, July 30.—The Speaker
laid before the House fifteen requests for
leave of absence.
Clieadle, of Indiana, inquired whether,
if these leaves were granted, a quorum
would be left in the House.
The Speaker announced his inability to
answer the query.
Buchanan, of New Jersey, thought that
until this question was determined it would
be better not to grant the leaves. Conse
quently, the requests for leaves were passed
over for the present.
McComas, of Maryland, called up the
conference report on the District of Co
lumbia appropriation bill, Cannon resign
ing his right to call up the sundry civil
bill for the reason that sickness in McCo
mas’ family necessitated his speedy return
home.
Mntehler, of Pensylvania opposed the
report on the ground that, according to
the statement of the District Commis
sioners, if the bill passed in its present
form there would be a deficit in the reve
nue of the District of between $275,000
and $400,000.
In the course of the debate, Cannon
said that the statement has been, in some
place he would not mention, (alluding to
the Senate), that it was an unheard-of
thing to extend the appropriations for
more than ten days, and in this place,
which he would not mention, the responsi
bility for the passage of the appropriations
bill was laid upon the House. In this
place (ivhich he would not mention) it had
been stated that there was some place
under the shining sun where there was
deliberation, and so on, and so on. To
judge from the record (without an
swering anybody) this was the
fact about it. During the first,
session of the Fiftietli Congress, an exten
sion resolution for nine of the regular ap
propriation bills had been passed for
thirty days. This had been further ex
tended thirty days, then thirty days more,
then fifteen days, then ten days, and again
fifteen days. The present House had
passed the simdry civil hill June 17. Two
years ago it had been passed on June 27.
Two years ago the District of Columbia
bill had passed May 28. This year it
passed the House January 28. Although
this House (sarcastically) could not be
called a deliberative body, it could stand
by the record it had made.
The Speaker was about to put the ques
tion on the adoption of the conference re
port when McCreary, of Kentucky, re
quested that he inform the House what
the question was upon which the vote was
to be taken. The Speaker informed the
gentleman that the vote was to be taken
on the conference report on the District of
Columbia appropriation bill. “Two hours’
debate,” he added, apparently not having
revealed the fact.” [Laughter.]
The conference report was agreed to,
and then the House went into committee
of the whole for further consideration of
the Senate amendments to the sundry civil
appropriation bill. Pending action, the
committee rose.
The Speaker announced the appoint
ment of the following members on the
committee to investigate the charges
against Commissioner Ranm: Morrill,
Sawyer, Smyser, Goodnight and Martin, of
Indiana. The House, at 53)5 o’clock,
adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
XVashington, July 30.—The resolution
offered yesterday by Sherman, fixing the
daily hour of meeting at 10 a. m., was
taken up.
Cockrell said he would support the reso
lution and wanted to give a few reasons
why. Some taunts had been made re
cently by the Senators from Rhode Island
and Maine (Aldrich and Frye) about the
delay on the part of the Democratic mi
nority; and the Senator from Maine had
said something about having the previous
question introduced in the Senate.
He wanted those Senators to see the
relative amount of work done in the two
Houses. The Senate had, up to the -28th
of July, passed 946 bills, and 459 other
bills had been acted on by the committees
and indefinitely postponed, making the
whole number of the Senate bills actually
disposed of 1,445. That was considerably
more than one-third of all the bills intro
duced in the Senate. No such record ever
had been made before. The Honse, oat
of over 10,000 bills introduced there, had
passed 865, a mere fraction of the
whole. Out of all the Senate bills passed
the Honse had passed only 231, while of
the House bills the Senate had passed 618.
On the Honse calendar of the bills pend
ing in the committee of tbe whole there
and 9G7 private bills, including 187 Senate
bills. Then there were on the calendar of
unfinished business 98 cases pending, of
which 31 were Senate bills. That made
total of 1,617 cases pending before the
House, of which 344 were Senate bills.
