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DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1890.
Kirven’s Fall Display
OF
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Goods Department. Goods will continue to pour in every day this week, but with
our complete corps of salesmen, we will attend your wants.
THE LATEST IN BLACK 1>KESS GOODS.
This department was never so large and complete as it is this season. It has
always been our endeavor to carry a handsome line of Black Dress Goods, but this
season’s purchase has certainly exceeded all previous efforts. The most complete
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sure to see ours before buying.
GBEAT BARGAINS IN BLACK SILKS,
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EMBROIDERED VELVET SLEEVES THE LATEST.
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A VOICE FROM ALLIANCE HEADQUAR
TERS— MACUNE DISCUSSES THE
SITUATION AND PROPOSES
A REMEDY — BAUM
SMOKED OUT.
CORRECT CHAPES IN FALL NECKWEAR
CAN BE SEEN IN THE WINDOWS OF
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SPECIALTIES.
Chancellor & Pearce.
VICE-PRESIDENT BRYAN RECON
SIDEliS,
AND THE WORLD’S FAIR MOVES OFF
SMOOTHLY AGAIN.
Chicago, September 15.—T. B. Bryan,
vice-president of the World’s Fair, has re
considered his resignation and will remain
in his present ollice. Since sending in his
letter of resignation a few days ago, Bryan
lias been prevailed upon by the arguments
of Ids fellow directors, the United States
Commissioners, and citizens generally to
withdraw the same, and at last night’s
meeting of the directors his final decision
was received witli applause.
UNION SPRINGS NEWS ITEMS.
Union Springs, September 13.—[Spe
cial.]—Mr. O. D. W. Olive, a prominent
citizen of this place, died at the residence
of Mr. W. E. Pierce yesterday. The
funeral services took place this forenoon
at 9 o’clock.
For the past four days heavy rains have
been falling throughout the county, and
are causing much discouragement among
the farmers. The weather is still very
cloudy and more rain is expected. Some
of the fields were white with cotton at the
commencement of the rains, and they are
now in a bad condition. Luckily, though,
corn was ripe enough not to be much dam
aged by the bad weather.
Trade has increased considerably and
cotton has been coming in, and a good
business is expected here this fall and win
ter. Every business house is now occupied,
and many more would be if they were
here. . ' .
Chancery Court was in session this
week, but adjourned yesterday. Chancel
lor John A. Foster and ex-Gov. Watts
were in attendance. They left yesterday
at 9 o’clock.
The New Orleans Building and Loan
Association was represented here yester
day by Messrs. Maldry and Middleton,
from Birmingham. They succeeded iu
organizing a company here.
Misses Emma and Minnie Walker, from
Perote, and Willie Vandiver, of Montgom
ery, are the guests of Miss Bettie Sessions.
Misses Evans and Collin, two excellent
young ladies, are filling important posi
tions in the Union Springs academy.
Mr. George B. Miles has accepted a po
sition as resident engineer on the S. t •
and XV. railroad. He is for the present
stationed at Cordele, Ga.
Mr. Will Dozier, I am sorry to say, is at
his mother’s residence in this city very
low with typhoid fever.
Prof. T. W. Palmer, chief professor of
mathematics at the University of Alabama,
is visiting the family of his father-in-law,
Capt. J. H. Rainer.
Mr. D. D. McLord, of Abberfoil, died
this morning. He was an old and time
honored citizen of Bullock county.
RAN INTO A LAND SLIDE.
Richmond, Va., September 13. An
eastbouud freight train on tlie Allegheny
division of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
road ran into a land slide at Norwood,
Nelson county, today. Brakeman F. XV.
Mills, of this city, was killed. The con
ductor, engineer and fireman were slightly
injured.
ALL QUIET AT EUFAULA.
Eufaula, Ala., September 14. [Spe
cial.]—Albert Higgs, the negro who was
tlie cause of so much excitement here
last night, is now out on bail. His doctor
advised the authorities to release him so
that he could better receive medical aid.
His case is not thought to be at all serious,
as the shots caused only flesh wounds.
Some trouble was feared from the negroes
ast night, but everything passed off
alnily. Their good judgement got the
etter of their excitement.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN TALBOTTON.
HOTEL BURNED—NARROW ESCAPE OF
SOME COLUMBUS LAWYERS.
Talbotton, Ga., September 15.—[Spe
cial.]—At 2:30 o’clock this morning fire
was discovered in the Thornton House,
and in less than two hours the magnificent
building was in ruins.
From the best information obtainable at
this writing the fire seems to have origi
nated either in the basement or the first
floor of the building, used as store rooms
by tlie Thoruton Merchandise and Drug
Company. It appears that the fire had
been burning some time before discovery,
and the Hon. G. Y. 'Tigner,
of your city, seems to have been the
first to give tlie alarm. In fact, he was
only awakened in time, to arouse the in
mates of the building or else they would
have perished in the flames. His first
knowledge of tlie fire arose from the in
tense heat and smoke in his bed room, tlie
fire being just under it. Judge Smith,
Col. A. A. Carson, Dr. S. II. McKee and
C. II. XVeeks were among the occupants
of the building. Some of them managed
to get out with a part of their wearing ap
parel, while others lost everything. Mr.
Tigner lost his type-writer in the confla-
gratiou.
Fortunately the night was calm, or the
entire town would have been in ruins.