On the Senate calendar there were but
309 c ises all told, of which only 61 were
House bills. There were 344 Senate bills
(acted on by the House committees) now
on the House calendar, with the iron heel
of one man-power securely resting
on that calendar. How (he asked)
had so much work been done
the Senate? Had the minority been
wasting time by interposing objections or
by unnecessary discussion? Had the mi
nority consumed any time (as the majority
had done under the last administration)
in criticising the executive or pleading the
civil service law to prevent the removal of
Democratic officials before the end of their
terms of office? Nothing of the kind. Had
not the bills for the admission of Idaho
and Wyoming as States been allowed by
the minority to pass, although every one
knew that neither of them had sufficient
population to entitle it to representatives
in the House? Those bills had passed only
through the inconceivable forbearance and
conservatism of the Democratic minority,
and yet the Democrats were criticised tbe
moment they want a little explanation and
a little light on the tariff bill. If there
was a Democratic majority in the Senate
and had it made an attempt to pass the
bills for the admission of New Mexico and
Arizona as States, the Senator from Maine
(Frye) would have pranced up and down
the centre aisle, and the Senator from Ver
mont (Edmunds) would have raised his
voice. They would have roared like caged
lions and screamed like chained hyenas
[laughter] against the action of Democratic
majority. Why, he asked, had not the
House disposed of more bills than it had
disposed? The reason was that it ignored,
in its organization and in its changed
rules, fundamental principles of parlia
mentary discussion. He quoted from a
letter written by Thos. B. Reed June.
1886, published in Chattauquan. It would
be remembered, he said, that Reed was
once a member of the House of Represen
tatives. One of the sentences in that “re
markable production” was these words
“A full, free, frank discussion is the very
life of intelligent action.” Another sen
tence was: “Needless suppression of dis
cussion is tyranic, whether done by king
majority.” He. challengad any
Republican Senator to show an instance
where the Democratic minority had at
tempted any unnecessary delay. The
Democratic Senators had been in their
seats, when the Senator from Maine (Frye)
was enjoying the refreshing breezes of the
lakes of his native State, and when the
Senator from Vermont (Edmunds) was
also rusticating. The Senator from New
York (Hiscock) had stated yesterday that
the Republicans had captured the Demo
crats. If the Democrats were captives,
they would stick closer to their captors.
They would come to the chamber at ten in
the morning, but they would expect the
Republican Senators to come too, and they
would stay till six in the evening, and fa
cilitate the transaction of business, if they
were treated as a decent, respectable mi
nority ought to be.
The resolution was then agreed to.
The tariff bill was taken up, and Mor
rill addressed the Senate. Party discip
line, he said, appeared to compel free trade
Democratic Senators to assail the taraff
bill with all their ancient stock of vituper
ative epithets. His "calm and excellent
friend McPherson, whose State was
much indebted to tariff protection fpr its
prosperity, after giving the bill its
death blow in a set speech
came fresh every day' to add
another blow as a -punishment after death.
He (Morrill) had hoped not to contribute
to any consumption of time, but as some
Senators on the other side seemed to be
provoked at the silence on his side of the
chamber, he wanted to claim a short time
and would try not to thresh any of the old
straw of tariff debates. lie then proceeded
in a set speech to take up and reply to
some of the arguments that have
been presented in the pending
debate by Democratic members
against the general policy of the bill, and
against its distinctive features. In con
clusion, Morrill said that any amendment
offered in good faith that would improve
the bill would be cordially received, but
that all attempts to engraft thorns upon
it, would, he hoped, be rejected. He was
persuaded that when the bill became the
law of land it would give stability anti new
life to all the business interests of the
American people, courage and hope to
American workingmen and cover the Re
public with countless blessings.
At the close of Morrill’s speech the con
sideration of the bill by paragraphs was
continued. The amendment offered yes
terday by McPherson to make the duty on
chromic acid 15 per cent ad valorem in
stead of 6 cents per pound was rejected.
Numerous amendments for the reduction
of the proposed rates on sulphuric acid,
tannic acid, alcoholic perfumery, carbonate
of ammonia, blacking and borax were of
fered, discussed pro and con and rejected.
XVhere the amendments were voted on by
yeas and nays the votes were divided
strictly by party lines.
McPherson continued to offer amend
ments for the reduction of the rates on ar
ticles in the chemical schedule, but none of
them found favor with the Republican
side of the chamber, and they were all
mercilessly rejected by a party vote. The
only change made in the schedule was a
reduction, on motion of Aldrich, of the
duty on chloroform from 40 to 25 cents
per pound.
Vest moved to reduce the duty on iodo
form from $1.50 to $1 per pound. He
could not understand the sense or the
humanity of increasing the tax on medi
cine, particularly when only twenty-nine
pounds of it were imported. The amend
ment was rejected by a party vote, yeas 18,
nays 26.
The tariff bill was laid aside and the
conference report on the District of Col
umbia appropriation bill was presented,
the question being on the amendment in
regard to street railroads changing their
motive power. After some discussion, the
report went over without action till to
morrow, in order to have the report print
ed. After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
BRIGHTON BEACH RACES.
New York, July 30.—As the horses
were going to the post for the opening
race, Vevay ran away two miles and was
scratched. All bets were declared off and
fifteen minutes allowed for a new book.
First race—Five furlongs, selling; Nug
get first, Billy Bolton second, Violet, geld
ing, third. Time 1.05$.
Second race—Five furlongs; Rustic first,
Australian second, Geomerra third. Time
1.04$.
Third race—Six furlongs; Goodly first,
Thorndale second, Ella S third. Time 1.20.
Fourth race—Six furlongs; Young Grace
first, Hannah second, Sinaloa, colt, third.
Time 1.18$.
Fifth race—One mile; Newbnrg first,
Rosemary, gelding, second, Verdure third,
Time 1.45.
Sixth race—One mile; Crispin first, Sig
nature second, Ernest third. Time 1.45.
Seventh race—Seven furlongs; Sir John
first, Brait second, Lighthouse third. Time
1.33.
STATE CONYEN-
CALL OF REPUBLICAN
TION.
Raleigh, N. C., July 30.—The Repub
lican State convention is called to meet at
Raleigh on August 28.
OUR NEXT CONGRESSMAN
HE XXTLL ANSXVER TO THE NAME
OF MOSES.
THE L’GRANGE CONVENTION—GRAPHIC
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS—THE
BREAK FOB MOSES—SKETCK
OF THE NOMINEE.
LaGbange, July 30.—[Special.]—The
Congressional convention of the Fourth Dis
trict assembled here today and presented
complex situation never before witnessed
in the history of the district. Everybody
was at sea, and even old attendants at po
litical conventions, and shrewd observers,
yrere unable to arrive at any conclusion
which would justify prophecy as to the re
sult. It was early evident that the Al
liancemen were thoroughly organized and
determined that one of their special repre
sentatives should secure the prize, and the
fight was between the Gorman and Moses
factions, with the chances largely
in favor of the latter. From the
beginning, it was apparent that
Grimes had only a possible chance,
t lough his friends were earnest and con
fident, and never abandoned hope until the
last. The defection from Gorman to
Moses was predicted in the bulletins sent
out during the day, and it was manifest
after the second recess that the Alliance
had exercised its authority and the fiat
had gone forth that Moses had been se
lected. The signal was given by Chatta
hoochee casting her full vote for Moses,
and Gorman’s strength rapidly dwindled
until Taylor was reached, when the result
was evident. The supporters both of Gor
man and Moses had come for business,
and the former finding that they could not
move the latter decided to go over in
body rather than break the record of suc
cess in other districts. The proceedings
are given in full below:
THE BALL OPENS.
Judge B. F. McLaughlin, of Meriwither,
chairman of the district executive com
mittee, called the convention to order at
11 o’clock, stating that the business was to
nominate a representative to the Fifty-
second Congress. On the motion of S. B.
Baldwin, of Talbot, Judge McLaughlin
was made temporary chairman, and B. J.
Daniel, of the Enquirer-Sun, and H. C.
Fisher, of Coweta, temporary secretaries.
On motion the counties were called and
the following delegates enrolled.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
Carroll county—B. A. Sharp, J. D. Wat
kins, S. E. Growe, J. M. Hewitt.
Chattahoochee—XV. F. Cook, Peter Ste
vens.
Coweta—U. B. Wilkinson, John D.
Sims, W. S. McDonald, T. G. Dixon, R.
H. Hardaway, H. C. Arnall, J. E. Brown
H. A. Hall.
Harris—W. I. Hudson, B. H. Williams,
B. H. Walton, T. J. Neal, G. G. Murray,
W. H. Luttrell.
Heard—Win. Hogan, R. N. Askew, W.
S. Echols, J. L. Brown, J. P. Atkinson,
V. D. Stevens.
Marion—M. T. Edge, J. O. Smith, W.
B. Short.
Meriwether—O. W. McGeliee, XV. F.
Williams, XV. S. Howell, B. F. McLaugh
lin.
Muscogee—N. G. Oattis, T. J. Hunt, 1,.
F. Garrard, J. H. Worrell.
Talbott—J. F. Marshall, XV. T. (Cosby,
S. B. Baldwin, J. A. Cook, R. C. Fryer,
M. W. Hollis, J. H. McGehee.
Taylor—J. T. Adams, Z. Beeland.
Troupe—M. R. Kirby, R. M. Hudson,
Wm. Hairston, J. T. Johnson, B. G.
Swanson, R. A. S. Freeman, b. A. Bu i,
~ M. Langley.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
On motion of W. F. Cook, of Chatta
hoochee, the temporary officers were made
the permanent officers of the convention.