Postmaster C. M. Belli une reached his
office only in time to save the money order
records and money order funds. Every
thing else was a total loss.
Talbotton feels heavily this disaster.
Tlie hotel building was a magnificent
structure, and when built, in 1881, cost
more than $25,000. The stock carried by
the Thornton Merchandise and Drug Com
pany was heavy, being about $30,000. Mr.
J. H. Maund, jeweler, who bad an office
in the building, lost everything. Capt.
N. P. Carreker, loan agent, had an office
in the building, and lost his office furni
ture, books, papers, etc.
Various other merchants here sustaiued
heavy losses by the removal of stocks, etc.
Capt. Thornton is in New Y'ork, and the
intelligence of this loss will startle him.
It is understood he had about $20,000
insurance on the building.
Everything is demoralized and business
is at a standstill.
THE SLAVE TRAFFIC.
THE GERMAN PROCLAMATION WILL PROB
ABLY BE WITHDRAWN.
London, September 15.—The Zanzibar
correspondent of the Times says: P.uro-
pean circles are confident that the Berlin
Government will countermand the Ger
man' slavery proclamation at Baya Moyo,
but even that will fail to remedy the irre
parable harm already done. The object
of the Germans is to attract the wealthy
Arabs to the German coast line. A Ger
man olficial recently presided at an auction
sale of slaves. Serious difficulties are cer
tain to ensue. The British coast hue and
probably the Arabs will attempt to coerce
the Sultan to withdraw his decree.
TWO FAILURES IN ALABAMA.
Nashville, Tenn., September 15. A
special from Montgomery, Ala., says: Two
heavy failures and attachments are report
ed at Dothan, Ala., on the Alabama Mid
land system. They are Askew & Hams,
with liabilities about $20,000, and J. M.
Snee, liabilities about $25,000. The as
sets of both firms are considerably less.
The cause of the failures is attributed to
bad crops and inability to collect outstand
ing accounts.
THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE RENEWED.
London, September 15.—The Stand
ard’s correspondent at Rome confirms tlie
report that the alliance between Germany,
Austria and Italy has been renewed.
XV ashington,September 15.—[Special.]
Statesman Kennedy’s revised and ex
purgated edition of his speech on Quay
appeared in Sunday’s edition of the Rec
ord. It is still vicious, though enough has
been left out to demonstrate that the Ohio
man lacks the courage of his mouth. As
printed, Mr. Kennedy’s speech emphasises
the folly of printing a Record that does
not record. When the House met this
morning Mr. Enloe, of Tennessee, who is
billed to succeed Senate.r Harris some of
these days, made an effort to get at the
Kennedy speech, but Reed recognized Na
poleon McKinley with his tariff bill.
On the tariff bill, Mr. Blount and Mr.
Turner both made speeches, the substance
of which will be reported in the press
telegrams.
RAUM SMOKED OUT.
The Raum investigation took a new and
sensational turn today. It seems that
Raum has been standing the committee off
on the ground that he had not been selling
the Universal Refrigerator stock, but as a
matter of fact he has been selling the Co
lumbia Refrigerator stack, which is a
branch of the parent company. The ex
pose made Raum quite sick, and the ma
jority of the committee who have been
hustling to whitewash him adjourned the
investigation until XVednesday. Some
rich developments may be expected then.
ALLIANCE HEADQUARTERS.
There is a decidedly unfriendly feeling
in the Alliance headquarters here toward
Gov. Gordon. The story that Macune is
a Republican is flatly denied and it is
stated that he has a good Democratic
record in Texas, where he lived several
years before he came here. It may be
safely stated that Col. Norwood will be
supported before the Legislature for Sen
ator by such Alliancemen as can be con
trolled by the high officers of the order.
MACUNE’S REMEDY'.
Dr. Macune refused to depose today in
relation to the Governor’s attack upon him
in bis recent Conyers speech. He pre
ferred to discuss the financial situation
and the threatened panic. He thinks the
bondholders in XVall street have cornered
the money market so as to force the Gov-
ment to buy its bonds at exhorbitant ad
vances, and to seeure the cotton and corn
crops at the lowest possible figures.
He declares that there is less
than a billion of money in cir
culation and fhe crops are worth four
billions, and so tlie money sharks and gold
bugs are enabled to corner money just as
they corner wheat, cotton and other pro-
lucts. His remedy for this is an elastic
currency such as the Alliance order pro
pose—a currency that can be swelled to
meet emergencies and contracted when the
pressure is off. XVall street, he declares,
is doing the vast business of the country
on paper credit, and so is enabled to con
trol prices with a currency based upon
the value of the products of the coun
try. He believes we would hear no more
of panics and that tlie land would be pros
perous ami full of ducats. It must be ac
knowledged that the Doctor argues his
case ably and adroitly.
The Senatorial contest in Georgia is at
tracting general attention here.
Mr. Walter E. Stevens, a clerk in the
Pension Office, has been called to Atlanta
by the death of his father, George XV.
Stevens, a veteran salesman.
E. P. S.
IN THE HOUSE.
XVasiiington, September 15.—McKin
ley, from the ways and means committee,
reported back tlie tariff bill, with the
Senate amendments, with the recommen
dation that tlie amendments be non-con-
curred iu. Referred to committee of the
whole.
McKinley then offered a resol ution from
the committee on rules, but before it could
be read Enloe, of Tennessee, rose to a
question of privilege. He offered the fol
lowing resolution: Resolved, That the
Clerk of the House of Representatives be
directed to communicate to the Senate the
fact that the House reprobates and con
demns the utterances of Hon. Robert P.
Kennedy, a representative from the State
of Ohio, delivered in the House September
3d, reflecting upon the character and in
tegrity of the Senate as a body.
Dingley, of Maine, raised the point of
order that this did not present such a
question of privilege as would take the
gentleman from Ohio (McKinley) from the
floor.
At the suggestion of the Speaker, Enloe
withdrew his resolution for the present,
and McKinley, from the committee on
rules, reported a resolution for the imme
diate consideration of the tariff bill in the
House, that after two hours general debate
it shall be in order to move to non-eoncur
in the Senate amendments in gross, and
agree to the committee of conference
asked for by the Senate, and the House
shall without further delay or other mo
tion, proceed to vote on the said motion.
The previous question on the resolution
was ordered—yeas 116, nays 71.
Blount, of Georgia, protested against
the resolution, contending that it was a
parody on deliberation. It would have
been better to have provided for no de
bate, for this course would at
least have bad a semblance of
directness. The right to vote on any
separate amendment was denied to
every member by this order. The House
should reject this order. It was an un
fortunate spectacle. An order was to be
made with a view preventing the testing
of the sentiment of the House on any
special proposition. The purpose of the
order was to take the whole subject of
taxation from the House. The resolution
stripped the rules of the last piece of con
servatism which they contained; under
the pretense of doing business, the major
ity had broken down the rules. It had
abrogated the power of the House to con
sider the subject of taxation and had rele
gated that subject to a small number of
conferees and (sarcastically) this was
business.
McMillin also opposed the resolution
and criticized the committee on rules for
reporting it. The majority, in caucus,
liad determined not only that the minority
should be throttled, but that the plumed
knight should be throttled.
The resolution was then adopted—yeas
114, nays 72.
McKinley gave a very brief statement of
the Senate amendments, but entered into
no argument as to their propriety or im
propriety.
Flower, of New Y'ork, said that the esti
mated reserve for the year was $45,000,000.
This Congress had appropriated $46,000,-
000. XVhat was the need of this tariff bill?
XVhy not leave the present law as it was,
with an amendment for reciprocity which
meant reciprocity, and not one of these
jumping-jack strings of which the Presi
dent could pull at any time?
Payson, of Illinois, thought that, in va
rious respects the bill, as it passed the
Senate, was preferrable to the measure as it
passed the House. He spoke in favor of
theSenate amendment placing binding
twine on the free list, and said that he
would be delighted if a vote could be had
upon concurring in that amendment. He
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was a Republican, he was a believer in the
theory of Republican principles, he believ
ed in the theory of protection, but he did
not believe in the theory of protection
which put upon the dutiable list an article
the raw material of which was absolutely
free of duty, and the manufacture of
which was absolutely free of duty, and the
manufacture of which was in the hands of
a combination which could be indicated,
unclassed by the present Congress. After
protesting against the placing of works of
art upon the free list, he touched upon the
sugar question, and hoped that the House
would stand by its schedule. The Illinois
Republican delegation in the House had
reason to feel satisfied in . the position it
had assumed. It had unanimously adopt
ed a resolution that sugar at the grade of
16, Dutch standard, and below should go
on the free list. He proposed, and he
thought he spoke for his Republican col
leagues from Illinois, to stand by sugar
for the poor consumer to the end of the
session. He was ready to stand here and
stay until the just demands of an intelli
gent constituency were met and satisfied.
[Applause.]
Turner, of Georgia, attacked the methods
by which the Republican majority rushed
business through the House.
Wheeler, of Alabama, criticised the bill
as unjust and sectional. They had taken
the tariff from binding twine for the
wheat farmers of the North, but
had tribbled the duty on iron ties and
bagging used by the cotton farmer of the
South. It is not surprising to hear a
prominent Republican leader (Mr. Payson)
assert on this floor that the amended tariff
bill as it comes from the Senate is much
better than when the bill passed the nouse.
It proves that we were right in denouncing
the neglect of this House to consider this
important measure. XVe discussed the bill
six days; the Senate occupied six weeks in
the consideration. This is a rebuke to the
House rules which prevent the discussion
and consideration of public measures.
After an hour’s debate you will submit the
bill to a committee of conference led by
the gentleman who states that this biU
will stop the importation of foreign goods.
The same bill, Blaine informs the country,
will be equally effective in stopping the
exports of the products of American labor.
Republican legislation has already gone
too far in this direction. During ten years
of Republican tariff laws our exports of
wheat have fallen from $200,000,000 to
$38,000,000; our corn from $54,000,000 to
$13,000,000. The exports of manufactured
iron have fallen 30 per cent, cot
ton goods 20 per cent, and other products
of American labor in like proportion,
while the exports of pork have decreased
to an alarming extent. During the last
seven mouths, in anticipation of a prohi
bition tariff bill, our imports have been so
excessive as to create a panic. The ships
which are dumping foreign goods on our
shores, offer nominal freight rates to
American exporters, but we And retalia
tion has already commenced, and the re
port of the Secretary of the Treasury,
dated a week ago, shows that our exports
of manufactured cotton and many other
articles have been less during the last
seven months than during the correspond
ing period a year ago.