Judge McLaughlin thanked the convention
for the honor conferred upon him, and
said that he would discharge the duties of
chairman as fairly and impartially as he
knew how. He hoped that there would be
no trouble in making a nomination,and that
the convention might select the best man
in the district.
On motion of J. H. McGehee, the ma
jority rule was adopted without discussion.
J. H. McGee moved that Mell’s parlia
mentary practice be adopted as the rules
governing the convention.
L. F. Garrard moved that Rule 5 of the
rules governing the General Assembly be
added. The amendment was accepted and
the motion adopted.
Rule 5 provides that no commendatory or
other remarks be allowed in placing the
name of a candidate in nomination.
THE NOMINATIONS.
Nominations being announced as in
order, the roll of counties was proceeded
with.
S. E. Growe nominated Judge Sampson
W. Harris, of Carroll.
J. E. Brown nominated Charles L.
Moses, of Coweta.
J. H. Worrell nominated Thomas W.
Grimes, of Muscogee.
J. T. Adams nominated W. R. Gorman,
of Talbott.
THE FIRST BALLOT.
The first ballot was taken and resulted
as follows:
Carroll—Harris 4; Chattahoochee—
Gorman 2; Coweta—Moses 4; Harris—
Grimes 4; Heard—Moses 2; Marion—
Gorman 2; Meriwether—Moses 4; Musco
gee—Grimes 4; Talbot—Gorman 2; Taylor
-Gorman 2; Troup—Grimes 1 2-16, Moses
11-16, Gorman 1 2-16, S. XV. Harris 1-16.
THE FIRST CHANGE.
There was no change until the seventh
ballot, when Troupe gave one vote and a
fraction to Moses, the ballot standing:
Harris 41-16, Moses 12 13:16, Grimes
2-16, Gormon 8.
A motion to adjourn until 2 o’clock was
carried.
AFTER DINNER.
On reassembling, the balloting was re
sumed. There was no change until the
eighteenth ballot, when' there was some
coqoietting on the part of the Gormon dele
gates to Moses.
A motion to adjourn for half an hour
was voted down. The balloting proceeded
to the fifty-eighth ballot with no material
change, when, on motion of XVilkinson, of
Coweta, a recess of half an hour was taken,
and some lively caucusing followed on the
outside.
A CAUCUS DOOMS GORMAN.
It was in the air that some decision had
been arrived at, and from the excited
whisperings on the part of the Gorman
delegates the conclusion was that their
favorite was doomed. The ballots were
taken rapidly to the sixty third, when
Chattahoochee gave her full vote to Moses.
This was the signal for a break.
SYMPTOMS OF A STAMPEDE.
Taylor divided, giving Moses 1, and
Troupe gave him 1 2-16. The excitement
increased when it was found that Moses
had 15 13-16 votes on the sixty-fourth bal-
NO. 182.
stating that old Carroll would roil up the
biggest majority in the district for the
nominee. A committee of one from each
county in the district was appointed to
wait on Moses at his hotel and inform him
of .his nomination.
MOSES INTRODUCED.
Mr. Moses returned with the committee,
and made a very good speech, which was
loudly applauded. He created a favorable
impression.
THE NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The new executive committee of the dis
trict was elected, as follows:
B. F. McLaughlin, chairman.
Carroll—S. E. Graves.
Chattahoochee—F. M. Gordy.
Coweta—A. B. XVilkinson.
Harris—B. H. XValton.
Heard—Wesley Spearman.
Marion—E. P. Munro.
Meriwether—W. S. Howell.
Muscogee—T. J. Hunt.
Talbot—J. H. McGehee.
Taylor—S. Montgomery.
Troupe—B. G. Swanson.
The convention adjourned and the dele
gates will get away as fast as the trains
will allow. B. J. D.
A SKETCH OF THE NOMINEE.
LaGbange, July 30.—[Special.]—Hon.
Charles Lovell Moses, the successful can
didate for the nomination to the Fifty-
*"second Congress from the Fourth district,
is a native of Coweta county. He is thir
ty-five years old, and was graduated from
Mercer University in 1876. His college
course was distinguished, and he bore off
one of the honors of his class. He imme
diately engaged in teaching, and was prin
cipal of the Newnan Male Seminary for a
number of years. In connection with
teaching he also pursued farming, retiring
from the school room some years ago. He
has since devoted his entire time to agricul
ture with marked success. Brought up on a
farm, his sympathies are with the toiling
sons of the soil, but he is too broad a man
for class prejudice. While he feels deeply
the needs of the farmers, he will be a rep
resentative of all the people.
Mr. Moses is a man of fine scholarship
and unusually rich information. Brainy,
hulsey_steps_ ASIDE
COULD NOT^TSi^Y TO BEAT
LIXINGSTON.
A J™ ELT SEJIAT °RIAL fight—an im
portant RAILROAD CHANGE—PRES
ident wronzr issues an order
—LIVINGSTON GETS A LETTER.
July 30 — [Special.]—^Capt.
ill Hulsey gives the people of the Fifth
district a gentle reminder that he has been
m the Congressional race-the second they
have had. Some time
ago the captain pub-
lished a card declaring his candidacy for
the position, but until today they have had
nothing to remind them of that fact This
second reminder is a card announcing his
withdrawal. As I predicted several weeks
ago, Col. Livingston will not have a vote
against him when the Congressional con
vention meets.
A SENATORIAL FIGHT
The race for the Senate in this Senatorial
district promises to be right lively
It is Clayton’s turn, under the rotation
system, and Clayton has, through the
for ™rd a Mr. Robert Todd.
John Hutcheson, one of Jonesboro’s bright
,u aS beUevBd be a candi-
Tv!i i h i theA ' la !! Cft ^t' 011 in endorsing
Todd determined his course. It was to
become a candidate before the convention
his opposition to Todd being basal on the
grounds of the latter’s recognized iucom-
petency It has been published that Todd
is a Methodist preacher, but that seems to
be a mistake. I am told that he has made
several attempts to be licensed to preach
but has been refused on the grounds of iu-
competency.
XVill Hutcheson thought he had things
fixed, but about this time Will VenabTe
appeared on the field. There is no stronger
man in Fulton than Mr. Venable, and°he
made an excellent reputation in the last
House. He has gone in to win, and ex
pects to carry Fulton and to get some dele-
j gates fronl Cobh.. Fulton’s vote is half
energetic and young, he has an enviable : that of the convention, and, with a little
future before him. That he will be heard j . ei P ‘ rolI J outside, Mr. Venable’s election
from in Congress, his friends, jvho know ls assured,
him, positively assert.
B. H. It.
THE NEWS IN COLUMBUS.
All day yesterday, until the last ballot, a
profound interest was manifested
throughout the city in the progress of the
LaGrange convention. Two representa
tives of the Enquirer-Sun attended the
convention and frequent bulletins kept the
town posted. These were eagerly scanned
by the friends of Mr. Grimes. These
brought little encouragement, and
when the last ballot was bulletined they
were in a measure prepared for the result,
but they felt, nevertheless, a keen disap
pointment over it.
HOW MR. GRIMES RECEIVED.
There was no man in the city who heard
the news with less exhibition of disap
pointment and chagrin than did the gen
tleman most interested in the result. He
accepted the result calmly, gracefully, and
even cheerfully. Instead of needing the
sympathy and consolation of friends, it
was he who consoled and cheered up those
who had been his warm supporters and
were cast down by his defeat.
IIE CONGRATULATES MOSES.
Upon the receipt of a telegram announc
g the result, Mr. Grime3 immediately
sent the following dispatch:
Columbus, July 30, 1890.—lion. L C.
Moses, LaGrange, Ga.: Accept my con
ratulations and command me in your ser
vice on the stump.
Thomas XXL Grimes
THE AUGUSTA EXCHANGE ACTS.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED DENOUNCING TIIE
LODGE ELECTION BILL.
Augusta, Ga., July 30.—The Augusta
Exchange, representing the business inter
ests of Affgusta, today adopted the follow-
preamble and resolutions denouncing
the Lodge bill and proposed boycott:
XVhereas, the South is peaceful and
prosperous, the relation between the races
are amicable, and all our people are en
;aged in developing tiie agricultural, min-
and manufacturing resources of this
section, and, whereas, the cotton crop of
,250,000 bales, building of manufactories
of various kinds and development of our
coal, iron and lumber industries consti
tutes the South’s evidence of its peace and
;ood will and its contribution to the aggre
gate wealth of the nation, therefore be it
Resolved, That the passage of the
Lodge election bill now before the
Senate will prove a disturbing an!
pernicious factor. In the South it
will retard peaceful and prosper
ous material development now taking
place, will engender bad blood and brin
about conflicts between blacks and whites,
will accomplish no good, hut on the con
trary be fruitful of most deplorable results
to the peace of the country and its busi
ness interests.
Resolved, XVliile deploring the evil re
suits of the Lodge election bill, we con
demn ;-s unwise any movement that con
templates the interruption of business
relations between the North and South.