X r aux, of Pennsylvania, wanted the
people to understand that free speech was
gone in the House of Representatives.
Talk about a bill for a free ballot and a
fair count, the majority had better pass a
bill giving free speech to the people’s rep
resentatives, which bad been taken away
by the misrule under which the House was
;overned. He wanted tlie people to un
derstand that the inherent right of a rep
resentative to speak for his constituents
had been taken away from him. With his
consent? Never! That right never could
be taken from him, and never should be,
unless force was used to compel
him to take his seat. The em
pire was coming fast, but not
fast enough for the distinguished gentle
men from Illinois and Massachusetts
(Payson and Morse). There had been al
lowed five minutes each to discuss the bill,
and yet the people would think from the
Associated Press dispatches that they had
ample time to debate the question. He
wanted the people to understand that this
was a fraud upon the returns. The tariff
bill was a matter of general interest. Two
hours were given to the discussion of 460
Senate amendments. This was done be
cause the majority wanted to veil itself
behind secret confab. He wished to say
to the farmer and to the laborer that this
tariff bill was a cheat. Two thousand
people were enriched by the tariff bill, and
sixty millions were impoverished. The
majority believed in every trust save one
—trust in a riglitious and just God.
The discussion was further continued
by Herbert, of Alabama, Price, of Louis
iana, Morse, of Massachusetts, McRea, of
Arkansas, Farquhar, of New York, Kerr,
of Iowa, Mudd, of Maryland, Candler, of
Massachusetts, Buchanan, of New Jersey,
and Adams, of Illinois.
Cummings, of New Y'ork, said that he
was an unwilling passenger on the McKin
ley tariff Congressional limited express
train. “Down East,” engineer, and Buck
eye, conductor, were running the train on
their own hook and in defiance of the will
of the people. He uttered his protest
against it. That was all he was allowed
to do.
McKinley said that if the committee on
rules had erred in reporting the resolution,
it had erred in giving too much time for
debate.
The Senate amendments were non-cur-
red in—yeas 120, nays 82.
Enloe then called up his resolution in
regard to Kennedy’s speech on Septem
ber 3.
Grosvenor, of Ohio, raised the point of
order that the resolution was not in order.
The time to have called the gentleman
from Ohio (Kennedy) to order was when
that gentleman delivered his speech. The
gentleman could not now be called to or
der for his utterances.
Bayne, of Pennsylvania, said that he
concurred in the remarks of the gentle
man from Tennessee. It was due to the
Senate of the United States for the House
to adopt the resolution. The utterances
of the gentleman from Ohio on Septem
ber 3d had been withheld for revision,
and had not appeared in the Record
until today, so that notice could not be
taken by members. Today those remarks
appeared shorn, perhaps, of some of their
animosities and misrepresentations, but
notwithstanding, containing such a pal
pable charge of corruption upon the Sen
ate that the House could not refrain from
putting the seal of its condemnation upon
them.
Bayne offered an amendment to En-
loe’s resolution directing the Public Prin
ter to exclude from the Record Kennedy’s
speech.
Adams, of Illinois, spoke in favor of
Enloe’s resolution. He believed that the
language of the gentleman from Ohio had
violated the old settled rules of parlia
mentary courtesy.
Pending the action of the House on the
motion the House adjourned.
Speaker Reed stated that as the House
had voted to send the tariff bill to a con
ference he would not announce the con
ferees on the part of the House until to
morrow. He said he had not yet deter
mined upon the list.
IN THE SENATE.
XVashington, September 15.—The Sen
ate took up and disposed of sixteen bridge
bills on the calender. Among those which
passed were the Senate bill to authorize
the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Rail
road Company to cross certain rivers in
the State of Mississippi; the Senate bill to
authorize the construction of a bridge
across the Alabama river at Selma, Ala.,
by the Selma and Catawba Valley Railroad
[continued on fourth page.]
A DOUBLY DEADLY DUEL.
TWO YOUNG MEN SETTLE THEIR
J DIFFERENCES WITH PISTOLS,
AND BOTH MEET DEATH—THE ALLIANCE
COTTON CORNER—THE FARMERS
HOPEFUL—CAMPAIGN NEWS
PAPERS—A CONVICT
MEETING.
Birmingham, Ala., September 15.
—[Special.]—A special to the Daily News
from Greensboro, Hale county, gives the
details of a terrible and doubly fatal duel
which took place between two prominent
young men at Newbeme, nine miles from
that place, last evening. Robert Turpin
and Glen Duskin had quarrelled Saturday.
One report says over a business matter,
and auother says it was about a love affair.
Duskin drew a pistol on Turpin, who
being unarmed told him to wait till they
met again and they would shoot it out.
The agreement was satisfactory.
THE DUEL OPENS.
Coming from church Sunday evening
they met on the street, and both began
firing. Turpin emptied his revolver, and
four out of five shots took effect in Dus
kin’s body.
Duskin fired five times at Turpin. Only
one shot struck Turpin. The last shot
hit him in the forehead and passed through
his brain, killing him instantly.
Duskin was fatally wounded, and the
last report says he died early this morn
ing.
The affair has created a big sensation,
on account of the prominence of the
young men and the good standing of their
families.
alliancemen are enthusiastic.
The Farmers’ Alliance scheme to corner
the cotton crop of the South and hold it
for better prices is already having a telling
effect upon this State. Telegrams from
many of the largest cotton producing
counties in Alabama say that nearly all
the crop is being held by the farmers and
very little going to market. The Alliance
leaders are sending out circulars urging
the members to hold together. An ad
vance in the price of cotton is confidently
looked for.
CAMPAIGN NEWSPAPERS.
The supporters of Alderman William C.
Robb for Mayor met tonight and decided
to begin at once the publication of two
daily newspapers—morning and afternoon
to advocate Robb’s candidacy. The de
tails are not yet complete, but the papers
are expected to be only campaign sheets
and short, lived. Several monied men are
behind the scheme.
RAILROAD CHANGES.
Wm. H. Winston, traveling passenger
agent of the Central of Georgia here, has
resigned. H. S. McClesky, agent at At
lanta, will probably succeed him.
A CONVICT MUTINY'.
At the county convict camps this morn
ing a number of negro convicts refused to
work, and a serious mutiny was narrowly
avoided. The rebels will be flogged tomor
row by order of the county Board of Con
vict Inspectors. Trouble is anticipated.
GONE INTO BLAST.
The DeBardeleben Company’s new iron
furnace, No. 4, “King John,” began oper
ations at Bessemer today, the fifth for that
place.
WISCONSIN XVTSATHER.
SWINE KILLED BY SUN STROKE AND
FROSTS FOLLOW.
Palmyra, Wis., September 15.—The
mercury indicates a 65 degrees fall in tem
perature within three days. Frost fell in
this vicinity tlie last two nights. Last
week the heat was so severe that large
numbers of swine in Sullivan township, a
few miles north, died from sun stroke.
THE TARIFF BILL BUSHED OUT OF CO M
MITTEE.
Washington, September 15.—Tlie re
mainder of the Senate amendments to the
tariff bill were put through the ways and
means committee in short order this
morning, nor-concurrence being recom
mended in each case. XVlien the amend
ment fixing November 1 as the date upon
which goods in bond, imported, should be
withdrawn was reached the Democratic
members showed some disposition to
amend the Senate amendment so as to
extend the time. But, notwithstanding
the apparent unanimity of tlie committee
in the opinion that there should be an ex
tension of the bonded period, it was decid
ed that the bill as desired could be more
speedily reached by leaving the matter to
the conferees than by undertaking to ad
just it in the committee and the House.
So, as in the ease of the other amendments
non-concurrence was noted and the chair
man was authorized to report the bill to
the House. The committee on rules, fol
lowing up this action, adopted McKinley’s
special rule for the consideration of the
bill and amendment.
In deference to the wishes of many Re
publican members, who returned to Wash
ington this morning in answer to telegrams,
it was decided that an effort should be
made to take up the tariff bill immediately
in the House. This necessitated the dis
placement of the contested Virginia elec
tion case, but it was the understanding
that its postponement should be as long
only as was necessary to dispose of the
tariff bill, and that the Republican mem
bers should be held in line to secure action
upon the Virginia election case, as well as
of the South Carolina case of Mills vs.
Elliott, which it was expected could be
reached late in the day. The question of
privilege, presented by Enloe, respecting
Kennedy’s speech may, however, interfere
with this program to a certain extent.
NEWNAN NOTES.
Newnan, Ga., September 13.—[Spe
cial.]—The September term of Coweta
Superior Court closed yesterday. Judge
Harris left for his home this morning.
The first week of court was given to the
trial of civil causes—a few old and lengthy
cases consuming the greater part of the
week. The second week was consumed
in the trial of criminal cases—none of im
portance. Next week Judge Harris holds
court in Fayette county.
The Salvation Army is with us. For the
past week they have held daily and
nightly meetings in the Arcade Hall of
College Temple. Their night meetings
last till after 12 o’clock, and the residents
of that locality whose sleep is no little
disturbed (for their meetings are by no
means quiet) are beginning to make com
plaint.
County politics is warming up, and the
candidates for the various offices are be
ginning to “earwig” the dear people.
GRIFFIN NOTES.
Griffin, Ga., September 15.—[Special.]
—Saturday night, between 10 and 11
o’clock, Handy Moore, a colored carpenter
living in the southern portion of Griffin,
was slain by his own son, Jim, a youth of
seventeen years. Handy and his wife,
Patience, had some misunderstanding, and
she says Handy pulled out his knife and
threatened to and made the attempt to
kill her, wlien her son Jim picked up an
axe that was in the room and dealt his
father the deadly blow, which struck on
the right side and on top of the head,
splitting the skull and causing death with
in a few minutes. Dr. T. A. Drury was
summoned, but his services were of no
avail.
Coroner XV. T. Latta empaneled a jury
yesterday and held an inquest over tlie
body, and after examining the witnesses
the jury rendered a verdict of voluntary
patricide. The slayer is now in jail to
await trial at the February term of Spald
ing county Superior Court.
There are conflicting stories as to how
Handy Moore had treated his family.
Some of his nearest neighbors say he was
at times very boisterous and his wife had
to seek protection under the roof of her
friends, while others say he was faithful
and true to his wife and family, and always
provided well fof them. The family were
considered quiet and peaceable, and had
many friends among the white people.