To attempt to boycott the North for polit
ical reasons would be as impracticable as
it would be unfortunate. We therefore
condemn as an effort to disturb or to in
terrupt the business relations between the
North and South, and appeal to the com
mon sense, common interests and patriot
ism of tiie North to prevent the enactment
of the Lodge election bill.
lot.
THE DECISIVE BALLOT.
There was a rushing around of delegates
ON THE TRACK.
Saratoga, .July 30.—First race—Six
furlongs, selling; XVenonah won, Mrs. Den
nett second, Madjeska third. Time 1:17f.
Second race—One mile and a furlong;
King Crab won, Come to Taw second,
Everett third. Time 1:56$.
Third race—One mile; Belle D’Or won,
Golden Reel second, XVary third. Time
1:44.
Fourth race—Six furlongs; Ocypete won,
Eminence second, Worth third. Time
1:16$.
Fifth race—Six furlongs; Tranite won,
Little Crete second, Strike third. Time
1:16$.
Sixth race—One mile and a sixteenth,
selling; Hamlet won, White Nose second,
Barrister third. Time 1:50$.
DEATH OF A NOTED LADT.
Alexandria, Va., July 30. — Mrs.
Sarah M. Cooper, widow of Gen. Sam
Cooper, late Adjutant-General of the Con
federate States army, died at her residence
in Fairfax county, near this city, last
night, aged ninety years. She was the
daughter of tiie late John Mason, of the
“Island,” and sister of James M. Mason,
ex-United States Senator and Confederate
States Commissioner to England with
John S. Liddell.
NOMINATING CANDIDATES.
Nashville, July 30.—The Republican
State convention met in the capitql in this
city today. The committee on organiza
tion reported Congressman L. C. Houk
for permanent chairman. Lewis L. Bax-
and a staunch Gorman man heard to say. j Q f Davidson county, was nominated
“That settles it. We will all go for; j or Governor by acclamation. He is a
Moses,” and on the sixty-fifth ballot, when i capitalist and president of the Nashville
Talbott followed Cuattahoochee ana Commercial Club.
Marion and gave two votes to Moses, the
crowd broke into vociferous applause,
Moses receiving 19 13-16, Harris 4 1-16,
Grimes 9 2-16, Gorman 1.
MADE UNANIMOUS.
There are indications of prohibition lines
being drawn in this fight. Todd is a pro
hibitionist, and his friends are trying to
make that an issue. It is hardly possible
however, for them to succeed.
AN IMPORTANT RAILROAD CHANGE.
On the 1st of August, I am reliably in
formed, Capt. XV. H. Green becomes gen
eral manager of the entire Richmond and
Danville system. Col. Peyton Randolph
has already tendered his resignation, as
signing his continued ill health as the
reason. General Manager Green is per
haps without an equal in the South as a
thorough-going, good-all-around railroad
er. He is a rigid disciplinarian, but be
loved by his employes, full of dash and
energy, but practical and business-like in
everything.
He is now only about 45 years old. lie
served his time in the machine shops of
the Greenville and Columbia, which is now
a part of the Richmond and Danville.
Then he ran an engine, was promoted to
conductor, then master of trains, all on
the G. it C. Then he was made superin
tendent of the R. and D. division of the
R. and D. system, then general superin
tendent of the entire R. and D. system.
About a year ago he was made assistant
general manager of the R. and I)., and
now he takes Col. Randolph’s place as
general manager.
Tiie following order has just been issued
by President C. II. Phinizy, of the Atlanta
and West Point and the Western of Ala
bama :
“The office of General Freight and Pas
senger Agent of these companies is hereby
abolished, and that of Traffic Manager
created.
“Mr. Charles IT. Cromwell is hereby
appointed Traffic Manager, and will be
obeyed and respected as such.
“C. II. Piiinizy, President.”
LIVINGSTON GETS A LETTER.
Atlanta, July 30.—[Special.]—Liv
ingston has a letter. lie wants to know
who inspired it. The letter wasjsenthim to
sign, lie will not sign it. It purports to
be a letter from Livingston to the public,
in which the undersigned professes to he
surprised at tiie sensational mmol's that lie
intended to oppose Gordon for the Senate.
The undersigned forcibly disclaims any
such intention. The undersigned alludes
glowing terms to Gordon’s record as a
soldier, and to the high executive ability
he has shown as Governor. The under
signed believes that Gordon will lie the
next Senator, and the letter concludes
with the sentiment, “So mote it be, say
I.” The gentleman who mailed him the
letter is bound to secrecy, but Livingston
expects to discover its author. He knows
two people at the capitol who knew yester
day that the, letter had been sent, though
he did not receive it until today. He
knows two other people who read the letter
before it was mailed; at least that is what
he tells me.