An effort is being made, and seems to be
meeting with success, to form a Y'oung
Men’s Christian Association in Griffin. It
is said $1,200 have been raised for the
purpose.
Capt. D. J. Bailey, Jr., left today for
Camden, S. C., where he goes to act as
groomsman for his old school-mate and
friend, Mr. D. B. DeSaussure, of Atlanta.
This is the third trip of the kind the Cap
tain has made for his old school-mates, and
it may be his time will come one of these
days.
XVork has begun in earnest on the water
works and Griffin will soon be supplied
with plenty of good pure water.
NOTES FROM SEALE.
Seale, Ala,, September 15.—[Special.]
—The weather today is damp and the at
mosphere heavy—bad for cotton picking.
People are holding back cotton, and very
little is being brought in now. Col. J. F.
Tate, president of the Alliance of Russell
comity, calls a meeting of cotton pro
ducers, planters and any and everybody
interested in raising and selling cotton to
meet at the court house in Seale on Tues
day next to consider and discuss the sit
uation. A large crowd is expected.
Chancery Court was in session here sev
eral days last week, Chancellor J. A. Fos
ter presiding. About twenty-two decrees
were rendered, none of much importance,
and seventeen of them being divorce
cases.
Judge of Probate E. H. Glenn offers for
sale the iron fence now around the court
house. It is 456 feet in length, with two
gates. This is a handsome and substan
tial fence, notwithstanding it has been
used so long, it being the same one which
surrounded the old court house at Craw
ford years ago. It will probably be bought
by the cemetery committee and placed
across the front side of the cemetery lot.
Mr. P. A. Greene has had some good
work done in enclosing the cemetery, hav
ing had pare of the wire fence put up.
Owing to a mistake made in the wire, part
of it was returned to tlie manufacturers.
This retards the progress of the work, but
it will be done in time.
Hirsch Bros, store is closed today, it
being the Jewish New Y'ear 5651, from the
beginning of the world.
Last Friday a negro on Judge Simeon
O’Neal’s plantation killed a monstrous
rattlesnake. It was brought to town anil
exhibited and was a horrid creature, nearly
five feet long and as large as an arm around
its body. It had not swallowed any rabbits
or pigs, or dined on any “human folks,”
but was a big and “scarry” monster just
the same—eleven rattles and a button.
Mr. J. B. Billups, civil engineer, has
gone to Troy to take a position with the
extension corps of the M. and G. railroad.
Mr. Walter Lamb came down from At
lanta yesterday, called home by the ex
treme illness of his brother, Mr. Lucius
Lamb.
Mr. and Mrs. Killyon, with the. little
one, from Coal City, are visiting Mr. L.
VX r . Martin’s family, at Villula.
Mrs. Charles Tallman, of Montgomery,
spent several days with Mrs. H. B. Ferreii
last week.
Seale High School now numbers sixty
pupils.
The west bound train was about two
and a half hours late yesterday evening.
When about a mile from Seale the ash-pan
broke, or fell out, or something, and the
train came to a standstill and stood still
for several hours, when it moved on to
Seale. An engine from Columbus came
down and took the train on. A great to
do about an “ash-pan,” sure.
FULTON COUNTY" REPUBLICANS.
THEY HOLD A CONVENTION WITH THE
USUAL WRANGLE.
Atlanta, September 15.—[Special.]—
The county Republican convention held
here today had a big fight over a resolu
tion indorsing XVill Yenable, the Demo
cratic candidate from Fulton county, for
the State Senate. It was finally left to
the discretion of the new county executive
committee.
Delegates were elected to the Congress
ronal convention, which meets on the
20tli. Bigby has declined to run. The
Fulton county delegates favor ex-Gov.
Bullock.
A SUICIDE IN ATLANTA.
A CONCORD MAN KILLS HIMSELF AT THE
KIMBALL.
Atlanta, September 15.—[Special.]—
C. G. Kenny, of Concord, Ga., suicided in
the Kimball House here today. He arriv
ed in Atlanta this mornin g alone, register
ed and went quietly to his room. About
2 o’clock three pistol shots were heard.
The door of his room was broken open.
He was found lying on the floor, where he
died in a few seconds without having
spoken. He had fired the pistol once at
the ceiling overhead to try it, and put the
other two balls through llis head.
ELECTIONS IN BRAZIL.
THE SELECTION OF MEMBERS OF A CON
STITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Rio Janeiro, September 15.—The.
election for members of the constitutional
assembly to which the new constitution
will be submitted have commenced.
Everything is proceeding in an orderly
manner. As a precautionary measure
troops are confined to their barracks. The
public is apathetic. The Catliolicts are
active. 'Die old parties generally abstain
from voting. There was some disorder at
Pornambuco yesterday.
AN EXTRA SESSION.
THE PRESIDENT IMAGINES THE PRESENT
CONGRESS WILL ADJOUBN.
Cbesson Springs, Pa., September 15.—
There is every reason to believe that the
President is seriously considering the ad
visability of calling an extra session of
Congress. It is known that several prom
inent Republicans have advised such a
course with a view to an ear
lier consideration of the Federal elec
tion bill. Persons who have talked
with the President on this subject say that
he will certainly reconvene Congress if
certain pending measures, in which he
takes great interest, are not disposed of
this session. These include the anti-lot
tery bill, the Supreme Court bill and the
labor bills, now in the Sen
ate, and the postal shipping bill, now
awaiting the action of the House. The
President is known to be specially inter
ested in the passage of the election bill,
and would probably feel justified in calling
an extra session for the consideration of
it and such other important measures now
pending as may not be disposed of this
session.
THE SENATORIAL FIGHT.
GORDON’S GREAT CAMPYR4V
POKE THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA.
KD fop Tv? ™ choice
for senator-and it is tom
Norwood — the farmers’
best friend.
A LOCKOUT ON THE DOCKS.
London, September 15.—The lockout
instituted by the dock companies at South
ampton against the laborers in their em
ploy began this morning. XYork on the
docks is entirely suspended.
Atlanta, September 15.—[Special.]—
Gov. Gordon’s speech at Decatur, in which
he outlines his proposed plan for the relief
of the farmer, is being much discussed.
His scoring of Macun >, his showing-up of
the methods by which the Alliance “de
mand passed the State Alliance conven
tion, and his disclosures concerning the
Alliance leaders’ lack of faith in the sub
treasury, were sensational features, but
his plan for one big warehouse on the
coast, to contain the entire crop of Geor
gia—this to be in charge of the Alliance-
does not meet with much favor with the
Alliance leaders here, but a prominent
cotton man, in a card to the Constitution,
declares it feasible. Tlie other features of
his plan are in the main for the issue of
so-called “baby” bonds, but the full par
ticulars tlie Governor refuses to make
public at this time. (lov. Gordon says in
talking of it, that he would not advise ’his
friends to pin their faith to that or to any
other measure, but he says be believes it is
better than the sub-treasury.
The Governor is very bitter toward Liv
ingston and Macune. The latter he charac
terizes as “the piebald and zebra-hided pol
itician from Illinois,’" and declares that lie
turns liis back upon the Alliancemen of
Georgia when there is any money to be
made. His declaration is a virtual charge
tliat Macune sold out to the hog lard peo
ple. Then he is bitter toward Norwood,
whom he declares Macune’s disciple.
Tiie Senatorial tight is evidently wann
ing up, and there is every evidence that it
will soon be red hot.
that joint discussion.
A petition is being circulated here, and
is being liberally signed, inviting Gover
nor Gordon and lion. T. M. Norwood to a
joint discussion at the opera house, during
the first week in October, on national
issues.
As Col. Norwood is being prominently
spoken of in connection with the .Sena
torial race, and holds different views on
the questions chiefly involved in that from
those of Gen. Gordon, the discussion, if
held, will be a very interesting one.
It is understood that Col. Norwood is
ready to accept the invitation, and of
course Gen. Gordon will be glad of the op
portunity, as he lias announced that lie
proposes to take the stump from now until
November, if necessary. lie lias already
spoken in several sections of the State,
and his friends in Atlanta are very anxious
for him to make an address here. It is
probable that the invitation will be. for
warded during tlie next few days, and as
stated above, tlie discussion will probably
be held at DeGive’s during tlie lirst week
in October.
THE SPEAKERSHIP.
Tlie friends of Clark Howell are very
much gratified at the. developments in tlie
race for tlie Speakership, and his election
is claimed now with confidence. The
strength lie lias shown all over the State is
a surprising one.
There are five candidates now in the
field, presuming that Corput will be elect
ed in Floyd. This, by way of parenthesis,
is not very probable. Eighty-eiglit votes
are necessary to elect, amt lie has near
fifty votes already pledged. A consider
able number of votes are yet unpledged to
any candidate, and some few nominations
are yet to be made. Out of these Mr.
Howell expects to secure enough to give
him the requisite eighty-eight on tlie first
ballot. Ilis chances just now, to leave
out probabilities and possibilities, are very
much better than those of any other can
didate, and lie is growing stronger every
day. it certainly looks now like it’s |
Speaker Clark Howell. j
NORWOOD WILL BE TIIE CANDIDATE. I
The Southern Alliance Farmer this j
week says: lion. Thomas M. Norwood
is the man who ought to represent Georgia
in the United States Senate. \Ve all
wanted Gordon, because we love him and
were williug, for the sake of that love, to
forget a great deal; but be has put himself
out of our reach, “i’ity ’tis but true.”
* * * Hon. T. M. Norwood, of Savan
nah, has a big brain and is doing more for
the cause of reform than any man in
Georgia outside of the Alliance. lie will
make a grand leader of reform in tlie
United SLates Senate. Let every soldier
in the army of equal rights rally to him
and make him the successor of Senator
Joseph E. Ilrown. * * * All the
lawyers are not against us—lion. Thomas
M. Norwood, our next Senator, is a lawyer,
and yet he is tlie best friend we have.
This means that Norwood will be the
candidate of tlie Alliance.
DISASTROUS FIRE IN LYNCHBURG.
Lynchburg, X r a., September 15.—A
very destructive fire occurred here last
night. Tlie fire was first discovered in the
battery room of the Western Union I ele-
grapb Office, and spread so rapidly that
nothing was saved belonging to tiie office.
Tlie flames quickly spread to the adjoin
ing buildings and half of the block w
destroyed.
The following firms were hurne
out: John A. Lee, seed and fertilize
Thomas N. Larkin, dry goods; Lewis*
Jennings, wholesale groceries; M Kra ,i
tobacco and cigar dealer: F. A. Knockle
boots and shoes; Western Union Telegraph
office, and E. Rump, dry goods. It is est i-
mated that tlie total loss in buildings an
stock will amount to $150,000. No esti
mate of the insurance can be made.