“And yet they say,” he laughed, “that
Gordon ain’t scared.” He denies having
sent any assurances to Gordon that he
would not he a candidate for the Senate.
drought and that the rains in Carolina
and Georgia though somewhat excessive
have done no serious injury, hence the
moderate selling movement, which was
increased when lower spot quotations were
announced. There was something of a
flurry on July option, of which this is the
last day, but one drop of eighteen points,
12.38 to 12.20, was one of the incidents to
dealing in this month. Distant options
were better supported than the near
months. Cotton on spot was one-eight h
cent lower and dull.
A $300,000 FIRE.
£N ACRES OF LUMBER AND FORTY
FREIOHT CARS CONSUMED.
Chicago, July 30.—A disastrous confla
gration broke out tonight on the lake
front, foot of Michigan street. It began
on the docks of Fitz-Simmons & Connell,
contractors, and quickly spread to the
lumber yards of E. E. Ayer & Co. ami
XVhitcomb & Co.
A wilderness of ships and wharves ren
dered the place almost inaccessible for the
lire engines, but the fire boats provided by
the city for just such an emergency reme
died the difficulty in a measure.
The scene of the fire wa8 penetrated by
the tracks of the the Chicago and North
western railroad, which crosses the river
near by for junction with the Illinois Cen
tral and Eastern lines. Skirting tiie North
western tracks are the lumber yards of the
Peshtiffo Company and H. Paepcke & Co.
Ten acres of lumber were consumed, to
gether with forty freight cars. The direc
tion of the wind alone saved the shipping
and warehouses in the vicinity. The loss
will not exceed $300,000,
WHY A MEETING WAS POSTPONED.
REPORTED REMARKS OK GOVERNOR CAMP
BELL, OF OHIO.
Columbus, O., July 30.—The postpone
ment of the great meeting to protest
against the Lodge Federal election bill, at
the very last moment, provoked much un
favorable comment at. the time, and it is
now known that the alleged reasons
for it were not the true ones. It
now stated, upon unquestionable
authority, that the managers of the
meeting were obliged to stop it because
Allen G. Thurman, George L. Converse
and others, who were to speak, declined
to do so when they heard that Governor
Campbell proposed to say in his speech
that, if the bill became a law, lie, as Gov
ernor, would prevent its enforcement in
Ohio if he had to call out every soldier in
the State militia to do it. The report was
corroborated by the Governor himself
when asked if he proposed to make any
such remarks, and the speakers above
named were of the opinion that such
utterances would injure the cause the
meeting sought to prosper.
CHICAGO MARKKT.
THE SENATE CONFIRMS THE NOMINATION.
Washington, July 30.—The Senate to
day confirmed the nomination of Thaddeus
Sharretts, of Baltimore, general appraiser j easier, and
of merchandise. Sharre't is a Democrat, that only
imous, followed fay a delegate from Corroll, and is the ninth and last man Q f t he board. Texas has
REVIEW OF SPECULATION IN TIIE GRAIN
AND PROVISION MARKETS.
Chicago, July 30.—Wheat.—A mod
erate business was transacted. At times
the market was quite active. At others it
ruled very quiet, and, on tiie whole, there
was less doing than on preceding days.
The character of news was rather mixed,
and the situation just at present is very
uncertain. The opening was $ to $c higher
than yesterday’s closing, but became weak,
fluctuated some, declining l$c, and closed
about H to 2c lower than yesterday.
Corn was active and unsettled, with the
trading heavy. The feeling early was
quite strong, and a sharp advance was
reached, but later the market ruled weaker,
and closed easy. The market opened 1 to
1$ higher than the close yesterday, was
firm for a time, but soon sold off 1$ on
free realizing. A prominent local trader
took large quantities on the decline. The
market reacted 4 to 5-8, became easier, but
closed $ to $ better than yesterday.
Oats.—There was fair trading ar.d an
unsettled feeling. The opening was firmer,
$ to ic higher, and a further appreciation
of $ to $c was recorded. An increase in
offerings and the small demand produced
weakness, and prices declined 4 to lc, but
became stronger, rallied 4c, receded $ to
fc, and finally closed steady at the same to
slight advance over yesterday's last sales.
Mess pork.—The trading was fairly ac-
tive. August ruled 25 to oOc higher, but
closed quiet. July attracted most atten-
tion, and closed 20 to 25c lower.
Lard.—Only a fair business was trans
acted. Prices were rather irregular, ad
vancing 24 to 5c higher, and then receded
74 to 10c and closed quiet.