GOV. SMITH’S X'lEXYS.
HIS SPEECH AT TALBOTTON ON THE SUB-
TREASURY.
At the request of the people of Tallwt-
ton, Gov. James M. Smith made a public
address, taking for his theme the sub
treasury plan and its constitutionality, lie
was introduced by Hon. XV. R. Gorman,
who was chairman of the meeting. The
following is a synopsis of the speech:
Gov. Smith said: “I am here by the
written request of a large number of your
citizens. I am not a candidate for any
office in the gift of the people, and I don't
know that I ever shall lie. I am not a
candidate for Senator. If lie was he
should not leave the judicial chair to
speak in his interest. He did not think a
man holding a high office should be going
over the country speaking in his own in
terest. I am ready at all times to do my
duty to the people, to assist them all I
can, aud at any time and any way I can.
I shall advocate no one for any office, and
I shall abuse no one, but will endeavor to
discuss the law bearing on the sub-treas
ury bill and give you my opinion as to its
being constitutional.”
FREE COINAGE NEEDED.
The principle of the Alliance as to the
free coinage of silver meets with a hearty
espousal from all of us South. The free
coinage will, to a certain extent, check
the monopolies called National banks.
All are in favor of reducing the tariff.
The National banking system should be
abolished; it is iniquitous. Members of
the Farmers’ Alliance in Georgia are all
Democrats, and all publications to the
contrary are false and without foundation.
The Alliance stands on a Democratic: plat
form. For a quarter of a century men
have been in Congress until the moss has
grown on their backs, and the Alliance is
distrusting them, and for their own com
fort they pronounce the sub-Treasury bill
as unconstitutional.
TIIE SUB-TREASURY BILL CONSTITU
TIONAL.
Carlisle certainly had no authority of
law that the bill was unconstitutional;
that was only bis opinion, and upon this
opinion the balance of the Southern Con-
ressmen, almost to a man, followed him.
Some others say it is undemocratic, but
fail to show how r and wherein.
He compared the farmers begging Con
gress for more money to Dicken’s “Oliver
Twist” begging for more gruel, and tlie
board of trustees of the poor house saying
he had violated tlie laws of the house, and
should be punished for asking for more
gruel, was apt and laughable. Seventy
per cent of the people are farmers, and
they differ with the politicians as to the
bill being unconstitutional. Congress has
not listened to tlie petition of the people.
The other thirty per cent of the people
are the minority, but tlie minority lias the
money and is seeking to control tlie
money.
The majority should rule, but money,
and not the people, rules now. Tlie United
States Supreme Court lias decided that
Congress had the right to decide what
money was. Tlie mere coining of metal
did not make, it money, except by an act of
Congress. They further decided that
“coining money” as specified in the con
stitution did not mean to fix a value only
on metal. The Government made national
bank bills and greenbacks a legal tender
for most all purposes, and the acts that
made these bills were constitutional.
PRECEDENTS REFERRED TO.
The Government loaned money to the
New Oi leans exposition anil to the Centen
nial at Philadelphia, and no one claimed
that the act of Congress lending this
money was unconstitutional; 8 Wallace, 12
and 13 (Wallace Supreme Court decision')
says it is the duty of the Government to
furnish money sufficient for tlie wants of
tlie people.
The Government establishes bonded
whisky warehouses for tiie benefit of dis
tillers and employs agents. XVliiskv can
remain in tins house three years without
tlie maker paying the revenue. If the
sub-treasury bill is unconstitutional, by
forming a class, wliat good to the general
public does this do?
THEY ARE HELD TO BE CONSTITUUIONAL.
Bounties are voted to persons, and
were before tlie constitution was amended.
Bounties are, given to steamships, ai d a
large amount annually is appropriated for
pensions. This money we are taxed to
pay and get no benefit from. If silver is
coined free, it will do some good, but then
we have got no provision to bring the
money .South, and the only relief we have
is by the sub-treaaury bill or something
better. I feel no Hesitancy in saying it
would lie held constitutional by the courts.
It is only a loan of money for the public
good. Not like pensions and bounties
that go to the relief and benefit of indi
viduals and no return is ever made of it.
But the money is loaned to the farmer
upon ample security to protect the Gov
ernment from loss.
Protect Our Bread.
There is no article of food in general use more
wickedly adulterated than the lower grades of baking
powder. They are made from cheapest materials, to
which alum is added to give them strength.
All baking powders that are offered the public under
misrepresentation as to their ingredients are danger
ous. Alum powders are invariably sold under the
guarantee that they are pure and wholesome cream of
tartar powders. A baking powder now notoriously
advertised as having published upon its labels all the
ingredients used in it is shown by recent investigation
to have in its composition four different substances not
upon its label, two of which substances are lime and
sulphuric acid!
Protection from alum Baking Pow
ders can only be had by declining to
accept any substitute for the '“Royal.”
All chemical tests, official and other
wise, prove the “ Royal” to be absolutely
pure and wholesome.
The official Report of the U. S. Gov
ernment investigation, recently made,
shows the Royal Baking Powder to be
superior to all others in leavening
strength, a cream of tartar powder of
the highest quality.