Short rib sides.—The trading was mod
erately active, the market stronger early,
and prices were advanced 24c, but later a
reduction of 5 to 74 was submitted to.
Toward tbe close, prices improved shgheiy.
SUN’S COTTON REVIEW.
New York, July 30.-Futnres opened
at a decline of 4 points on near and 1 point
on late months, closing dull at a decline of
18 points on July, 8 points on August and
4 to 5 points on the other months from
yesterday’s closing prices. It was not
much of a ma.ket today. Liverpool came
it began to be believed
THE BRITISH GRAIN TRADE.
Manchester, July 30.—The Guardian’s
commercial article says: The market shows
great strength but little activity. Various
considerations, mainly the dearness of cot
ton, constrain producers generally to hold
firmly for full prices Aid to strive often to
advance the rates. They meet with little
success. However, occasionally favorite
makes are sold until February or March,
but with little margin on intermediate
deliveries. Oil the other hand,
stocks are held in numerous
instances awaiting buyers of im
portant quantities at easy prices. There
is a moderate business in export yarn for
India at the full rates. The recently re
vived Japan demand is sustained. China
is doing little. There is a slight business
in India cloth departments, but shirtings
for India and China are firm.
Most makes are well sold.
Fine and fancy goods for
India are also well sold. Common shirt
ings are dull. Best prints are inquired for.
There are few sales of common. There is
little improvement in other finishing
goods. Heavy gooods are quiet. The
prices of some are hardening.
AROUND MANY DIAMONDS.
•
Pittsburg (League)—Allegheny, 5, New
York 14.
Cincinnati (League)—Cincinnati 0, Bos
ton 3.
Indianapolis (League) — Cleveland 5,
Brooklyn 15.
Buffalo (Brotherhood) —Buffalo 5, Phila
delphia 12.
Chicago (Brotherhood) — Chicago 5,
Brooklyn 6.
Pittsburg (Brotherhood, first game)—
Pittsburg 2, New York 10.
Pittsburg (Brotherhood, second game)
Pittsburgh, New York 12.
Syracuse—Stars 1, St. Louis 6.
Philadelphia—Athletic 6, Columbus 12.
Chicago (League) — Chicago K, Phila
delphia 9.
Rochester — Rochester-Louisville game
postponed on account of rain.
Cleveland (Brotherhood) — Cleveland 2,
Boston 4.
A motion.to make the nomination unan-
small
suffered
portion
from
A REBUFF FOR WANAMAKKR.
Newport, R. I., July 30.—A few days
ago I’ostmaster Brown received instruc
tions from Postmaster-General XVana-
niaker to add two letter carriers to the
force in order, it is said, that some Phil
adelphia cottagers might receive the Phila
delphia papers earlier. Postmaster Brown
had not been consulted and did not ap
prove of the expense. He disregarded tiie
order, and wrote Mr. XVanamaker that the
change was unnecessary and would not lie
made, adding that if Mr. XVanamaker did
not approve of this course he could appoint
a new postmaster.
HENRY GEORGE TO BE WELCOMED IN
ENGLAND.
London, July 30.—Henry George, re
turning to America from his Australian
tour, arrives in England August 8, and on
the next day will address a meeting called
in his honor in Epping Forest. The gath
ering is expected to be an immense one, as
nearly all the reform societies ami labor
organizations are taking an active part in
the preparations for the event.
THE CENSUS PROGRAM.
XVashington, July 30.— Pursuant to
the understanding reached in the Repub
lican Senatorial caucus last night, Senator
Frye had a conference today with the
members of the finance committee. It was
agreed among them that on Friday, Au
gust 8, the river and harbor hill shall be
taken up for consideration and pressed to
a determination, the tariff bill to lie laid
aside until it is disposed of.
VICTIMS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
DIS ASTER.
Baltimore, July 30.—Four bodies of
those recorded as missing in the accounts
of the collision between the steamers Vir
ginia and Lonis - on Monday night,
werej found today floating in tiie bay,
making five in all. Eight persons are still
missing.
ANOTHER MINE HORROR.
PARIS, July 30.—The Pelissier pit at
St. Etrenne in which an explosion of fire
damp occurred yesterday, has been cleared.
Fifty-nine persons were rescued alive from
the pit, and ninety-eight dead bodies Lave
been taken out.
HEAVY SHIPMENTS OF GOLD.
XVashington, July 30.—The director of
the mint today authorized the shipment of
$400,000 in gold bars in exchange for gold
coin. This makes the total value of gold
bars shipped since June 15ih $7,630,000.